Weekly Metal Recommendations March 19-25
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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 24, 2022
Band: Chaos Invocation
Release: Devil, Stone & Man
Style: Black
Solid black metal worth checking out at times aggressive and sometimes melodic. Overall a good variety with dynamic well arranged songs.
Band: Hex
Release: Behold the Unlighted (EP)
Style: Death
Love the drive in these songs, to bad there are only three.
March 25, 2022
Band: Michael Romeo
Release: War Of The Worlds, Pt. 2
Style: Progressive
Progressive metal with lots of shred and Dio inspired vocals.
Band: Redshark
Release: Digital Race
Style: Speed, Traditional
I found my self easily getting into this, while reading and looking at some stuff I found I had my head banging along without even pay much attention.
Band: Luzifer
Release: Iron Shackles
Style: Traditional
If I didn’t know better this would easily sound like it came out of the late 70’s early 80’s.
Band: Spiral Skies
Release: Death is But a Door
Style: Early heavy metal (this is what I refer to heavy metal that borrows elements from older genres of music, in this case particularly psychedelic rock. This was common in Black Sabbath and Deep Purple)
I’m really loving this. It’s like if Jefferson Airplane and Black Sabbath had a baby. It often gives me hints of Sabbath but vocally it’s Jefferson Airplane even though I can hear some Sabbath phrasing from time to time. The organs gives it that early metal feel as very few later bands use them. This band is like Ghost if Ghost was better.
Band: Necrom
Release: All Paths Are Left Here
Style: Death
Ukrainian death metal that sounds strait out of Sweden with Lovecraft themes.
Band: Virocracy
Release: Ecophagia
Style: Progressive Death
This one was keeping my head banging and as a female fronted death metal band, this vocalist goes with a more open sounding growl that keeps her from sounding like many others.
Band: Kingcrown
Release: Wake Up Call
Style: Traditional, Power
The vocalist here was previously in Nightmare, one of the few French bands I’m a big fan of. Now I think I can add his new band to that list as well. Unlike his previous band, this one seems much more traditional sounding reminding me of bands like Maiden and Priest, although there is still a bit of power metal feel in there.
Band: Dreamer
Release: Tahta Hitam
Style: Symphonic, melodic death, power
Great songs and great quality I only wish I knew the language.
Band: Scorn
Release: Winds of Torment
Style: Death/Thrash
This album kicks your right in the chest, everything thrash with the brutality of death metal.