This Toilet Tuesday (12/18/18)
It’s Toilet Tuesday once again, and as list season draws to a close (for us, anyway), it seems the tide of new music has receded somewhat. Not to say that there’s nothing good this week; the new Sulphur Aeon comes out this Friday (it’s very good- stream down below), and Hans and I were able to find a couple other albums that tickled our fancy. Get on those for some sweet jams, then hit that list for more.
Cntmpt – Towards Neglect (Into Endless Chaos) [Black Metal]
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It’s not often that instrumental music does something for me, but somehow, CNTMPT’s 2014 album works; harsh, cold black metal interspersed with bits of noise and a few quiet passages. This new one sees the band becoming more melodic and slightly more creative with the songwriting. Also not strictly instrumental anymore, though I can’t tell if the wails, screams, and chants are actually lyrics. Not yet sure I like it as much as the first one, but both albums are definitely worth checking out. 12/17/18 (Hans)
Witching Hour – …and Silent Grief Shadows the Passing Moon (Hells Headbangers) [Black Thrash/Speed Metal]
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Bands founded on the conceit of an old school sound are a dime a dozen, but ones that can actually put a few good riffs together into a compelling song are a rarity. Witching Hour is just such a band, taking that classic Venom sound and doing it… well, much better than their progenitors could muster, to be honest. No special flash or flair here; just really good metal. 12/21/18 (Spear)
The Alpha Incident – Convergence (Independent) [Flushcore]
Listen to “Extension”
The Art of Mankind – Archetype (Repentless) [Melodeath]
Listen to “Vortex”
Blood Feast – Chopped, Sliced and Diced (Hells Headbangers) [Thrash]
Listen to “Concubine”
Blood Region – Tales of the Backwoods (Inverse Records) [Heavy/Power Metal]
Listen to “The Oaken Passage”
Cerebrum – Iridium (Transcending Obscurity) [Tech/Prog Death]
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Croc Noir – Mort (Wolfspell Records) [Black Metal]
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Doomster Reich – How High Fly the Vultures (Old Temple) [Doom]
Listen to “For the Sick Devils”
Existe – Vivre et laisser mourir (Independent) [Post-Rock/Metal]
Listen to “Quand cesserons-nous d’aimer?”
Evangelist – Deus Vult (Nine Records) [Doom]
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Fall – The Dreamer of Tragedy (Independent) [Post-Melodeath?]
Listen to “Heir to Silence”
Gaia Epicus – Alpha & Omega (Epicus Records) [Power Metal]
Listen to “Land of the Rising Sun”
Genune – Cern Sol (Independent) [Post-Black Metal]
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Germ Bomb – Gist Sucked Out (Metal Race) [Thrash/Crossover]
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Great Falls – A Sense of Rest (Corpse Flower Records) [Noise Rock/Hardcore]
Listen to “Kettle Logic,” “The Accelerationist”
Homicide Black – The House of Black (Rattle Clack Entertainment) [Heavy Metal]
Illness – Mental Carnage (Independent) [Black Metal]
In Shadows and Dust – Enlightened by Darkness (Redefining Darkness) [Black Metal]
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Menschenfresser – Sterben (Boersma Records) [Death Metal]
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Mourning Sign – Contra Mundum (Orchestrated Misery Recordings) [Prog Death]
Listen to “Nest of Vipers”
Open Surgery – After Birth Abortion (BVR Records) [Death Metal]
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Pagan Reign – Once Again (Yarko Music Production) [Folk Metal]
Listen to “Return of Slavonian Gods”
Pagan Throne – Dark Soldier (Eternal Hatred Records) [Black Metal]
Sechem – Disputes with My Ba (Atcys Records) [Actual Folk Metal]
Listen to “An Epic Journey to Yam”
Siege – Spirit of Agony Pt.2 – Autumn of Earth (Independent) [Death Metal]
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Sönambula – Bicéfalo (Xtreem Music) [Death/Doom]
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Sulphur Aeon – The Scythe of Cosmic Chaos (Ván Records) [Death Metal]
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Väkären – Æternum (Disease ov Mourning) [Black Metal]
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Wan – Gammal är äldst (Carnal Records) [Black Metal]
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Did we forget a new release? Is there a way we could improve this list? Let us know in the comments!
