Release Round Up - May 10th, 2024
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!
Punk rock royalty Angelic Upstarts reissue 'Teenage Warning' via Captain Oi!/Cherry Red Records.
"still as powerful as it was when it came out"
Read our full review here.
Legendary US Metal band Warlord release 'Free Spirit Soar' via High Roller Records.
"epic metal with lots of melody and hooks."
Read our full review here.
Seminal extreme metal outfit Necrophagia release 'Moribundis Grim' via Time To Kill Records.
"a fitting tribute to Killjoy and a satisfying closing chapter for Necrophagia."
Read our full review here.
Blackened death metal act Primitive Warfare release 'Extinction Protocol' via Godz ov War.
"utterly unbridled, unrepentant devastation."
Read our full review here.
Crownshift (featuring members of Children of Bodom, Nightwish, Wintersun, Finntroll and Mygrain) release their self-titled debut on Nuclear Blast Records.
"Every moment here is delivered with such force and energy that is infectiously entertaining."
Read our full review here.
Canada’s most exciting metal band Unleash The Archers drop 'Phantoma' via Napalm Records.
"An epic display of energetic power metal with amazing vocals that is guaranteed to light a fire under you."
Read our full review here.
Six Feet Under return with 'Killing for Revenge' their first album in four years, released via Metal Blade Records.
"If you are any particular type of discerning death metal fan, then you need this album in your life."
Read our full review here.
Stockholm based death metallers Putrified unleash 'Death, Darkness, Decay' via Godz ov War.
"extremely ferocious yet incredibly catchy collection of Swedish death 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
Beautiful Skeletons - Temperance (WormholeDeath Records)
Friday Pilots Club - Nowhere (Self-released)
JD Miller - Empyrean (Mighty Music)
Lÿnx - Claws Out (Bullzhorn records)
Revenant - What A Time To Be Alive [EP] (Self-released)
Sebastian Bach - Child Within The Man (Reigning Phoenix Music)
Sonic Universe - It Is What It Is (EARmusic)
The Sonic Dawn - Phantom (Heavy Psych Sounds)
Heavy Metal
Electro Sound Parade - Nessun Dorma (Self-released)
Maheshvara - Om Tat Sat (Black Vulture Records)
Mexican Ape-Lord - Blunt Instrument (10-31 Records)
Riot (V) - Mean Streets (Atomic Fire Records)
Black Metal
Coldborn - The Unwritten Pages of Death (Final Sacrifice Records)
Downcross - White Tower (Cavum Atrum Rex)
Hagetisse - The Fountain of Fallen Stars (Kapmes)
Hellpriests - Sermon [EP] (Self-released)
LanzerRath / Shroud of Despondency - Split EP (Northern Spire Productions)
Sakna - DE SYV DØDSSYNDER (Self-released)
Shroud of Despondency / LanzerRath - SPLIT (Northern Spire Productions)
Svneatr - Never Return (Prosthetic Records)
Death Metal / Death-Doom / Grindcore
Beyond Salvation - A Line In The Sand [EP] (Self-released)
Darkness Everywhere - To Conquer Eternal Damnation (Creator-Destructor Records)
Devourer - The Wicked Ones (Self-released)
Paradox Rift - Ensnared (Self-released)
Plague Father - Negation [SINGLE] (Self-released)
Red Rot - Borders of Mania (Hammerheart Records)
Sidus Atrum - Torn Sky (Kvlt und Kaos Productions)
Soment - Severed Ties (Self-released)
Syk - eartHFlesh (Season of Mist)
Unhallowed Deliverance - Of Spectres and Strife (Self-released)
Vaticinal Rites - Cascading Memories Of Immortality (Everlasting Spew Records)
Doom / Stoner Rock / Sludge / Psych
Borer - Bag Seeker (Landmine Records)
Sunnata - Chasing Shadows (Self-released)
The Hazytones - Wild Fever (Black Throne Productions)
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Nell' Ora Blu (Rise Above Records)
Metalcore
Like Moths To Flames - The Cycles of Trying To Cope (UNFD)
Oathswan - For Those Who Breathe From Darkness (Self-released)
Post-Hardcore
El Moono - The Walking Sun (Lockjaw Records)
Rated Eye - Rated Eye (Wax Donut Records)
Post-Punk
Big Special - Postindustrial Hometown Blues (Self-released)
Missiles - Weaponize Tomorrow (Svart Records)
Power Metal
Vhäldemar - Sanctuary Of Death (MDD Records)
Flamekeeper - Flamekeeper (Invictus Productions)
Punk / Pop-Punk
Handheld - Live at 25 (Thousand Island Records)
Hot Water Music - Vows (End Hits Records)
Les Savy Fav - Oui, LSF (Frenchkiss Records)
Thrash Metal
Just One Fix - Submit or Death (Self-released)
Sadistic Force - Iron Rite (Goat Throne Records)
Take Offense - T.Otality (MNRK Heavy)
And the rest...
Alien Airforce - Give Pigeons The Right Of Way (Easy Action Records) [Noise Rock]
Blackgold - Back With Another One (Blackgold) [NuMetal]
Demersal - Demersal (Ripcord Records) [Post-Rock]
Ivanhoe - Healed By the Sun (Massacre Records) [Prog Metal]
Kill II This - Variant (Revolver Records) [Industrial]
Roseeometile - Gehenna (Self-released) [Symphonic Metal]
Thit - Delta (Pelagic Records) Industrial [Post-Rock]
Waste - In Bloom (Seek & Strike) [Deathcore]
