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CANTO: Absent In Body, Ignite, Abraham, and More

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

I have acquired a dog named Athena that looks like Abbath. Life is weird.

Converge have announced the first Bloodmoon shows in the United States. The Bloodmoon collaboration will be performing April 9th in Boston and April 10th in NYC, with Caspian supporting both nights. Tickets go on sale Friday at this location.
Ignite have also announced some U.S. dates in May. They cover a lot of ground between May 5th and the 15th, supporting their upcoming new self-titled album. That drops on March 25th through Century Media and can be pre-ordered here.
Abraham released a new single and video today, titled “Blood Moon, New Alliance”. That’s taken from their new album, Débris de Mondes Perdus, which is out on February 25th through Pelagic Records, which you can purchase here.
In case you somehow weren’t aware, Abysmal Dawn is releasing a new EP on Friday titled Nightmare Frontier, which will be out through Season of Mist. Better still, you can stream the album in full right now… just in case you can’t wait a couple extra days.
Absent In Body, a project featuring current and former member of Amenra, Neurosis, and Sepultura, have announced their debut album… something we should all be excited about. Plague God will be out on March 25th through Relapse Records. Check out the video for the first single, “The Acres/The Ache” below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Best of 2021: Angela’s List

January 14, 2022January 10, 2022Angela BlockLeave a comment

2021 was…. a bit much. We will take each day at a time cautiously in 2022 and try not to spook it. While 2021 brought a hefty amount of unpredictability and chaos, some wonderful things were forged in the turmoil. This was a really great year for music, and I have many albums that I want to shout about from the rooftop, but I am keeping it concise and calling out my Nine Circles nine (we love a good theme). Once again, I am one of the last of the bunch of wonderful writers here to post my year end list as my indecisiveness and overthinking ruined the party again. However, I did participate in the group list (though my albums have shifted a bit…) and also the Best of 2021 Audio Thing (which was a blast).

Here are my top nine personal favorites as well as a list of honorable mentions and non-metal albums that brought me some joy this past year.

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CANTO: Dark Funeral, Converge, Power Paladin, and More

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

2022 is off to as bad of a start as I could have expected.

Converge have announced a run of shows with Full of Hell, Thou, and Uniform. Those dates are in March. Purchase tickets, and find more information, right here.
The cover art for With The Magic Of Windfyre is incredible, so we’ll shared the new video from Power Paladin for “Creatures Of The Night”. Give it a watch here. That debut album is out now through Atomic Fire Records.
If you need a little metalcore in your life today, check out remastered version of “Good Stories” from Annisokay. Their latest album, Aurora, has a new special edition dropping on February 4th, which you can pre-order at that link.
German blackened death project Mystic Circle are releasing their self-titled comeback album on February 4th through Atomic Fire Records. Check out “Belial Is My Name” right here.
We’ll wrap up the week with the latest from Dark Funeral. Check out the clip for “Let the Devil In” directly below. We Are The Apocalypse is set for a March 18th release through Century Media, and preorders are up here.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Best of 2021: Ian’s Honorable Mentions

December 20, 2021December 18, 2021IanLeave a comment

I really like honorable mentions. When people talk about their favorite albums of any given year, I think I am actually more interested in by what *almost* made the cut than what took the number one spot. It’s so interesting to see where the absolutely arbitrary line gets drawn between “the best” and “the still pretty fucking good”. Once again, I find myself truly hashtag blessed to be in another year where there was so much good metal that I couldn’t bring myself to write just one list. As always, just because these are honorable mentions doesn’t mean they’re not worth your time. This list is just a musical amuse bouche before the real thing, but it is nonetheless delicious on its own.

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CANTO: Converge, Der Weg einer Freiheit, Dark Funeral, and More

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

Last one of the week, before I head out for a long weekend. Also in the mountains, but different mountains. Kind of.

We’ll lead off with Converge, who unveiled the second single from Bloodmoon: I, titled “Coil”, which is streaming over at Decibel. As a reminder, that collaborative new album is set for a November 19th release through Epitaph Records (with vinyl coming next June through Deathwish).
Dark Funeral has announced a new album, their first since 2016’s Where Shadows Forever Reign. Slated for a March 18th release, We Are The Apocalypse will be out through Century Media. In addition, they also have a release show lined up on the 19th with Samael and Eleine, which is pretty awesome.
Prosthetic Records added a new grindcore collective to it’s roster in Elder Devil. To accompany the news, the band shared a full set performed in Chinatown, with the audio available on November 5th for free (NYP, of course).
Redemptor, the Polish death metal crew featuring current and former members of Decapitated, Vader, Hate, Banisher, etc., are dropping a new album, Agonia, on December 3rd through Selfmadegod Records. Check out a new track, “Potion Of The Skies”, right now.
We’re going to close today with Der Weg einer Freiheit, because of course we are. If I wasn’t already anticipating Noktvrn enough, this new track featuring The Devil’s Trade, titled “Immortal”, just took things a step further. It’s an absolute masterpiece. As a reminder, that album is out on November 19th through Season of Mist.