May 22-28 Weekly Metal Recommendations
If you need even more metal in your life, I get all my info from https://www.metal-archives.com/ from which you can find upcoming releases, and from http://metalstorm.net/home/, from which you can find both upcoming and past releases although it is not as complete of a list compared to metal-archives.)
(I’m still using the rating system from our “New Releases” list although I will likely no longer be listing anything below a +2 unless it comes from a very well known band)
-1 - not for me or just bad
+0 - not particularly interesting or not that good
+1 - worth checking out if you like the style
+2 - interesting
+3 going on my buy list
+4 already bought or pre-ordered
May 22, 2021
Band: Requiem of Malediction
Release: The First Adversarial Manifesto (EP)
Style: Black/Death
+2
May 23, 2021
Band: Catharsis Fatalis
Release: Disappointment & Disgust (EP)
Style: Black
+2
(a full length would have gotten it +3)
May 24, 2021
May 25, 2021
Band: Seven Doors
Release: The Gates of Hell (EP)
Style: Death
+2
(I’m ready for a full length, this is good)
Band: Pačess
Release: Poupě
Style: melodic Black
+2
(really good, but I don’t speak the language, +3 if you do)
May 26, 2021
Band: Rachel Mother Goose
Release: Synra Bansho
Style: power
+2
(assuming that this is not the final quality this may be a +3 but current quality sucks, and I’m guessing that is only for the teaser)
Band: Mental Cruelty
Release: A Hill to Die Upon
Style: Symphonic Blackened Brutal Deathcore
+3
(I’m not the biggest deathcore or brutal death fan, but these guys are good and doing something unique. Personally they aren’t going on my buy list, but they are deserving for anyone who likes these styles more than I do.)
Band: Burning Witches
Release: The Witch of the North
Style: Heavy, Power
+3
(I wasn’t super impressed with the last release, but this one seems like the band is writing better)
Band: Wardrum
Release: Mavericks
Style: Power, Heavy
+3
(The only reason I haven’t already ordered this is because the shipping is ridiculous to get it to the US.)