🌶️ To The Teeth: Ozzy, Saor, Porcupine Tree, Megadeth, Knoll, Paganizer, Entrails, Queensrÿche & more!
New albums
🌶️ Saor (atmoblack/folk from Scotland. FFO: Panopticon, Winterfylleth, Falls of Rauros)
Metal can be the perfect gateway to another world. Saor knows how to transport a listener like no other, usually to some Scottish highland a long, long time ago. This fifth record is no different and while I encourage bands to change, I'm happy Origins is more or less what I expected it to be: big, lush, folky, atmospheric black metal with great melodies, perfect production and some really heavy riffs.
🌶️ Porcupine Tree (prog from the UK)
I'm convinced that even people who don't like prog can appreciate Porcupine Tree. I know I did when I wasn't very much into the genre, but because of what he did with Opeth I had to check out In Absentia, and I'm happy I did. It's good to hear the Steven Wilson led band is still in top form. Great songs, great sound.
🌶️ Knoll (grind from the USA. FFO: Wake, Full of Hell, Yautja)
I believe it was Immortal Bird that described their music as 'slow grind / fast doom', which I think is brilliant. Anyway, Knoll is 'fast grind / fast doom' and while yes, I'm trying to be funny, it's also very correct. Further arguments for this band here.
There's more: Final Light (dark electronic/post-metal from France/Sweden - collaboration between Perturbator and Cult of Luna's Johannes Persson), Paganizer (death from Sweden), Entrails (death from Sweden), Khold (🌶️ black from Norway - w/ members of Sarke, Tulus), Candy (hardcore/metal from the USA), Chaotian (death from Denmark), Perdition Temple (black/death from the USA), Kawir (pagan/black from Greece), Axioma (post-black from the USA), Darkane (melodic death/thrash from Sweden), Vile Haint (black from the USA), Instigate (death from Italy/the USA), Serpents Oath (black from Belgium), Patroness (doom/sludge/black from Belgium), Volcandra (melodic black from the USA), Nubivagant (black from Italy), Werewolves (tech black/death from Australia), Intoxicated (thrash/death from the USA) and an acoustic ep from Afsky (black from Denmark).
New singles
There are new songs out from: Ozzy Osbourne (it's Ozzy Osbourne - but also: Jeff Beck), Megadeth (🌶️ thrash/heavy from the USA), Queensrÿche (🌶️ heavy/prog from the USA), Void Rot (death/doom from the USA), Krisiun (🌶️ death from Brazil), Stryper (heavy from the USA), Locrian (🌶️ drone/noise/nightmares from the USA), Machine Head (groove/thrash from the USA), Altars (🌶️ death from Australia), Behold! The Monolith (stoner/sludge from the USA), Dreadnought (🌶️ post/prog/doom from the USA), Sadness (depressive/post-black from the USA), Spirit Adrift (heavy/doom from the USA), Reeking Aura (death from the USA), Critical Defiance (🌶️ thrash from Chile), Chat Pile (noise/sludge from the USA), Walg (melodic black from The Netherlands), Defect Designer (death/grind from Norway), Cloud Rat (grind from the USA), Molder (death/thrash from the USA) and Kaoteon (black/death from Lebanon/The Netherlands).
Non-metal and next week
Non-metal album of the week: Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo - Queen of Sheba (jazz/world from France/Benin)
I’m looking forward to next week because of: Hulder, Black Cilice, Greg Puciato, Boss Keloid, Conjurer & Municipal Waste. Plus: a special announcement!
Have a great weekend people, stay safe - Peter
PS I’ve added a small batch of merch here