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Weekly Releases 7.2.2021

By Nocte Tuesday June 29, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 2nd, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: July 2nd, 2021 –

Agrypnie: Metamorphosis

Genre: Post Black Metal
Label: AOP Records

Anthropophagus Depravity: Apocalypto

Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Label: Comatose Music

At The Gates: The Nightmare Of Being

Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Century Media

Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth: Utopian Ashes

Genre: Alt Rock
Label: Third Man Records

Born Of Osiris: Angel Or Alien

Genre: Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore
Label: Sumerian Records

Bizarrekult: Vi Overlevde

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Independent

Burning Darkness: Dödens Makt

Genre: Blackened Thrash
Label: Non Serviam Records

Cub Scout Bowling Pins: Clang Clang Ho!

Genre: Alt Rock/Experimental
Label: Guided By Voices

Desperate Journalist: Maximum Sorrow!

Genre: Indie Pop/Goth
Label: Fierce Panda

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter: The Divine Horsemen

Genre: Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Drawn And Quartered: Congregation Pestilence

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Krucyator Productions

Enshine: Transcending Fire [EP]

Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Naturmacht Productions

Felled: The Intimate Earth

Genre: Black Metal/Folk
Label: Transcending Obscurity

Godhead Machinery: Masquerade Among Gods [EP]

Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Label: Black Lion Records

Jimmy Barnes: Flesh and Blood

Genre: Rock
Label: Bloodlines

Laura Mvula: Pink Noise

Genre: Pop/Funk
Label: Discrepancy Records

Lord Of The Lost: Judas

Genre: Gothic Metal
Label: Napalm Records

Lost In Grey: Under The Surface

Genre: Folk/Power Metal
Label: Reaper Entertainment

Mannveira: Vitahringur

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Dark Descent

Mordian: January Moon

Genre: Gothic
Label: Self-Released

Nanowar Of Steel: Italian Folk Metal

Genre: Power Metal/Parody-core
Label: Napalm Records

Noctambulist: The Barren Form

Genre: Avant Garde Black/Death
Label: Willowtip

postcards from new zealand: city islands

Genre: Post Metal
Label: Mandrone Records

Sepiroth: Condemned To Suffer

Genre: Old School Death Metal
Label: Sepiroth

The Go! Team: Get Up Sequences Part One

Genre: Samples/Indie Pop
Label: Memphis Industries

Year Of No Light: Consolamentum

Genre: Sludge/Drone
Label: Pelagic Records

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38 Comments

Gnocchi
06.29.21

Somehow got boobs and parody artwork on here all at the same time.

Dewinged
06.29.21

Saved my ass twice in a row, officially in debt Noct.

And damn, that's a lot of metal, I'm hyped for the Go! Team.

Gnocchi
06.29.21

-And damn, that's a lot of metal,-

I don't try for this, it just lands this way lol

Get Low
06.29.21

BOO hype

Gnocchi
06.29.21

I dont think they have seen hype for years now

Get Low
06.29.21

I'm sure this new album will be their BEST ONE YET

SlothcoreSam
06.29.21

Snapped Ankles – Forest of Your Problems, also out this week

SlothcoreSam
06.29.21

And I think some chick named Lana Del Rey is releasing a new album on July 4th, called Blue Banisters.

Get Low
06.29.21

Separate news article list of releases July 4th - Lana Del Rey

Gnocchi
06.29.21

I’ll see if there’s time allocated on sputs servers for that

nightbringer
06.29.21

It's been a meh few weeks for me.

TheNotrap
06.29.21

Orbiting AtG and Noctambulist, but I also want to check Born Of Osiris and Drawn And Quartered.

Gnocchi
06.29.21

Drawn And Quartered beastly so far.

TheNotrap
06.29.21

Sounds promising. I loved the first single

0xME
06.29.21

sick, new Enshine? I thought they called it quits

LunaticSoul
06.29.21

why is this list only metal? lol

SteakByrnes
06.29.21

Well at least I have Born of Osiris to look forward to

0xME
06.29.21

"why is this list only metal? lol"
sometimes it do be like that

nightbringer
06.29.21

The recent increased focus on metal (intentional or not!) is probably better for Sputnik's brand/typical audience, but it tends to mean that there are fewer items of interest included in the list for my personal taste. Not a complaint - as I say, I think it's probably better for the site - just not my preference!

