October 2022 Release Tracker

 You can read my New Fury Media metal column for September here.  Bands featured include Holy Fawn, Fallujah, The Devil Wears Prada, A Hope For Home, I Am, Love is Noise, and Aeternam.

I'm currently compiling metal and metal-adjacent music for Territory's Edge, my monthly recap column on New Fury Media.  After the last Friday of the month (October 28), I will select 5-8 albums or songs to discuss in detail.  My favorites of the month are marked with 🐅. 

 

October Release Tracker

 

Singles

Lionheart/Ice-T - "Live by the Gun" (Oct 4, rap metal/hardcore)

Gaupa - "Moloken" (Oct 5, doom/stoner metal)

Bury Tomorrow - "Abandon Us" (Oct 6, melodic death metal/metalcore)

Convictions/Dakota Alvarez - "Stigmata" (Oct 7, metalcore) 🐅

Make Them Suffer - "Doomswitch" (Oct 13, deathcore)

Gojira - "Our Time is Now" (Oct 14, progressive metal/alternative metal)

Avoid - "Can't Take This Away" (Oct 14, punk/post-hardcore)

Foreign Hands - "Tearing Down Your Reality" (Oct 19, metalcore)

Chelsea Grin/Trevor Strnad - "Forever Bloom" (Oct 21, death metal)

For the Fallen Dreams - "No Heaven" (Oct 21, alternative metal/post-hardcore)

Oceans - "I Sing Alone" (Oct 21, nu metal/progressive metal)

The Plot In You - "Divide" (Oct 25, post-hardcore)

Nita Strauss/Alissa White-Gluz - "The Wolf You Feed" (Oct 25, melodic death metal)

Quicksand - "Feliz" (Oct 25, alternative metal/post-hardcore)

Katatonia - "Atrium" (Oct 26, gothic doom/progressive metal) 🐅

Vulvodynia - "Artificial Divinity" (Oct 27, brutal death metal/slam)

Avatar - "Dance Devil Dance" (Oct 28, groove metal/melodic death metal) 

Crosses - "Vivien" (Oct 28, darkwave)

In Search of Solace - "No Turning Back" (Oct 28, hardcore) 🐅

The Wise Man's Fear - "Mazerunner" (Oct 28, metalcore)

Albums/EPs

Grief Circle - Weightless (Oct 6, doom metal)

Armed for Apocalypse - Ritual Violence (Oct 7, sludge metal/death metal)

Cloud Rat - Threshold (Oct 7, hardcore punk)

Counterparts - A Eulogy for Those Still Here (Oct 7, metalcore) 🐅

Faceless Burial - At the Foothills of Deliration (Oct 7, death metal)

Get the Shot - Merciless Destruction (Oct 7, crossover hardcore)

Goatwhore - Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven (Oct 7, blackened death metal)

Lamb of God - Omens (Oct 7, groove metal) 🐅

Queensryche - Digital Noise Alliance (Oct 7, heavy metal)

Suspyria - The Valley of Despair (Oct 7, alternative metal/metalcore)

Wednesday 13 - Horrifier (Oct 7, industrial metal/horror punk)

Alter Bridge - Pawns and Kings (Oct 14, heavy metal/alternative metal)

Birds in Row - Gris Klein (Oct 14)

Boundaries - Burying Brightness (Oct 14, deathcore)

Exist Immortal - Exist Immortal (Oct 14)

Firtan - Marter (Oct 14, progressive black metal)

Girih - Ikigai (Oct 14, instrumental post metal)

Glassblower - Generation Loss (Oct 14, grindcore/hardcore punk)

Lacuna Coil - Comalies XX (redux) (Oct 14)

Lorna Shore - Pain Remains (Oct 14, symphonic deathcore/blackened deathcore) 🐅

Outline in Color - Coast is Clear (Oct 14) 

Ripped to Shreds - 劇變 (Jubian) (Oct 14, death metal)

We Came As Romans - Darkbloom (Oct 14, metalcore)

At the Graves - Fear is God (Oct 20, sludge/doom)

A Wake in Providence - Eternity (Oct 21, symphonic deathcore/death metal)

Architects - The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Heart (Oct 21, alternative metal)

Battalions - King of a Dead World (Oct 21, sludge metal) 

Black Royal - Earthbound (Oct 21, stoner/death metal)

Cabal - Magneto Interitus (Oct 21, deathcore/blackened hardcore)

Crooked Royals - Quarter Life Daydream (Oct 21, progressive metalcore/post-hardcore)

End Archaic - Infected Nature (Oct 21, hardcore) 🐅

Freedom of Fear - Carpathia (Oct 21, blackened death metal/progressive death metal) 🐅

Full of Hell - Aurora Leaking from an Unopened Wound (Oct 21, hardcore)

Inclination - Unaltered Perspective (Oct 21, straight edge hardcore)

Invictus (Canada) - Unstoppable (Oct 21, groove metal/melodic death metal)

Serj Tankian - Perplex Cities (Oct 21)

Vatic - Mercer 217 (Oct 21, nu metal/metalcore) 

Chrome Ghost - House of Falling Ash (Oct 28, doom metal/post metal) 🐅

Dead Cross - Dead Cross II (Oct 28, hardcore punk/thrash)

Demon Hunter - Exile (Oct 28, alternative metal)

Despised Icon - Déterré (Oct 28, deathcore/death metal)

Devenial Verdict - Ash Blind (Oct 28, doom/death metal) 🐅

Fire from the Gods - Soul Revolution (Oct 28, nu metal/reggae metal) 🐅

Fit for a King - The Hell We Create (Oct 28, metalcore)

The Gloom in the Corner - Trinity (Oct 28, metalcore) 

Grieve - Empty, Like Me (Oct 28, nu metal)

Love is Noise - Euphoria, Where Were You? (Oct 28, shoegaze/alternative metal) 🐅

Obsidious - Iconic (Oct 28, progressive metal)

Polyphia - Remember That You Will Die (Oct 28, instrumental progressive metal/trap/djent) 🐅

Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality (Oct 28, psychedelic rock/post metal)

Worm - Bluenothing (Oct 28, doom metal)

 

September 2022 Release Tracker

You can read my New Fury Media metal column for August 2022 here.  The metal bands featured in my article are Oceano, Machine Head, Foreign Hands, Soulfly, Aronious, Auriferous Flame, and Becoming the Archetype. 

I'm currently compiling metal and metal-adjacent music for Territory's Edge, my monthly recap column on New Fury Media.  After the last Friday of the month (September 30), I will select 5-8 albums or songs to discuss in detail.  My favorites of September are marked with 🐅. 

