2021 - Voivod's pseudo-random safari
Well, it's that time of the year again folks :-). Rated or not, all albums listed are considered to be at least 3.4, meaning they're work checking out at least once, imho that is. Feel free to check anything out and drop a comment like whenever. List will progressively be filled with more noteworthy 2021 releases. Supplemental lists will follow as the end of this year approaches. |
| 1 |  | Fortress
Don't Spare The Wicked
3.8 - heavy metal from Whittier, California.
Excellent, if hardly groundbreaking, '80s heavy/power metal, that straddles the oceanic fence seemingly separating the namesake scenes in the States and Europe. Favorite track: Children of the Night. Stream: http://fortressofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dont-spare-the-wicked |
| 2 |  | RuYYn
RüYYn
3.8 - black metal from France.
Cold, brutal black metal that lacerates the senses, the sonic equivalent of what is aptly depicted in the album art... Favorite track: I. Stream: http://ruyyn.bandcamp.com/releases |
| 3 |  | Cauldron Born
Legacy of Atlantean Kings
3.6 - heavy/power metal from Atlanta, GA.
On the surface, this looks like a new album, but comparing its track list with the one in its immediate predecessor, one will see that past the album opener, Legacy of Atlantean Kings is essentially a reprise of ...And Rome Shall Fall. Instrumentally, Cauldron Born is in top shape, and so is their new vocalist (although many of his high pitch takeoffs should have been proofread), while the sound work is modern and extremely heavy. Stream: http://cauldronborn1.bandcamp.com/album/legacy-of-atlantean-kings |
| 4 |  | Socioclast
Socioclast
3.5 - grindcore/death metal from San Jose, California.
A concoction of musicians from the greater San Jose extreme metal circuit, Socioclast have a convincing inclination towards grindcore/death metal with a fair load of sludge/doom sound- and song structure-wise. Save for the album closer, the time length of all songs lies well below the two minute mark, however Socioclast seems incapable of escaping the trap of repetitiveness, although the whole thing warrants an appreciable replay value. Favorite song: Eden's Tongue. Stream: http://carbonizedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/socioclast |
| 5 |  | Paranorm
Empyrean
3.4 - tech thrash metal from Sweden.
If Empyrean shows anything, it's that these Swedes have progressed considerably since their first EPs. However, they have a relatively long way to go before being considered a notable tech thrash outfit. Their debut has strengths that can be translated as shortcomings at once. Sound work has been adjusted to highlight the admittedly spectacular lead guitar work, but at the same time, the rhythm guitars lack the requisite aggression that's expected from the genre. Moreover, the rhythm section is mostly linear. Paranorm just need to become heavier and apply themselves in the investigation of the tech thrash maze, the way Aspid, old Mekong Delta or 1990 Megadeth did it back in the day. Stream: http://paranorm-se.bandcamp.com/ |
| 6 |  | Saber
Without Warning
Speed/heavy metal from Los Angeles, California.
Stream: https://saberheavymetal.bandcamp.com/album/without-warning |
| 7 |  | Svrm
Розпад
Black metal band from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Stream: https://svrm.bandcamp.com/album/--10 |
| 8 |  | For Giants
There, There
Progressive/djent metal from New York, New York.
Stream: https://forgiants.bandcamp.com/album/there-there |
| 9 |  | Laveya
Thereof One Must Be Silent
Black metal from Denmark.
Stream: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=bvzVrMNZIw0&list=OLAK5uy_m17F1JICVniHSDH6vQYaEZ0NfOODHhMbs |
| 10 |  | Midnight Spell
Sky Destroyer
Heavy metal from Miami, Florida.
Stream: https://midnightspell.bandcamp.com/album/sky-destroyer |
| 11 |  | Nansarunai
Ultimul Rege
Lofi black metal from Indonesia.
Stream: https://nansarunai.bandcamp.com/album/ultimul-rege |
| 12 |  | Cruel Master
Repeat Offender
Punk/black metal from the States.
Stream: https://cruelmaster.bandcamp.com/album/repeat-offender |
| 13 |  | Asphyx
Necroceros
Death metal from the Netherlands.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_asphyx__album_necroceros.html |
| 14 |  | Demon Head
Viscera
Doom/hard rock from Denmark.
Stream: https://demonhead.bandcamp.com/album/viscera |
| 15 |  | Mysteria Mystica Aeterna
Into The Kingdom Of Shadows
Black metal from Germany.
Stream: https://narbentage.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-kingdom-of-shadows |
| 16 |  | Rostro del Sol
Rostro del Sol
Jazz/funk/psychedelic/progressive rock from Mexico.
Stream: https://rostrodelsol.bandcamp.com/album/rostro-del-sol |
| 17 |  | Cyhyraeth (USA-OH)
Horns Ethereal Black
Black metal from Ohio.
