🌶️ To The Teeth: Aeternus carve out their own extreme metal space
Plus: Earthside, King, Runemagick, Sadus, Lust Hag, Madder Mortem, Ihsahn & much more!
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New Albums
🌶️ Aeternus (black/death from Norway. FFO: Immortal, Death Fortress, Obtained Enslavement)
The eclectic mix (well, for us nerds) of ffo’s above tells you that Aeternus meanders through the extreme metal landscape, carving out their own space as the mighty fjords of their homeland. They’ve done so since 1993, going from more black to a little bit more death territory, but maintaining that mighty Aeternus sound. Is it getting cold in here?
🌶️ Earthside (cinematic prog. FFO: Caligula’s Horse, Vola, Distorted Harmony)
These guys take their time. Eight years came and went since their previous record, but it’s worth it: ‘All We Knew and Ever Loved’ came out in 2019 as a single, and still holds up as a closer on the album. It’s what Interstellar would be if it was metal.
There’s more: King (melodic black/death from Australia), Sadus (tech thrash from the USA), an ep from Runemagick (death/doom from Sweden), Carcinoid (doom/death from Australia), a demo from Tirad Dûr (black from the USA, Vestígio (🌶️ black from Brazil - new project from Caio Lemos of Kaatayra), a split from Abigail & Nekrofilth (black/thrash from Japan & thrash/hardcore from the USA), Raat (post-black from India), Ceremonial Bloodbath (black/death from Canada), Haunter (black/punk from the USA - this is not the Texas black/death Haunter), an ep from Maul (death from the USA), Temic (🌶️ prog from Norway- w/ members of Shining, Devin Townsend, Nel Morse band, Maraton, ex-Haken), Aeon Winds (symphonic black from Slovakia), Alchemy Of Flesh (death from the USA), a split from Bury Them and Keep Quiet & Lust Hag (meloblack from the USA & raw black from the USA - come for the black metal, stay for the Enya covers!), Angrenost (black from Portugal), Asphalt (sludge/doom from the USA), and a compilation with a bit of new stuff from Bewitcher (black/speed from the USA). The rest is in the playlist!
New songs
There are new songs out from: Ihsahn (🌶️ experimental prog/black from Norway), Judas Priest (🌶️ Judas! Priest!), Madder Mortem (🌶️ prog from Norway), Master (🌶️ death/thrash from Czechia/USA), Empires of Euphrates (death from the USA - w/ members of Dying Fetus, Suffocation, Six Feet Under), Troll (🌶️ black from Norway - w/ members of Covenant/The Kovenant, Tilintetgjort), Varathron (🌶️ black from Greece), Celeste (black/sludge/post-hardcore from France), Cryptosis (prog thrash from The Netherlands), Lord Dying (sludge from the USA), Amaranthe (power cheese from Sweden), Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze (🌶️ black from the USA), Aureole (atmospheric/ambient black from the USA/Ukraine - this is Markov ‘Tchornobog’ Soroka), Enforced (🌶️ thrash/crossover from the USA), Demoncy (🌶️ black from the USA), Arsafes (industrial/groove/folk from Russia) and Sulfuric Hatred (black/death from the USA - w/ member of Undeath). The rest is in the playlist!
Non-heavy & next week
Non-heavy album of the week: Kelly Moran (avantgarde classical from the USA)
I’m looking forward to next week because of: Midnight Odyssey, Cruciamentum.
What was your favourite? What did I miss? Let me know!