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Weekly Releases 1.14.2022

By Nocte Tuesday January 11, 2022

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Here’s a list of major new releases from the week of January 14th of 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases from January 14th, 2022 –

Aethereus: Leiden

Genre: Technical Death Metal
Label: The Artisan Era

Anna von Hausswolff: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

Genre: Classical, Experimental
Label: Southern Lord Records

Blood Red Shoes: Ghosts On Tape

Genre: Garage Rock, Alt
Label: Jazz Life

Bonobo: Fragments

Genre: Electronica
Label: Ninja Tune

Broken Social Scene: Old Dead Young

Genre: Ambient, Indie, Instrumental
Label: Independent

Cat Power: Covers

Genre: Singer Songwriter
Label: Domino Records

Chavi Leons: Pilot

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Cordae: From a Bird’s Eye View

Genre: Rap
Label: Hi-Level Records

Descent: Order Of Chaos

Genre: Death Metal/ Grind
Label: Redefining Darkness Records

Earl Sweatshirt: Sick!

Genre: Rap/ Hip Hop
Label: Warner

Elvis Costello & the Imposters: The Boy Named If

Genre: Rock n’ Roll
Label: EMI RECORDS

Enterprise Earth: The Chosen

Genre: Death Metal / Core
Label: eOne

Ereb Altor: Vargtimman

Genre: Pagan/Viking Metal
Label: Hammerheart Records

Fickle Friends: Are We Gonna…

Obscura ‘A Valediction’ Interview

By Nocte Thursday December 23, 2021

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Not long ago most of us death-nerds found ourselves listening to the new Obscura record. ‘A Valediction’ came out in a particularly busy release week alongside other names such as Adele, Converge and Chelsea Wolfe, Exodus, Swallow The Sun, Pathology and many others. Naturally I thought we’d make the band’s release week just a little busier and singled out Obscura personality, head-honcho and guitarist, Steffen Kummerer.

Here’s how it went.

Hello, Steffen, and welcome to the obscure reaches of the internet we like to call Sputnikmusic[dot]com. We’re home to a myriad of peoples and argue constantly over which albums are the best of their respective years — sometimes we even agree. Maybe you’ve heard of the site before?

There is nothing better than arguing about which band, album or song might be better than anything else with people you don’t even know. Yes, I am aware of the page and especially the well-written reviews on Sputnikmusic.

While the site looks like it hasn’t crawled out of the early-to-mid 2000s we at least try to keep up with as much modern music as we can get our fingertips to. Some of us feel quite spoiled with the quality of music being released during 2021. Are there any releases that have tickled your fancy this year?

Every year, new great albums see the light of day. In 2021, Hypocrisy, Nestor, Unanimated, Archspire, Lucifer and many more released new records I listen to constantly. A while…

Weekly Releases 12.17.2021 – 12.31.12

By Nocte Tuesday December 14, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of December 17th, 2021 through to the end of the year (31st, December). Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors. This will be the staff’s last report on upcoming releases for the year. Fear not! We’ll be back early 2022.

Age Of Athena: Gate to Oblivion

Genre: Symphonic Metal
Label: Self-released

Agnes Vein: Deathcall

Genre: Black Metal / Doom / Post Metal
Label: Venerate Industries

Behemoth: In Absentia Dei (LIVE)

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Charnel Altar: Abatement of the Sun

Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Label: Blood Harvest Records

Che Noir: Food For Thought

Genre: Hip Hop
Label: TRUST

Decerebration: Follow the Scars

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Independent

Diablery: Candles

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Saturnal Records

Evadne: The Pale Light of Fireflies

Genre: Doom Metal / Death Metal

Label: Solitude Productions

Feuerschwanz: Memento Mori

Genre: Folk Metal
Label: Napalm Records

Fokis: Seasons Change, People Too: The Experiment

Genre: Hip Hop
Label: Loyalty Digital Corp.

