Release Round Up - July 14th, 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 metal!
Here's what we think you should check out today!
The Cavalera brothers re-record Sepultura classics 'Bestial Devastation' and 'Morbid Visions'. Released this week via Nuclear Blast.
"maintaining the same gritty filth"
Read our full review here.
The cream of the British thrash crop, Evile return with 'The Unknown' on Napalm Records.
"they demonstrate how thrash is more than total aggression and the band do not need to roar incessantly in our faces"
Read our full review here.
One of the most underrated acts in extreme metal, Purtenance release 'The Rot Within Us' on Xtreem Music.
"a death/doom record that absolutely refuses to apologise or compromise for what fans old and new alike will discover inside."
Read our full review here.
Veteran Teutonic thrashers, Vendetta release 'Black As Coal' via Massacre Records.
"some genuinely good thrashing moments"
Read our full review here.
Traditional heavy metal outfit Tailgunner launch 'Guns For Hire' this week on Fireflash Records.
"Guns For Hire is a fantastically fun and a genuine experience that will have us returning for more time and again."
Read out full review here.
After 4 years away, Deitus return with their third album 'Irreversible' on Candlelight Records.
"A jolt of sonic terror"
Read our full review here.
Atheist reissue two classics in 'Piece of Time' and 'Unquestionable Presence' via Nuclear Blast.
"both classic albums which show how fast death metal was progressing in the early 90’s."
Read our full review here.
Danish black/death outfit Ascendency release EP 'A Manifest of Imperious Destiny' via Me Saco Un Ojo / Dark Descent.
"an EP that’s volatile in its power"
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
Buzzed & Loaded - fast Cars & Dive Bars (Sliptrick Records)
Celldweller - Satellites Remixed (FiXT)
Jaye Jayle - Don't Let Your Love Life Get You Down (Pelagic Records)
Lost Zone - Resilience - Full Circle [REISSUE] (Drakkar Entertainment)
Pvris - Evergreen (Hopeless Records)
Robledo - Broken Soul (Frontiers Music SRL)
Thomas Carlsen's Transmission - A Brave Horizon (RFL Entertainment)
Heavy Metal
Baited - Cutting Teeth [EP] (Self-released)
Carbon Black - We Remain [Special Edition] (WormholeDeath Records)
Cavern Deep - Breach (Bonebag Records)
Edge of Paradise - Hologram (Frontiers Music SRL)
Eleine - We Shall Remain (Atomic Fire Records)
Moodring - Your Light Fades Away [EP] (UNFD)
Scream Maker - Land of Fire (Frontiers Music SRL)
The Dark Halo - Omnibus One (Self-released)
Valletta - Come Alive (Self-released)
Black Metal
Blodulv - Blodulv [REISSUE] (Ophidian Sun)
Blodulv - II [REISSUE] (Ophidian Sun)
Blodulv - III - Burial [REISSUE] (Ophidian Sun)
Deitus - Irreversible (Candlelight Records)
LanzerRath - Metagalactic Domination (Northern Spire Productions)
Median Omega - Insolence (Drakkar Productions)
Progenitor - Eldritch Supremacy (Self-released)
Somniate - We Have Proved Death (Lavadome Productions)
Stuekh Hexen / Funerary Call - P:R:I:S:M (Sentient Ruin)
Death Metal / Death-Doom / Grindcore
AmongRuins - Lands Of The Black Sun (Theogonia Records)
Djinn-Ghül - Opulence (Vicious Instinct Records)
Inhumed - Feasted Upon Like Carrion (Self-released)
Nuclear Remains - Dawn of Eternal Suffering (Maggot Stomp)
The Pit - Of Madness and Evil Whispers (Personal Records)
Virologist - Promo 2023 {EP] (Self-released)
Vølus - Oathsworn Vengeance (Vargheist Records)
Doom / Stoner Rock / Sludge / Psych
Quiet Man - The Starving Lesson (Riff Merchant Records)
Radiant Knife - Pressure (Self-released)
Weite - Assemblage (Stickman Records)
Power Metal
Freedom Call - The M.E.T.A.L Feast (Steamhammer / SPV)
Winterstorm - Everfrost (AFM Records)
Progressive Rock / Metal
A Dark Halo - Omnibus One (Self-released)
The Parallax Method - Folie à Trois (Self-released)
Voyager - Fearless in love (Season of Mist)
Thrash Metal
Bray Road - Focused.Fierce.Relentless... (Self-released)
End Reign - The Way of All Flesh is Decay (Relapse Records)
And the rest...
Ascend The Helix - Spiral of Reflection (Self-released) [Djent]
Calligram - Position / Momentum (Prosthetic Records) [Hardcore]
Chamber - A Love To Kill For (Pure Noise Records) [Metalcore]
Cinema Cinema - Mjölnir (Nefarious Industries) [Punk]
The Devil's Trade - Vidékek vannak idebenn (Season of Mist) [Dark Doom/Folk]
