Weekly Release Roundup – Friday 10th May, 2024
From epic blackened death metal to head-banging heavy metal, to melodeath, black metal, and synthwave, to progressive grandeur and heavy rock music, it’s a big week for releases and we’ve got a list for you to check out. All these releases are out today!
Rotting Christ – Pro Xristou (ΠΡΟ ΧΡΙΣΤΟU) (Season of Mist)
They write the music, the pace, the tempo that each tale requires. In that, the music for each song becomes a soundtrack of the story being told. It’s such an awe inspiring approach that really works and Pro Xristou is another fine example of a band at the top of their game where you are never anything other than fully engaged across every second of this album of the year contender.
Read our full review here.
Beyond Salvation – A Line in The Sand (Self Released)
Prolific as f**k, but with the capabilities to keep delivering banger releases, Beyond Salvation are back, and with three tracks to give you some serious neckache.
Read our full review here.
Unleash the Archers – Phantoma (Napalm Records)
It’s them doing what they do best, blending the old and the new via the medium of accessible metal and rock. That’s going to make a lot of people happy.
Read our full review here.
Crownshift – Crownshift (Nuclear Blast)
This band is going to be massive. Melodeath has a new champion and the name is Crownshift.
Read our full review here.
Revenant – What A Time To Be Alive (Self Released)
What started off as being quite implausible, ends up being emphatically authentic by the end. Revenant are the real rock deal, and chances are, you’re going to love what they have to offer on this EP.
Read our full review here.
Dødsferd – Wrath (Hypnotic Dirge Records/FYC Records)
If there is one guarantee about Dødsferd it is the fact that whatever they release, it will be hellishly dark and horribly twisted.
Read our full review here.
Devourer – The Wicked Ones (Self Released)
The more things change, the more they stay the same, and by that, I mean the consistent excellence that Devourer bring forth on every release. As a continuation, but an evolved one, The Wicked Ones is an immensely satisfying experience.
Read our full review here.
Return to Earth – Octavius (Bald Freak Music)
Is enjoying synthwave a guilty pleasure? When it’s done so well, as it is in the case of this EP, who wouldn’t enjoy the sonic experiences that the style of music can bring? Especially when it has an exciting alternative twist that gives it a weirder, but fresher feel.
Read our full review here.
El Moono – The Waking Sun (Lockjaw Records)
This is going to be a tough album to top this year.
Read our full review here.
Callus – Gravis Decennium (Trepanation Recordings)
It’s a great album that some may think is not necessary listening at first, but will come to realise it really bloody is. You can never have enough Callus, and their goal to make these tracks all they could be is well and truly realised.
Read our full review here.
Sunnata – Chasing Shadows (Self Released)
When you see a word like ‘visionary’ used to describe Sunnata, you might think it’s something of an exaggerated term. However, that’s only because you haven’t heard them yet, because once you do, you’ll whole-heartedly agree.
Read our full review here.
