Release Round Up - January 13th, 2023
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!
Death metal legends Obituary release latest opus 'Dying of Everything' on Relapse Records.
"Ten new cuts full of the trademark sound that has done the band so well over the years."
Read our full review here.
Feverhill release new single 'Trapped Under Lies' this week.
"The combination of high energy ripping and the atmospheric, neo-industrial bridges in the early verses suggest the full-length will be brimming with creativity when it drops in the spring."
Read our full review here.
Funeral Doom masters AHAB release their first album in eight years with 'The Coral Tombs' via Napalm Records.
"thunderously deep vocals and a powerful deathened soundscape propagate the record out of the gate."
Read our full review here.
Turmion Kätilöt release 'Omen X' via Nuclear Blast Records.
"Combining dance beats with Power Metal anthems could be a recipe for disaster, but Turmion Kätilöt pull it off."
Read our full review here.
One man industrial wrecking machine Antimozdebeast releases 'Vision' this week.
"waves of discordant noise, forced together, all the while accompanied by a ghoulish vocal."
Read our full review here.
New Jersey based one man metal outfit The Gauntlet unleash 'Dark Steel and Fire' to kick start the year.
"The name of the game is down to earth and immersive heavy metal"
Read our full review here.
Cherry Red Records have put together a very special boxset to highlight the career of Gang Green.
"A real nostalgia trip for sure, but you don’t have to old and decrepit to enjoy what is genuinely some of the most pit-tastic music committed to vinyl."
Read our full review here.
Swedish black metal force Grá release 'Lycaon' via Avantegarde Music.
"absolutely savage and blistering black metal."
Read our full review here.
Eisregen release death metal opus 'Grenzgänger' via Massacre Records.
"an epic 63 minutes of extreme metal"
Read our full review here.
Hellevate release a thrasher of an EP in 'The Purpose is Cruelty'
"screaming solo shoots from the speakers, keeping the old school vibe alive."
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
Jared James Nichols - Jared James Nichols (Black Hill Records)
Little Villians - Battle of Britain (Sliptrick Records)
Heavy Metal
Aquilla - Mankind's Odyssey (Jawbreaker Records)
Beyond The Black - Beyond The Black (Nuclear Blast)
Hee Hee Shamone - 4 Good reasons 2 Punch U in The Face [EP] (Self-released)
Samtar - Shadow of the King's Charade (Self-released)
Screamer - Kingmaker (Steamhammer/SPV)
ten56. - Downer Part 2 [EP] (Out of Line)
VV (Ville Valo) - Neon Noir (Heartagram Records)
Black Metal
Høstsol - Länge Leve Döden (Avantgarde Music)
Inherits The Void - The Impending Fall Of The Stars (Avantgarde Music)
Kanonenfieber - Der Füsilier [7inch Single] (Avantgarde Music)
Leipa - Reue (Avantgarde Music)
Moonlight Sorcery - Nightwind: The Conqueror From The Stars (Avantgarde Music)
Odium - Wothrosch (Hammerheart Records)
Death Metal
Admire the Grim - Rogue Five (Inverse Records)
Ashen - Ritual of Ash (Self-released)
Defy The Curse - Horrors of Human Sacrifice (Hammerheart Records)
Invertia - Through The Black Bubble (Self-released)
Kohnerah - Ominous Ubiquitous (Self-released)
Leper Colony - Leper Colony (Transcending Obscurity Records)
Stoner Rock / Doom / Sludge / Psych
Azken Auzi - Azken Auzi (Argonauta Records)
Endtime / Cosmic Reaper - Doom Sessions Vol. 7 [SPLIT EP] (Heavy Psych Sounds)
Slog - Divination (Morbid and Miserable Records)
Metalcore
Beneath My Feet - In Parts, Together (Noble Demon)
From Under Concrete Kings - Running Up That Hill [SINGLE - Kate Bush Cover] (Self-released)
Power Metal
Crom - The Era of Darkness (From the Vaults)
RuinThrone - The Unconscious Mind of Arda (Rockshots Records)
Punk / Hardcore
Downtown District - Pressure (Self-released)
Ilios Thanatou - Μαρμαρωμένη Απόγνωση (Self-released)
The Subways - Uncertain Joys (Alcopop Records)
Thrash Metal
Anubis - Decreation Dat [EP] (Self-released)
Gyaos:Diabolical - In Accordance With The Prophecy (Self-released)
Malo De Dentro - Follow Me (Self-released)
And the rest...
Draken - Book of Black (Majestic Mountain Records) [Prog Rock]
Phal:Angst - Whiteout (Noise Appeal Records) [Post-Rock]
Ropes Inside A Hole - A Man and His Nature (Shove Records) [Post-Metal]
