Release Round Up - March 24th, 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!
British black metal anarchists Dawn Ray'd release 'To Know The Light' via Prosthetic Records.
"The most furious album that the band has released so far, perfectly balancing rage and anger with profound melancholy."
Read our full review here.
Kings of the British stoner rock underground, Morass of Molasses release 'End All We Know' via Ripple Music.
"A catchy guitar lick drives straight into your psyche and does not relinquish grip."
Read our full review here.
Metalcore outfit August Burns Red unleash 'Death Below' via Sharptone Records.
"Riffs, chuggs, singalong and guest appearances aplenty."
Read our full review here.
The Bouncing Souls celebrate thirty-four years as a band with new album 'Ten Stories High' on Pure Noise Records.
"a priceless piece of memorabilia for those fans whose stories inspired their favourite band to write a song about it."
Read our full review here.
Texan death metal brutality lands in the form of Whore of Bethlehem's new album 'Ritual Of Homicide' on Comatose Music.
"it's here to give you an uneasy listening experience."
Read our full review here.
Italian old school death metal crew Maze of Sothoth release 'Extirpated Light' via Everlasting Spew Records.
"Maze of Sothoth just unleashes a feast of brutal riffs, annihilating drums and aggressive energetic vocals into your ears."
Read our full review here.
US black metal outfit Lamp of Murmuur return with 'Saturnian Bloodstorm' on Argento / Not Kvlt.
"comes shrieking out of the gates like early Immortal with incredible force"
Read our full review here.
Gothic doom duo Qadmon release EP 'Ghosted' this week.
"An apparent wealth of influences."
Read our full review here.
Woe Unto Me release the doom laden 'Along the Meandering Ordeals, Reshape the Pivot of Harmony' via M-Theory Audio.
"Along The Meandering Ordeals, Reshape The Pivot Of Harmony is a deeply rewarding record"
Read our full review here.
Two years after their inception, deathcore upstarts Ov Sulfur release their debut album 'The Burden Ov Faith' on Century Media Records.
"they’ve turned the genre on its head while adding their own spin creating a beautifully constructed album."
Read our full review here.
Forcefed Horsehead mix death metal, black metal, punk, hardcore, post rock and prog on new album 'Monoceros' released via Owlripper Recordings.
"From the beginning it’s a feast of everything we love about the Grindcore genre"
Read our full review here.
Mace ‘N’ Chain pay homage to the past on 'Among Ancient Pillars' released via No Remorse Records.
"Heavy Metal with No Remorse"
Read our 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
Grande Royale - Welcome to Grime Town (The Sign Records)
Judith Alice - Resolute (secret Entertainment)
Liturgy - 93696 (Thrill Jockey)
Lost Asylum - Inmate 13 (Self-released)
Meg Myers - TZIA (Sumerian Records)
Purveyor of Chaos - Purveyor of Chaos (WormholeDeath Records)
Saywecanfly - Beneath The Roses (Self-released)
Subway to Sally - Himmelfahrt (Napalm Records)
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown - Dirty Work [EP] (Rattle Shake Records)
Heavy Metal
Autumn Tears - Gaurdian of the Pale (The Circle Music)
Category VI - Firecry (Moribund Records)
Cruachan - The Living and The Dead (Despotz Records)
Floor Jansen - Paragon
Gatekeeper - From Western Shores (Cruz Del Sur Music)
Lankester Merrin - Dark Mother Rises (Black Sunset)
Nemesis Inferi - The Mowing Devil (WormholeDeath Records)
Saxon - More Inspirations (Silver Lining Music)
Spectral Lore - 11 Days (Self-released)
The Last Prophecy - Hate is my Mentor [EP] (Self-released)
Black Metal
Ihsahn - Fascination Street sessions [EP] (Candlelight Records)
Mork - Dypet (Peaceville Records)
Xalpen - The Curse of Kwanyep (Black Lodge)
Yevabog - Between Two Fires (Sliptrick Records)
Death Metal
Aphotic - Abyss Gazer (Sentient Ruin)
Black Rabbit - Hypnosomnia (Self-released)
Catacomb - When the Stars Are Right (Xtreem Music)
Cystic Embalmment - Folklore de fonds d’égouts (CDN Records)
Discreation - iron Times (Massacre Records)
Fatal Embrace - Manifestum Infernalis (Black Lion Records)
Grisly - Tomb King (vicerecords)
Hatesphere - Hatred Reborn (Scarlet Records)
Leprethere - Tarnished Passion (Self-released)
Marianas Rest - Aeur (Napalm Records)
Metasphæra - Metasphæra (Self-released)
Doom / Stoner Rock / Sludge / Psych
Acid King - Beyond Vision (Blues Funeral Recordings)
Choir - Songs for a Tarnished World (Self-released)
Fatso Jetson / Dali's Llama - Legends of the Desert Vol. 3 (Desert Records)
MDXX - MDXX (No Remorse Records)
Shores of Null - The Loss of Beauty (Self-released)
The Rhubarb - Sympton of Failure (Milky Bomb Records)
Vak - Panorama / The Map [SINGLE] (Indie Recordings)
Power Metal
Asylum Pyre - Call Me Inhuman (Self-released)
Excalion - Once Upon A Time (Scarlet Records)
Majustice - Ancestral Recall (FC Metal)
Progressive Rock / Metal
Arriver - Azimuth (Self-released)
Exploring Birdsong - Dance In The Face of Danger (Long Branch Records)
Matt Geary - Ghost In The Western Trap (Self-released)
Ne Obliviscaris - Exul (Season of Mist)
And the rest...
Alex Nunziati - Black Space Void (Moribund Records) [Thrash Metal]
Codefendants - This Is Crime Wave (Bottles To The Ground) [Punk]
Emetropia - An Acoustic Endeavor (Self-released) [Symphonic Metal]
Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust [Pop-Punk]
Illuminated Void - Veriditas (Altrusian Grace Media) [Dark/Ambient]
My Absence By Now - Bliss (The Circle Music) [Dark Synth/Post Rock]
Void of Light - Enshroud [EP] (Trepanation Recordings) [Post-Metal]