Stream: https://cyhyraethhel.bandcamp.com/album/horns-ethereal-black |
| 18 |  | Tradvarelse
Cave
Dungeon Synth from Rhode Island.
Stream: https://tradvarelse.bandcamp.com/album/cave |
| 19 |  | Crystal Viper
The Cult
Heavy/power metal from Poland.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_crystal-viper__album_the-cult.html |
| 20 |  | Aberration
Aberration
Death metal from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Stream: https://aberrationdeath.bandcamp.com/album/aberration |
| 21 |  | The Dead Daisies
Holy Ground
Hard rock from Australia/The States.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_the-dead-daisies__album_holy-ground.html |
| 22 |  | Konstantin Unwohl
Im Institut für Strömungstechnik
Post punk from Germany.
Stream: https://konstantinunwohl.bandcamp.com/album/im-institut-f-r-str-mungstechnik |
| 23 |  | Ebony Pendant
The Garden Of Strangling Roots
Black metal from Seattle, Washington.
Stream: https://ebonypendant.bandcamp.com/album/the-garden-of-strangling-roots |
| 24 |  | Herald ov Wizborg
Demo I
Lofi black metal from Germany.
Stream: https://narbentage.bandcamp.com/album/demo-i |
| 25 |  | Paralyzed
Paralyzed
Hard n' heavy/blues rock from Germany.
Stream: https://paralyzedband.bandcamp.com/album/paralyzed-2 |
| 26 |  | Laang
Xinteng 心疼
Black metal from Taiwan.
Stream: https://laang.bandcamp.com/album/xinteng |
| 27 |  | Need
Norchestrion: Α Song For The End
Progressive metal from Hellas.
Stream: https://needband.bandcamp.com/album/norchestrion-a-song-for-the-end |
| 28 |  | Ulvegr
Isblod
Black metal from Ukraine.
Stream: https://ulvegr.bandcamp.com/album/isblod |
| 29 |  | Skeleton
Ordainment Of Divinity
Lofi black metal from Austin, Texas.
Stream: https://listen.20buckspin.com/album/ordainment-of-divinity |
| 30 |  | Order of Nosferat
Arrival Of The Plague Bearer
Lofi dungeon synth/black metal from Germany. |
| 31 |  | Empyrium
Über den Sternen
Folk/black metal from Germany.
Stream: https://empyrium.bandcamp.com/album/ber-den-sternen |
| 32 |  | Reek Minds
Rabid
Punk/hardcore from Portland, Oregon.
Stream: https://11pmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rabid |
| 33 |  | Andrew Marlin
Fable & Fire
Folk/bluegrass from North Carolina.
Stream: https://andrewmarlin.bandcamp.com/album/fable-fire |
| 34 |  | Alkerdeel
Slonk
Blackened sludge metal from Belgium.
Stream: https://alkerdeel.bandcamp.com/album/slonk |
| 35 |  | Profond Barathre
Tinnitus
Post/black metal from Switzerland.
Stream: https://profondbarathre.bandcamp.com/album/tinnitus |
| 36 |  | Los Males Del Mundo
Descent Towards Death
Post/black metal from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Stream: https://losmalesdelmundo.bandcamp.com/releases |
| 37 |  | 1941
Endzeit Barbarossa
Black metal from Germany.
Stream: https://1941.bandcamp.com/ |
| 38 |  | Colossus (USA-IL)
Degenesis
Tech death metal from Illinois.
Stream: https://comatosemusic.bandcamp.com/album/degenesis |
| 39 |  | Helleruin
War Upon Man
Black metal from the Netherlands.
Stream: https://helleruin6.bandcamp.com/album/war-upon-man |
| 40 |  | Leon III
Antlers in Velvet
Indie/psychedelic/country rock from Houston, Texas.
Stream: https://leoniii.bandcamp.com/album/antlers-in-velvet-2 |
| 41 |  | Enforced
Kill Grid
Crossover/thrash metal from Richmond, Virginia.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_enforced__album_kill-grid.html |
| 42 |  | Mare Cognitum
Solar Paroxysm
Black metal from Portland, Oregon.
Stream: https://marecognitum.bandcamp.com/album/solar-paroxysm |
| 43 |  | Solbrud
Levende I Brønshøj Vandtårn
Black metal from Denmark.
Stream: https://solbrud.bandcamp.com/album/levende-i-br-nsh-j-vandt-rn |
| 44 |  | The Space Huns
Tales of Huns
Psychedelic/blues/hard/stoner rock from Hungary.
Stream: https://thespacehuns.bandcamp.com/album/tales-of-huns |
| 45 |  | The Damn Truth
Now or Nowhere
Hard/alternative rock from Canada.
