esoctrilihum

A single-minded vision of lengthy and intricate extreme metal, Esoctrilihum's latest album is another step forward for the cerebral and lore-heavy black/death project.

All the new metal releasing between May 16th, 2021 and May 22nd, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from Nadja, Monster Magnet, Esoctrilihum and more.

Joe Aprill lists his favorite albums of 2020, including some surprises, comebacks, and fulfilled potential.

We dive into the latest brain-melter from solo black metal project Esoctrilihum -- "Eternity of Shaog" releases Friday via I, Voidhanger Records, and we're streaming the whole thing now alongside an in-depth analysis.

All the new metal releasing between May 17th and May 23rd, 2020 -- spin (or skip) new music from Unreqvited, Black Rainbows, Cosmic Putrefaction, and more.

All the new metal releasing between May 19th and May 25th, 2019 -- spin (or skip) new music from Misþyrming, Nocturnus AD, Earth, Visigoth, and more.

Currently an editor at Bandcamp, you've also seen Zoe's metal writing at Revolver, Pitchfork, CLRVYNT, and more. She stopped by to let IO know what she liked best this year.

All the new metal (and otherwise) fit to spin (or skip) from 10/14-10/20/2018.