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Joseph Rabjohns and Lachlan R. Dale of Eclipsing // Orbs

By Nocte Tuesday December 7, 2021

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An interview with Joseph Rabjohns & Lachlan R. Dale…

Hey guys and thanks for taking time out of your day to have a little chat. Although given the weather currently hitting Australia’s East Coast there’s a chance I’m just saving you from a family Monopoly game or that novel you keep putting off?

Lachlan: Man… we only just got out of a COVID lockdown of almost 4 months, so I’ve already taken the opportunity to finally read both Tolstoy’s War & Peace, and Dostoyevski’s Crime & Punishment (which was the last of his great novels I had left). I guess now I’m just practicing for my solo album launch, and for Hashshashin’s recording session just before Christmas.

Joe: We’ve been lucky here with minimal lockdowns and not many cases. I’m not much of a reader, I’m still going on the Hobbit from year 10 on high school. I’ve just finished teaching guitar at school for the year and am now practicing and transcribing string arrangements for my solo album launch, and writing with my other musical projects.

Tell us a bit about the collaborative album. How and why did you guys decide to do a split like this? I understand you guys were doing some shows for Kodiak Empire and Hashshashin around 2016?

Lachlan: Split releases were a big part of me growing up in the extreme metal and hardcore punk scenes. I hadn’t realised that outside of those genres a split record is an anomaly.

Truthfully, I didn’t…

Weekly Releases 12.3.2021

By Nocte Wednesday December 1, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of December 3rd, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: December 3rd, 2021 –

Aquilus: Bellum I

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Blood Music

ATONEMENT (swe): Merciless Blasphemy

Genre: Black metal / Death metal
Label: Helter Skelter / Regain Records

Bog Wizard: Miasmic Purple Smoke

Genre: Doom Metal / Dungeons and Dragons / Fantasy / Sludge
Label: Dregs Records

CUTTERRED FLESH: Sharing is Caring

Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Label: Transcending Obscurity Records

Dead Space Chamber Music: The Black Hours

Genre: Ritual / Ambient / Doom
Label: Independent

Doodswens: Lichtvrees

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Svart Records

Genocide Pact: Genocide Pact

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Relapse Records

King Buffalo: Acheron

Genre: Desert Rock / Stoner
Label: Self-Released

Manimal: Armageddon

Genre: Heavy Metal
Label: AFM

OFERMOD (swe): Mysterium Iniquitatis

Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Label: Shadow Records / Regain Records

Pantheïst: Closer To God

Genre: Symphonic Metal / Doom
Label: Melancholic Realm Productions

Raibard: Dark Realm of the Daylight

Genre: Folk Rock
Label: Self Released

Redemptor: Agonia

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Selfmadegod

Rift: To Quench The Thirst Of Wolves

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Seance Records

Sell Yourself Short: The Lowest Standard

Genre: Punk
Label: Self-Released

So Hideous: None But A Pure Heart Can Sing

Genre: Post Rock / Emo/ Black Metal
Label: Silent Pendulum Records

Volbeat: Servant Of The Mind

Genre: Hard Rock / Blues
Label: EMI

Weedpecker: IV: The Stream Of Forgotten Thoughts

Genre: Stoner Rock / Psychedelic
Label: Stickman Records

WINTERSTORM (Ecuador): Vinterstormener

Genre: Folk / Power Metal
Label: Signal Rex

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Weekly Releases 11.19.2021

By Nocte Wednesday November 17, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of November 19th, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: November 19, 2021 –

Abscession: Rot Of Ages

Genre: Death Metal

Label: Transcending Obscurity

Adele: 30

Genre: Singer Songwriter / Pop / Hello?-core

Label: Columbia Records / Melted Stone

Aephanemer: A Dream Of Wilderness

Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Label: Napalm Records

Beach Fossils: The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads

Genre: Jazz

Label: Bayonet Records

Cantique Lépreux: Sectes

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Eisenwald

Cień: Redemption

Genre: Black / Death Metal

Label: Godz Of War Productions

Converge and Chelsea Wolfe: Blood Moon I

Genre: Metal / Hardcore

Label: Deathwish

Der Weg Einer Freiheit: Noktvrn

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Season Of Mist

Dream Unending: Tide Turns Eternal

Genre: Death Metal / Doom

Label: 20 Buck Spin

Elbow: Flying Dream I

Genre: Alternative Rock

Label: Polydor Records

Weekly Releases 11.5.2021

By Nocte Thursday November 4, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of November 5th, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: November 5th, 2021 –

