Weekly Metal Recommendations March 26 - April 1

These guys are pulling a sound from the late 70’s early 80’s and are worth a listen for any NWOTHM fans.

April 1, 2022

Band: Infinityum

Release: The War

Style: Melodic Death

I’ll give this a partial recommendations. I have only been able to find one song and I normally only recommendation after hearing multiple tracks from the album. I like the song but for a full recommendation I’d have to hear more.

Band: Wolf

Release: Shadowland

Style: Heavy

This is a band that has been on my radar for some time, but I’ve never really took the time to listen to them much if at all…. this was a mistake. Solid heavy metal band worth checking out.

Band: Lords of the Trident

Release: The Offering

Style: Heavy, Epic, Power

This is my first experience with this band and from this album I’m mostly getting a modern heavy/power metal feel. I’m reminded of Unleash the Archers if they had a male singer. despite any claims to a classic sound, I don’t hear it. The influence is certainly there, but listening to these guys it is easy to tell they are of the modern generation. I’m always interested in concept albums, so I intrigued by the story they are telling here.

Band: Evil Invaders

Release: Shattering Reflection

Style: Speed, Thrash, Heavy

A fun old school speed metal extravaganza.

Band: Dreamtale

Release: Everlasting Flame

Style: Power, synthonic/symphonic power

After several power metal bands were not included on this list for either being bland or very derivative of better bands, Dreamtale saved the day for power metal. Great melodies and very epic sounding. The uniqueness comes from their duel male/female vocals. Fantastic band!

Band: Blood Countess

Release: Occulta Tenebris

Style: Black

Finally a black metal band that doesn’t sound like they recorded themselves with their hello kitty karaoke machine. The vocals still sound raw, but the production quality hits hard and isn’t a thin mess of noise, but instead a well defined chaos. I’m reminded a bit of Cradle of Filth minus all the gothic and symphonic elements.

Band: Esperfall

Release: Act 1 - Origin of Darkness

Style: Synthonic melodic death, synthonic power

Sometimes this bands reminds me of Children of Bodom and other times Nightwish… with that you’d think they’d be Finnish, but no. Great sound and this is their first album, I look forward to many more.

March 19-25

April 2-8

Weekly Metal Recommendations March 5-11

March 17, 2022 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/ and http://metalstorm.net/home/.

I’m no longer using a rating system and will be doing a shorter list. This list now only includes the things going on my buy list or things I want to promote.

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March 8, 2022

Band: Mamorlis

Release: Sturdy as an Oak

Style: Epic, Traditional

This doesn’t have the most polished sound, but instead has an old school charm. It’s a warm sound that would have fit well in the mid to late 70’s even though I hear some influence that are early to mid 80’s.

Band: Véhémence

Release: Ordalies

Style: Epic Melodic Black

This one is for any French speakers out there. I probably wont be getting this one, but I’ll recommend it to anyone who speaks French or doesn’t care about the language. The overall quality reminds me of a lot of early melodic death metal, maybe something like Suidakra that had that black metal influence early on. It sounds written by black metal guys who love Iron Maiden.

March 10, 2022

Band: Veriteras

Release: Shadow of Death

Style: Melodic Death

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Great melodic death, surprisingly from the US. The production needs some tweaks as it is a very cold sound and the vocals may be a bit to loud, but great songs and melody.

March 11, 2022

Band: In Aphelion

Release: Moribund

Style: Black

Eerie melodies and an often a speed metal feel, Great job from this newer black metal band.

Band: Kharon

Release: Shores of Acheron

Style: Black

Cool almost thrashy riffing subtle melodies and aggression, this is a solid black metal album worth checking out.

Band: Bastard

Release: Rotten Blood

Style: Blackened Speed, Blackened Thrash

Simple blackened attack that keeps your head banging.

Band: Cloven Hoof

Release: Time Assassin

Style: Heavy, Power

Despite the drums sounding like they are electronic or triggered the songs are good. Cloven Hoof has taken a leap into a more Iced Earth style sound and sound less traditional, however as a huge Iced Earth fan I’m not complaining in the slightest.

Band: New Horizon

Release: Gate of the Gods

Style: Synthonic Power

Fantastic! It sounds like these guys were tired of waiting for a new Lost Horizon album and decided to make their own. Although similar to the similarly named band they don’t sound like a copy but incorporated many of the things I love about LH including incredible soaring vocals.

Feb 26 - March 4

March 12-18

Weekly Metal Recommendations Feb 26 - March 4

March 09, 2022 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/ and http://metalstorm.net/home/.

I’m no longer using a rating system and will be doing a shorter list. This list now only includes the things going on my buy list or things I want to promote.