 

 

September Release Tracker

 

Singles

Demon Hunter - "MASTER" (Sep 2, alternative metal)

Counterparts - "Bound to the Burn" (Sep 7, hardcore/metalcore) 🐅

Cabal - "Exit Wound" (Sep 7, deathcore)

For the Fallen Dreams - "Re-Animate" (Sep 7, metalcore)

Nickelback - "San Quentin" (Sep 7, hard rock/heavy metal)

We Came as Romans - "Golden" (Sep 7, metalcore)

Borders/Cane Hill - "Godless" (Sep 8, hardcore/nu metal)

Fit for a King - "Falling Through the Sky" (Sep 8, metalcore) 

Lamb of God - "Grayscale" (Sep 8, groove metal)

Psychonaut - "Violate Consensus Reality" (Sep 8, post metal)

Chelsea Grin - "The Isnis" (Sep 9, deathcore)

Nonpoint - "Paper Tigers" (Sep 9, alternative metal/groove metal)

The Gloom In The Corner - "New Order" (Sep 12, metalcore)

Unleash the Archers - "Falsewave" (Sep 13, power metal) 

10 Years - "The Optimist" (Sep 14, alternative metal) 

Lorna Shore - "Pain Remains I: Dancing Like Flames" (Sep 14, deathcore)

Yellow Eyes - "Dagger in the Warm Straw" (Sep 14, black metal)

Get the Shot - "Season of the Damned II" (Sep 15, hardcore)

In Flames - "Foregone Pt. 1" (Sep 15, melodic death metal)

Lacuna Coil - "Swamped XX" (Sep 15, gothic metal)

Archetypes Collide - "My Own Device" (Sep 16, alternative metal)

As Hell Retreats - "Dissent" (Sep 16, deathcore/death metal)

Cloud Rat - "Corset" (Sep 16, grindcore)

Graphic Nature - "White Noise" (Sep 16, nu metal/hardcore) 

Thrice - "Open Your Eyes and Dream" (Sep 20, post-hardcore)

Earth Caller - “Alone” (Sep 21, metalcore)

Termina - "Take Flight" (Sep 21, djent)

Thousand Below - "Face to Face" (Sep 21, post-hardcore) 

Dayseeker - "Dreamstate" (Sep 23, post-hardcore)

In Search of Solace - "Oathbreaker" (Sep 23, metalcore)

Love is Noise - "Euphoria (Where Were You?)" (Sep 23, shoegaze, alternative metal)

Fire from the Gods - “World So Cold” (Sep 30, alternative metal)

Albums/EPs

Oceans Ate Alaska - Disparity (Sep 1, metalcore)

156/Silence - Narrative (Sep 2, metalcore/hardcore punk) 

A Hope For Home - Years of Silicon (Sep 2, post metal) 🐅

Aeternam - Heir of the Rising Sun (Sep 2, symphonic folk metal/melodic death metal) 🐅

Aetherwave - Malevolence (Sep 2, nu-metalcore) 

Blind Guardian - The God Machine (Sep 2, power metal)

The Butterfly Effect - IV (Sep 2, alternative metal/progressive rock)

The Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist (Sep 2, mathcore) 

Fawn Limbs - Oleum (Sep 2, grindcore/mathcore)

Feather Mountain - To Exit a Maelstrom (Sep 2, progressive metal)

The Hu - Rumble of Thunder (Sep 2, folk metal)

King's X - Three Sides of One (Sep 2, progressive rock)

Miss May I - Curse of Existence (Sep 2, metalcore)

Sobriquet - Apotheosis (Sep 2, post-hardcore)

Vermin Womb - Retaliation (Sep 2, grindcore/brutal death metal)

Xenobiotic - Hate Monolith (Sep 2, technical death metal)

An Abstract Illusion - Woe (Sep 9, progressive death metal)

Bloodbath - Survival of the Sickest (Sep 9, death metal)

Crippled Black Phoenix - Banefyre (Sep 9, post rock/dark rock)

Electric Callboy - Tekkno (Sep 9, electronic metalcore)

END/Cult Leader split - Gather and Mourn (Sep 9, hardcore)

Fallujah - Empyrean (Sep 9, progressive death metal/technical death metal) 🐅

Holy Fawn - Dimensional Bleed (Sep 9, blackgaze/post metal/shoegaze) 🐅

Highly Suspect - The Midnight Demon Club (Sep 9, hard rock)

I AM - Eternal Steel (Sep 9, death metal/deathcore) 🐅

Inhuman Depravity - The Experimendead (Sep 9, brutal death metal)

KMFDM - Hyena (Sep 9, industrial)

Ozzy Osbourne - Patient #9 (Sep 9, traditional heavy metal)

Parkway Drive - Darker Still (Sep 9, alternative metal)

Revocation - Netherheaven (Sep 9, thrash/technical death metal)

Stray from the Path - Euthanasia (Sep 9, hardcore punk) 

Tallah - The Generation of Danger (Sep 9, nu metal)

Until I Wake - Inside My Head (Sep 9, hardcore)

Warforged - Sundial (Sep 9, blackened death metal)

Floating - The Waves Have Teeth (Sep 13, death metal)

Aviana - Corporation (Sep 16, metalcore/alternative metal)

Behemoth - Opvs Contra Natvram (Sep 16, blackened death metal)

Confessions of a Traitor - Punishing Myself Before God Does (Sep 16, groove metal/metalcore) 

Clutch - Sunrise on Slaughter Beach (Sep 16, stoner rock/sludge)

Destrage - SO MUCH. Too much. (Sep 16, mathcore) 

The Devil Wears Prada - Color Decay (Sep 16, melodic metalcore) 🐅

Earth Crisis - Vegan for the Animals (Sep 16, straight edge hardcore)

Fault Lines - Quiet Sickness (Sep 16, nu metal/metalcore) 

Hamadryas - Grima (Sep 16, djent)

Harmed - The Everchanging Gap Between Life and Loss (Sep 16, deathcore)

Irist - Gloria (Sep 16, sludge metal)

Lybica - Lybica (Sep 16, post metal)

The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta (Sep 16, progressive rock)

Phobophilic - Enveloping Absurdity (Sep 16, death metal)

Reliqa - I Don't Know What I Am (Sep 16, alternative metal)

Weeping Wound - idon'tbelonghere. (Sep 16, nu metal/metalcore)

Wolfheart - King of the North (Sep 16, melodic death metal)

Dark Divinity- Unholy Rapture (Sep 21, melodic death metal)

Forest Summoner (various artists) - Autumn Equinox Compilation (Sep 22, black metal/doom metal)

Frayle - Skin & Sorrow (Sep 23, doom metal/alternative) 

Gaerea - Mirage (Sep 23, black metal)

KEN Mode - Null (Sep 23, noise rock/sludge metal)

Venom Inc. - There's Only Black (Sep 23, heavy metal/black metal)

City of Caterpillar - Mystic Sisters (Sep 30, hardcore punk)

Escuela Grind - Memory Theater (Sep 30, grindcore)

Slipknot - The End, So Far (Sep 30, nu metal)

 

 

August 2022 Metal Release Tracker

 

 

I'm currently compiling metal and metal-adjacent music for Territory's Edge, my monthly recap column on New Fury Media.  After the last Friday of the month (August 26), I will select 5-8 albums or songs to discuss in detail.  My favorites as the month progresses are marked with 🐅 symbols.

