This week’s new heavy metal releases include blackened metal from some techy folk, a deathcore sequel, epic stuff, and more!
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You can also check out select new releases here on vinyl via Gimme Metal. Now, to the metals…
Chelsea Grin – Suffer in Heaven
Genre: Deathcore
Origin: Salt Lake City, Utah
Label: ONErpm
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Last November Chelsea Grin dropped Suffer in Hell and now here is the follow up appropriately titled Suffer In Heaven. It keeps that deathcore party started five months ago with eight more tracks. Last year I said, “Suffer In Hell is eight tracks of rage and I can imagine the other eight on Suffer In Heaven will also be heavy as fuck.” and I was right. Heavy as fuck. Jordan has a review for you right here.
Downfall Of Gaia – Silhouettes Of Disgust
Genre: Sludge/post-black metal
Origin: Germany
Label: Metal Blade
Buy now on Bandcamp
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Speaking of heavy, here’s the latest journey into epic darkness from Downfall of Gaia. This has loads of atmosphere, lots of fast percussion, but hits with a sludge hammer. It’s a shame this band isn’t bigger. They’re consistently solid and interesting.
Foretoken – Triumphs
Genre: Melodic death metal
Origin: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Label: Prosthetic
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It’s been a bit since I’ve covered something that looks and feels like battle metal, and it’s time to end that break. The duo of Dan Cooley and Steve Redmond have really dialed in what Foretoken is here and have outdone themselves. This is like a faster paced Amon Amarth with shreddy guitars. A great time.
Harboured – Harboured
Genre: Black/progressive metal
Origin: Denver, Colorado
Label: Lost Futures
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When Michael Stancel and Brandon Michael of Allegaeon get some pals from Oak, Ash, & Thorn and Vimana and then decide to get grim, you get Harboured. This has post-rock atmosphere, lots of guitar frettery, and hits different entirely than Allegaeon. This EP is great and I’m excited to hear more from this band already.
Kamelot – The Awakening
Genre: Power/symphonic metal
Origin: Tampa, Florida
Label: Napalm
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Thirty-plus years and thirteen albums into their run, Kamelot still find innovative ways to bring the power. The Awakening feels like their heaviest in some time. Perhaps five years of buildup will to that to a band. Also, this time they’re bring a couple guest vocalists in Simone Simons (Epica) and Melissa Bonney (Ad Infinitum) as well as renown cellist Tina Guo.
Night Demon – Outsider
Genre: Heavy metal
Origin: Ventura, California
Label: Century Media
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Bringing it home with some ripping heavy metal from Night Demon. The band’s first effort since 2017 is a love letter to Sabbath, Priest, Maiden, and the rest. This is leather and studs in sonic form that would pair well with OGs like Diamond Head or new old schoolers Haunt. Shaun’s full review is here.
Also dropping (around) today…
Aftermath – No Time To Waste (Zoid Music) – Crossover/thrash
Anarkhon – Obiasot Dwybat Ptnotun (Debemur Morti Productions)
The Answer – Sundowners (Golden Robot) – Black/death metal
Ardent Nova – Ardent Nova (Wise Blood Records) – Melodic death metal/thrash
Blind Oath – Blind Oath (Horton Records) – Heavy metal
Bred For Slaughter – Here You’re Born… Here You Die (Horror Pain Gore Death Productions) – Black/death metal
Carbellion – Weapons Of Choice (Eclipse Records) – Hard rock
Contrarian – Sage Of Shekhinah (Willowtip) – Technical/progressive death metal
Cross Country Driver – The New Truth (Frontiers) – Rock
Dark Sanctuary – Cernunnos (Avantgarde Music) – Neoclassical/darkwave
Death Reich – Disharmony (Non Serviam Records) – Death metal
Death Vanish – Hermitic Fire (Eternal Death) – Black metal
Desolate Realm – Legions (Self-released) – Doom
Die Like Gentlemen – Hard Truths (Drink This Music) – Hard/progressive rock
Downshot – Endgame (WTF Records) – Hardcore/rapcore
Ecstatic Vision – Live At Duna Jam (Heavy Psych Sounds)
Elysion – Bring Out Your Dead (Massacre Records) – Alternative/gothic metal
Embryo – A Vivid Shade on Misery (Rockshots Records) – Melodic death metal/metalcore
Entropia – Total (Agonia) – Black metal/sludge
Gideon – More Power. More Pain. (Equal Vision) – Melodic hardcore
Green Yeti – Necropolitan (Self-released) Psychedelic Rock/stoner
Hyperdontia – Deranged (Me Saco un Ojo) – Death metal
Ill Communication – Doomsday Brigade (Safe Inside Records) – Hardcore
Invent Animate – Heavener (UNFD) – Metalcore/progressive metal
Jaodae – Chimera (Black Throne Productions) – Progressive metal
John Diva & The Rockets Of Love – The Big Easy (Steamhammer/SPV) – Glam
Kruelty – Untopia (Profound Lore) – Doom/beatdown – Review
The Lords Of Altamont – To Hell With Tomorrow The Lords Are Now (Heavy Psych Sounds) – Psychedelic rock
Mordran – So Falls the Night (Self-released) Atmospheric black metal
Mystic Circle – Erzdämon (Fireflash) – Melodic black/death metal
Necrovescent Ruiner – Untouchable Faith Decay (Miserable Pyre) – Black metal
Narnia – Ghost Town (Sound Pollution) – Melodic metal
The New Death – Cult Super Natural (Indie Recordings) – Hardcore
Night Goat – Totem (Black Donut Records) – Alternative/death rock
Phantom Elite – Blue Blood (Frontiers) – Symphonic/groove metal
Redemption – I Am The Storm (AFM) – Progressive metal
RPWL – Crime Scene (The Gentle Art Of Music) – Progressive rock
Pop Evil – Skeletons (MNRK Heavy) – Hard rock
Sepulcrum – Lamentation Of Immolated Souls (Chaos Records) – Death metal
Seven Spires – Live At ProgPower USA XXI (Frontiers) – Symphonic metal
Søstre – Søstre (Loyal Blood Records) – Black n roll
Stömb – Massive Disturbed Meta Art (Klonosphere Records) – Instrumental experimental metal
Stormwarning – Stormwarning (Frontiers) – Melodic rock
Suotana – Ounas I (Reaper Entertainment) – Melodic black/death metal
Temtris – Khaos Divine (Wormholedeath) – Heavy metal
Theory Of A Deadman – Dinosaur (Roadrunner) – Post-grunge/hard rock
Transworld Identity – Seven Worlds (Frontiers) – Rock
Treedeon – New World Hoarder (Exile On Mainstream) – Noise rock/sludge
Úlfúð – Of Existential Distortion (Dark Descent Records) – Black/death metal
Verminous Serpent – The Malign Covenant (Amor Fati Productions) – Black metal
Wardress – Metal Till The End (Black Sunset) – Heavy metal
World Gone Cold – World Gone Cold (Rockfest Records) – Hard rock
Words That Burn – Cut Throat Culture (Blood Blast Distribution/Believe Digital) – Metalcore/alt-rock
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