Weekly Release Roundup – Friday, 8th November, 2024
From atmospheric rock to black metal, to post and symphonic metal, to blackened death, alternative, groove, and death metal, it’s a big week for releases and we’ve got a list for you to check out. All these releases are out today!
Sólstafir – Hin Helga Kvöl (Century Media Records)
Thick with atmosphere, and showcasing everything from rock to black metal, Hin Helga Kvöl is Sólstafir at the heights of their dramatic powers. As mesmerising as it is inspiring, and while there are many moments that could be called difficult, it doesn’t change the impact of the record as whole.
Check out the full review here.
Delain – Dance With The Devil (Napalm Records)
EP or not, there is a lot of bang for your buck here, even if the majority is for the hardcore fanbase only. Which is fine, it’s who Delain are aiming this record at as they continue to showcase their new line-up, and in the case of the new tracks, the direction they are heading in.
Check out the full review here.
Massive Wagons – Earth to Grace (Earache Records)
Their best release to date? Debatable, of course, but what is undeniable is that it is certainly their most consistently great release to date. There’s not a bad track on it.
Check out the full review here.
Verbannt – Falsche Versprechen (Der Abt Records)
Regardless of your own personal experiences around the subjects tackled in this EP, all can certainly feel the potency of blackened death metal that calls out discriminatory systems, racism, and the violence embedded in modern societies.
Check out the full review here.
Shrykull – Beyond Subconscious Realms (Road to Masochist / Eggy Tapes)
Almost anyone can go hard and heavy, but to make that appealing and interesting across multiple tracks is where the real talent lies.
Check out the full review here.
Defences – Shadowlight (Long Branch Records)
One listen to Shadowlight and it becomes abundantly clear that Defences are thinking a bit differently on this album. Not when it comes to huge alternative anthems of course, that’s what they do after all, but rather the layers that make this more than just another catchy modern metal album. Notably, a cinematic edge that gives a lot of the tracks a more powerful vibe and showcase a more ambitious approach from Defences.
Check out the full review here.
Ritual Error – Dial in the Ghost (TNS Records)
With an extremely bombastic approach to a combination that has abrasiveness written all over it, Ritual Error arrive in style with this excellent debut album. Excellent because it consistently gets the heart racing, constantly fills the veins with fire, weighs down the mind with anarchic heaviness, and leaves an overriding feeling of discombobulation via a bevy of erratic melodies. It is maddening, but once again, it is brilliant.
Check out the full review here.
Scale of Attrition – Broken Bonds (Drowning Sea God Records)
Featuring members of Meridian Sun and Decades in the Shadows, Scale of Attrition might be a new band but it’s one with a ton of experience. Which is why it’s no real surprise that this EP goes hard as Scale of Attrition aim to leave an impression.
Check out the full review here.
Codespeaker – Scavenger (Ripcord Records)
With a titanic sound and a level of intensity not often associated with post metal, Codespeaker’s new album stands out for all the right reasons.
Check out the full review here.
Molder – Catastrophic Reconfiguration (Prosthetic Records)
Taking heavy inspiration from the old-school side of death metal, while sprinkling in some thrash and speed. Molder keeps this really simple, and in doing so, deliver a really effective beast that makes you gurn with garish pleasure. This is the sound of furious and ferocious heaviness that gets the head banging hard.
Check out the full review here.