Stream: https://thedamntruth.bandcamp.com/album/now-or-nowhere |
| 46 |  | Paroksysmos
Paroksysmos
Crust/punk/grindcore from Athens, Hellas.
Stream: https://paroksysmos.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-lp |
| 47 |  | Mura
Doom Invocations and Narcotic Rituals
Death/doom metal from Prague, Czechia.
Stream: https://muradoom.bandcamp.com/ |
| 48 |  | Rapture (GR)
Malevolent Demise Incarnation
Death/thrash metal from Athens, Hellas.
Stream: https://rapturegreece.bandcamp.com/album/malevolent-demise-incarnation |
| 49 |  | Blackfog
One Touch Is Enough
Post/black metal from Russia.
Stream: https://groundmediagroup.bandcamp.com/album/one-touch-is-enough |
| 50 |  | Decline of the I
Johannes
Post/black metal from Paris, France.
Stream: https://declineofthei.bandcamp.com/album/johannes |
| 51 |  | Kankar
Dunkle Millennia
Black metal from Germany.
Stream: https://kankarofficial.com/album/dunkle-millennia |
| 52 |  | Vision Video
Inked in Red
Post punk/gothic/pop from Athens, Georgia.
Stream: https://visionvideo.bandcamp.com/album/inked-in-red |
| 53 |  | Kekht Arakh
Pale Swordsman
Lofi black metal from Ukraine.
Stream: https://kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com/album/pale-swordsman |
| 54 |  | Mythic Sunship
Wildfire
Psychedelic rock from Denmark.
Stream: https://mythicsunship.bandcamp.com/album/wildfire |
| 55 |  | Kauan
Ice Fleet
Post rock/metal from Russia.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_kauan__album_ice-fleet.html |
| 56 |  | Gabestok
Én Gang Rådden, Altid Rådden
Black metal/garage/hard rock from Denmark.
Stream: https://strangeaeonsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/n-gang-r-dden-altid-r-dden |
| 57 |  | The Watcher (USA-MA)
Your Turn to Die
Heavy/doom metal from Boston, Massachusetts.
Stream: https://thewatcherheavymetal.bandcamp.com/album/your-turn-to-die |
| 58 |  | Maverick
Ethereality
Hard rock/heavy metal from the UK.
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k90h5e91YoxnqIHh6PJKPtGAFeyHgWvJ0 |
| 59 |  | Spectral Lore
Ετερόφωτος
Folk/black metal from Athens, Hellas.
Stream: https://spectrallore.bandcamp.com/album/- |
| 60 |  | Moral Collapse
Moral Collapse
Progressive/death metal from Bengaluru, India.
Stream: https://moralcollapse.bandcamp.com/album/moral-collapse |
| 61 |  | Sphere (FRA)
π
Black metal from France.
Stream: https://transcendance-bm.bandcamp.com/album/sphere |
| 62 |  | Trha
Ihum Jolhduc
Black metal/dungeon synth of unknown origin.
Stream: https://trha.bandcamp.com/album/lhum-jolhduc |
| 63 |  | Dirty Honey
Dirty Honey
Hard rock from Los Angeles, California.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_dirty-honey__album_dirty-honey.html |
| 64 |  | Heavy Feather
Mountain of Sugar
Blues/hard rock from Stockholm, Sweden.
Stream: https://heavyfeatherofficial.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-of-sugar |
| 65 |  | Nachtmaar
Forever Night (demo)
Lofi black metal from Switzerland.
Stream: https://hexenkult.bandcamp.com/album/forever-night |
| 66 |  | Merzotna Potvora
Halas Z Pekla
Black/thrash metal from Kyiv, Ukraine.
Stream: https://merzotnapotvora.bandcamp.com/album/halas-z-pekla |
| 67 |  | Molok
Skær
Black metal from Denmark.
Stream: https://molok.bandcamp.com/album/sk-r |
| 68 |  | Void Vator
Great Fear Rising
Heavy metal/hard rock from Los Angeles, California.
Stream: https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/great-fear-rising |
| 69 |  | Ciccada
Harvest
Folk/progressive rock from Athens, Hellas.
Stream: https://ciccadabem.bandcamp.com/album/harvest |
| 70 |  | Ungfell
Es Grauet
Black metal from Switzerland.
Stream: https://ungfell.bandcamp.com/album/es-grauet |
| 71 |  | Cannibal Corpse
Violence Unimagined
Death metal from Tampa, Florida.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_cannibal-corpse__album_violence-unimagined.html |
| 72 |  | Dylan Carlson and Lori Goldston
Feral Angel
Classical/experimental/drone from Seattle, Washington.
Stream: https://lorigoldston.bandcamp.com/album/feral-angel |
| 73 | | Naturgeist
Reinvigorated Terror
Black metal from Denver, Colorado.