August Release Tracker

Singles

In Flames - "The Great Deceiver" (Aug 1, melodic death metal)

Alter Bridge - "Silver Tongue" (Aug 2, alternative metal)

City of Caterpillar - "Decider" (Aug 2, hardcore)

Stray From the Path/Jesse Barnett - "Bread and Roses" (Aug 2, punk/hardcore)

Borders - "Suffer" (Aug 4, deathcore)

Fallujah - "Soulbreaker" (Aug 4, progressive metalcore/technical death metal) 🐅

I AM - "Surrender to the Blade" (Aug 4, death metal)

Xenobiotic - "Autophagia" (Aug 4, technical death metal) 🐅

Dragoncorpse - "Terror Eternal" (Aug 5, power metal/death metal)

For the Fallen Dreams - "Sulfate" (Aug 5, metalcore)

The Comfort - "Supernova" (Aug 5, post-hardcore/alt rock)

Outline in Color/Loveless - "Do Your Worst" (Aug 5, alternative rock/post-hardcore)

Slipknot - "Yen" (Aug 5, nu metal) 🐅

Time, the Valuator - "Ivy" (Aug 5, progressive rock/alternative metal)

What Lies Below - "Vitiate" (Aug 5, progressive metalcore)

Boundaries - "Heaven's Broken Heart" (Aug 11, metalcore)

Revocation/Trevor Strnad/Corpsegrinder - "Re-Crucified" (Aug 9, technical death metal)

Slaughter to Prevail - "1984" (Aug 9, deathcore)

Sylosis - "Heavy is the Crown" (Aug 9, melodic death metal)

Aviana/Marcus Vik - "Paradox" (Aug 10, metalcore/alternative metal)

Exmortus - "Oathbreaker" (Aug 10, death/thrash)

Miss May I - "Free Fall" (Aug 10, metalcore)

Weeping Wound - "fourthh.love" (Aug 10, atmospheric metalcore)

A Wake in Providence - "The Horror Ov the Old Gods" (Aug 11, deathcore)

Bloodbath - "Carved" (Aug 11, death metal)

Fit for a King - "End (The Other Side)" (Aug 11, metalcore)

156/Silence - "Say the Phrase" (Aug 12, metalcore) 

Bit Back - "Quantum of Solace" (Aug 12, hardcore)

Chelsea Grin - "Origin of Sin" (Aug 12, deathcore)

Phobophilic - "Survive in Obscurity" (Aug 12, death metal)

An Abstract Illusion - "In the Heavens Above, You Will Become a Monster" (Aug 15, death metal)

Oceano - "Mass Produced" (Aug 16, deathcore) 🐅

Irist - "Heal" (Aug 16, progressive metal)

Gaupa - "Diametrical Enchantress" (Aug 17, psychedelic rock/stoner doom)

Vermin Womb - "Denvoid" (Aug 17, grindcore/death metal)

Holy Fawn - "Void of Light" (Aug 18, blackgaze/post metal) 🐅

UnityTX - "Burnout" (Aug 18, rapcore)

AVOID - "Whatever" (Aug 19, punk/post-hardcore) 🐅

Oceans Ate Alaska - "Nova" (Aug 19, metalcore)

Starset/Breaking Benjamin - "Waiting on the Sky to Change" (Aug 19, alternative metal)

Vatic - "No Sleep" (Aug 19, metalcore)

Foreign Hands - "Chlorine Tears" (Aug 23, melodic metalcore) 🐅

Orbit Culture - "Vultures of North" (Aug 25, progressive death metal)

Dayseeker - "Without Me" (Aug 26, post-hardcore)

Within Destruction/Lil Lotus - "Dying World" (Aug 26, deathcore)

Glassing - "Dire/Sulk" (Aug 26, sludge metal) 🐅

A Hope For Home - "Years of Silicon" (Aug 29, post metal) 🐅

Currents - "The Death We Seek" (Aug 31, metalcore)

Fit for an Autopsy - "Walk With Me in Hell" (Aug 31, Lamb of God cover)

Love is Noise/Jason Aalon Butler - "Movement" (Aug 31, alternative metal/post-hardcore) 🐅

Albums

Ether Coven - The Relationship Between the Hammer and the Nail (Aug 5, sludge metal)

In Hearts Wake - Green is the New Black (Aug 5, metalcore)

Psycroptic - Divine Council (Aug 5, technical death metal) 🐅

Soulfly - Totem (Aug 5, groove/thrash metal) 🐅

Dispar - Hopeless (demo) (Aug 6, blackgaze)

Fugitive - Maniac (Aug 8, hardcore/thrash)

Arch Enemy - Deceivers (Aug 12, melodic death metal) 🐅

Aronious - Irkalla (Aug 12, technical death metal) 🐅

Ascent of Autumn - Awakened (Aug 12, deathcore)

Contrition - Constancy (Aug 12, hardcore/metalcore)

In Disarray - Trauma (Aug 12, hardcore/metalcore)

Norma Jean - Deathrattle Sing For Me (Aug 12, metalcore/alternative metal) 

Of Virtue - Sinner (Aug 12, metalcore/alternative metal)

Seventh Storm - Maledictus (Aug 12, power metal)

Seyr - Flux (Aug 12, progressive metal)

The Halo Effect - Days of the Lost (Aug 12, melodic death metal)

The Omnific - Escapades (Deluxe Edition) (Aug 12, instrumental metal)

Unprocessed - Gold (Aug 12, progressive rock)

Revaira - Journey (Aug 18, progressive metalcore)

Abest - Molten Husk (Aug 19, sludge metal/hardcore)

Alpha Wolf and Holding Absence - The Lost & The Longing (Aug 19, metalcore)

Dawnwalker - House of Sand (Aug 19, progressive metal) 

I Prevail - True Power (Aug 19, alternative metal/nu metal) 

Orthodox - Learning To Dissolve (Aug 19, hardcore)

Russian Circles - Gnosis (Aug 19, instrumental progressive metal) 

Soilwork - Övergivenheten (Aug 19, melodic death metal)

Spirit Adrift - 20 Years Gone (Aug 19, doom/traditional heavy metal)

Spite - Dedication to Flesh (Aug 19, deathcore)

