October 20, 2023

Here are the new (and recent) metal releases for October 15th through October 21st. Releases reflect proposed North American scheduling, if available. Expect to see most of these albums on shelves or distros on Fridays. See something we missed or have any thoughts? Let us know in the comments. Plus, as always, feel free to...

Seeing Cannibal Corpse and Mayhem on the same bill is one of those ‘badass in any year it was possible’ things, but definitely hits different in 2023. Both bands have dropped something new this year: for Mayhem, the live album Daemonic Rites, and Cannibal Corpse unleashed Chaos Horrific, continuing their “noun adjective” naming pattern from...

From time to time, members of extreme metal bands get together and create something ostensibly ‘less’ extreme than their respective offerings, but closer inspection always reveals a singular, buried weight that you can’t get anywhere else. Such is the case with Altars of the Moon, who unite members of Uada, Chrome Waves, Lotus Thrones, and...

When I last discussed Mortal Vision, we found them executing exquisitely old-school death thrash on their debut album Mind Manipulation. The Ukrainian band is back this year with a new single, and I’ll note two things about it to start us off here: one, the single’s art gets intriguingly close, but not lawsuit-close, to Master...

Humor and black metal simply do not mix, you say, arms crossed and looking rather grumpy. But–and imagine me saying this in my best Slavoj Žižek voice–what if the opposite was true? Norwegian stoners Dimmu Bongir (yes, you read that right) walk a difficult tightrope. For all intents and purposes, their debut Hvis pipen tar...