Weekly Release Roundup – Friday 8th March, 2024
From epic metal, to EDM-infused rock, to intense death metal, to pop-infused rock, to abrasive noise, it’s a big week for releases and we’ve got a list for you to check out. All these releases are out today!
The Wind Covenant – Hiraeth (Seek and Strike Records)
It is a very strong release from a band that clearly have a lot of talent, not just with vocals and instruments, but also in song writing and structure. It’s never boring. Read our full review here.
Floya – Yume (Arising Empire)
It’s an anthemic listen, with some really sweet melodies, plenty of robust rockiness, and a creative flair that shows the duo have had lengthy song-writing careers already. Read our full review here.
Ashes of Billy – Obscene (Prime Collective)
They’re this good at this age?! Ashes of Billy might be rock superstars in the making. Read our full review here.
Puteraeon – Quindecennial Horror (Emanzipation Productions)
20 minutes of crushing and intense death metal that takes no prisoners, holds nothing back and will leave you smiling, if not also a a little battered and bruised. Read our full review here.
The Neptune Power Federation – Goodnight My Children (Cruz Del Sur Music)
One of the most fun things about The Neptune Power Federation is that you never really know what you’re going to get. I mean, it will rock and it will pop, but what they’ve used as inspiration and how that will sound, is always up in the air. Thankfully, no matter what they use to be inspired by, they will always impress, and Goodnight My Children is impressive. Read our full review here.
Love Rarely – Lonely People (Self Released)
Knowing what Love Rarely explore on this EP makes the experience all the more powerful, as everyone has experienced or will inevitably experience some form of love and loss. Read our full review here.
Kill the Lights – Death Melodies (Fearless Records)
This album is going to appeal to so many and almost every track could be a hit single alone, with a wide and varied crowd. If you thought they were popular before, things are going to get very silly over the next couple of years. Read our full review here.
Kollapse – AR (Fysisk Format Records)
Knowing that Kollapse have gone out of their way to make this album an ugly and abrasive listen can’t quite prepare the mind for the level of unpleasantness that exists within its seven tracks. It is, every bit, a despicable example of crashing and thrashing noise, discomfort in sonic form. Read our full review here.
No Worth of Man – What’s Your Damage? (Self Released)
That sick smile you have on your face? We all have it upon listening to this EP. Read our full review here.
Exhorder – Defectum Omnium (Nuclear Blast Records)
Exhorder are back and with an incredible amount of vitriol to their sound, albeit with that loveable head-banging inducing groove that we all know and love, ever present. Read our full review here.
Mutilated By Zombies – Scenes from the Afterlife (Redefining Darkness Records)
This is a much more refined band, far less raw and chaotic, but still sounding as putrid as ever… if not more. Read our full review here.
Before the Dawn – Archaic Flame (Napalm Records)
If, by some miracle, you’re a melodeath fan and haven’t had the Before the Dawn experience before, this EP is going to make you an instant fan. Read our full review here.
Skeletal Remains – Fragments of the Ageless (Century Media Records)
They’re a band known for their ruthless approach to death metal, yet they continue to grow with each new release. As far as extreme metal goes, there’s little better than this album. Read our full review here.
