There are new albums, ep’s, demo’s and splits out from: Powerwolf (power from Germany), Vouna (🌶️ atmoblack/doom from the USA), Ophidian I (tech death from Iceland), Dungeon Serpent (melodeath from Canada), Mesa (🌶️ atmospheric sludge/post from the USA), Downcaste (doom/death/sludge from the USA), Vomit Ritual (black/death from the USA), Wizardthrone (🌶️ meloblack from the USA - members of Gloryhammer, Alestorm and Aether Realm), Leila Abdul-Rauf (experimental/dark ambient from the USA), Laceration (death/thrash from the USA) and Vandor (power from Sweden), and live albums from Paradise Lost (doom/death/gothic from the UK), Old Man Gloom / Zozobra (🌶️ sludge/noise from the USA - I was there and it was breathtaking, so happy it got recorded).

There are new songs out from: Iron Maiden (Iron fucking Maiden get outta here), King Woman (doom/post from the USA), Insomnium (melodeath from Finland), Wormwood (meloblack from Sweden), Lantlos (post/shoegaze from Germany), Lingua Ignota (noise/avantgarde from the USA), Benighted (brutal death/grind from France), Cross Bringer & Treha Sektori (🌶️ black from Russia / ambient from France), Beyond Grace (death from the UK), Sabaton (power from Sweden), Crippled Black Phoenix (post/experimental from the UK), Rage (heavy/speed from Germany), Four Stroke Baron (prog/alternative from the USA), Deviant Process (🌶️ prog death from Canada), Klabautamann (prog/folk/black from Germany), LLNN (post from Denmark), Necronautical (black from the UK) and Hideous Divinity (tech/brutal death from Italy).

Non-metal album of the week: Willow - Lately I Feel Everything (pop from the USA)

I’m looking forward to next week because of: Kryptan, Craven Idol & Fulci

Have a great weekend! - Peter