Auriferous Flame - The Great Mist Within (Aug 26, atmospheric black metal) 🐅

Becoming the Archetype - Children of the Great Extinction (Aug 26, melodic death metal/metalcore) 🐅

Blackbraid - Blackbraid I (Aug 26, black metal)

Cyborg Octopus - Between the Light and Air (Aug 26, progressive metal)

Dreadnought - The Endless (Aug 26, progressive metal/black metal) 

Eaten By Sharks - Eradication (Aug 26, technical death metal)

fallfiftyfeet - Lonely If You Go (Aug 26, mathcore)

Ghost in the Ruins - Return to Ash (Aug 26, metalcore) 

God of Nothing - Terrible Things (Aug 26, deathcore)

KRIMH - The Eternal Return (Aug 26, progressive death metal)

Machine Head - Of Kingdom and Crown (Aug 26, groove metal/thrash) 🐅

Obsidian Mind - Obsidian Mind (Aug 26, metalcore) 

Sigh - Shiki (Aug 26, experimental black metal)

thoughtcrimes - Altered Pasts (Aug 26, mathcore)

Westhand - Cyanide Culture (Aug 26, rapcore/metalcore)

Illuminate Me - Dying on a Hill That Nobody Remembers (Aug 28, metalcore)

 

 

Territory's Edge - July 2022

Metallica made plenty of headlines this summer.  The surging popularity of their 1986 hit "Master of Puppets" - due to its inclusion in the show Stranger Things - marked a rare crossover moment, potentially introducing a vast array of listeners to heavy metal.  Another familiar name returning to the spotlight is Rage Against the Machine.  The rap rock legends, whose last album Renegades released in December 2000, embarked on their first tour in eleven years, which has proven to be a massive success. However, we had no shortage of metal and metal-adjacent bands releasing and announcing brand new music either.  Slipknot returned with a new single "The Dying Song (Time to Sing)" and a September album announcement. Lorna Shore continue to be huge in the deathcore scene, and also have a new song out and an album on the way. Holy Fawn, Erra, and Silent Planet similarly remain consistently top-tier bands with their new singles. Oceans Ate Alaska dropped a new song at the beginning of the month and confirmed a new album at the end. Highlights among the smaller bands we had to talk about this month include Hated delving into the evils of abuse on "Dr4gged",  Philippine technical death metal Emperium hailing the horned ones on "Majestic Goat", and modern deathcore band The Archaic Epidemic from Fairfax, Virginia making a strong showing with "Lords of Misery".  South Florida band Leveled live up to their name on their EP One World Comes Back Around, and Atlanta's In Somni are a promising new band with two explosive songs.

 

 

Silent Planet - ":Signal:"

 

Ten years after their first EP Come Wind, Come Weather, Silent Planet now maintains a dedicated, supportive fan community and substantive respect within progressive metalcore circles. From the beginning, frontman Garrett Russell has shown why he is a top-tier lyricist and songwriter. His lyrics have discussed many topics including the generational and historical trauma experienced by Native Americans ("Native Blood"),  the horrors of war and impact of PTSD on combat veterans ("Panic Room") and his own battle with mental illness ("Terminal"). However, the band's new single, ":Signal:", continues to keep listeners guessing. This song ventures into mathcore territory, with an eerie, mysterious visual to match. Above all, ":Signal:" is crushingly heavy, displaying an unpredictable chaos akin to Loathe at their heaviest. Buster Odeholm of Humanity's Last Breath mixed this track, contributing to its dark and heavy atmosphere. Distant clean vocals in the waning seconds finish the song on an enticing note. Silent Planet's music has a profound depth, spirituality and sincerity, and this new song provides the first taste of something massive.  

Wake - Thought Form Descent

 

While this band from Calgary, Alberta started out playing grindcore, their sound has gradually shifted with each album. Now on their sixth full-length, Wake's current blackened death metal style is characterized by densely layered, highly technical compositions. Thought Form Descent is full of intriguing, melodic guitar riffs that will hook just about any fan of extreme metal. The profiency of the band's two guitarists, Arjun Gill and Rob LaChance, keep each track engaging throughout. The melodic death metal riffage on single "Swallow the Light" is a prime example of the guitar work carrying the song. Additionally, the two instrumental tracks "Pareidolia" and "The Translation of Deaths" add a valuable diversity. Both of these short breaks balance out the intensity of the other six songs. "Observer to Master" makes good use of blast beats and a guitar solo from Kevin Hufnagel of Gorguts. "Bleeding Eyes of the Watcher" incorporates a Mastodon-sounding guitar line and a seamless atmospheric transition into the closer "The Translation of Deaths". Thought Form Descent is themed around a science fiction story contained to the album. According to vocalist Kyle Ball, the narrative follows a character who enters a paranormal realm during a near death experience, then tries to recreate that plane of existence again through means of altered states, meditation, and lucid dreams. Musically, Wake cite inspiration from classic metal bands like Slayer, Iron Maiden, and Celtic Frost, as well as genres like post punk, doom, and black metal. However, the band makes it a point to not let any particular influence overtake the others. The eight-minute sonic cacophony of "Venerate (The Undoing of All)" encapsulates this mindset perfectly, a track as nuanced as it is chaotic. Wake have created a masterful extreme metal record here.  

Scarcity - Aveilut

 

At first glance, classical sensibilities within an experimental black/drone metal record may seem unusual. Scarcity, a two-person project from Brooklyn, New York, proves that this influence can translate well even without the use of traditional classical instrumentation. Instrumentalist Brendon Randall-Myers is both a guitarist and composer who has written for classical music performers and symphonies. He is joined by vocalist Doug Moore from the New York technical death metal band Pyrrhon, who in addition to his unearthly low growls is a skilled writer and former monthly metal columnist. Aveilut, titled after a Hebrew term for mourning, centers around processing loss and the inevitability of death. It is a challenging yet cathartic listen. Randall-Myers specifically wrote the album about the deaths of two people close to him, and the bleak tone of the music conjures up images of staring into the void. Reflecting both a personal and universal meaning, Aveilut is a harrowing, yet spacious, drone/dark ambient 45 minute album.  Split into 5 tracks numbered I-V, it is meant to be listened to as one composition.  

Krisiun - Mortem Solis

 

The success of Sepultura in the '90s helped open up the door for more Brazilian metal bands to break through to a worldwide audience. One of those bands was Krisiun.  Their brutal third album, Conquerors of Armageddon, was unleashed in March 2000, marking their first major release on Century Media. Krisiun is composed of three brothers, and they're still going strong eleven albums into their career. Therefore, it's fitting that on August 7, they're playing alongside the Cavalera brothers Max and Igor, on the tour celebrating 25 years of Sepultura's Roots. Krisiun has maintained an old-school death metal ethos throughout their career, occasionally embracing a progressive edge as on 2012's The Great Execution. Krisiun's latest album provides a good introduction to any newcomers to the long-running trio. Bridging the gap between early and modern death metal, the band stays true to their sound without coming across as stale or out of ideas. Mortem Solis is characterized by thrashy tempos and death metal vocals, but they switch it up enough to keep the whole album engaging. Track 4, "Necronomics" slows to a measured groove metal pace. The instrumental "Dawn Sun Carnage" which leads into the cavernous "Temple of Abattoir" is another highlight.  

