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Cruciamentum
Obsidian Refractions (Profound Lore)
This unrelenting slab of death metal from international act Cruciamentum is no fucking joke. Our review was super high on it and here’s what it said: “This is an album that deserves to be listened to from front to back without interruption, one that will take you on a journey through dark, foreboding landscapes and leave you feeling invigorated when the curtains fall and the lights come back on.”
Devin Townsend
Infinity (25th Anniversary Edition) (InsideOutMusic)
It may have been his third solo release, but Infinity by Devin Townsend is considered by many to be a milestone release. This newly remastered version is pretty much the definitive version, with the Christeen EP serving as its additional seven tracks.
Infected Chaos
Conjuration Overture, Vanity is Dawning (Wormholedeath)
Austrian death metal out fit Infected Chaos are here with an EP spawned from the dredges of the Coronavirus pandemic that kept so many artists shuttered at home. The band says this release is an amalgam of their influences, with the song “Vanity is Dawning” serving as a prologue to their upcoming full-length concept album.
Laang 冷
Riluo (Talheim Records)
Hailing from Taiwan, Laang 冷 return with their third full-length studio release, Riluo 日落. Meshing traditional Cantonese sounds with black metal, this band’s sound is a unique take on those genres.
Serpents Oath
Revelation (Odium Records)
Forget their waffles, the Belgian nation has something special for us today with the release of Serpents Oath’s third album, Revelation. With its songs divvied up into three chapters, the album’s music flows through a “spiritual and personal evolution, exploring themes of breaking boundaries, de-identification, and rebirth.”
Other Shit That Comes Out Today:
Coheed And Cambria, Live At The Starland Ballroom (Vinyl) (Legacy Recordings)
Death, Individual Thought Patterns (2023 Remaster) (Vinyl) (Relapse Records)
Future Static, Liminality (Wild Thing Records)
Iwrestledabearonce, It’s All Happening (Vinyl) (Brutal Planet Records)
L.A. Guns, Live In Boston 1989 (Vinyl) (Secret)
Limp Bizkit, Rock im Park 2001 (Vinyl/CD) (Culture Factory USA)
Linkin Park, Lost Demos (Vinyl) (Warner Records)
Mötley Crüe, Too Young To Fall In Love (12″) (BMG)
Napalm Death, From Enslavement To Obliteration (Vinyl) (Earache Records)
Sadism, Obscurans (Hammerheart Records)
Slaughter To Prevail, Live In Moscow (Vinyl) (Sumerian Records)
Weeping Silence, Isles Of Lore (ViciSolum Productions / Sound Pollution)