Metal 2022

[isberg]

 

[CiG]

Killer Suffo-worship death metal right there. ^

 

[SonOfNun]

Anyone listened to the new Candlemass?

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Basically "what if Vektor was a melodic black metal band". I love that every other song is this sprawling 10-minute stream of consciousness thing that goes all over the place. Might be too unfocused for some but I adore this winding style of songwriting (enough to forgive the occasional meatheaded groove.)

 

[SonOfNun]

Here's one that flew under the radar - Death Metal in the old style

No mentions in the forum, not even by resident Metal Librarian @CiG

 

[CiG]

Swissssss metal.

 

[no country for old wainds]

new hammers of misfortune streaming in full here.

 

[isberg]

Doesnt give much. Will follow it up tho.

 

[Bourbon]

New track by Atlanta death metal band Occulsed. It's part of a compilation of their first two demos out December 23rd.

 

[CiG]

 

[Vegard Pompey]

new hammers of misfortune streaming in full here.

Probably the greatest stylistic shift in their sound since August Engine. Initially disappointed to hear them lean so heavily into tech-thrash but it is growing on me. Loving the guest appearance of Irae Melanox's guitar tone on "Outside Our Minds".

 

[SonOfNun]

Very cool early Cannibal Corpse (Butchered/Tomb) worship by Finnish teens.

 

[isberg]

 

[CiG]

 

[Bloopy]

A friend's sophomore album released this month. I liked his 1st one too which he somehow managed to attract the RYM ½ star trolls to.

 

[CiG]

Dino's (Dystopia, Noothgrush etc) new band.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

OK, I've been perusing this thread, but as summary, what are ya'lls top recs for black, death, and power this year? Especially lesser known or newer bands. Not just the new Immolation and Blind Guardian, for example. So far from what I've heard tops are:

Death: Artificial Brain- S/T, Hath-All That was Promised

Black: Saidan- Onryō II, Luminous Vault- Animate the Emptiness, Asunjokei- Island

Power: Fellowship- Saberlight Chronicles, Unlucky Morpheus- Evolution

 

[no country for old wainds]

i haven’t heard enough to say yet, but i’m gonna post a best of 2022 poll thread soon.

 

[challenge_everything]

Black: Saidan- Onryō II, Luminous Vault- Animate the Emptiness, Asunjokei- Island

Not heard of any of these. Some favourites from me are Wampyrinacht - Night of the Desecration (even though it's more trad than BM), Ultra Silvam - The Sanctity of Death, Pure Wrath - Hymn to the Woeful Hearts, Wiegedood - There's Always Blood at the End of the Road

 

[CiG]

Death: Artificial Brain- S/T, Hath-All That was Promised

Heaving Earth are pretty essential if you're into Immolation, Hate Eternal, Tucker-era Morbid Angel etc. Furious and infernal death metal.

Also the new Autopsy is a no-brainer.