ABBA: Voyage

Genre: Pop
Label: Universal

Aimee Mann: Queens Of The Summer Hotel

Genre: Singer/ Songwriter
Label: SuperEgo Records

Brian Fallon: Night Divine

Genre: Singer/ Songwriter/ Rock
Label: Lesser Known Records/Thirty Tigers

Bullet For My Valentine: Bullet For My Valentine

Genre: Metalcore / Thrash
Label: Sony BMG

Churchburn: Genocidal Rite

Genre: Death/Doom/Crust
Label: Translation Loss Records

Connan Mockasin: Jassbusters Two

Genre: Experimental
Label: Kobalt Music Publishing America

Curtis Harding: If Words Were Flowers

Genre: Alternative/ Soul
Label: ANTI-

Diana Ross: Thank You

Genre: Diva Empowerment
Label: Decca Records

Emma Ruth Rundle: Engine of Hell

Genre: Folk/ Singer/ Songwriter
Label: Sargent House

Fordom: Manic Howls

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Night in Terrors

Hana Vu: Public Storage

Genre: Garage/ Indie
Label: Ghostly International.

Hanson: Against The World

Genre: Pop Nostalgia
Label: 3CG Records

Hard Feelings Hard Feelings…

Weekly Releases 10.22.2021

By Nocte Thursday October 21, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 22nd, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: October 22, 2021 –

1914: Where Fear And Weapons Meet

Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Label: Napalm

Apparition (USA): Feel

Genre: Death / Doom
Label: Self

Aya: Im Hole

Genre: Electronic / Footwork / Club
Label: Hyperdub

Biffy Clyro: The Myth of the Happily Ever After

Genre: Alt Rock
Label: Warner Music

Black Marble: Fast Idol

Genre: Coldwave / Post Punk
Label: Sacred Bones Records

Blackwater Holylight: Silence / Motion

Genre: Rock / Doom
Label: Independent

Bloodred Hourglass: Your Highness

Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Out Of Line

Bullet For My Valentine: Bullet For My Valentine

Genre: Metalcore / Thrash
Label: Sony

Circuit Des Yeux: -Io

Genre: Singer Songwriter / Experimental Folk
Label: Matador Records

Cradle of Filth: Existence Is Futile

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Deerhoof: Actually, You Can

Genre: Indie Pop / Experimental
Label: Joyful Noise

Duran Duran: Future Past

Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Tape Modern / BMG…

Weekly Releases 10.8.2021

By Nocte Tuesday October 5, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 8th, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: October 8, 2021 –

Atræ Bilis: Apexapien

Genre: Death Metal
Label: 20 Buck Spin

BADBADNOTGOOD: Talk Memory

Genre: Electronic / Jazz
Label: XL Recordings

Blood Red Throne: Imperial Congregation

Genre: Black Metal / Death Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

Caravan: It’s None Of Your Business

Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Madfish

Creeping Death: The Edge of Existence [EP]

Genre: Death Metal
Label: eOne

Eclipse: Wired

Genre: Hard Rock
Label: Frontiers

Efterklang: Windflowers

Genre: Indie Rock
Label: City Slang

Gus G: Quantum Leap

Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
Label: AFM

Howlin’ Rain: The Dharma Wheel

Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Silver Current Records

James Blake: Friends That Break Your Heart

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Label: Polydor Records, Republic Records,

Karen Peris: A Song is Way Above the Lawn

Genre: Chamber Pop
Label: Bella Union

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Weekly Releases 9.24.2021

By Nocte Wednesday September 22, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 24th, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: September 24, 2021 –

Aorlhac: Pierres Brûlées

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Les Acteurs de L’Ombre Productions

