This week’s new heavy steel releases embrace slams, Ultraman jams, assorted heavy flimflams, and extra! To the metals…
ALSO! At present, Bandcamp is doing one among their days of giving 100% of what you pay on to the labels and artists as Covid-19 Pandemic reduction. So if you may get stuff from Bandcamp, please do. Or get some stuff over by way of Gimme Steel.
96 Bitter Beings – Synergy Restored
Style: Different Steel
Origin: Los, Angeles, California
Label: Nuclear Blast
4 years in the past Deron Miller kicked off 96 Bitter Beings with a crowdfunding marketing campaign which introduced us the file Camp Ache. Whereas hyping that file there have been talks of a second album, and that is that album. In case you dug the primary file, or traditional CKY, you may dig this. It has all of the catchy-ass riffage that you simply’d anticipate from Miller. Get it right here by way of Gimme Steel.
Black Anvil – Regenesis
Style: Black steel/thrash
Origin: New York, New York
Label: Season Of Mist
Purchase now on Bandcamp
Now how about some darkness? Black Anvil are pigeon-holed as a band that retains issues full-speed on a regular basis. This time they’re enjoying with tempos and moods for his or her most dynamic file but whereas nonetheless retaining the evil aura. Jeff has a full assessment right here. Get it right here by way of Gimme Steel.
Contracult – The New Torment
Style: Industrial
Origin: New York, New York
Label: Hogwasche Music
Purchase now on Bandcamp
In case you’re within the temper for some glitchy, driving industrial then Contracult have you ever coated this week. The New Torment vacillates between oddly catchy arduous rock and absolute digital mayhem. Their Bandcamp bio merely reads “KEEP. GOTH. HARD.” and I might say they do a fairly good job of that.
Ingested – Ashes Lie Nonetheless
Style: Technical demise steel/deathcore
Origin: Manchester, England
Label: Steel Blade
Purchase now on Bandcamp
Ingested have been actually busy these days. Their third album in as a few years brings plenty of heaviness. They’re additionally bringing the company with spots from Sven de Caluwé (Aborted), Matt Heafy (Trivium), Julia Frau, and bass by Dom Grimard (The Final Felony). Get it right here by way of Gimme Steel.
The Providing – Seeing The Elephant
Style: Metalcore/groove steel
Origin: Boston, Massachusetts
Label: Century Media
Lengthy-time readers know that I admire a band that is arduous to nail down in just a few sentences – regardless of it being all I do. The Providing are a type of bands. They’ve metalcore basis, however stray from this band stop typically. They’re kind of like a groove-oriented Destrage. Get it right here by way of Gimme Steel.
The Fairly Reckless – Different Worlds
Style: Onerous rock
Origin: New York, New York
Label: Fearless
Purchase now on Bandcamp
Different Worlds kind of appears like a filler of a file, however filler followers will seemingly admire. This consists of acoustic variations of some PR songs, a remix, and a few covers of Bowie, Soundgarden, and Elvis Costello. This actually serves as one other showcase of the simple energy of Taylor Momsen‘s rock voice. Get it right here by way of Gimme Steel.
Devin Townsend – Lightwork
Style: Progressive steel/rock
Origin: Vancouver, British Columbia
Label: InsideOut
The each morphing Devin Townsend has remodeled as soon as once more. Dev is pushing introspection and melody to the forefront this time. Songs hardly ever hit arduous musically, however this appears like a file that may assist some of us out. In case you loved Snuggles or the extra chill songs on Transcendence/Sky Blue, then you definately’ll get pleasure from this. These in search of Hevy Devy will wish to discover the b-side companion album Nightwork. Jordan‘s assessment is right here. Get it right here by way of Gimme Steel.
Voivod – Ultraman
Style: Progressive steel/thrash
Origin: Jonquière, Quebec
Label: Century Media
Wrapping this week with a somewhat bizarre one. Voivod are often fairly unusual, however this EP is even odd for them. It is a trio of themes from the traditional Japanese present Ultraman, then a pair reside Voivod tracks recorded in 2018. In case you get the bodily product you get the Ultraman songs carried out in a number of languages and instrumentally. Get it right here by way of Gimme Steel.
Additionally dropping in the present day..
- Aurora Borealis – Prophecy is the Mildew wherein Historical past is Poured (Hammerheart Information) – Dying/black steel
- Keep away from – Cult Mentality (Thriller) – Metalcore
- Frank Bello – Then I am Gone (Uncommon Chicken) – Rock/audiobook
- Black Mirrors – Tomorrow Will Be With out Us (Napalm) – Onerous rock
- Brkn Love – Black Field (Spinefarm) – Onerous rock
- ChuggaBoom – Dying Pledge (Useless Severe Rec.) – Deathcore/metalcore
- Cydemind – The Descent (Self-released) – Progressive steel
- Dayseeker – Darkish Solar (Spinefarm) – Submit-hardcore/metalcore
- Disillusion – Ayam (Prophecy) – Progressive/melodic demise steel
- Dragonhammer – Second Life (My Kingdom) – Energy steel
- EF – We Salute You You And You! (Pelagic Information) – Submit-rock
- Empire Drowns – Nothing (Rebellion) – Gothic steel/doom
- Evraak – Evraak I (Wormholedeath) – Progressive
- Fleshwater – We’re Not Right here To Be Beloved (Closed Casket) – Grunge/shoegaze
- Fliege – One Day They will Surprise What Occurred Right here (Self-released) – Black steel
- Gorgatron – Agony Reborn (Blood Blast Distribution) – Dying steel/grindcore
- Hellsingland Underground – Countless Optimism Sound Air pollution (Self-released) – Rock/progressive
- Helvellyn – The Lore Of The Cloaked Meeting (Purity By way of Fireplace) – Black steel
- Iron Kingdom – The Blood Of Creation (Self-released) – Heavy steel
- Licht des Urteils – Uhraamo (Purity By way of Fireplace) – Black steel
- Mist Of Distress – Severance (Non Serviam Information)
- Mord’A’Stigmata – Like Ants And Snakes (Pagan) – Submit-black/avant-garde steel
- Ploho – Когда душа спит (Artoffact) – Submit-punk
- Os – Tehom (Iron Bonehead Productions) – Dying steel
- Osyron – Momentous (Self-released) – Progressive steel
- Oxytoxin – Do not Lose Your Head (Self-released) – Progressive steel/arduous rock
- R.A.M.B.O. – Defy Extinction (Relapse) – Hardcore
- Sarcator – Alkahest (Black Lion Information) – Black steel/thrash
- Stälker – Cranking Evil (Napalm Information) – Pace steel
- Stranger Imaginative and prescient – Wasteland (Pleasure & Pleasure) – Melodic heavy steel
- Switchfoot – This Is Our Christmas Album (Shore Fireplace) – Rock
- Taipei Houston – As soon as Bit By no means Bored (C3 Information) – Onerous rock
- Tiwanaku – Earth Base One (Avantgarde Music) – Technical/progressive demise steel
- Vacuous Depths – Corporal Humiliation (Blood Harvest Information) – Dying steel
- Vitskär Süden – The Faceless King (Ripple Music) – Psychedelic
- Voidbringer – Wasteland EP (Blood Blast) – Progressive/melodic demise steel
- Xentrix – Seven Phrases (Self-released) – Thrash
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