Conjurer - Páthos

 

While this young British death/doom metal act gained some previous attention from the underground scene with the EP I, their sludgy debut full-length, Mire, earned them a strong following among some well-known metal musicians, particularly Trivium's Matt Heafy. On Mire, Conjurer mixed in some post-metal dynamics with tracks like "Hollow" and "Thankless", and their second album develops in this direction further. The highlight of Páthos is "All You Can Remember", a somber, dynamic post-metal track written in memoriam of guitarist Dan Nightingale's grandmother. Similar to "Constance" by Spiritbox, the lyrics explore the the grief of having a loved one battle dementia. A guest female vocalist, Alice Zawadski, provides a spoken word section before the cathartic climax. The sludgy "Basilisk" is the most stylistically similar to Mire and provides a contrast between the band's past and present. Frontman Brady Deeprose's low roar is comparable to Aaron Turner of the bands Isis and Sumac. Similarly, the music is reminiscent of a heavier Oceanic with undercurrents of death and sludge metal swirling through the tides. Let Páthos pull you in to its murky depths.

Oceans of Slumber - Starlight and Ash

 

Oceans of Slumber are unafraid of change. The band's initial gothic metal/progressive doom metal sound drew comparisons to Opeth with a female lead vocalist, while maintaining a sound of their own. Heavy yet soulful tracks like "The Adorned Fathomless Creation" displayed a similar sense of duality. Given how Opeth has dramatically reinvented their sound while still finding success, the description is even more apt today. Yes, Oceans of Slumber took a left turn, softening their sound - to their advantage. The group fully captures the southern gothic sound by honing in on a sultry, humid atmosphere. In fact, the only minor flaw here is some imbalance in the production, as the guitars are buried in the mix compared to the drums during the heavier moments. Frontwoman Cammie Gilbert's vocals are the undisputed focus of the album, and her commanding presence is the reason the stylistic shift succeeds. "Salvation" displays her gospel influences both sonically and lyrically. While Starlight and Ash is more of a rock album than a metal one, there's still some elements of metal present. "Red Forest Roads" is a good example, building from a somber ballad to a fast climax with furious drumming. "Just a Day" starts off similar to an Evanescence piano ballad but finishes out on heavy, with the final minute of fuzzed out distorted guitar.

July 2022 Release Tracker

 

I'm currently compiling metal and metal-adjacent music for Territory's Edge, my monthly recap column on New Fury Media.  After the last Friday of the month (July 29), I will select 5-8 albums or songs to discuss in detail.  My favorites of the month are marked by 🐅.

July Release Tracker

Singles

Oceans Ate Alaska - "New Dawn" (Jul 1, metalcore)

The Wise Man's Fear - "Sunchaser" (Jul 1, post-hardcore)

Bring Me the Horizon - "Strangers"* (Jul 6, pop punk/post-hardcore)

Armor for Sleep - "How Far Apart" (Jul 6, post-hardcore)

Parkway Drive - "The Greatest Fear" (Jul 6, alternative metal)

Revocation - "Diabolical Majesty" (Jul 6, technical death metal)

Boston Manor - "Passenger" (Jul 7, alternative metal)

Erra - "Pull from the Ghost" (Jul 7, progressive metalcore) 🐅

Fallujah - "Embrace Oblivion" (Jul 7, technical death metal) 🐅

Norma Jean - "Spearmint Revolt" (Jul 7, metalcore)

In Lessons - "Slow Small Hits" (Jul 8, post-hardcore)

The Mars Volta - "Graveyard Love" (Jul 8, progressive rock)

Soulfly - "Filth Upon Filth" (Jul 8, thrash)

Termina - "Translucent" (Jul 8, progressive metal) 🐅

Architects - "Tear Gas" (Jul 12, industrial/alternative metal)

Beartooth - "Riptide" (Jul 12, metalcore)

Holy Fawn - "Dimensional Bleed" (Jul 12, black metal/shoegaze) 🐅

I Prevail - "Bad Things" (Jul 12, metalcore)

Carnifex/Oceano - "Lie to My Face" (Jul 13, deathcore)

Ether Coven - "Of Might and Failure" (Jul 13, sludge)

Orthodox - "Cave In" (Jul 13, hardcore)

Russian Circles - "Betrayal" (Jul 13, instrumental post-black metal)

Within Temptation - "Don't Pray for Me" (Jul 13, symphonic metal)

Arch Enemy - "In the Eye of the Storm" (Jul 14, melodic death metal)

Becoming the Archetype - "The Remnant" (Jul 15, progressive death metal)

Fire From the Gods - "Soul Revolution" (Jul 15, nu metal)

In Search of Solace - "Death Follows Me" (Jul 15, metalcore)

Psycroptic - "A Fool's Errand" (Jul 15, technical death metal)

Soilwork - "Dreams of Nowhere" (Jul 15, melodic death metal)

Vended - "Ded to Me" (Jul 15, nu metal)

Graphic Nature - "Into the Dark" (Jul 18, nu metal/metalcore)

Polyphia - "Neurotica" (Jul 18, instrumental progressive metal)

Alter Bridge - "Pawns and Kings" (Jul 19, progressive metal/alternative metal)

Dead Cross - "Reign of Error" (Jul 19, thrash)

Future Static - "Venenosa" (Jul 19, alternative metal/hardcore)

Lacuna Coil - "Tightrope XX" (Jul 19, gothic metal)

Slipknot - "The Dying Song (Time to Sing)" (Jul 19, nu metal)

Spite - "Dedication to Flesh" (Jul 19, brutal deathcore)

thoughtcrimes - "Keyhole Romance" (Jul 20, mathcore)

Acres - "Burning Throne" (Jul 21, alternative metal)

Norma Jean - "Sleep Explosion" (Jul 21, mathcore)

156/Silence - "To Take Your Place" (Jul 22, progressive metalcore)

Silent Planet - ":Signal:" (Jul 22, progressive metalcore/thall) 🐅🐅

Turnover/Brendan Yates - "Myself in the Way" (Jul 25, hardcore punk/funk)

Counterparts - "Whispers of Your Death" (Jul 26, metalcore)

The Devil Wears Prada - "Time" (Jul 26, metalcore) 🐅

Goatwhore - "Born of Satan's Flesh" (Jul 26, black metal)

