FRIDAY RELEASES

[Glasser]

Can't say I'm anticipating anything tomorrow, but I'll spend tomorrow afternoon as I spend every Friday afternoon....dropping the needle on everything.

Tomorrow is the official release of the new Virtual Symmetry. It was available a few days early through the labels Bandcamp. Excellent progressive metal. I highly recommend checking it out.

https://lasersedge.bandcamp.com/album/virtual-symmetry

[TAC]

Can't say I'm anticipating anything tomorrow, but I'll spend tomorrow afternoon as I spend every Friday afternoon....dropping the needle on everything.

Tomorrow is the official release of the new Virtual Symmetry. It was available a few days early through the labels Bandcamp. Excellent progressive metal. I highly recommend checking it out.

https://lasersedge.bandcamp.com/album/virtual-symmetry

Checking it now. Sounds pretty good.

[jingle.boy]

Can't say I'm anticipating anything tomorrow, but I'll spend tomorrow afternoon as I spend every Friday afternoon....dropping the needle on everything.

Tomorrow is the official release of the new Virtual Symmetry. It was available a few days early through the labels Bandcamp. Excellent progressive metal. I highly recommend checking it out.

https://lasersedge.bandcamp.com/album/virtual-symmetry

I've been following them for a few album cycles.  Really good Italian Prog/Power - right up my alley!

[Buddyhunter1]

I'll check out the new Destrage and Behemoth but I don't have particularly high expectations for either.

Edit: Behemoth was pretty boring, probably won't be returning to that one. Destrage was at least okay - I need a few more listens to see if it grows on me but it has more potential than their last two which were just completely unremarkable from what I can remember.

[twosuitsluke]

I'll check out the new Destrage and Behemoth but I don't have particularly high expectations for either.

Edit: Behemoth was pretty boring, probably won't be returning to that one. Destrage was at least okay - I need a few more listens to see if it grows on me but it has more potential than their last two which were just completely unremarkable from what I can remember.

Just going through new Behemoth now. One song has stuck out as being OK so far but I'm unlikely to revist either to be honest. Not listened to the new Destrage yet but was pretty underwhelmed by the singles.

I quite like A Means to an End but The Chosen One was really dull. We'll see if the new one any better

[TAC]

I liked Once Upon A Pale Horse, but yeah, probably not going back to the Behemoth.

[TAC]

Dropped the needle on this and ended up listening to the whole thing.

Eldprov-Rift



https://open.spotify.com/album/44l4D4qfos8J3BqW7wiUUW?si=KCxHMzOlSXqVEccVHefZYA


I didn't love every second of it, but lots of it were really good, particularly Third Crow and Hunt.

Only 35 minutes.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Dropped the needle on this and ended up listening to the whole thing.

Eldprov-Rift



https://open.spotify.com/album/44l4D4qfos8J3BqW7wiUUW?si=KCxHMzOlSXqVEccVHefZYA


I didn't love every second of it, but lots of it were really good, particularly Third Crow and Hunt.

Only 35 minutes.

Look at Tim coming in with the Death/Black metal rec's    I shall give it a spin.

[TAC]

Dropped the needle on this and ended up listening to the whole thing.

Eldprov-Rift



https://open.spotify.com/album/44l4D4qfos8J3BqW7wiUUW?si=KCxHMzOlSXqVEccVHefZYA


I didn't love every second of it, but lots of it were really good, particularly Third Crow and Hunt.

Only 35 minutes.

Look at Tim coming in with the Death/Black metal rec's    I shall give it a spin.

Hah! It's hardly Death or Black metal, although there are some influences. I'm actually really digging it. Giving it a second listen now.

[NoseofNicko]

revocation i skipped because meh.

 

They freaking crank!

Revocation have become one of my favorite bands since seeing them live on the Summer Slaughter Tour in NY. These guys are FAR from "meh". 

Just listened to Diabolical Majesty from their new album and it’s a fantastic song. Will definitely listen to the full album. It will be my first Revocation album.

[twosuitsluke]

revocation i skipped because meh.

 

They freaking crank!

Revocation have become one of my favorite bands since seeing them live on the Summer Slaughter Tour in NY. These guys are FAR from "meh". 

Just listened to Diabolical Majesty from their new album and it’s a fantastic song. Will definitely listen to the full album. It will be my first Revocation album.

Chaos of Forms is probably my favourite of theirs but it's more melodeath rather than tech death. Either way, great band

[twosuitsluke]

I'll be checking out new Stratovarius tomorrow and that's it! Really quiet week. Anything else worth looking at?

[LithoJazzoSphere]

The ones I'm most curious about are Frayle, Nils Frahm, and Editors. 

[Buddyhunter1]

I'll be checking out new Stratovarius tomorrow and that's it! Really quiet week. Anything else worth looking at?

