Upcoming Metal Releases: 5/4/2014 – 5/10/2014
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And. . . with the first pick in the UMR Draft. . . Invisible Oranges selects. . . Noneuclid, from the university of Blood Music.
The words sent shock waves throughout metal blogdom as the Invisible Oranges GM nabbed the highly regarded progressive thrasher.
“It’s a smaller class, but there’s some real talent to be found,” the editor said, in between mass-deleting swaths of scout demos off his phone. “I just love Noneuclid’s motor. The length. The fretwork. They come to play. Sometimes, it’s that simple.”
One had to ask whether it was wise leaving Arkona‘s folk metal, Battleroar‘s powah, or Doom:VS‘s funeral dirges on the board. Ian has been on a scalding hot seat since taking over the IO reins.
“Obviously, we did our due diligence. We streamed each entry, even E-Musikgruppe Lux Ohr, who we’re pretty sure doesn’t play our sport. Noneuclid are going to change the terrain, though. They’re difference makers. I’d grab them first in a far deeper draft. That said, hey, you only have one pick.”
Then, a reporter explained the concept of rounds.
Ian looked up. “Damn. Really? I. . .traded the rest of the picks to Belichick for his Nile hoodie. I thought the picks were, like, lotto scratchers.”
Mel Kiper has graded Ian’s haul a ‘False Minus.’ In other news, the New York Jets are reportedly interested in Ian’s services.
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Corrections: The lumbering Albinö Rhino‘s heaviosity is truly tangible. It’s out in the wild. Promise. For real now. Click the link for details.
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See something we missed? Goofs? Let us know in the comments. Plus, as always, feel free to post your own shopping lists. Happy digging.
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New metal releases for the week of 5/4/2014 – 5/10/2014. Release dates are formatted according to proposed North American scheduling, if available. Expect to see the bulk of these records on shelves or distros on Tuesday unless otherwise noted. Blurbs and designations are based on available promotional material and perceived buzz.
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Anticipated Releases:
Noneuclid – Metatheosis | Blood Music | Progressive death/thrash
Dark Fortress-related ripper achieving loftier goals than the rest of the re-thrash morass. Also has links to Triptykon and Obscura.
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Of Note:
Arkona – Yav | Napalm Records | Folk metal
Mythic Muscovites shroud anthems in a black metal fog recalling the shoestring salad days.
Battleroar – Blood Of Legends | Cruz Del Sur Music | Power metal, heavy metal
These epic Greeks snagged Sacred Steel‘s Gerrit Mutz to star in their violin-gilded, pint-raising doomers. Recommended to Atlantean Kodex fanatics.
Doom:VS – Earthless | Solitude Productions | Funeral doom
Johan Ericson of the goth-y Draconian goes solo on this crawler encapsulating despair’s shape.
Dwellers – Pagan Fruit | Small Stone Records | Stoner rock
A Salt Lake City smoker aimed at stoned souls aching for atmosphere. Related to SubRosa.
E-Musikgruppe Lux Ohr – Spiralo | Svart Records | Krautrock
Are these Finns metal? No. Will experienced metalheads already dropping tabs of Ash Ra Temple/Ashra mind? No. Looping sets of synths heralding hypnosis. Member Kimi Kärki’s CV includes Reverend Bizarre.
Infecting The Swarm – Patheogenesis | Lacerated Enemy Records | Death metal
Hard SF slams herded by a bullfrog bree.
Seprevation – Consumed | Self-released | Death/thrash
Hyperspeed trems and smart Schuldiner-isms best sell these UK slayers of strings.
Vestal Claret – The Cult of Vestal Claret | Cruz Del Sur Music | Heavy metal, doom
A trad stomper led by the pipes of Briton Rites‘ Phil Swanson.
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Things We Missed:
First off, mini-label showcase: Cosmic Tomb, purveyors of UK doom, dropped two dandies. Disenchanter let the amp act as their voice and Cernunnos captured the sludgy essence of a drunk stumble.
Agonised screamed gore with a gonzo blargh.
Body Harvest brought morbid crops of a Floridian birth to the farmers’ market.
DEMONBROTHER entered the Big Brother program and was assigned to My War.
Gatecreeper baked OSDM under the Arizona sun.
Giza crushed heads with super-sized sludge.
Lethian Dreams matched black metal to ethereal crooning.
Neptune’s Inferno set the night alight by way of terrifying bad dream manifestations.
Nuklear Frost triggered a blackened death/thrash detonation.
P.L.F. snarled through turbo grind.
Sickmark sported a Spazz-tic approach to powerviolence.
Svffer quickly ripped the band-aid off their crusty wound.
Valdrin eviscerated feather-light post-whatevers with staunchly second-wave molos flexing death metal muscles.
Vermin Womb. . .just. . .wow. Grinders, get on this.
Warpstone entered a deathly dimension of swirling avant-black metal.
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