With Katatonia embarking on a trip into prog-land, we need bands like 40 Watt Sun and Daylight Dies to satiate our need for melancholy, mid-paced metal.
Superior black metal from the UK. Anaal Nathrakh mix in all sorts of extreme sounds into their attack, from grind to industrial, and they do it with style.
Axewound gathers Liam Cormier (Cancer Bats), Matthew Tuck (BFMV), Mike Kingswood (Glamour Of The Kill), Joe Copcutt (Rise to Remain), Jason Bowld (Pitchshifter).
Boilerplate metalcore from Down Under. Chasing Ghosts, is bound to wear on your nerves with “cute” song titles that reference PBR and Office Space jokes.
Your street cred will go through the roof (and your sex life through the floor) once you bust out that you have some UKRAINIAN BLACK METAL in your collection.
Lions Lions bring solid post-hardcore from Boston. The band’s focus on balance means that there aren’t many highs or lows, just a safe, steady middle ground.
The pride of the progressive Canadian sci-fi-themed cyber metal scene, Voivod stretch out on this nearly eight-minute track from their 13th studio album.
“For Your Vulgar Delectation” is prime latter-day COF, bringing a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility that sets them far apart from more “true” black metal recordings.
Want your artwork to overshadow your band’s musical accomplishments? Feature two bloody naked chicks making out while hooded, skull-faced phantoms watch.