Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 12th, 2018.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.  As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the artwork (if we remember…) so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.

Featured Release

Allelic: The Smoke of Atavistic Fires
Genre: Black Metal/Folk
Label: The Green Man

Created by one of this site’s very own users, lalchimiste, The Smoke of Atavistic Fires is a metal/folk album worthy of high acclaim.  With full, rich sounding textures and a seamless blend of harrowing black metal and lush folk, this debut record ensures that Allelic will become a name you should know.  This isn’t your typical low-budget indie metal project — brace yourself for something more on par with Agalloch or Opeth.  Yeah, it’s really that good.  You can stream the LP in its entirety here.

– List of Releases: October 12th, 2018 –

Allelic: The Smoke of Atavistic Fires
Genre: Black Metal/Folk
Label: The Green Man

Stream The Smoke of Atavistic Fires here.

Atreyu: In Our Wake
Genre: Metalcore/Rock
Label: Spinefarm

Basement: Beside Myself
Genre: Emo/Grunge/Pop-Punk
Label: Fueled by Ramen

BRONCHO: Bad Behavior
Genre: Garage/Alt-Rock
Label: Park the Van

Beyond Creation: Algorythm
Genre: Death/Progressive Metal
Label: Season of Mist

Stream Algorythm here.

Calvin Johnson: A Wonderful Beast
Genre: Alt-Rock
Label: K Records

Colter Wall: Songs Of The Plains
Genre: Country/American/Folk
Label: Young Mary’s Record Co.

Connan Mockasin: Jassbusters
Genre: Psychedelic/Pop
Label: Mexican Summer

The Dodos: Certainty Waves
Genre: Indie-Folk/Indie-Pop
Label: Polyvinyl

Elvis Costello & The Impostors: Look Now
Genre: Post-Punk/Pop-Rock
Label: Concord

Eric Clapton: Happy Xmas
Genre: Blues/Rock/Pop
Label: Bushbranch/Surfdog

Evanescence: Synthesis Live
Genre: Gothic/Alt-Rock
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment

Graham Parker: Cloud Symbols
Genre: Post-Punk/Pop Rock
Label: 100% Records Ltd.

Hands Like Houses: Anon.
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Alt-Rock
Label: Hopeless

Jaakko Eino Kalevi: Out Of Touch
Genre: Electronic
Label: Weird World

John Grant: Love Is Magic
Genre: Indie Pop/Folk/Electronic
Label: PTKF

Justin Courtney Pierre: In The Drink
Genre: Pop-Punk/Emo
Label: Epitaph

Kurt Vile: Bottle It In
Genre: Folk/Americana/Psychedelic
Label: Matador

Matthew Dear: Bunny
Genre: Electronic/Pop
Label: Ghostly International

Nazareth: Tattooed On My Brain
Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Label: Frontiers Music SRL

Polyphia: New Levels New Devils
Genre:Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Equal Vision

Tom Morello: The Atlas Underground
Genre: Experimental/Metal/Rock
Label: Mom+Pop

Valley Maker: Rhododendron
Genre: Indie-Folk
Label: Frenchkiss

Vola: Applause of a Distant Crowd
Genre: Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Mascot

The Watson Twins: DUO
Genre: Folk/Alt-Rock
Label: The Watson Twins

William Basinski and Lawrence English: Selva Oscura
Genre: Ambient/Minimal/Drone
Label: Temporary Residence

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