MIZMOR – PROSAIC – BLACKENED DOOM METAL

Kicking off this week with something introspective. Mizmor will once again have you grappling with your own inner turmoil as they explore their own. A masterclass in balance, the album is both intimate and expansive, dark and light, and everything in between. As Mizmor drifts away from their rawness of the past, they lose none of the visceral bite they are known for. 

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OUTER HEAVEN – INFINITE PSYCHIC DEPTHS – DEATH METAL/HARDCORE

As the death metal/hardcore convergence continues, Outer Heaven is here to pummel us with brutal guitars, unfathomable vocals, destructive rhythms, and infectious hooks. Infinite Psychic Depths is a no-bullshit kick to the teeth, where the band effortlessly transitions between tempos and textures for a modern death metal record that feels fresh yet classic, with just the right amount of humor.

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RESTRAINING ORDER – LOCKED IN TIME – HARDCORE

Locked In Time, the long-awaited sophomore effort from Restraining Order, is short, sweet, and straight to the point. No fluff or filler, but enough musical diversion to keep it interesting, the band knows how to make an impact. Whether you like the more savage elements of hardcore, or you embrace the melodic side, you’ll find both here and much more!

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SOMNURI – DESIDERIUM – SLUDGE

Somnuri certainly puts their own spin on a well-traveled genre. Desiderium is something identifiable but distinct, with shades of death metal, flourishes of prog and even touches of black metal that take this from being a sludge album to something more modern and engaging to listen to. Fans of classic sludge, and those looking for a little more, will find something to enjoy here. 

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VOIVOD – MORGÖTH TALES – PROGRESSIVE

Both a celebration of the past and a peek into the future, Morgöth Tales explores VOIVOD’s unbelievably massive career. VOIVOD aren’t simply rehashing old material for the sake of it, but  giving everything they have and having a blast with it. Here’s to another 40 years guys!

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THE ZENITH PASSAGE – DATALYSIUM – TECHNICAL DEATH METAL

The Zenith Passage are a band with a clear desire to push progressive/technical death metal greater heights. Exceptionally complex and invigorating, Datalysium brings an inordinate amount of heavy and fast-paced riffage and dynamic shifts. Showing off more impressive creativeness, the band’s sophomore effort proves they aren’t a band to sleep on. 

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ALSO OUT TODAY…

Ageless Summoning – Corrupting The Entempled Plane (Dark Descent)
Agriculture – Agriculture (The Flenser)
Akercocke – Decades Of Devil Worship (Peaceville)
Ancestral Blood – Forgotten Myths And Legends – Chapter 1 (Wormholedeath)
Bad Juju – Blue Heaven (Self)
Bang – Another Me (Cleopatra)
Bloodletter – A Different Kind Of Hell (Wise Blood)
Blutgott – Respawned In Heavy Metal (Massacre)
Breaths – Floruit (Trepnation)
Cadaver – The Age Of The Offended (Nuclear Blast)
Carthus – Images Of Tyranny (Self)
Cult Of Sobek – Petsuchos EP (Trepnation)
Cyclone Static – Cave Pop: Dance Songs For Primitive People EP (Mint 400)
Daniel Bohn – Emotions Of The Sky (Sliptrick)
Disimperium – Grand Insurgence Upon Despotic Altars (Sentient Ruin)
Eternal Drak – Interdimensional War Of Satan (Self)
Face Of Korruption – Demo (Malevolent Sound)
Forever Autumn – Crowned In Skulls EP (Epictronic)
Gateway – Galgendood (Transcending Obscurity)
Greta Van Fleet – Starcatcher (Lava/Republic)
Hardball – Hardball (Self)
Inhuman Condition – Panic Prayer EP (Listenable Insanity)
James And The Cold Gun – James And The Cold Gun (Loosegroove)
Jamie’s Elsewhere – Paradise EP (SharpTone)
Karavan – Unholy Mountain (Evil Noise)
Later Sons – Rise Up (Pride & Joy)
MF Ruckus – The Front Lines Of Good Times Vol. I (Glory Or Death)
Midnight Fracture – The Silence EP (Self)
Mystfall – Celestial Vision (Scarlet)
Nathanael Larochette – Old Growth (Self)
Nuclear Winter – Seagrave (Self)
Onyria – X (Self)
Oxbow – Love’s Holiday (Ipecac)
Rannoch – Conflagrations (Willowtip)
Saint Agnes – Bloodsuckers (Spinefarm)
Soil – Restoration (Cleopatra)
Sorcia – Lost Season (Desert)
Sorrow Enthroned – Illicit Infantile Surgical Procedures (Self)
Soundscapism Inc. – Staring Down On Incandescent Cities (Self)
Spaceseer/Hiverlucide – Split (Syrup Moose)
Temple Of Katharsis – Macabre Ritual (Theogonia)
Thunder Horse – After The Fall (Ripple)
Velvet Viper – Nothing Compares To Metal (Massacre)
Viral Tyrant – Vultures Like You (Ripple)

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