Weekly Release Roundup – Friday 3rd May, 2024
From power metal to progressive metal, to extreme metal and blackened dissonance, to alternative rock and metalcore, it’s a big week for releases and we’ve got a list for you to check out. All these releases are out today!
Feuerschwanz – Warriors (Napalm Records)
A very cool idea, especially when it comes to celebrating such an important date in a career. Feuerschwanz have selected ten choice cuts from their immense history, a ‘best of compilation’ so to speak, and given them a fresh flavour through the power of the English language.
Read our full review here.
P.O.D. – Veritas (Mascot Records)
An enjoyable slice of P.O.D. quality. There’s some mighty fine stuff going on here.
Read our full review here.
Deadaudiosaints – To Whom It May Concern… (Self Released)
It’s not easy to get the balance of electronica and rock right, with many-a-band weighting it one way or the other. It’s rare that a band comes along that blends the elements so well that every aspect feels vital. Who am I talking about? Deadaudiosaints, of course.
Read our full review here.
The Monarch – A Moment to Lose Your Breath (Art is War Records/Godsize Records)
An unforgettable experience, be it the simpler side of their anthemic ways, or the elaborate progressive side.
Read our full review here.
Orme/Wreaths – Convocation Upon The Ruins (Trepanation Recs/Inverted Grim-Mill Recs)
If you were as mesmerised by what Orme did with their self-titled debut double album as we were, then you’re in for a bloody great time here. Especially as the second part of this album also features the incredible expressiveness of Wreaths.
Read our full review here.
Ba’al – Soft Eyes (Ripcord Records)
Ba’al are back, with three gargantuan efforts that are black in tone, but genre-bend to a startling degree. They’ve always been a genre-challenging band, but this EP takes that to even greater heights. The one thing that can be easily explained is that the entire EP is a disorientating whirlwind of melancholy. Beautiful misery, that is exceptionally heavy and effectively dissonant.
Read our full review here.
Urzah – The Scorching Gaze (APF Records)
Hold on your ass because it’s about to be well and truly kicked. Your new favourite heavy band has arrived, and they’re bringing a cacophony of broad, complex, and absorbing music with them.
Read our full review here.
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse – Hot Nostalgia Radio (Grow Vision Music & Records)
Wickedly weird and wonderful, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse might seem like a rock band on the surface but spend time in the company of their music and you’ll find so much more.
Read our full review here.
Wolves Don’t Sleep – (Self Released)
Across the entire EP, you can hear a ton of influences in their music, with some stuff going all the way back to the early days of noughties metalcore. It’s all about what they do with this though, and the strength in this band comes from the fact that they deliver on what they promise.
Read our full review here.
Raised by Owls – Vol. 3 (The Satirical Verses) (Self Released)
If you can’t find anything to enjoy on Vol. 3: (The Satirical Verses) I think you are the problem, not them. Give Raised by Owls their f**king flowers, they have more than earned them here.
Read our full review here.
As The Sun Falls – Kaamos (Theogonia Records)
As The Sun Falls have creates a bit of a masterpiece here with Kaamos. An album that oozes class, creativity and emotion. Heavy as hell, yet sorrowful and emotive it manages to tick a lot of boxes and showcases some serious talent within the band.
Read our full review here.
