EMPIRE STATE BASTARD – RIVERS OF HERESY – GRINDCORE

Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro and Biffy touring guitarist and former Oceansize frontman Mike Vennart have spent their careers pushing themselves into the weirdest corners of heavy music. Empire State Bastard is another adventure into the experimental and weird. Chaotic and crushing, the duo recruited legendary drummer Dave Lombardo to add his own caustic beats to the mix. 

EXHUMED – BEYOND THE DEAD! EP – DEATH METAL/GRINDCORE

Earlier this week, deathgrind masterminds Exhumed surprise released their latest EP, Beyond The Dead. The EP features 4 new tracks and 4 live cuts taken from some recent shows. As they barrel toward their upcoming To The Dead tour, the band wanted to remind everyone that violence and gore are in store at each of their dates. 

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POLARIS – FATALISM – METALCORE

This explosive, high-octane album shows why Polaris is one of the most exciting new names in the metalcore scene right now. Emotionally deep lyrics and massive riffage will get both your head banging and all your feels in an uproar. This band has seen their share of hardships, particularly after losing their guitarist Ryan Siew who tragically passed away at the age of 26. That kind of heartbreak could, understably so, collapse many bands, but this album is a triumph in the face of everything. 

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PRIMAL FEAR – CODE RED – POWER METAL

Shredding guitars, soaring vocals, the 14th installment to the Primal Fear discography is exactly what you want and need from the band. The album, cover work included, has an air of a phoenix rising after the band has had a rough go of it lately. Code Red is as enjoyable as it is grandiose, with some rowdy and catchy bangers and little to no filler. 

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STITCHED UP HEART – TO THE WOLVES – ALTERNATIVE METAL

Stitched Up Heart’s intelligent blend of hard rock, alternative metal and industrial influences take a much darker turn on To The Wolves. Bringing in a level of anger and aggression not seen before, To The Wolves is a solid fusion of early 2000’s energy and groove, with some solid guests to boot!

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WORN – CONDENSING FLESH – HARDCORE/D-BEAT

Worn’s Condensing Flesh will be the most brutal 9ish minutes of your weekend. Worn creates an absolutely savage form of hardcore punk that is a fast and guttural barrage of stomping groove and just straight destruction. This is one that will bring down an entire venue during a live set.

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ALSO OUT THIS WEEK…

Anger As Art – Virtual Sympathy (NoLifeTilMetal)
Aortha – Monolit (Self)
Applehead – The Light Side Of The Apple (Roxx)
Arcas – Where The Light Once Shone (Northern Silence)
Asidie – Inside A Restless Mind (Self)
Baxaxaxa – De Vermis Mysteriis (The Sinister Flame)
Belial’s Throne – Forgotten Land Of The Lost Souls (Spread Evil)
Białywilk – Zmora (Vita Detestabilis)
Bigstrut – Bigstrut (Malevolent Sound)
Black Birch – Black Birch EP (Vita Detestabilis)
Black Magic Six – Black Cloud Descending (Svart)
Blessed Black – Seasons: Vol. 1 EP (Self)
Bloodthorne – Cosmic Passengers (Self)
Borealys – L’heritage (Northern Silence)
Crucible Of Hate – The Unknown Path (Self)
Cursed To Occult – Diary Of A Broken Man (Crawling Chaos)
Demoniac – Nube Negra (Edged Circle)
Diamonds And Guns – Making Cash For Heartless Crooks EP (Sound Pollution)
Dikasterion – Chaos As A New World EP (Amor Fati)
Eclipse – Megalomanium (Frontiers)
Egregore – Synchronistic Delusions (Sentient Ruin)
Electron – Defiance (Self)
Els Focs Negres – Martiris Carnivors: Hymns Per A Um Nou Apocdalipsi (Firecum)
Fierce Atmospheres – The Speed Of Dreams (Sliptrick)
The Fires Below – Masquerade EP (Self)
Firewind – Still Raging (AFM)
Gendo Ikari – Rokubungi (Self)
Glacerate – Hyper (Self)
Glista – Never Apologize For Defending Yourself From Being Violated (On Parole)
Gutted Alive – Human Taxidermy (CDN)
Han – Conquering Magnificent Hails (Northern Silence)
Heads For The Dead – In The Absence Of Faith EP (Pulverised)
Imperial Crystalline Entombment – Ancient Glacial Resurgence (Debemur Morti)
Karmamoi – Strings From The Edge Of Sound (Self)
Ledmotiv – An Astronaut’s Diary (Self)
Lord Of Shadows – Echoes Of Yore (Meuse)
Marduk – Memento Mori (Century Media)
Marene – Rising After Midnight (Self)
Mindknot – Esigenza (Time To Kill)
Mind Swell – Hands Of Fire EP (Self)
Misanthropik Torment – Declaration Of War (Self)
Nexus Insidias – The Attested Atrocity (Self)
Outergods – A Kingdom Built Upon The Wreckage Of Heaven (Prosthetic)
Peter Frampton – Peter Frampton At Royal Albert Hall (UMe)
Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons – Kings Of The Asylum (Nuclear Blast)
Raven Banner – Rise Up Clan (Self)
Razumikhin – Self Made Monster (Wormholedeath)
Repentance – The Process Of Human Demise (Noble Demon)
Reverence To Paroxysm – Lux Morte (Me Sajo Un Ojo/Dark Descent)
Royal Blood – Back To The Water Below (Warner)
Show Me Wolves – All Roads Lead To The Same Grave EP (False Beings)
Silent Skies – Dormant (Napalm)
Soen – Memorial (Silver Lining)
Spider Kitten – A Pound For The Peace (APF)
Sprain – The Lamb As Effigy… (The Flenser)
Strike Master – Tangram Apocalypse (Self)
Taake – Et Hav av Avstand (Dark Essence)
Timechild – Blossom & Plague (Mighty)
Tragic Forms – Arms ‘Round The Armistice (Self)
Undergang – De syv stadier af fordærv EP (Dark Descent/Me Saco Un Ojo)
Vak – The Islands (Indie)
Weird Tales – Second Coming, Second Crucifixion (Interstellar Smoke)
Zubzero – Frostbite EP (BigBadWolf)