Behemoth - "The Deathless Sun" (Jul 27, blackened death metal)

Lorna Shore - "Cursed to Die" (Jul 27, deathcore)

The Gloom in the Corner/Ryo Kinoshita - "Ronin" (Jul 27, metalcore)

Lamb of God - "Omens" (Jul 28, groove metal)

Bullet for My Valentine - "No More Tears to Cry" (Jul 29, metalcore)

 

Albums

Conjurer - Pathos (Jul 1, doom metal) 🐅

Blood Command - Praise Armageddonism (Jul 1, skate punk)

Greg Puciato - Mirrorcell (Jul 1, alternative metal)

Municipal Waste - Electrified Brain (Jul 1, thrash)

Saint Asonia - Introvert (Jul 1, alternative metal)

Satyr - Totem (Jul 1, post-hardcore)

Shinedown - Planet Zero (Jul 1, post-grunge)

Speaking With Ghosts - At Its End (Jul 1)

Coldrain - Nonnegative (Jul 6)

Blind Channel - Lifestyles of the Sick and Dangerous (Jul 8)

Wormrot - Hiss (Jul 8, grindcore)

Kruhl - Sanguine Nihilism (Jul 9, technical death metal)

Haunt - Windows of Your Heart (Jul 14, traditional heavy metal)

ATLVS - The Wound, the Blade (Jul 15, metalcore)

Graveshadow - The Uncertain Hour (Jul 15, symphonic metal/power metal) 🐅

Imperial Triumphant - Spirit of Ecstasy (Jul 15, avant-garde black metal/death metal)

Mantar - Pain is Forever and This is the End (Jul 15, sludge metal)

Prismatic - Subversion (Jul 15, progressive metal)

Scarcity - Aveilut (Jul 15, progressive/experimental black metal) 🐅

Senses Fail - Hell is In Your Head (Jul 15, post-hardcore)

The Wakedead Gathering - Parallaxiom (Jul 15, death metal)

Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture (Jul 18, progressive black metal)

Tracheotomy - Dissimulation (Jul 19, deathcore)

Fame on Fire - Welcome to the Chaos (Jul 22, metalcore/emo rap)

Nicolas Cage Fighter - The Bones that Grew From Pain (Jul 22, hardcore)

Oceans of Slumber - Starlight and Ash (Jul 22, doom/gothic rock) 🐅

Palisades - Reaching Hypercritical (Jul 22, alternative metal)

Patient Sixty-Seven - Wishful Thinking (Jul 22, metalcore)

Wake - Thought Form Descent (Jul 22, progressive death metal) 🐅

Saltwound - Vol 2: Despair (Jul 26, hardcore/deathcore)

Chaosbay - 2222 (Jul 29, progressive rock/hard rock)

Ithaca - They Fear Us (Jul 29, melodic hardcore)

Krisiun - Mortem Solis (Jul 29, death/thrash metal) 🐅

Oceans - Hell is Where the Heart is (Jul 29, metalcore)

Stick to Your Guns - Spectre (Jul 29, hardcore)

Territory's Edge - June 2022

Written for New Fury Media on July 4, 2022. 

We're at the halfway point of 2022.  Significant new releases across the world of heavy music this month included Spiritbox releasing a surprise EP, Vatican making their mark on the scene with a diverse, fast-paced 14-track album, and Motionless in White gaining phenomenal chart success with their latest album Scoring the End of the World.  Individual tracks spanned a variety of styles.  Lorna Shore continue to be popular with the brutal "Into the Earth", and experimental black metal band Imperial Triumphant collaborated with jazz musician Kenny G.  Canadian metalcore band Counterparts' fast, unpredictable "Unwavering Vow" transitions several styles within its three minute runtime.  In Flames returned to melodic death metal with "Slate of Slow Decay", while I Prevail channeled Beartooth in both title and sound on "Body Bag".

Desiccation - Cold Dead Earth

Desiccation's debut is a unique, cohesive blend of post metal, atmospheric black metal, and doom metal, often including all three styles within the same song.  The band is composed of husband and wife team Soell Silent Hawk (vocals) and James Bratt (guitar) along with drummer/bassist Patrick Hills.  In their words, Desiccation represents the "existential dread and diaspora of attempting to thrive among end stage capitalism and a declining planet due to climate change, wildfires and windstorms."

The album opens with the atmospheric "Beneath Crumbling Skies of Flesh and Bone".   This song has shoegaze elements as Soell sings ethereally over an Alice In Chains-style doom riff.   The production is excellent and really brings out this heavy, rich guitar sound.  The opener transitions into the longest track “Unknown Monoliths”, which similarly opens with her clean vocals over low-tuned guitar.   In contrast, “The Fall” has a soft, ambient intro, slowly transitions to atmospheric black metal, and contains only harsh vocals.  The following title track and the closer “Depths Sown by Sorrows” are foreboding and majestic.

Along with their environmental stance, the band’s duality of majestic atmospheric passages with fast-paced black metal sections reminded me of Wolves in the Throne Room's Two Hunters and Celestial Lineage at times.  The haunting vocals and sludgy riffs will also appeal to fans of artists like Kylesa.  However, Desiccation provides their own unique take on these styles and it's hard to find a band that sounds exactly like them.  Cold Dead Earth is a fantastic five-song debut.  This album is available for free/name-your-price download on Bandcamp, so go give it a listen!

 

Astronoid - Radiant Bloom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Kbk8x00uo

Astronoid is a truly a unique entity.  Signed to Periphery's label 3DOT Recordings, Astronoid’s ethereal sound combines shoegaze with spacey progressive rock (and early in their catalog, Deafheaven-styled black metal as well).  The Boston band has a very specific sound that characterizes every song - it's breezy like a zephyr, while still containing multiple aspects of metal.  They sometimes describe themselves as "dream thrash" and tracks like "Sedative” and "Orchid" live up to that moniker.  These two songs are characterized by speedy guitar riffs, blast-beat drumming, and the contrast of Brett Boland's airy vocals, which resemble dream pop more than anything else.

In contrast to the foreboding sense of danger some of the bands on this list convey, Radiant Bloom is decidedly light and euphoric.  At the same time, they include plenty of substance. "Decades" is the laid-back seven-minute closer, with the vocals entering at the 1:30 mark. "Eyes" and "Sleep Whisper" are energetic and upbeat, and are good choices for singles, with the most memorable hooks on the album.  For those looking for something optimistic - or just something different in metal - Radiant Bloom captures the energy and euphoria of flying above the world.

