Weekly Release Roundup – Friday 17th May, 2024
From doom metal to industrial metal, to brutal death metal and thrash, to tech death and punk rock, it’s a big week for releases and we’ve got a list for you to check out. All these releases are out today!
Pallbearer – Mind Burns Alive (Nuclear Blast)
A creative level of utter brilliance, a level where everyone can feel the emotion in what they do, a level that brings forth an album that compliments everything they’ve done to date, while being completely its own thing. This is Pallbearer’s Mind Burns Alive and it’s going to have a profound effect on everyone who allows it to.
Check out our full review here.
Pain – I Am (Nuclear Blast)
It’s strong all over, with some absolute bangers and all being mostly memorable. Pain are back and time hasn’t diminished their capabilities one bit.
Check out our full review here.
Coroza – As Within (Cursed Monk Records)
This new album has five tracks, and each is enormous sounding. From the first second to the last, Coroza punish in surprisingly addictive fashion.
Check out our full review here.
Pathology – Unholy Descent (Agonia Records)
Brutal death metal at its best, from a band beyond capable of keeping it fresh and exciting, it’s as simple as that.
Check out our full review here.
Cult of Erinyes – Metempsychosis (Amor Fati Productions)
Constantly changing and evolving, pulling your emotions in different directions, pushing you towards the edge, pulling you back then pushing you over the edge – it feels poignant and powerful, intensely atmospheric and is a seriously impressive release from a band that have a wealth of experience and may have reached the pinnacle here.
Check out our full review here.
Insanity Alert – Moshemian Trashody (Season of Mist)
Grab a beer and have some fun with Insanity Alert. They’re not aiming to change the world here, they just want to make it a little drunker.
Check out our full review here.
Kerry King – From Hell I Rise (Reigning Phoenix Music)
From Hell I Rise isn’t going to change the world, but that’s not really the point. King didn’t want to disappear into the mists of retirement and has sought to continue his own personal brand of thrash-based dominance. Mission well and truly accomplished, chances are you will have some sore neck muscles come the end.
Check out our full review here.
Cognitive – Abhorrence (Metal Blade Records)
Delivering a slice of utter brilliance that combines the best of their past selves with forward thinking shifts via the medium of tighter song writing that drops some of the egregious ‘techy’ aspects. All in favour of a more anthemic heavy sound that will have you head-banging from the beginning, right to the very end.
Check out our full review here.
Trails of Anguish – Scathed Gaping Misery (Hessian Firm)
Combining two EPs worth of music, resulting in a ten-track album of raw, hateful, rancorous, and hellish sounding black metal.
Check out our full review here.
(Un)Worthy – This Present Darkness (Rottweiler Records)
(Un)Worthy treating the listener with all the love and care one might expect from a rabid hound. The vision is realised, and once you’ve stopped rocking yourself back and forth from the trauma, you’ll be coming back to this time and time again.
Check out our full review here.
HELL:ON – Shaman (Archivist Records)
Death Metal, but not as we know it, HELL:ON deliver a masterclass in metal with Shaman. An album that oozes intensity, creativity and excitement.
Check out our full review here.
Darko – Greyscale (Lockjaw Records)
Meshing elements of classic punk rock with poppy vigour and dashing in some post hardcore to create something wholly unique sounding.
Check out our full review here.
Mutes – …buried where you stand (Self Released)
Mutes promise a stripped back experience on this record, one that aims to capture the sound of their live performances, and in that regard, it certainly delivers. This new album has a rawer and unpolished sound, but for a band that showcases a style of post-punk and alternative rock as Mutes do, that works extremely well.
Check out our full review here.