Stream: https://naturgeist.bandcamp.com/album/reinvigorated-terror |
| 74 |  | Solanum (CAN)
Ruled by the Cruel
Crossover/thrash metal from Canada.
Stream: https://solanum-crossover.bandcamp.com/album/ruled-by-the-cruel |
| 75 |  | Oldskull
Nether Hollow of No Return
Death metal from Thailand.
Stream: https://inhumanassault.bandcamp.com/album/nether-hollow-of-no-return |
| 76 |  | Hanging Garden
Skeleton Lake
Gothic/doom/death metal from Finland.
Stream: https://hanginggardenlfr.bandcamp.com/album/skeleton-lake |
| 77 |  | Nekkromaniac
Plague Eater
Black/thrash metal from Germany.
Stream: https://nekkromaniac.bandcamp.com/album/plague-eater |
| 78 |  | Stahlijazhamur
Heraldic Heresy
Ambient/black metal from Sweden.
Stream: https://stahlijazhamur.bandcamp.com/album/heraldic-heresy |
| 79 |  | Astral Spectre
The Oath Is Broken (demo)
Blackened '70s hard n' heavy rock from Germany.
Stream: https://astral-spectre.bandcamp.com/album/the-oath-is-broken |
| 80 |  | Vorvan
Awakened
Metallic/crossover hardcore from Russia.
Stream: https://vorvan.bandcamp.com/album/awakened |
| 81 |  | Heavy Sentence
Bang to Rights
Heavy metal from Manchester, UK.
Stream: https://heavysentence.bandcamp.com/album/bang-to-rights-2 |
| 82 |  | The Mammuthus
Last Trumpet of a Giant
Hard/stoner rock from Sweden. |
| 83 |  | Hapax
Exile
Electro/gothic/post punk from Naples, Italy.
Stream: https://hapax.bandcamp.com/album/exile |
| 84 |  | Todd Michael Hall
Sonic Healing
Hard rock/heavy metal from the States.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_todd-michael-hall__album_sonic-healing.html |
| 85 |  | OTARGOS
20 Years of Human Termination
Death/black metal from France.
Stream: https://xenokorp.bandcamp.com/album/20-years-of-human-termination-live-at-kaotoxinfest-ii |
| 86 |  | Flotsam and Jetsam
Blood in the Water
Tech power/thrash metal from Phoenix, Arizona.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_flotsam-and-jetsam__album_blood-in-the-water.html |
| 87 |  | Starlight Ritual
Sealed in Starlight
Heavy metal/hard rock from Canada.
Stream: https://starlightritual.bandcamp.com/album/sealed-in-starlight |
| 88 |  | Lowen
Unceasing Lamentations
Progressive/doom metal from the UK.
Stream: https://lowen.bandcamp.com/album/unceasing-lamentations |
| 89 |  | Macabre Decay
Into Oblivion
Death metal from Sweden.
Stream: https://macabredecay.bandcamp.com/album/into-oblivion |
| 90 |  | Necrochaos
Mortal Angels Descent
Brutal death/doom metal from Germany.
Stream: https://necrochaos.bandcamp.com/album/mortal-angels-descent |
| 91 |  | Transcending Rites
Enthronement of the Third
Black metal of international origin.
Stream: https://deha.bandcamp.com/album/enthronement-of-the-third |
| 92 |  | Opferblut
Teufelsdämmerung (demo)
Lofi black metal from Switzerland.
Stream: https://hexenkult.bandcamp.com/album/teufelsd-mmerung |
| 93 |  | Unmother
Lay Down the Sun
Black metal from Hellas/UK.
Stream: https://unmother.bandcamp.com/releases |
| 94 |  | Kvadrat
Ψυχική Αποσύνθεση
Death/black metal from Hellas.
Stream: https://kvdrt.bandcamp.com/album/- |
| 95 |  | Diabolizer
Khalkedonian Death
Death/black metal from Constantinople, Turkey.
Stream: https://diabolizer.bandcamp.com/album/khalkedonian-death |
| 96 |  | Erdve
Savigaila
Blackened sludge/hardcore from Lithuania.
Stream: https://erdvesom.bandcamp.com/album/savigaila |
| 97 |  | Calliophis
Liquid Darkness
Doom/death metal from Germany.
Stream: https://calliophis.bandcamp.com/album/liquid-darkness |
| 98 |  | Clan of Xymox
Limbo
Gothic/post punk/synthwave from the Netherlands.
Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_clan-of-xymox__album_limbo.html |
| 99 |  | King Woman
Celestial Blues
Atmospheric doom/alternative rock from Oakland, California.
Stream: https://kingwoman.bandcamp.com/album/celestial-blues |
| 100 |  | Angst (PT)
The Vile
Black metal from Portugal.
Stream: https://angst.bandcamp.com/album/the-vile |
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