Maaaan, if you missed that sneak attack from Gatecreeper last week, GO FIX THAT. Exactly what I needed and they do a thing at the end that was a shocking, but excellent, surprise of a thing. Anyway, get it. This week brings us new death metal jams from Asphyx, ecclectic-doomy-bluesy-riffy-psychedelicy tunes from Here Lies Man, and a balls out two track banger from Sumeru. Beyond that, we’ve got a lengthy list to peruse that has a little something for everyone. And don’t forget, there’s a whole host of bands putting out killer stuff that crops up unannounced so keep your finger on the metal new release tab over at Bandcamp.
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CANTO: Dread Sovereign, Here Lies Man, Noir, and More
Alright, let’s see if we have anything positive to share today.
- Looks like we have a couple videos to drop in here, so let’s start with Noir. They released a new video for “Daydreaming”, a cover of the Radiohead classic. Like with all covers, I am curious how everyone feels about this.
- And then we have new stuff from Here Lies Man. Their next album, Ritual Divination, drops on January 22nd through RidingEasy Records. Today, however, you can listen to a new track titled “Collector of Vanities”. Check that out and then pre-order the album.
- Anybody else miss that curiously metal song featuring David Hasselhoff, “Through The Night”? Well, if you did, be sure to check out this guitar playthrough from CueStack over at Guitar World. I haven’t listened to it yet, but I saw it floating around. Seems like the response was favorable… who knew?
- And we’ll close with the new video from Dread Sovereign for “The Great Beast We Serve”. Their third full-length album, titled Alchemical Warfare, drops on January 15th through Metal Blade.
“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb
Initial Descent: September 6 – 12, 2020

It’s Labor Day but my guess is that a lot of you are laboring away like it’s not a holiday. The advantage of not laboring today is getting a jump start on this week’s list of new metal, otherwise you’ll have some catching up to do. Anyway, for some truly enjoyable and fun heavy metal by way of the good ol’ classics look no further than Vancouver’s Dead Quiet who offer a full length jam packed with it. For anyone looking for soul crushing sludge and doom, Jupiterian have you covered with six tracks of earthquake inducing jams. The Death Wheelers are like listening to a metal version of sleazy outlaw biker movie soundtracks straight out of the 70s but that’s the point and this week’s full length is all that and a bag of 30 weight oil, or DTA in this case. Last up top this week is Mastodon who share some rarities and a new track—-it’s Mastodon so it’s an automatic in for me. Whether laboring away or not, there’s a ton to dive into here, enjoy.
Initial Descent: March 8 – 14, 2020
Ah yes. On time, once again. I know you missed that Monday fix but at least you got it by Friday and what can I say, life you know. Anyway, last week was fairly packed but this week? Ha, PACKED like a huge moving truck with new metals so let’s get to it. Smoulder, who had one of the biggest trad metal hits of last year are back with an EP and it has bonus materials, score. Spectral Lore and Mare Cognitum team up on a fiery foray into astral black metal, Lychgate continue their wicked take on all things extreme, and The Goners put the good time in fuzz fueled doom. As always, much more to follow so crack that can of whoop ass and enjoy. Continue reading
Initial Descent: October 28 – November 3, 2018
The best month of the year winds down this week and that sucks. But you know what doesn’t suck? New metal and, yet again, the list is longer which means more to get into. Read on to see what’s in store…
First up and FINALLY, The Ocean returns in epic fashion with Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic and if you have the slightest doubt a step has been lost, forget about it. This thing is master class level post-metal and should be in your collection already so go, NOW. Next up is Piach from Gorycz which is their debut but you’d never know it as their brand of dark and brooding black / death is as mesmerizing as it is immersive, death metal vets Cancer return with Shadow Gripped and after all this time they still have some damn gnarly chops, and rounding out these top slots is occult doom rockers Alastor who pull off the perfect album for those Halloween night scares with Slave To the Grave.
As previously stated, these four are just the tip of the iceberg and this iceberg runs deep. Continue reading