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Kelley Simms gives us his favorite albums from the year - lots of longstanding champions and new blood to be found here (many of which Kelley interviewed this year, too).

Did you miss any of these killer releases last week? We'll be back with this week's releases soon, but here's all the new metal that's been released between August 7th, 2022 and August 13th, 2022 -- spin (or skip) new music from Arch Enemy, The Halo Effect, Boris, and more.

We spoke to guitarist/founder Michael Amott about the long-running melodic death metal band's new album, as well as their past.

"A golden, horned helm which turns into a Viking longship? Be still my beating heart."

We dissect Arch Enemy's discography for the grimmest, truest, and realest albums

The younger brother is no longer the lesser