🌶️🌶️🌶️ To The Teeth: Pallbearer, Deafheaven, Rïcïnn, Armored Saint, Zeal & Ardor, Soilwork, Devin Townsend
New albums
There are new albums, splits, demo's and ep's out from: Pallbearer (doom from the USA), Armored Saint (heavy from the USA), Mors Principium Est (melodeath from Finland), Rïcïnn (🌶️ experimental/neo-classical/gothic from France), Demonical (death from Sweden), Zeal & Ardor (post-black/folk from Switzerland), Cross Bringer (🌶️ blackened hardcore from Russia/Belgium), Mörk Gryning (black from Sweden), Leaves' Eyes (symphonic from Germany), Undeath (death from the USA), Kevel (prog sludge/post from Greece), Summer of Seventeen (avantgarde from the USA - featuring Aaron Turner), Carnal Ruin (death from the USA), Sevendust (alternative from the USA), Invincible Force (death/thrash/black from Chile), Kosmovorous (black from Germany, I think), Iskandr (🌶️ black from the Netherlands ), Empyrean Grace (black/ambient from the Netherlands - same people as behind Iskandr, Turia etc), Epitimia (atmospheric/post-black from Russia), Coexistence (prog death from Italy), Old Mother Hell (epic doom/heavy from Germany - has been on Spotify for two weeks, so you gotta scroll down to find it there), Prometheus (black from Greece), Vessel of Light (doom from the USA), Путь (Put) (post-black from Russia), Mongrel's Cross (thrash/black from Australia), Mercyless (death/thrash from France - a covers ep), and live records from Lubbert Das & Turia (black from the Netherlands and atmoblack from the Netherlands), Hammerfall (heavy/power from Sweden), Brutus (post-black/alternative from Belgium) and Devin Townsend (🌶️ prog from Canada).
New singles
There are new songs, singles and advance tracks out from Deafheaven (🌶️ post black from the USA - a newly recorded live in studio setting version of a first demo song), Blind Guardian (power from Germany - a live version of a new track), Soen (prog from Sweden, featuring ex-Opeth drummer Martin Lopez), Liturgy (🌶️ experimental black from the USA), Soilwork (melodeath/groove from Sweden), Tombs (black/post from the USA), Boris & Merzbow (¯\_(ツ)_/¯), Bhleg (black from Sweden), Grabunhold (black from Germany), Malakhim (black from Sweden), Cadaver (death from Norway), Mitochondrial Sun (black/ambient from Sweden - solo project from former Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin), Dale Crover (rock from the USA - drummer of the Melvins, and of course once a member of Nirvana), Sepultura (groove/thrash from Brazil - this is a Soft Cell cover and you know the song), Netherlands (psych/avantgarde from the USA - covering The Jacksons), an acoustic track from Fleshgod Apocalypse (symphonic tech/death from Italy), and live tracks from Periphery (prog/djent from the USA), Katatonia (🌶️ doom/prog from Sweden - from a live streamed quarantine show I happened to 'attend', and I loved it. Happy they're releasing the whole thing!).
Next week
Non-metal album of the week: Clipping - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
I’m looking forward to next week because of: Auðn, Convulse, Draconian, Botanist & Mr. Bungle.