I am moving to the new RHÛN album ‘Conveyance in Death’ (Jan 26) whose USBM brings that special sauce and many layers waiting to be peeled. This captivating release is my “first album of 2024” and its burn is BRIGHT.
Listen at Bandcamp (House of Inkantation)
Hello friends, and welcome to the 7th Annual BHAAAs! There were no fewer candidates than in previous years, but I’ve pared 2023 down to the following 20 holes.
NECROVATION cooking up a fish stew BH [Bandcamp]
THE ZENITH PASSAGE and there’s always one every year [Bandcamp]
BEASTWARS with that not-so-fast BH [Bandcamp]
ODZ MANOUK offering an up close and inside look [Bandcamp]
OUTER HEAVEN (say hello to) [Bandcamp]
AMONGRUINS got us saying again, “you don’t HAVE to draw a sun with tendrils” [Bandcamp]
WOJTEK this peacock has some STRUT [Bandcamp]
This WORN MANTLE release is entitled, “Hole” [Bandcamp]
ISPOSNIK: Run too fast, fly too high BH [Bandcamp]
ARDENT NOVA: “Does that look like a —-“
“Yes”
[Bandcamp]
Ring-A-Round The BH by CRYPTDWELLER (not the first time I’ve used this caption) [Bandcamp]
FRACTURUS: Now That’s What I Call A Close Encounter! [Bandcamp]
CREEPING DEATH (2nd BHAAA appearance) with their swamp of sadness BH [Bandcamp]
MiR: yoooooohoooooo [Bandcamp]
ORTHOSTAT wants to play a game of scatterjacks [Bandcamp]
THE MON with ‘Eye’ (caramba!) [Bandcamp]
SULPHUR AEON: Blaegh! [Bandcamp]
OAK: This tin roof is rusted baby [Bandcamp]
AVENADE: Ope forgot something! [Bandcamp]
2023 marks VOIDSPHERE’s 4th BHAAA appearance, our most decorated artist to date [Bandcamp]
Thanks for tuning in! And if that’s not enough and you want to see all 2019-2023 BHAAAs, click my category link.
I am currently moving to the new CARNAL TOMB (Nov 3) whose death metal is as filthy as it is adventurous, with riffs galore interspersed with doom-laden passages. The real star is the mix, as every bass attack can be heard and felt, and things get especially juicy on “Cerebral Ingestion” with that disco hi-hat and irresistible groove.
Listen at Bandcamp (Testimony Records)
I am currently moving to the PYRKAGION release from August. Fiery, encompassing USBM I cannot get enough of, and if you don’t think I’ll put a two track, 25min EP on my year-end list…
Listen at Bandcamp (Cestrum Nocturnum Recordings)
I am currently moving to the new EXCARNATED ENTITY ‘Mass Grave Horizon’ (Sept 8) whose miserable death doom packs 43mins of thunderous riffs with a melodic nod to the classics. Complete package that will rank high on my year end list.
Listen at Bandcamp (Nuclear Winter Records)
COPROLITH‘s debut EP (August 11) is full of chunky riffs and a gnarly tone that will get ya movin’
Listen at Bandcamp
I am currently moving to the new FEAST OF THE WITCH release. Solo artist Azaketh delivers the complete black metal experience in 25mins, combining death, thrash, and some symphonic touches (with none of thos cleans) The production is full, rich, and dark. Immerse yourself now!
Listen at Bandcamp (Fiadh Productions)
I am currently moving to the new GATEWAY album (July 21). This is death doom from another dimension, recommended for any fans of KRYPTS, DESECRESY, and SPECTRAL VOICE.
Listen at Bandcamp (Transcending Obscurity Records)
BLOODROT‘s debut demo, released June 30, is exactly what I’m after: filthy, groggy, death doom.
Listen to it right now! Bandcamp
Been thinking a lot about thos cleans lately. TEMPLE OF VOID released their latest Summoning The Slayer on June 3, and this is my honest, live reaction video to their closing song, “Dissolution”.
And last week, I was doing my routine sampling of the week’s new releases when the cleans hit me in a REAL WAY that completely disrupted my equilibrium. The following is a dramatic reenactment based on true life events.
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