sisters of suffocation

Devin Townsend live

1/31/2018. Last day of January. That might mean something to someone.

Five more bands have been announced for Heavy Scotland 2018, including Whorion and Sisters Of Suffocation. I know people that went to this last year and had a lot of fun. So there’s that.
Devin Townsend is going to be taking a break from DTP to focus on other (inevitably awesome) things. I guess he’s currently working on four separate albums? Dude is a machine.
Obituary have announced a North American tour with Skeletonwitch, Pallbearer, and Dust Bolt. Beastly.
Here’s a new video from something called OPHE titled “XVIIII”. Their debut album, Litteras Ad Tristia Maestrum Solitude, will be out February 16th.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Anyone complaining that there hasn’t been a great week for metal thus far in 2016 needs to go immediately and start over, but there won’t be any complaining after this week. Mostly due to Neurosis‘ highly anticipated eleventh full length Fires Within Fires finally seeing the light of day. But that’s not all; Fatalist are back with their insanely good Swedeath saturated The Bitter End, Predatory Light further their black metal chaos on Predatory Light, Trap Them punch you in the mouth with their fifth album Crown Feral while Witchskull breaks out the bluesy doom on The Vast Electric Dark. Switching gears a bit, Dysrhythmia bends time on their progressive instru-metal album The Veil Of Control — let the dissecting begin. And last but not least, Insomnium‘s epic fifth full length Winter’s Gate is a blast. As stated, its another stacked week here on Initial Descent and literally, there’s something for everyone. So hit that ‘continue reading’ link. Continue reading →