Shit That Comes Out Today: February 1st, 2019
This week was great, mostly because of that new Panopticon EP that appeared out of thin air. It’s been getting me through the early mornings and long school days, and shines a little light on the midwinter gloom that’s kept me from venturing outside. I haven’t really been able to listen to much music since then (woe is me), but here’s a few releases that deserve to be touched on anyway:
Astronoid
Astronoid (Blood Music)
Full Album Stream
Astronoid’s sophomore release takes their immense talent to the next level, but rather than typing it all again, I’ll direct you to the nice things I already said over here.
Soen
Lotus (Silver Lining Music)
Listen “Martyrs”
The Swedish proggers are back with a powerhouse of an album, poignant and emotive as always. Overall, Lotus is a subtle, slow burn, with a couple bangers like “Martyrs” and “Rival” found throughout. The band describe it as “intoxicating, addictive aural therapies, questioning much of today’s darkness while juxtaposing them with moments of great escape and hope.” If you have a decent attention span and few minutes to sit down and contemplate the nature of existence, Lotus will engulf you in its introspective lyrics and pensive musicality. However, “if your attention span is less than 30 seconds, then Soen is not the band for you.”
Metallica
Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic at the Masonic (Blackened Recordings)
Live Performance Stream
An acoustic album from Metallica? You may be skeptical, and you have every reason to be so. But, have no fear: Helping Hands is pretty alright, easily one of their better releases in the past several years. I’m especially fond of the guitar work, which could almost pass as some alt-country wizardry. Good job, boys, this album doesn’t suck. PSA: proceeds from album sales go to charity!
Ossuarium
Living Tomb (20 Buck Spin)
RIYL Tomb Mold, Outer Heaven
Listen “Blaze Of Bodies”
Though this is Ossuarium’s first full length, it should be a priority listen for fans of the groove/death genre. It’s from 20 Buck Spin, so you already know it’s gonna be good. I could whip out my trusty thesaurus and use a lot of adjectives like cataclysmic, eviscerating, and grotesque to describe Living Tomb, but instead I’ll just say that it totally slaps (sorry, not sorry).
Zohamah
Spread My Ashes (Redefining Darkness Records)
Listen “The Darkness Whispers In My Ear”
Who doesn’t love a nice big bowl of blackened doom to start off the day? Zohama’s new record (and first full-length) is exactly that: eerie and dissonant, thunderous and sludgy, with some death-metal chugging thrown in for good measure. I don’t know a lot of bands from Israel, but unless Zohamah are a crazy one-off cultural exception, there’s gotta be some awesome stuff happening over there. And to top it off, Spread My Ashes features some of the most incredible production I’ve heard in quite a while (and I’m under the impression that it was self-produced — props!). Definitely spin this.
OTHER SHIT THAT COMES OUT TODAY
Sardonic Wrath – Stop, Drop Dead’N Roll (self-released) listen
Carbon Colossal – Celestail Eels (self-released) listen
Mortiis – The Unraveling Mind (self-released) listen
Pensées Nocturnes – Grand Guignol Orchestra (Shadow Actors) listen
Thronum Vrondor – Ichor (The Rebellion) (Pulverised) listen
Morild – Så kom mørket og tog mig på ordet En sort sky af minder I afgørende stunder Frosset fast i mit indre Jeg håber det forsvinder med lyset At dø eller blive fri (Indisciplinarian) listen
Mastiff – Plague (APF) listen
The Psychodox – Resurgence (Plasmocidal) listen
Ithaca – The Language of Injury (Holy Roar) listen
Die Klute – Planet Fear (Cleopatra) listen
Almøst Human – XS2XTC (Fastball) listen
Der Rote Milan – Moritat (Unholy Conspiracy) listen
Hedfuzy – Waves (Hostile) listen
Pulchra Morte – Divina Autem Et Aniles (Ceremonial) listen
Thetan – Abysmal (Anti Corporate) listen
Within Temptation – Resist (Spinefarm) listen
SHIT THAT COMES OUT AGAIN TODAY
Cannibal Corpse – The Undead Will Feast Boxed Set (Floga) listen
