Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of August 25, 2017.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.  As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.

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–Featured Release: Leprous – Malina–

Genre: Progressive Rock/Experimental/Electronic // Label: Inside Out Music

Background:

Leprous is a Norwegian progressive metal band formed in 2001 in Notodden, Norway. They originally made their mark as Ihsahn’s (Emperor vocalist/guitarist) backing band in live situations. Don’t let that mislead you, though, because Leprous don’t play progressive black metal. Their first four albums could broadly be categorized as the kind of quirky progressive metal that only seems to come from Norway, but even that doesn’t describe Malina. On Malina, Leprous has dropped any pretense of simply being a progressive metal band and opened their sound to elements only hinted at before –mainly electronic music. It shouldn’t surprise fans of the band that this has finally happened considering the band count Radiohead, Massive Attack, and The Prodigy among more standard influences such as Porcupine Tree and The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Listen to “Illuminate”, below:

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– Full List of Releases: August 25, 2017 –

Akercocke: Renaissance in Extremis
Genre: Progressive Death Metal // Label: Peaceville Records

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Angelo De Augustine: Swim Inside the Moon
Genre: Folk // Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records

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Brendon Small: Galaktikon II: Become the Storm
Genre: Progressive Metal // Label: Megaforce

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Brockhampton: Saturation 2
Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop // Label: Question Everything Inc.

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The Cadillac Three: Legacy
Genre: Southern Rock // Label: Big Machine Records

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Crimfall: Amain
Genre: Folk/Melodic Death Metal // Label: Metal Blade

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Cymbals: Light In Your Mind
Genre: Indie Pop // Label: Tough Love Records

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Dagoba: Black Nova
Genre: Thrash/Metalcore/Industrial // Label: Century Media Records

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Dead Lord: In Ignorance We Trust
Genre: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock // Label: Century Media Records

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Der Weg Einer Freiheit: Finisterre
Genre: Black Metal // Label: Season Of Mist

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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter: Der Rote Reiter
Genre: Metal/Folk/Progressive // Label: Nuclear Blast Records

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EMA: Exile In The Outer Ring
Genre: Indie Pop // Label: City Slang

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Eskimo Callboy: The Scene
Genre: Metalcore/Electro Pop // Label: Century Media Records

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Filthy Friends: Invitation
Genre: Alternative // Label: Kill Rock Stars

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The Fresh & Onlys: Wolf Lie Down
Genre: Indie Rock // Label: Sinderlyn

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Gogol Bordello: Seekers and Finders
Genre: Folk Punk // Label: Cooking Vinyl

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Hammock: Mysterium
Genre: Post Rock/Ambient // Label: Hammock Music

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The Haunted: Strength in Numbers
Genre: Thrash/Death Metal // Label: Century Media Records

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Inanimate Existence: Underneath a Melting Sky
Genre: Progressive Death Metal // Label: The Artisan Era

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Iron & Wine: Beast Epic
Genre: Indie Folk // Label: Sub Pop Records

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Jack Cooper: Sandgrown
Genre: Mellow Rock // Label: Trouble In Mind Records

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Joseph Shabason: Aytche
Genre: Avant-garde Jazz // Label: Western Vinyl

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Leng Tch’e: Razorgrind
Genre: Grind/Death Metal // Label: Season of Mist

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Leprous: Malina
Genre: Progressive Rock/Experimental/Electronic // Label: Inside Out Records

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Liars: TFCF (Themes From Crying Fountain)
Genre: Alternative/Electronic // Label: Mute

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Motley Crue: Girls, Girls, Girls (30th Anniversary Reissue)
Genre: Rock // Label: Pledge Music

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Nadine Shah: Holiday Destination
Genre: Indie Folk/Experimental // Label: 1965 Records

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Neurosis: The Word As Law (Remastered)
Genre: Hardcore/Metal/Progressive // Label: Neurot Recordings

Stream The Word As Law (Remastered) here and read the review here.

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Portrait: Burn the World
Genre: Heavy Metal/Thrash // Label: Metal Blade Records

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PVRIS: All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
Genre: Alternative/Electronic/Pop // Label: Rise Records

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Queens Of The Stone Age: Villains
Genre: Stoner Rock // Label: Matador Records

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Ruby The Hatchet: Planetary Space Child
Genre: Psychedelic Rock // Label: Tee Pee Records

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Sannhet: So Numb
Genre: Post Rock/Post Metal // Label: Profound Lore

Stream So Numb here.

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Savoy Brown: Witchy Feelin’
Genre: Blues/Progressive Rock // Label: Ruf Records

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Tera Melos: Trash Generator
Genre: Math Rock // Label: Sargent House

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Thee Oh Sees: Orc
Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Post Punk // Label: Castle Face

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Tiny Magnetic Pets: Deluxe/Debris
Genre: Electronic // Label: Happy Robot Records

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Turnover: Good Nature
Genre: Shoegaze/Pop Punk // Label: Run For Cover Records

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The War On Drugs: A Deeper Understanding
Genre: Indie Rock/Americana // Label: Atlantic

Read the review for A Deeper Understanding here.

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Widowspeak: Expect the Best
Genre: Alternative // Label: Captured Tracks

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