 

I AM - "The Iron Gate"

The first single from the Dallas deathcore band's new album Eternal Steel is a study in calculated aggression.  "The Iron Gate" opens with a doomy, melodic guitar line that commands attention.  One minute in, they unleash the heaviness that includes both thrashy chaos and slow, intense riffs.   I Am cites crossover thrash/hardcore band Power Trip (who originate from the same city) and old-school thrash and death metal as influences, which are evident on here.  Regarding this song, vocalist Andrew Hileman said, "When searching for solace and protection, I tend to find it’s often met with opposite hostility. The process of growth only occurs when forced into these uncomfortable situations. ‘The Iron Gate‘ is that place of cruelty that I find so beautiful for the soul. Beware and enter if you dare.”

The album art, designed by Caelan Stokkermans, reflects that sentiment.  Within a post-apocalyptic mountain setting, a Cerberus-like three headed panther accompanies a stoic woman who holds a chain in one hand and a skull in the other.  The cover is unmistakably metal, and it's clear one would quickly regret testing the patience of either the warrior or the panther alongside her.  Originally written back in 2019, Eternal Steel was shelved for a while, and will drop on September 9.  You're in their domain.  Approach with caution.

 

Lamb of God - "Nevermore"

The title makes a literary allusion to Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven",  and the cover depicts a skeletal bird reminiscent of the cover of their groundbreaking anti-war album Ashes of the Wake.  This is signature Lamb of God, and they're back with their latest single ahead of their major tour with Killswitch Engage.  As a writer from Virginia, whenever my state's biggest metal band releases something new, I’m more than happy to discuss it.  "Nevermore" is driven by a mid-tempo groove from guitarist Mark Morton.  Frontman Randy Blythe makes use of four different yet familiar vocal styles here - his regular growled delivery during the chorus, spoken word in the first verse, clean singing in the second, and pitched screams near the end.

"Nevermore" is the first single from the Richmond band's upcoming album Omens, out October 7.  While it's nothing too out of the ordinary for Lamb of God, Randy Blythe's sharp lyricism remains as top-tier as ever, and the band continues to hold their own nearly three decades into their career.

 

Kardashev - Liminal Rite

The word 'liminal' is defined as a transitional, in-between stage, neither here nor there.  It's also a pretty good description of Kardashev's sound.  The band describes themselves as "deathgaze", bridging the gap between two dissimilar styles by cohesively melding the aggressive chaos of death metal with the calm atmosphere of shoegaze.  Vocals are alternatively soft and emotive at one point, and raspy growls at another.  "Silvered Shadows", the album’s first full song following a spoken-word intro track, best represents this stark dynamic.  Numerous interludes and instrumental passages nicely connect these disparate points together.

Thematically, Liminal Rite explores the use of nostalgia as self-medication.   On their Bandcamp page, Kardashev contemplates how selective remembrance of only the best aspects of the past can sometimes become an unhealthy addiction.  The album title essentially represents being trapped in a liminal state between the present and past, and unable to move forward.  Illustrating this concept is the narrative of a character called the Lost Man, whose grip on reality is slowly unraveling.  Fans of similarly experimental groups like Rivers of Nihil will find a lot to like on Liminal Rite, especially the closer "Beyond the Passage of Embers", complete with saxophone.

 

Enterprise Earth - "Psalm of Agony"

While Enterprise Earth has gone through multiple lineup changes throughout their eight years of existence, replacing a founding member and frontman can be a daunting task.  "Psalm of Agony" marks the progressive deathcore band's first song with new vocalist Travis Worland.  He replaces original vocalist Dan Watson, who decided to step down from the role earlier this year.  January's album The Chosen marked Watson's final contribution to the band.  Not to fear though, for Travis Worland more than holds his own.  While the band's sound remains recognizable, he doesn't try to copy his predecessor's vocal style either.

Therefore, it's fitting that the single's cover artwork depicts a magnificent red phoenix rising from flames.  "Psalm of Agony" accurately represents a rebirth for the band.  While the track lasts just under seven minutes, it never feels too long, and has a lot going on.  There's a well-placed acoustic guitar break in the middle of the brutality, a crushing breakdown, and a very memorable vocal hook on the chorus. Some fans have also drawn positive comparisons to Avenged Sevenfold, particularly regarding Gabe Worland's guitar solo and technical skill.  Make no mistake, Enterprise Earth haven't lost any momentum.

 

Spiritbox - Rotoscope

A recap of June wouldn't be complete without addressing one of the most discussed releases.  Spiritbox dropped a surprise three-song alternative metal EP on June 22.  The title track has already proven to be quite polarizing - check reaction videos on YouTube and you will see several differing opinions.   "Rotoscope" begins with a danceable 90s alternative-inspired sound that initially threw listeners for a loop when the song premiered.  Nevertheless, Courtney LaPlante's signature screams are still present and impactful.  In addition, her band has the charisma and versatility to succeed no matter the creative direction.

While the band explores a few different avenues, a careful listen reveals that the signature Spiritbox sound hasn't gone anywhere.  The EP starts off catchy and poppy in the opening minutes of "Rotoscope", and closes out on an aggressive "Holy Roller" style breakdown at the end of "Hysteria".  "Sew Me Up" is most similar to the overall sound of last year's Eternal Blue.  Spiritbox are one of the biggest new bands in rock and metalcore, and they aren't going anywhere soon.

June 2022 Metal Release Tracker

 

 

I'm currently compiling metal and metal-adjacent music for Territory's Edge, my monthly recap column on New Fury Media.  After the last Friday of the month (June 24), I will select 5-8 albums or songs to discuss in detail.  My favorites of the month are marked with 🐅.

June Release Tracker

 

Singles

Counterparts - "Unwavering Vow" (Jun 1, metalcore)

Ether Coven - "Psalm of Cancer" (Jun 1, sludge)

The Callous Daoboys - "What is Delicious? Who Swarms?" (Jun 2, mathcore)

Amon Amarth - "Get in the Ring" (Jun 3, viking/death metal)

Babirusa - "Mandatory Malevolence" (Jun 3, deathcore)

Demon Hunter - "Freedom is Dead" (Jun 3, metalcore)

Fire From the Gods - "SOS" (Jun 3, rap rock/metalcore)

Floorless - "Healing" (Jun 3, industrial)

I AM - "The Iron Gate" (Jun 3, progressive death metal/deathcore) 🐅

Motionless in White/Mick Gordon - "Scoring the End of the World" (Jun 3, electronic rock/alternative metal)

Satyr - "Attrition" (Jun 3, post-hardcore/progressive)

The Halo Effect - "The Needless End" (Jun 3, melodic death metal)

The Machinist - "Pig" (Jun 3, deathcore)

Parkway Drive - "Glitch" (Jun 7, nu metal)

The Devil Wears Prada - "Salt" (Jun 7, metalcore/alternative metal) 🐅

ATLVS - "Synthetic Heaven" (Jun 8, metalcore)

Common Rule - "Realworld" (Jun 9, metalcore)

