Sh*t That Comes Out Today: November 1, 2024
Now that we’ve either gorged ourselves on candy or stolen enough candy from our kids to enjoy the treats but not feel guilty about it, it’s officially time to start thinking about end of the year stuff. And that means Album of the Year discussions. But that’s still a ways away — who knows? Maybe one of these releases will land in the discussion.
Beardfish
Songs For Beating Hearts (Century Media)
Swedish prog rock out fit Beardfish are back with their first new record since they split up back in 2016. Boasting six new songs (with at least one 20 minute epic), the band hopes this album will remind everyone of exactly what they can do.
Dead Icarus
ZEALOT (MNRK Heavy)
The main headline about this band is that it features ex-Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas, but let’s not forget that Dead Icarus has some pretty strong pedigrees represented in the intro this series. I’m talkin’ Gabe Mangold of Enterprise Earth and Brandon Zackey of Whitechapel fame. This one actually came out yesterday via MNRK Heavy, so you should really be able to find this wherever you get your tunes these days.
Lifesick
Loved By None, Hated By All (Metal Blade Records)
Like Vikings heading to a far away shore, this Danish death metal and metallic hardcore act Lifesick are looking to conquer more than just land and riches. This band wants your ears. It wants to hold your head under water and make you its bitch. But most of all, it wants to make sure you pay all your attention to it once you hit play.
Nachtmystium
Blight Privilege (Prophecy Productions)
American black metal outfit Nachtmystium has been around since 2000, but with the release of their ninth album Blight Privilege, they’re putting out tunes that black metal fans are going to get a kick out of this.
Slower
Rage And Ruin (Heavy Psych Sounds)
What initially started as a Slayer cover project has turned into something more. Comprised of Fu Manchu guitarist and project mastermind Bob Balch, Monolord’s Esben Willems on drums, and Year of the Cobra‘s Amy Barrysmith holding down vocals, bass, and piano, Slower is spilling over with talent and it shows in both the non-Slayer tunes and the Slayer worship on Rage And Ruin.
Other Shit That Comes Out Today:
Arctis, Arctis (Napalm Records)
Bombus, Your Blood (Black Lodge Records)
Carved Memories, The Moirai (Black Lion Records)
Coma Hole, Hand Of Severance (Coma Hole)
Neon Nightmare, Faded Dream (20 Buck Spin)
New Skeletal Faces, Until The Night (Peaceville Records)
Paria, Venerate (Lambgoat Records)
Thirdface, Ministerial Cafeteria (Exploding In Sound Records)
Tribulation, Sub Rosa in Æternum (Century Media)
VOLA, Friend Of A Phantom (Mascot Records)
