Every Friday there is a tidal wave of new music released unto the world. Whilst we try to cover as much as possible here at The Razor’s Edge, it’s not always possible to review everything. So each week on a Friday we’ll round up some of the best new music available, some we’ve reviewed, some we haven’t, but all worth checking out!
Theres a lot of new heavy music hitting the airwaves this week, everything from black metal, death metal, gothic metal, Stoner rock, doom, thrash metal and even some of your traditional heavy fuckin’ metal!
Here’s what we think you should check out today!
Adrian Smith, of Iron Maiden fame, and Richie Kotzen release their debut album together today. Iron Maiden fans… it may not entirely be what you expect.
Read our review here.
Just as we are all yearning for live music to return Lamb of God release a live album, ‘Live in Richmond, VA’, to wet the fans appetite.
Read our full review here.
Birmingham’s finest death metal outfit, Memoriam, release their fourth album ‘To The End’ today, marking the start of the next phase of the band.
We checked in with Karl last week, you can listen to the interview here, and read our full album review here.
Evanescence made a splash back in 2003 when the groups landmark debut album spent 43 weeks in the US Billboard top 10 album charts. Today they release ‘The Bitter Truth’ via Sony Records. The latest installment in the bands glittering career. Check out the video for single ‘Better Without You’ below.
Having undergone a transformation, Cryptosis emerge as a driving force in the modern metal scene and ‘Bionic Swarm’ cements their place at the forefront of todays new music.
Read our full review here and check out our interview with the band here.
Death metal comes in many forms, but none as unique as Ohio outfit Sanguisugabogg, who release their debut full length album via Century Media Records today.
“The death metal equivalent of a full season of Rick and Morty brought to life in B-movie glory!
You can totally imagine partying with this album on full blast, whether you’re off your tits or not.”
We interviewed guitarist and songwriter Cameron last week, check it out here. And you can read our full review here.
The gloriously named Witchfuck have a new album out today in ‘Black Blood Baptism’.
CJ reviewed this one for us earlier this week. Check it out here.
The beautifully names Blindfolded and Led To The Woods release a progressive death metal masterpiece in ‘Nightmare Withdrawls’ today.
We reviewed this one last week and you can check it out here.
Staying with death metal for a moment and it’s a busy week for the genre. Abjection, Burn Down Eden, Cambion, Celestial Sanctuary and Marasmus all have new albums out today. And Wythersake who meld elements of black metal into their death metal foundations release ‘Antiquity’. Bound In Fear have a deathcore tinged E.P. in ‘Eternal’ and Nanga Parabat get all progressive in ther death with album ‘Downfall and Torment’.
London’s heaviest post-punk outfit Shrines (feat. Sam Loynes of Akercocke/Voices/Antichrist Imperium on vocals) have returned from their hiatus and are armed with a new E.P. ‘Ghost Notes’.
Here’s our full review.
Aussie punk/hardcore five piece Stepson release the heartfelt ‘Help Me, Help You’ today on Sharptone Records.
We reviewed this last week, check it out here.
If you like a bit of prog melded in with your metal, then Wheel‘s latest album ‘Resident Human’ is a must check out release today!
Read our full review here.
Mike Patton is back, this time with project Tomahawk! New album ‘Tonic immobility’ is released today via Ipecac Recordings.
We reviewed this earlier in the week. Check it out here.
UK symphonic/progressive metallers Ghosts of Atlantis, featuring current and former members of Devilment and Extreme Noise Terror, release their debut offering today.
Read our review here.
Staying with all things progressive… Thermohaline release proggy black metal album ‘Maelström’, Next Door To Heaven get all djent on E.P. ‘Inside’ and Grorr release ‘Ddulden’s Last Flight’.
And finally in the prog rock arena Italian’s La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio release ‘Trivial Visions’. The sci-fi inspired cosmic folk prog album is on another level! We had the pleasure of chatting with Melissa and Bazu from the band earlier this week. You can catch up on that interview here and watch the video for ‘Ashes’ below!
For you power metal fans, two Manilla Road albums get the re-release treatment this week. Celebrating the band that split up after the death of founder member Mark ‘The Shark’ Shelton in 2018. Both ‘Spiral Castle’ and ‘Tghe Courts of Chaos’ get re-issued today.
Read our review here.
With Earache Records now fully on the New Wave of Classic Rock bandwagon, the next release from the label is The Dust Coda‘s new album ‘Mojo Skyline’ which comes out today.
Read our review here.
Bass icon and all round legend Suzi Quatro has a new album out today in ‘The Devil In Me’.
Read our review here.
Old school rockers with a southern twang Band of Spice release ‘By The Corner of Tomorrow’ today on Scarlet Records.
We reviewed it earlier this week. Read the review here.
For some good old fashioned rack and roll, Janina Jade quenches the thrist today. Her new album ‘Heart Of Rock N Roll’ released via GMR Music.
We reviewed this little number yesterday. Read it here.
And staying with good old fashioned rock and/or roll there are new albums from Budderside, Grande Royale, Plastic Tears, The Quill, The Rainbird, Elessar, Ghostbound, Arepo, Johan G. Winther, Kärbholz, Hound and Unknown Refugee.
In the stoner scene there are a couple of new albums out today. Greenleaf release ‘Echoes From A Mass’, Yawning Sons release ‘Sky Island’, Stonus drop E.P. ‘Séance’ and Sky Valley Mistress have an acoustic E.P. out, from which you can listen to ‘You Got Nothin’ below!
And thats just the tip of the iceberg! There is so much new music out today for you to get your groove on to. Enjoy it all!
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