Upcoming Metal Releases: 6/15/2014 – 6/21/2014
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It’s not unusual to see a theme run through a new release list. Sometimes you get the sense labels call each other to make sure the styles are matchy-matchy. (“You’re dropping post-metal? Uh, me too!” he said, keeping Lykathea Aflame in the vault.) This week? You’ve got more options than a mile-long Chipotle.
For instance, if your ears have been aching for a respite from anger, this week’s slate provides some rest stops. DRCARLSONALBION, Musk Ox, and Tamerlan eschew typical metal timbres for something closer to a calm. Plus, if you’re looking to indulge a sweet-leaf tooth, Boris and Moab stack enough road trip riffs to put you in a hook coma.
That said, it’s not like all of the bruisers took a vacation. Blut Aus Nord and P.H.O.B.O.S. get together just in time to issue some of the strongest work of their respective careers. Boddicker and Dead Again swing core like it’s a spiked baseball bat. And Barghest‘s filthy black metal might as well push mud out your earbuds. Those baddies are nasty, the heavies are heavy. Nevertheless they’re all a different shade. Enjoy the variety.
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 6/15/2014 – 6/21/2014. 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:
The Austerity Program – Beyond Calculation | Controlled Burn Records | Post-hardcore, noise
rock
Two men and a drum machine create complex rhythms while wrangling bouts of metallic noise. The lyrics are a definite selling point.
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Blut Aus Nord / P.H.O.B.O.S. – Triunity | Debemur Morti Productions | Black metal, industrial doom
Two of France’s finest go toe-to-toe. Blut Aus Nord are in a more death metal-y mood this go around while the one-man P.H.O.B.O.S. crush by ensorcelling machinery.
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Boris – Noise | Sargent House | Boris
The Japanese riff chameleons take a turn towards a blissful summer rock record.
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DRCARLSONALBION – Gold | Self-released | Post-rock
Earth frontman and tone-obsessive Dylan Carlson scores a movie. Expect sun-baked stretches and wide-open Western vistas.
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Musk Ox – Woodfall | Self-released | Folk
Fresh off of his collaboration with Agalloch, Nathanael Larochette’s naturalistic chamber trio sprouts new growth. Stream previous material here.
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Vinterbris – Solace | Nordavind Records | Black metal
Melodically-inclined epic black metal that’s largely fat free. Find more from these Norwegians here.
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Of Note:
Aldious – Dazed And Delight | BrightStar | Power metal
The Japanese power metallers continue mixing shred, modern metal, and pop songcraft.
Atrabilis – Uno | Bestiarie | Black metal
Spanish black metal twisted by an experimental spirit channeled through DSBM.
Azooma – A Hymn of the Ancient Monster | Xtreem | Death metal
Iranian death metal with a tech/prog flair.
Barghest – The Virtuous Purge | Gilead Media | Black metal
Ultra violent black metal armed by death metal’s timbres.
Boddicker – Crime Upheaval | Self-released | Powerviolence
Speedy punk that has a foot in grind’s territory.
Chronosphere – Embracing Oblivion | Punishment 18 Records | Thrash
Bay Area-style turbo thrash from Greece.
Dead Again – Space Basement | Self-released | Sludge, grind
A Canadian quartet hellbent on blowing speakers. Fuses sludge and grind in the way of early Willowtip.
Electric Taurus / Prehistoric Pigs – Electric Taurus / Prehistoric Pigs | Go Down Records | Sludge, stoner rock, psych
Ireland’s Electric Taurus mix sludge and psych. Italy’s Prehistoric Pigs ingest similar fuzzy mind-expanders, but sit slightly closer to rock.
Ending Quest – The Summoning | F.D.A. Rekotz | Death metal
Another OSDM score for F.D.A. Rekotz. Plenty of HM-2 on this Swedish throwback.
Fiends At Feast / Tragic Death – Purgatory Rites Split | Horror Pain Gore Death Productions | Blackened death metal
California’s Fiends at Feast are on the brutal side, Wisconsin’s Tragic Death more on the melodic side.
Funeral Throne – Threshold | Exitium Productions | Black metal
Brutish and discordant. Tailor-made for fans of the third-wave aesthetic.
Ghost Bath – Funeral | Pest Productions | Black metal
Chinese DSBM that revels in post-rock buildups. Continues Pest Productions‘ strong 2014.
Humut Tabal – The Dark Emperor ov the Shadow Realm | Self-released | Black metal
Explores the occult via experimentation and improvisation.
Ignis Haereticum – Luciferian Gnosis | Goathorned Productions | Blackened death metal
A Colombian cult exuding evil.
Leather Chalice – Luna | Broken Limbs Recordings | Black metal, crust
Punked up black metal hailing from New Hampshire. Find older material here.
Lifetime Shitlist – Lifetime Shitlist | Grimoire Records | Sludge, crust
Grimy sludge burning with a crusty energy.
Moab – Billow | Scion AV | Stoner rock
Los Angeles desert rockers pick up hooks while dropping Hawkwind.
Oozing Wound / Black Pus – Black Pus / Oozing Wound | Thrill Jockey | Sludge
Oozing Wound rip crossover thrash with a smile. Black Pus are helmed by Brian Chippendale and create a rhythmically inventive racket.
Redemptor – The Jugglernaut | Self-released | Death metal
Dexterous tech death incorporating modern groove. Ex-Decapitated member Kerim “Krimh” Lechner guests on drums.
Rimruna – Frostbann | Self-released | Black metal
Solidly second-wave German black metal focusing on lyrical themes of “Nature, Coldness.”
Tamerlan – Ain | Debemur Morti Productions | Folk
Timur Iskandarov and his classical guitar are joined by a varied group of guests on this meditative and mystical set of occult folk.
Tankard – R.I.B. | Nuclear Blast | Thrash
Round number 16 for these still-standing German thrashers.
Under The Church – Under The Church | Pulverised Records | Death metal
An ugly OSDM buzz from ex-members of Nirvana 2002.
Vassafor / Sinistrous Diabolus – Vassafor / Sinistrous Diabolus | Iron Bonehead Productions | Black metal, death/doom
Two New Zealand outfits that share members. Vassafor do bleak black metal with a cavernous death metal depth. Sinistrous Diabolus stretch out to funeral doom lengths. Full split can be streamed here.
Wo Fat – The Conjuring | Small Stone Recordings | Stoner rock
Dallas power trio sprinkling elements of doom and psych in their bowl.
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Things We Missed:
• Black Metal
Born for Burning – Born for Burning (SWE, black metal, Bathory)
Svartur Dödur – Aperite Portas Infernorum (SWE, blackened thrash)
• Core/Punk
ACHE – Demo (USA, hardcore)
Dark Circles – MMXIV (CAN, crust, hardcore)
Street Sects – Broken Windows, Sunken Ceilings (USA, noise, power electronics, punk)
• Death Metal
Disinterred – Incantation (BEL, death metal)
Fight the Demiurge – The War at the Edge of Existence (USA, brutal death metal)
Haemophagus – Atrocious (ITA, death metal)
• Doom/Sludge/Drone
Beneath the Storm – Oceans of Sleep (SLO, funeral doom, death metal)
Chieftan – Chieftan (CAN, doom, sludge)
Neptunian Sun – Summoning Tides (ESP, instrumental doom, post-metal)
Vassals – Plaguestates (AUS, doom, sludge)
• Grind
Wölfe – The End of Humanity (Split with Hellcrawler) (AUS, grind)