Holding Absence/Alpha Wolf - "Aching Longing" (Jun 10, post-hardcore)

Imperial Triumphant/Kenny G - "Merkurius Gilded" (Jun 10, avant-garde)

Lamb of God - "Nevermore" (Jun 10, groove metal) 🐅

Soulfly - "Scouring the Vile" (Jun 10, thrash)

Grieve - "I Love Myself and My Beautiful Life" (Jun 10, nu-metalcore)

In Flames - "State of Slow Decay" (Jun 13, melodic death metal)

Norma Jean - "Call for the Blood" (Jun 16, metalcore)

Enterprise Earth - "Psalm of Agony" (Jun 17, deathcore) 🐅

I Prevail - "Body Bag" (Jun 17, metalcore)

Oceans of Slumber - "The Lighthouse" (Jun 17, gothic rock)

Psycroptic - "Exitus" (Jun 17, technical death metal)

Satyr - "Whelmed" (Jun 17, post-hardcore)

Wake - "Infinite Inward" (Jun 17, progressive death metal) 🐅

Koilos - "Lock, Load, Destroy" (Jun 17, rapcore/hardcore)

The Mars Volta - "Blacklight Shine" (Jun 21, progressive rock)

Machine Head - "Unhallowed" (Jun 21, groove/progressive metal) 🐅

Lorna Shore - "Into the Earth" (Jun 22, deathcore)

Sleeping With Sirens/Spencer Chamberlain - "Crosses" (Jun 22, post-hardcore)

We Came As Romans - "Plagued" (Jun 22, metalcore)

Alpha Wolf - "Hotel Underground" (Jun 23, metalcore)

Fit For a King - "Reaper" (Jun 23, metalcore)

Krisiun - "Sworn Enemies" (Jun 23, death/thrash)

AVOID - "My World" (Jun 24, metalcore/punk)

Becoming the Archetype - "The Lost Colony" (Jun 24, progressive death metal/metalcore)

Hostile Array - “Wounds” (Jun 24, post-hardcore)

Low Life/Ben Hoagland - "Burning Both Ends" (Jun 24, metalcore)

Ozzy/Jeff Beck - “Patient No. 9” (Jun 24, heavy metal)

Nothing More - "Spirits" (Jun 24, alternative metal)

Time, the Valuator - "Black Water" (Jun 24, djent/progressive metalcore) 🐅

House Divided/Dropout Kings - “Stay” (Jun 25, rapcore)

Ocean Sleeper - "Your Love I'll Never Need" (Jun 28, metalcore)

Miss May I - "Earth Shaker" (Jun 29, metalcore)

Cyborg Octopus - "Seizure of Character" (Jun 29, progressive metal)

Veio - “Like Cyanide” (Jun 29, progressive rock/alternative metal)

Invent Animate - "Shade Astray" (Jun 30, metalcore) 🐅

Oceans Ate Alaska - “New Dawn” (Jun 30, metalcore)

The Archaic Epidemic - "Lords of Mercy" (Jun 30, deathcore)

 

 Albums/EPs

Antagonist A.D.- Through Fire All Things Are Renewed (Jun 3, hardcore)

Artificial Brain - Artificial Brain (Jun 3, technical death metal)

Astronoid - Radiant Bloom (Jun 3, progressive metal/shoegaze) 🐅

Bleed From Within - Shrine (Jun 3, metalcore)

Gwar - The New Dark Ages (Jun 3, crossover thrash)

Memphis May Fire - Remade in Misery (Jun 3, rock/metalcore)

Origin - Chaosmos (Jun 3, technical death metal)

Red Handed Denial - I'd Rather Be Asleep (Jun 3, metalcore)

Sable Hills - Duality (Jun 3, metalcore/deathcore)

Terminal Nation/Kruelty split - The Ruination of Imperialism (Jun 3, death metal/hardcore)

Thornhill - Heroine (Jun 3, alternative metal/shoegaze)

Unprocessed - Boy Without a Gun (Jun 3, progressive rock)

Deathwhite - Dark Everlasting (Jun 10, doom metal)

Emberthrone - Godless Wonder (Jun 10, death metal)

Ill Nino - IllMortals (Jun 10, nu metal/Latin metal)

InRetrospect - Current State (Jun 10, progressive metalcore)

Kardashev - Liminal Rite (Jun 10, deathgaze) 🐅

Motionless in White - Scoring the End of the World (Jun 10, electronic rock/nu metalcore)

Outsider - Reflection of You (Jun 10, metalcore)

Respire - Respire - Audiotree Worldwide (Jun 10, blackened hardcore)

Rise Against - Nowhere Generation II (Jun 10, punk)

Shut/Eye - Unnatural Disasters (Jun 10, post-hardcore)

Soreption - Jord (Jun 10, technical death metal)

Still Stayer - Everend (Jun 10, progressive metalcore)

Tomb Mold - Aperture of Body (Jun 10, death metal)

Yatra - Born Into Chaos (Jun 10, death metal/stoner doom)

Desiccation - Cold Dead Earth (Jun 13, black metal/doom/post metal) 🐅

Dir En Grey - Phalaris (Jun 15, nu metal/visual kei)

Exocrine - The Hybrid Suns (Jun 17, technical death metal)

Grey Daze - The Phoenix (Jun 17, grunge/alternative metal) [vocal tracks and original songs from 1994 and 1997]

Inexorum - Equinox Vigil (Jun 17, melodic death metal)

Myteri - Illusion (Jun 17, crust)

Loose Ends WMBD - Manifest Destiny (Jun 17, hardcore)

Vatican - Ultra (Jun 17, metalcore)

White Ward - False Light (Jun 17, black metal)

Spiritbox - Rotoscope (Jun 22, nu-metalcore/alternative metal/industrial) 🐅

Alexisonfire - Otherness (Jun 24, post-hardcore)

Axioma - Sepsis (Jun 24, progressive black metal)

Candy - Heaven is Here (Jun 24, experimental hardcore/noise)

Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind (Jun 24, progressive rock) 🐅

Earthists - Have a Good Cult (Jun 24, post-hardcore)

Final Light - Final Light (Jun 24, industrial/post metal)

Knoll - Metempiric (Jun 24, deathgrind)

Light Dweller - Lucid Offering (Jun 24, death metal)

0n0 - Unwavering Resonance (Jun 24, industrial/doom) 🐅

Porcupine Tree - Closer/Continuation (Jun 24, progressive rock)

Profiler - Profiler (Jun 24, nu metal)

Projected - Hypoxia (Jun 24, alternative metal)

Sever the Memories - Hollow Shell (Jun 24, deathcore)

Vicious Blade - Siege of Cruelty (Jun 24, thrash/crust)

Volcandra - Border World (Jun 24, progressive death metal)