Both electronic albums, but these two will probably be good:

death's dynamic shroud - Darklife
The Comet Is Coming - Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam

[RoeDent]

Ooh, interesting! I got into dds earlier this year. Gud vaporwave vibes

[Buddyhunter1]

Ooh, interesting! I got into dds earlier this year. Gud vaporwave vibes

Are you a part of their mixtape club? I loved their May album Transcendence Bot enough that I had to sign up for it. Getting their entire discography + all new releases for $7 a month is a complete steal.

[ariich]

Just Nils Frahm for me tomorrow, but both Null and Weezer dropped new albums today (presumably for the autumn equinox) that I need to check out.

Tim, I imagine you'll be checking the Null album out too?

[TAC]

Tim, I imagine you'll be checking the Null album out too?

Yes I did!!! I actually got an email from them or Bandcamp this morning so I pulled up on Spotify. I think I only heard the first couple of songs before being distracted at work. I’ll hit it with headphones tonight.

[WardySI]

Kings Of Mercia today and let me say it's a whole bucket of Fuck Yes! Impressive

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I'll be checking out new Stratovarius tomorrow and that's it! Really quiet week. Anything else worth looking at?

Other than Stratovarius I also picked up:

Null - Origin
Kathaaria - To be Shunned by All... as Centres of Pestilence

I'm also planning on picking up Comedy of Errors - Time Machine, but now I'm starting to wonder if it was delayed, since I can't find it anywhere.

[twosuitsluke]

I did check out the previous Null album as Tim was pimping it pretty hard last year. At nearly 2 hours though, it was a chore to get through to be honest, and didn't exactly get me excited to hear the new one. Might give it a shot though. It's not that long again is it?

[ariich]

I did check out the previous Null album as Tim was pimping it pretty hard last year. At nearly 2 hours though, it was a chore to get through to be honest, and didn't exactly get me excited to hear the new one. Might give it a shot though. It's not that long again is it?

79 minutes - fits onto one disc at least!

[Crow]

death's dynamic shroud was the only new release this week i cared about even a little bit (never listened to them before this one tbh) and even then i wouldn't say i -loved- it but, it was neat

doesn't seem like there's a ton of particularly interesting stuff coming out until taylor swift's album next month 

[Buddyhunter1]

death's dynamic shroud was the only new release this week i cared about even a little bit (never listened to them before this one tbh) and even then i wouldn't say i -loved- it but, it was neat

I've only listened to it twice but I'm not sure how I feel about it, honestly. It's very all over the place and I expected the hooks to be a bit stronger, but it's a lot to take in so it could definitely grow on me. This album from earlier this year is a must-listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8GfpIsM9To

I liked the new The Comet Is Coming as well, felt a bit more energetic and punchier than their previous stuff.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Frayle's Skin & Sorrow was great, as I hoped.  The sugary vocals won't be for everyone, but I love their brand of super-heavy atmospheric doom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ynO42zuoc

I didn't realize Morphide's Anhedonia just came out a few weeks ago.  They've been steadily releasing it via singles and videos for awhile now, but a few more tracks came out and the whole thing is up.  I don't know if they have the clout to blow up like Spiritbox did, but I love the One-era TesseracT vibe. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ttRPvJXV4

[twosuitsluke]

Checking out new Björk and Autopsy tomorrow I reckon.

[nick_z]

Ver much looking forward to this one tomorrow:



Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine

Their previous album, Severance, came out in 2014 (although I only discovered it a couple of years ago) and it's fantastic. They are from Ireland and they play, I don't know, some pretty epic metal that's both classic and slightly "blackened" (at times), all with clean vocals. Hope this doesn't disappoint.

[TAC]

Nick, that looks awesome. Do you know of they have the same singer on the new one?

[NoseofNicko]

Checking out new Björk tomorrow.

For sure.

[nick_z]

Nick, that looks awesome. Do you know of they have the same singer on the new one?

Yep, same line-up...

[TAC]

Ver much looking forward to this one tomorrow:



Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine

Their previous album, Severance, came out in 2014 (although I only discovered it a couple of years ago) and it's fantastic. They are from Ireland and they play, I don't know, some pretty epic metal that's both classic and slightly "blackened" (at times), all with clean vocals. Hope this doesn't disappoint.

They have two new songs, released on August 4th.

https://open.spotify.com/album/4fnuXAI01QiENGa4x3ynOX?si=fedf_TwpT4aLSUobS_pN_Q

A little doomy, but I'm checking this one put as well. I dig it.

[pfillion]

The new Bjorn Riis album is out today

[SoundscapeMN]

The Barnum Meserve - Designs
https://open.spotify.com/album/2FbQIfnXqJgs80YghkPlVh

Snarky Puppy - Empire Central
https://open.spotify.com/album/17sDfQwRab5dr2aVsgu1IA

[Lonk]

Listening to Slipknot and the first track

Very different, we'll see what the rest is like.

[nick_z]

Listening to Slipknot and the first track

Very different, we'll see what the rest is like.

Uh, I had forgotten about the new Slipknot! Will have to check that one out...