Release Round Up - April 8th, 2022
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!
German thrash legends Destruction unleash 'Diabolical' on Napalm Records this week.
"a searing up-tempo thrasher with scorching riffs"
Read our full review here.
Canadian progressive groove merchants My Hollow release new E.P. 'Fighting The Monsters' this week.
"The snarling aggression of vocalist Graham Gaudreault still very much front and centre."
Read our full review here.
Vicente Payá and Dave Rotten team up for new old school death metal outfit Decrapted who release 'Bloody Rivers of Death' via Xtreem Music this week.
"Extremely honest representation of classic old school death metal complete with crushing guitars, powerful drums and the disgusting vocals of Dave Rotten."
Read our full review here.
Alex Lifeson finds life after Rush with Envy of None's debut self-titled record.
"an immortal that walks among us."
Read our full review here.
The blackened death metal of Vermörd rings out this week with new album 'Nostalgic Predictions'.
"Vast deliveries of riffs and tone that devastate and ruin you."
Read our full review here.
Leaders of the new wave of classic rock Inglorious release their first live album this week 'MMXXI Live At The Phoenix'.
"Nathan James leaving you in no doubt of the strength of his unmistakable vocals."
Read our full review here.
Czech Republic based Et Moriemur release a doom laden, Japanese themed album 'Tamashii No Yama' via Transcending Obscurity Records.
"a heavy doom-laden sound which incorporates nods to black metal"
Read our full review here.
And thats just the tip of the iceberg! Other releases today we think you should check out include...
Rock / Hard Rock / Classic Rock
AlleHackbar - In Your Face (AlleHackbar)
Decasia - An Endless Feast For Hyenas (Heavy Psych Sounds)
Hallas - Isle Of Wisdom (Napalm Records)
Henning - Skymningsmusik för Dagdrömmare (Graphals)
Joe Satriani - The Elephants of Mars (earMusic)
Knogjärn - Tungrott (Indie Recordings)
No Tin Godz - No Tin Godz [EP] (Self-released)
Heavy Metal
Bäd Influence - End7eit (Self-released)
Deathrite - Delirium [EP] (Into Endless Chaos Records)
Ear Danger - Still Going Strong (Self-released)
End Boss - They Seek My Head (Rough Peel Records)
Health - DISCO4 PT II (Concord)
Or - Pariah (Dog & Pony Records)
Parris Hyde - Unlock Your Freedom (Self-released)
Death Metal
Burial Curse - Burial Curse (Dawnbreed Records)
Genus Ordinis Dei - The Entropic Queen [SINGLE] (Eclipse Records)
Hämärä - Ivory Tower (Self-released)
Heterogeneous Andead - Chaotic Fragments (WormholeDeath Records)
Mors Principium Est - Liberate The Unborn Inhumanity (AFM Records)
Planepacked - Transactinides (Self-released)
Therion - Beyond Sanctorum [REISSUE] (Hammerheart Records)
Black Metal
Blood Torrent - Void Universe (Trollzorn)
Krod / Cruciatus Infernalis - Storming The Gates of Heaven [SPLIT] (Kvlt und Kaos Productions)
Oceansnow - Vivienne (Avantgarde Music)
Tome of the Unreplenished - Earthbound (Avantgarde Music)
Stoner Rock / Psych / Doom / Sludge
Green Beard - Variant (Sailor Records/Kozmik Artifactz)
Lux Incerta - Dark Odyssey (Klonosphere)
Trouble - Plastic Green Head [REISSUE] (Hammerheart Records)
Progressive Metal
Demetrio Scopelliti - V (FusionCore Records)
Egor Lappo - Naturealism (Self-released)
And the rest...
Abhorrent Expanse - Gateways To Resplendence (Amalgam Music) [Avant Garde/Improvisational Metal]
Exopulse - The Darkness In You (Music-Records) [Industrial Metal]
Kaamos Warriors - Spirit From The Void (Inverse Records) [Dark Metal]
Kalandra - Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands Soundtrack (Extended) (Norse Music) [Prog Rock]
King Satan - Occult Spiritual Anarchy (Blood Blast Distribution) [Industrial Metal]
Seek Harbour - Far From Home [EP] (Self-released) [Post-Hardcore]
Short Stack - Maybe There's No Hill (UNFD) [Punk/Rock]
Skumstrike - Deadly Intrusions (Selfmadegod Records) [Thrash Metal]
The Blackwall - The Blackwall [EP] (Club Inferno Ent.) [Gothic/Dark Metal]
Theigns & Thralls - Theigns & Thralls (Rockshots Records) [Folk Metal]
Therion - Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas [REISSUE] (Hammerheart Records) [Gothic Metal]
Therion - Lepaca Kliffoth [REISSUE] (Hammerheart Records) [Gothic Metal]
