Release Round Up - December 15th, 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!
Children of Bodom release a recording of their final show, 'A Chapter Called Children of Bodom'.
"As Downfall ends and the crowd roaring fades out, no one will blame you for shedding a tear."
Read our full review here.
Rounding out the year in style, Cryptworm release 'Oozing Radioactive Vomition' via Me Saco Un Ojo.
"A hideously miasmic record."
Read our full review here.
Australia’s Revulsed give a damn good example of brutal death metal in 'Cerebral Contamination' released via Everlasting Spew.
"a feast of technical precision, power and groove"
Read our full review here.
Norways Horrifier release their first full length 'Horrid Resurrection' via Personal Records.
"Writing great death metal is far from easy but it comes from Horrifier as naturally as blood from the body"
Read our full review here.
Opeth revisit 'Damnation' with a vinyl release on it's 20th Anniversary.
"with such an impressive and varying discography this is still a paradigm shifting masterpiece."
Read our full review here.
Scottish groove-metallers Catalysis release new album 'Betrayer'.
"Betrayer is proof of a glowing future ahead for these lads."
Read our full review here.
Cypriot metal warriors Solitary Sabred release 'Temple of the Serpent'
"true metal grit with that unmistakable old metal gallop"
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
Atomic Agent - Secret Society (Self-released)
Mother Misery - From Shadow To Ghost (Self-released)
Never Elected - Turbulent (Sliptrick Records)
Ohmwork - Fractions [EP] (Rob Mules Records)
The 355s - Jig A Jig Out [EP] (Flip Flop Records)
Heavy Metal
Catalysis - Betrayer (Self-released)
Kaos Krew - (Blackout)§ (Inverse Records)
Solitary Sabred - Temple of the Serpent (Vinyl Store)
Strigampire - All To Dominate (Self-released)
Therion - Leviathan III (Napalm Records)
Black Metal
Bergsvriden - Uraldrad [EP] (Self-released)
Bloedmaan - Castle Inside The Eclipse (Immortal Frost Productions)
Crust - Dissolution (Avantgarde Music)
Damnationis - The Fallen Princess (WormholeDeath Records)
Imperialist - Quantum (Transcending Obscurity Records)
Infernal Execrator - Diabolatry (Pulverised Records)
Ringare - Of Momentous Endless Night (Avantgarde Music)
Winterhorde - Neptunian (Noble Demon)
Death Metal / Death-Doom / Grindcore
Cryptic Process - Human Snack (Drowning in Chaos Records)
Feral Forms - Premalignant [EP] (Anubi Press)
Opeth - Damnation [20th Anniversary Edition] (Music For Nations)
Soul Incursion - Eternal Darkness (Self-released)
Sulfuric Hatred - Sulfuric Hatred (Sentient Ruin)
Tyrannus/Magicide - Tory Punching Machine [SPLIT] (Self-released)
Doom / Stoner Rock / Sludge / Psych
Astral Sleep - We Are Already Living In The End of Times (Sliptrick Records)
BlackFlow - Seeds of Downfall (Personal Records)
Partholón - The Ocean Pours (Self-released)
Warcoe - A Place For Demons (Morbid and Miserable Records)
Metalcore
As You left - Silver Chains, Golden Veins (Self-released)
Mavis - Grief is no Ally (Arising Empire)
And the rest...
6Exhance - Et in Cacophonia (Self-released) [Mathcore]
Crossfire - Switch To Reset (WormholeDeath Records) [Thrash Metal]
Evergrey - From Dark Discoveries To Heartless Portraits (Napalm Records) [Progressive/Power Metal]
