This week’s new heavy steel releases embody plenty of rad EPs, cello doom, violin dying steel, and extra!
First, simply as a fast private factor since this column is all I do as of late…
Like lots of you, the music of Ozzy Osbourne meant a lot to me.
“Loopy Prepare” was the primary music I discovered on bass and that planted the seed for an music obsession that grew right into a life’s objective which finally branched out into radio, podcasting, and music writing. In different phrases: for those who do not just like the Weekly Injection, blame Ozzy.
So, I thank him for all his contributions to the style all of us love a lot, its impact on my life, and every part round me, actually.
Now, to the metals…
Agropelter – The E book Of Hours
Style: Progressive rock
Origin: Norway
Label: Self-released
Purchase now on Bandcamp
Beginning this week off with a visit to area. This challenge is the work of Kay Olsen and it is extremely a lot impressed by traditional prog like Camel, King Crimson, and the likes. What a grand and expansive journey that is.
Alice Cooper – The Revenge Of Alice Cooper
Style: Shock rock
Origin: Phoenix, Arizona
Label: earMusic
Purchase now on Amazon
So you understand how “Alice Cooper” is each a band and a dude? That is the reunion of the band. All of them popped up on Cooper (the dude’s) 2021 report, however that is their first full report collectively in a very long time. It sounds just like the earliest days of the band because it’s just a little psychedelic, just a little creepy, and usually rockin’. Additionally, regardless of passing in 1997, this report contains some contributions from guitarist Glen Buxton.
Azure Emote – Cryptic Aura
Style: Avant-garde Dying Metallic
Origin: New York, New York
Label: Testimony Information
Purchase now on Bandcamp
I first turned acquainted with these guys in 2020 when their report The Third Perspective melted my mind. After 5 lengthy years, they’ve returned with extra chaotic, evil, adventurous, and spectacular dying steel that features a variety of violin. Some cool cameos on this like James Murphy (ex-Dying, and so on), Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) and extra. In the event you’re into Oranssi Pazuzu, Thy Catafalque, or Blood Incantation, get on this.
Cryptodira – Genesis Of Error
Style: Progressive/experimental steel
Origin: Lengthy Island, New York
Label: Silent Pendulum Information
Purchase now on Bandcamp
Subsequent up is an all too transient EP from Cryptodira. These three songs remind me of East of the Wall, Automotive Bomb, and early Contortionist. It is heavy, technical, and sometimes melodic. The tonal shifts are frequent, so sustain!
Grayceon – Then The Darkness
Style: Progressive steel/sludge
Origin: Oakland, California
Label: Translation Loss Information
Purchase now on Bandcamp
Like Azure Emote, the discharge of this report ends one other 5 yr wait between data. My beloved Grayceon have returned with cello-forward doom that sweeps you away whereas crushing you. That is simply their most dynamic but with some sooner than regular (for them) bangers, a twenty-minute epic, and much extra. So stoked their again.
Gwar – The Return Of Gor Gor
Style: Heavy steel/thrash
Origin: Richmond, Virgina
Label: The Pit
Purchase now from Gwar
I do know there’s a variety of Gwar lore, and admittedly I have not picked up on all of it. This EP brings again among the early lore with the titular Return of Gor-gor. I do not know what meaning. What I do know is that this EP contains three new tracks (one in all which is the bananas surf music under) and 4 reside tracks. It is tremendous enjoyable whether or not you understand what’s occurring or not.
Seawater – Filth
Style: Experimental/progressive dying steel
Origin: Sacramento, California
Label: Self-released
Purchase now on Bandcamp
One among Sacramento’s weirdest and most great outfits has returned with a hell of a experience. These guys current influences from Mr. Bungle, Primus, and different 90’s oddities, and provides it a nasty dying steel spin. There’s shredding, slap bass, and funk available right here. Technically this drops Saturday, so you must simply bookmark their Bandcamp and thank me tomorrow.
Vinnie Guidera & the Lifeless Birds – Afterimage
Style: Sacramento, California
Origin: Various rock/indie
Label: Self-released
Purchase and pattern on Bandcamp
These guys are a kind of left area one, however belief me. They have been clearly influenced by horror punk, thrash, and Dinosaur Jr. Nevertheless, this trio then cranks out introspective punk that’ll make you slam dance and/or cry.
The Violent Hour – The Violent Hour
Style: Onerous rock/heavy steel
Origin: Detroit, Michigan/The Bronx, New York
Label: Megaforce
Purchase now on Amazon
Wrapping this week with the brand new challenge from Carla Harvey (ex-Butcher Infants). This EP is a contemporary onerous rock affair that is tremendous catchy. Harvey reveals extra vary than she has ever earlier than right here. It additionally options a variety of acquainted names like Charlie Benante (Anthrax/her husband) all through, and visitor spots from John 5, Zakk Wylde, and Brandon Yeagley (Crobot).
Additionally dropping this week…
- 16Volt – Extra Of Much less (Metropolis Information) – Industrial
- Assertion – Basking In The Gaslight (Spartan Information) – Various rock
- Atomic Witch – Dying Etiquette (Redefining Darkness Information) – Dying steel/thrash
- Beheaded – Għadam (Agonia Information) – Dying steel
- Black Magnet – Megamantra (Federal Prisoner) – Industrial steel
- Bloodletter – Depart The Gentle Behind (Smart Blood) – Thrash
- Bloodride – Deafening (Wormholedeath) – Thrash
- Boneflower – Reveries (Deathwish Inc.) – Submit-hardcore
- Chilly Slither – Chilly Slither (Reigning Phoenix) – Heavy steel
- Cordyceps – Hell Inside (Distinctive Chief Information) – Brutal dying steel
- The Soiled Nil – The Lash (Dine Alone Information) – Rock/punk
- Enuff Z’Nuff – Xtra Cherries (Cleopatra) – Glam rock
- False Gods – Misplaced In Darkness And Distance (BRC-30 Productions) – Doom/sludge
- Feuerschwanz – Knightclub (Napalm) – Folks steel
- Frusen Sorg – Jag Springer Med Avbrutna (Fiadh Productions/Void Sound) – Crust/hardcore
- Goblinsmoker – The King’s Everlasting Throne (APF) – Sludge/doom
- Heavy Halo – Broken Dream (Silent Pendulum Information) – Gothic steel/grunge
- Hebi Katana – Imperfection (Ripple) – Heavy steel/doom
- Hemelbestormer – The Radiant Veil (Pelagic) – Submit-metal
- Honeymoon Suite – Wake Me Up When The Solar Goes Down (Frontiers) – Rock
- Jordfäst – Blodsdåd och hor (Sound Air pollution/Black Lion Information) – Black steel
- Kontusion – Insatiable Lust For Dying (Profound Lore) – Dying steel
- Malformed – Confinement Of Flesh (Darkish Descent Information / Extraordinarily Rotten Productions) – Dying steel
- Mass Deception – Resurrections (Ugly Information) – Heavy steel
- No Shelter – Remission/Resolve (This Charming Man Information) – Dying steel/hardcore
- Phobetor – A Solitary Vigil (Black Jasper Information) – Dying/groove steel
- Psycho-Body – Salvation Laughs In The Face Of A Grieving Mom (SharpTone) – Deathcore
- Purple Brick – Thrown (Horror Ache Gore Dying Productions) – Sludge
- Roulette – Go! (Sound Air pollution) – Rock
- Scalp – Not Worthy Of Human Compassion (Closed Casket Actions) – Dying steel/grindcore