GhandhiLion
06.29.21

https://shop.snappedankles.com/album/forest-of-your-problems

LunaticSoul
06.29.21

I don't think Sput has ever been excessively metal, considering pop trumps charts every year

Toondude10
06.29.21

Born of Osiris - Melodic Death Metal

lmfao

Gnocchi
06.30.21

Gotta throw a curve ball in every week. It's the only way to figure out who's actually paying attention

GhandhiLion
06.30.21

Amongnthropophagus

LeddSledd
06.30.21

amogus

Gnocchi
06.30.21

hu-mogus?

Demon of the Fall
06.30.21

'I don't think Sput has ever been excessively metal, considering pop trumps charts every year'

Sput has definitely become more metal-orientated, yeah other genres are represented but it is often pretty surface level for the most part, save for a couple of other niches. Fair enough if the community warrants that approach. Personally I like being challenged to find new things, which I am finding is increasingly more effort as time goes by. I remember when I first came here I could just check out whatever was being bumped/on the front page and call it a day, lol.

Project
06.30.21

"Sput has definitely become more metal-orientated, yeah other genres are represented but it is often pretty surface level for the most part, save for a couple of other niches."

sput is definitely not as metal oriented as it was way back in the day

Demon of the Fall
06.30.21

What era we talking here Project? I have only been here just over 3 years.

Demon of the Fall
06.30.21

4 actually! Damn time flies.

Sowing
06.30.21

Since I'm old as shit, I'm something of a site historian. After the site transitioned off of mxtabs in 2006, the site's musical taste was predominantly metal and post-hardcore, with a small indie-rock niche. By 2010, the balance was fairly equal and I think it's safe to argue that the longer time has gone on the more pop-oriented we've became, culminating in our choice for Charli XCX to garner the #1 spot on the 2020 AOTY list. I think we're only just now starting to witness a slight adjustment towards the center again. I'd argue that we're still very much a pop/indie-rock leaning website just as we've been for the better part of the last decade. We've had some recent staff hires that have helped to shift things towards heavier music, and the fact that Nocte and Dewi now run this weekly piece means that the sources they draw from may skew that way whereas from 2015-2020 mine leaned into indie/rock/pop. Everything is still being fairly represented, but variance is inevitable based on whoever is behind the research that goes into this content. Personally I like it; I've never enjoyed more metal than I have in 2021 and I hope it continues.

nightbringer
06.30.21

It's been said before but the Staff team doesn't necessarily reflect the user base. The user charts lean very metal, though not exclusively metal.

Voivod
06.30.21

New Desperate Journalist, will check, missed their previous one.

Btw, Sepiroth will be released on July 9.

Project
06.30.21

Demon you made me realize that I've been here, or at least lurking, for 10 years or so, and i just felt my bones ache

Demon of the Fall
06.30.21

@Sowing: ah right thanks for the history, good to know. Yeah I think people sometimes see what they want to see, I probably see metal metal metal because metal is an interest of mine whereas indie, indie folk, pop etc. a lot less so, I imagine it passes me by somewhat. I do like a bit of post-hardcore mind.

Still waiting for trip-hop to take over the site…

Sowing
06.30.21

nightbringer made a good point too, which was that what the site promotes on the staff year-end list does not necessarily represent the majority of users. The user population has a loyal metal base which has kept this site as a safe haven for the genre for many, many years. Even as we crown Kacey Musgraves and Charli XCX from the staff level, the year-by-year charts do not lie. So when I was speaking about our shift from metal/hardcore to indie/pop over the course of the website's history, I was speaking more to the perception we give off to sites like Metacritic and other aggregate sites that disproportionately weight staff reviews and staff-curated year-end lists. From that perspective, I think what I said is accurate - otherwise, what nightbringer said is true in that while we've broadened our scope to be a lot more inclusive of various genres, metal is still this site's heartbeat.

Gnocchi
06.30.21

Oops, that looks like my error Voivod. Will have to make sure it’s rectified for next week.

ajcollins15
07.02.21

Who would think there were so many black metal and death metal bands out there that basically all sound the same

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