Metal 2018

[Dak]

Sigh. Safe to say this one is gonna be a stinker.

Yeah that's been my impression from the getgo. Disappointing.

 

[CiG]

This rules, Stormspell Records are still going strong.

 

[CiG]

Bunch of new/upcoming shit:

1. ...from the Abyss - The Rise of the Ancient Nightmare (death metal)
2. Siege Column - Inferno Deathpassion (death metal)
3. Death Vomit - ...Pyre!!! (death metal)
4. Sex Messiah - Eastern Cult of Sodomy (black/thrash)
5. Cemetery Lights - The Church on the Island (black metal)
6. Binah - Phobiate (death metal)
7. Blackrat - Dread Reverence (black/thrash/crust)
8. Weak Aside - Forward into Darkness (death metal)
9. Moenen of Xezbeth - Ancient Spells of Darkness... (black metal)
10. Insineratehymn - A Moment in a Vision (death metal)
    
11. Blood of Serpents - Sulphur Sovereign (death/thrash)
12. Mongrel's Cross - Psalter of the Royal Dragon Court (black/thrash)
13. Mutilate - Tormentium (death metal)
14. Witchfyre - Grimorium Verum (heavy metal)
15. Act of Impalement - Perdition Cult (doom/black/death)
    
16. Ice Sword - Dragon Magic (USPM)
    
17. Carnation - Chapel of Abhorrence (death metal)
18. Innumerable Forms - Punishment in Flesh (death metal)
19. Cemetery Urn - Barbaric Retribution (death metal)
20. Boethiah - Invocation of the Xenolith (Elder Scrolls death metal)
21. Dark Millennium - Where Oceans Collide (progressive death/doom)
22. Hellish - The Spectre of Lonely Souls (black/thrash)
23. Rosslyn - Soul in Sanctuary (heavy metal)
24. Malthusian - Across Deaths (black/death)
    
25. The Skull - The Endless Road Turns Dark (doom metal)
26. Satan - Cruel Magic (NWOBHM)
    
27. Krisiun - Scourge of the Enthroned (death metal)
28. Hitten - Twist of Fate (heavy metal)
29. Archgoat - The Luciferian Crown (black/death)
30. Witch King - Voice of the Ossuary (black/death)
31. Psicomortis - The Balance of the Opposites (black/death)
32. Revocation - The Outer Ones (technical death/thrash)
33. Horrendous - Idol (death metal)
    
34. Bonehunter - Children of the Atom (black/thrash/punk)
35. Scorched - Ecliptic Butchery (death metal)
36. Imperador Belial - Curse of Belial (black metal)
    
37. Shezmu - Breaching the Tomb (death metal)
38. Thou - Magus (sludge metal)

Upcoming new demo by Muilate: All Life Ends.



Upcoming new album by Deceased: Ghostly White.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

1. Dark Millennium - Where Oceans Collide (progressive death/doom)

 

[The Ozzman]

Beyond Creation just announced a new album too

 

[EspaDa]

New Behemoth. Nergal is Jesus. The name of the track is beyond edgy. The album's name is I Loved You at Your Darkest.

 

[CiG]

 

[Master_Yoda77]

New Archgoat is gonna be bomb

 

[CiG]

Abigail's new EP Far East Black Metal Onslaught.

 

[Krow]

1. Mongrel's Cross - Psalter of the Royal Dragon Court (black/thrash)
2. Witchfyre - Grimorium Verum (heavy metal)
3. 
   
4. Ice Sword - Dragon Magic (USPM)
   
5. Hellish - The Spectre of Lonely Souls (black/thrash)
6. Rosslyn - Soul in Sanctuary (heavy metal)
7. 
   
8. The Skull - The Endless Road Turns Dark (doom metal)
9. Satan - Cruel Magic (NWOBHM)
   
10. Hitten - Twist of Fate (heavy metal)

That quoted strangley but anyway, I checked out a chunk of these because my alarm for work in the morning is set to go off in 3.5 hours and I cant fall asleep.

Mongrel's Cross was cool. Has an Arghoslent vibe. Wasnt this supposed to be out ages ago?

Ice Sword, Witchfyre, and Rosslyn are hard passes from me. I actually laughed out loud when the Rosslyn singer opened his mouth.

Hellish was very cool. I actually went to Unspeakable Axe and bought both their albums for $18 after checking that one out.

Definitely picking up The Skull and Satan albums when they come out. I cant help feeling Satan keeps releasing the same song over and over and over though.

Hitten was my favorite from the list. Pure fist pumping hard rocking heavy metal.

 

[CiG]

So far my AOTY is a fight between Wytch Hazel's II: Sojourn and Just Before Dawn's Tides of Blood. That will probably change though, but I've been blasting Tides of Blood a lot in particular waiting for the CD to arrive.

 

[Krow]

I still need that Wytch Hazel album. Waiting for some US distribution but I’ll probably just cave in eventually.

 

[CiG]

I still haven't purchased a physical copy, content with digital Bandcamp purchases for the moment. Fucking tired of dogshit shipping costs.

 

[Slammed]

That Wytch Hazel is brilliant, not sure if it will be my AOTY but it will be up there and I like it more than Prelude

 

[CiG]

What are your AOTY contenders so far?

 

[Slammed]

So far the list would contain things like
Wytch Hazel II: Sojourn
Extinction A.D. - Decimation Treaty
Gruesome - Twisted Prayers
Alien Weaponry - Tū
Exmortus - The Sound Of Steel
Judas Priest - Firepower
Angra - Omni
Nervosa - Downfall Of Mankind
Meliah Rage - Idol Hands


I'd like to say Powerwolf and Orange Goblin might make the list too but I'm not sure they will cut the final count and there is still some potentially good albums coming

 

[CiG]

Angra - Omni

I was super impressed with this one. I never really got into Angra in a big way but this one has me keen to do some back-tracking on their discography.

 

[Slammed]

I really liked Holy Land and Fireworks, even the first one Angle's Cry I thought was good but I struggled a bit with albums 4-8

 

[The Ozzman]

That Nervosa album is good. I still need to check out all the Gruesome after the debut.

 

[Slammed]

Gruesome haven't reinvented anything but they make no secrets about that and they do the Death clone thing well