Dec 11-17 Weekly Metal Recommendations

December 21, 2021 by Joe Cearlock in 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, but maybe for everyone

+2 - worth checking out or interesting

+3 going on my buy list

+4 already bought or pre-ordered

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Dec 12, 2021

Band: Mavorim

Release: Non Omnis Moriar

Style: Black/Folk

+2

Band: Caestus

Release: The Undoer’s Key

Style: Black

+2

Dec 13, 2021

Band: Diaroe

Release: Willkommen in der Desolation

Style: Brutal Death/Grind

+2

Band: R.O.D.

Release: HateSpeech

Style: Death/Thrash

+2

Band: Phobetor

Release: Through Deepest Fears and Darkest Minds

Style: Death

+2

Band: Svartalfar

Release: Geisterwerk

Style: Black

+2

Dec 15, 2021

Band: Necrohunter

Release: Litanies of The Black Occvult

Style: Black/Doom

+2

Band: Cülpado

Release: Romper da Realidade

Style: Death/Thrash

+2

Dec 17, 2021

Band: Iron Fate

Release: Crimson Messiah

Style: Traditional, power

+3

Band: Khnvm

Release: Portals to Oblivion

Style: Death

+2

Band: Mega Colossus

Release: Riptime

Style: Thrash

+3

Band: Memory Garden

Release: 1349

Style: Doom

+3

Band: Wolftopia

Release: Ways of the Pack

Style: Melodic Death

+2

Band: Age of Athena

Release: Gate to Oblivion

Style: Progressive, Symphonic

+2

Band: On My Command

Release: Prey

Style: Power/Thrash

+2

Band: Serpent Lord

Release: Apocrypha

Style: Progressive Power, Heavy

+2

(this is barely a +2, those drums sound like shit, everything else is good)

Band: Hedera

Release: Helical

Style: Folk

+2

Band: Tophet

Release: Punishment Battalion 666

Style: Black

+2

Band: Wound

Release: Serpent Crown

Style: Melodic Death

+3

Band: Bangover

Release: Close Encounters of the Thrash Kind (EP)

Style: Thrash

+2

Band: Solarus

Release: A Dance with Tragedy

Style: Synthonic

+2

Band: Wicked Sensation

Release: Outbreak

Style: Traditional, synthonic

+2

Dec 4-10 Weekly Metal Recommendations

December 16, 2021 by Joe Cearlock in 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, but maybe for everyone

+2 - worth checking out or interesting

+3 going on my buy list

+4 already bought or pre-ordered

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Dec 4, 2021

Band: Severe Punishment

Release: And Death Spoke to Them (EP)

Style: Death

+2

Dec 10, 2021

Band: Ethereal Shroud

Release: Trisagion

Style: Atmospheric Black

+2

Band: Otargos

Release: Fleshborer Soulflayer

Style: Black

+2

Band: Malignatn Altar

Release: Realms of Exquisite Morbidity

Style: Death

+2

Band: Pyrexia

Release: Gravitas Maximus

Style: Brutal Death/Groove

+3

Band: Psilocybe Larvae

Release: Where Silence Dwells

Style: Melodic Death, Gothic, Post Metal

+2

Band: Fading Aeon

Release: The Voices Within

Style: Epic Melodic Death

+2

Band: The Murder of My Sweet

Release: A Gentleman's Legacy

Style: Progressive, Alternative

+2

Band: Phrenelith

Release: Chimaera

Style: Raw Death

+2

Band: Restless Spirit

Release: Blood of the Old Gods

Style: Doom, Traditional, Heavy Rock “Stoner”

+2

Band: Conjuring

Release: Universus

Style: Black, drone

+2

Band: Gore Brigade

Release: Gore Brigade (EP)

Style: Death

+2

Band: Eminez

Release: Diabolical Warfare

Style: Atmospheric Black, Black/Death

+2

Band: Insanis

Release: Kvlt Ov Fire (EP)

Style: Traditional Black, Black/Speed

+2

Band: Thirty Fates

Release: Circus Black

Style: Heavy, Power

+2

Band: Séptimo Ángel

Release: Teoría del caos

Style: Power, neo-classical

+2

(I think I'd like this a lot if I had any idea what they were saying)

Band: Sgàile

Release: Ideals & Morality

Style: Progressive, Post-metal

+2

Band: Destillat

Release: Under Black Horizons

Style: Melodic Black/Death

+2

Band: Asgard

Release: Leuchtenstadt

Style: Black

+2

Nov 27 - Dec 3 Weekly Metal Recommendations

December 08, 2021 by Joe Cearlock in 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, but maybe for everyone

+2 - worth checking out or interesting

+3 going on my buy list

+4 already bought or pre-ordered

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Nov 27, 2021

Band: Ukronakh

Release: Stonewounds

Style: Black/Death

+2

Nov 30, 2021

Band: Svardenvyrd

Release: Scarred Lands

Style: Black, melodic

+2

Band: Oathean

Release: The Endless Pain and Darkness

Style: Symphonic Black

+2

Dec 1, 2021

Band: Blackhearth

Release: The Wrath of God

Style: Heavy

+2

Dec 3, 2021

Band: Gomorran

Release: Exerts from the Dark Age (EP)

Style: Melodic Black/Death

+2

Band: Unanimated

Release: Victory in Blood

Style: Black, Melodic Black/Death

+2

Band: Wolftooth

Release: Blood & Iron

Style: Heavy

+3

Band: Volbeat

Release: Servant of the Mind

Style: Heavy

+1

Band: Ofermod

Release: Mysterium Iniquitatis

Style: Black

+2

Band: Cutterred Flesh

Release: Sharing is Caring

Style: Brutal Death

+3

Band: Manimal

Release: Armageddon

Style: Heavy

+3

Band: Coronatus

Release: Atmosphere

Style: Symphonic, Folk

+2

Band: Redemptor

Release: Agonia

Style: Death

+2

Band: Dormant Ordeal

Release: The Grand Scheme of Things

Style: Black/Death, technical death

+3

Band: Custard

Release: Imperium Rapax

Style: Power

+3

Band: Once Upon The End

Release: The Next Chapter

Style: Melodic Death

+2

Band: Nekromant

Release: Temple of Hall

Style: Traditional, Power, Doom

+2

Band: Erdling

Release: Helheim

Style: Synthonic

+2

(probably +3 if you speak German)