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March 1, 2022

Band: Palantír

Release: Chasing a Dream

Style: Synthonic Power

At first I thought production sounded a bit weak, but the more I listened, the more I liked this.

March 4, 2022

Band: Sakis Tolis

Release: Among the Fires of Hell (EP)

Style: Gothic, Melodic Death

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Moody and Melodic, Sakis of Rotting Christ gives his first solo work.

Band: Vio-Lence

Release: Let the World Brun (EP)

Style: Thrash

Bad assery from the long dormant Vio-Lence, Hope there is more to come.

Band: Navalm

Release: Abnormalities and Deviations

Style: Death

Death metal, sometimes technical and sometimes melodic. Solid and interesting Death Metal album.

Band: Sabaton

Release: The War to End All Wars

Style: Power, Synthonic Epic Heavy

Personally a couple of the singles didn’t do much for me Although I liked Christmas Truce a lot. Compared to the other singles I liked some of the other tracks much better such as “Stormtroopers”, and “Hellfighters”.

Feb 19-25

March 5-11

Weekly Metal Recommendations Feb 19-25

March 04, 2022 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/ and http://metalstorm.net/home/.

I’m no longer using a rating system and will be doing a shorter list. This list now only includes the things going on my buy list or things I want to promote.

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Feb 18, 2022

Band: Glasya

Release: Attarghan

Style: Symphonic

Sounding like there will be a lot of middle-eastern influence here which I’m a fan of.

Feb 22, 2022

Band: Aquilla

Release: Mankind’s Odyssey

Style: Heavy, Speed

Vocalist has a great range. I love the King Diamond Sound vocally combined with the speed/power musical style.

Band: Sin Starlett

Release: Solid Source of Steel

Style: Traditional

Great retro sound. Although they have a Judas Priest feel, these guys certainly don’t sound like a clone of any one band.

Band: Vivaldi Metal Project

Release: EpiClassica

Style: Symphonic, Neo-classical

One guy with like a hundred guests. Normally I don’t care much for these type of projects because of the inconsistence. I might love one song because of the vocalist and then that be the only song he does on the album. This has that potential, however out of the songs I heard there was a consistent power and epicness.

Feb 23, 2022

Band: Hibria

Release: Me7amorphosis

Style: Power

So I liked Hibria’s early stuff and then I got a later album that was disappointing. This album comes with a new line up from their last few releases, and the band is sounding great again.

Band: Emetropia

Release: Equinox

Style: Symphonic

They sound a lot like Epica minus the more extreme influences. Lucky for them I love Epica.

Feb 25, 2022

Band: Hammerfall

Release: Hammer of Dawn

Style: Power, Traditional

Hammerfall is a favorite of mine so this is obviously on here.

Band: Allegaeon

Release: Damnum

Style: Technical Melodic Death

I’ve been a big fan since I first heard these guys years back. With that said nothing I’ve heard yet is particularly catching my ear compared to past releases. It will go on my buy list, but it’s not one I have to get right away.

Band: Felskinn

Release: Enter The Light

Style: Heavy, Hard Rock, Synthonic

I like the vocals and melody, riffs are fairly plain, but overall seems pretty good.

Band: Svartsot

Release: Kumbl

Style: Folk, Blackened Folk

I have know idea what they are saying, but good melodies and interesting rhythms.

Band: Embryonic Devourment

Release: Heresy of the Highest Order

Style: Technical Death

Very technical with and old school sound. Obviously the only way they could be this good is because they are reptilianoids.

Band: X.I.L

Release: Rip & Tear

Style: Speed, Thrash, Traditional

Worth checking out for any old school speed or early thrash lovers. I’d like to hear the vocals a bit more clearly as they are a bit muddy sounding, but otherwise solid album.

Band: Fetal Blood Eagle

Release: Indoctrinate

Style: Brutal Death

Typically I lean old school in my taste in death metal, but I can recognize a good modern death band when I hear them. Great brutality and great grooves with some awesome occasional shreds.

Band: Metal Cross

Release: Soul Ripper

Style: Heavy, Speed

This is a solid heavy metal album, I’m loving all of it!

Band: Deathhammer

Release: Electric Warfare

Style: Thrash, Blackened Thrash, Blackened Speed

It took a couple tracks for my ears to adjust to the old school sounding production, but once I did I was really enjoying the sound.

Band: Artisan

Release: The Stain of Life

Style: Progressive, Progressive Death

Love this, I would say it is something similar to Control Denied but with more death style vocals, doing both harsh and clean vocals are great. It grooves like some great old school death with the changes sounding fluid.

Band: Timeless Rage

Release: Untold

Style: Synthonic/Symphonic Power

Worth checking out for power metal fans.

Band: Swarm Chain

Release: Looming Darkness

Style: Doom, Death/Doom