Amon Tobin: How Do You Live

Genre: Electronic/Ambient
Label: Nomark Records

A Pale Horse Named Death: Infernum In Terra

Genre: Metal
Label: Long Branch Records

Angels and Airwaves: Lifeforms

Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: Rise

British Lion: British Lion

Genre: Heavy Metal/Iron Maiden-core
Label: Gala Records/EMI

Cold War Kids: New Age Norms 3

Genre: Pop Rock
Label: AWAL Recordings

Cognizance: Upheaval

Genre: Technical Death Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records

Dream Ocean: The Missing Stone

Genre: Symphonic Metal
Label: Independent

LLNN: Unmaker

Genre: Hardcore/Sci-fi/Sludge
Label: Pelagic Records

Nasturtium: Please Us

Genre: Doom/Drone/Ambient
Label: Room 40

Natalie Imbruglia: Firebird

Genre: Pop Rock
Label: BMG

The Ophelias: Crocus

Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Joyful Noise Recordings

Paradox: Heresy II: End Of A Legend

Weekly Releases 9.10.2021

By Nocte Tuesday September 7, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 10th, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: September 10, 2021 –

Aborted: ManiaCult

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Century Media Records

Andrew W.K.: God Is Partying

Genre: Hard Rock
Label: Napalm

Amyl and the Sniffers: Comfort To Me

Genre: Retro-Rock
Label: Goner Records

Chrome Waves: The Rain Will Cleanse

Genre: Shoegaze/Post Black Metal
Label: Transcending Records

Colleen Green: Cool

Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Warner Music

Common: A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2

Genre: Hip Hop/Rap
Label: Loma Vista

Dawn Fades: Ode

Genre: Post Hardcore
Label: Metal Assault Records

Delta Sleep: Spring Island

Genre: Indie Rock/Math
Label: Sofa Boy Records

Diana Ross: Thank You

Genre: Soul/R&B
Label: Decca

Hail Spirit Noir: Mannequins

Genre: Synthwave/ Sci-fi Pop
Label: Agonia Records

Heartless Bastards: A Beautiful Life

Genre: Rock
Label: Sweet Unknown Records

Inferi: Vile Genesis

Genre: Technical Death Metal
Label: The Artisan Era

Jazz Cartier: Fleur Print

Genre: Rap
Label: Petal Garden/PIVTL Projects

Kacey Musgraves: Star-Crossed

Genre: Country/Pop
Label: MCA Nashville/ Interscope Records

Letzte Instanz: Ehrenwort

Weekly Releases 8.27.2021

By Nocte Tuesday August 24, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of August 27th, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: August 27, 2021 –

Big Red Machine: How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?

Genre: Alternative
Label: 37D03D and Jagjaguwar

The Bronx: Bronx VI

Genre: Punk Rock
Label: Cooking Vinyl

Chvrches: Screen Violence

Genre: Synth Pop
Label: EMI

Danko Jones: Power Trio

Genre: Rock
Label: Sonic Unyon Records

Ex Deo: The Thirteen Years of Nero

Genre: Symphonic Death Metal
Label: Napalm Records

Feral Lord: Purity of Corruption

Genre: Dissonant Black Metal
Label: Vargheist Records

Fluisteraars: Gegrepen Door De Geest Der Zielsontluiking

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Eisenwald

Halsey: If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power

Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Capitol Records

Headshrinker: Callous Indifference

Genre: Progressive Death Metal
Label: Self Released

Hooded Menace: The Tritonous Bell

Genre: Death/Doom
Label: Season Of Mist

Jinjer: Wallflowers

Genre: Groove Metal
Label: Napalm Records

Leprous: Aphelion

Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

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Weekly Releases 7.16.2021

By Nocte Wednesday July 14, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of July 16th, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

A Place To Bury Strangers: Hologram

Genre: Post Punk
Label: DedStrange

Bacao Rythm and Steel Band: Expansions

Genre: Funk / Hip Hop
Label: Big Crown Records

Barenaked Ladies: Detour de Force

Genre: Rock
Label: Raisin’ Records

Chet Faker: Hotel Surrender

Genre: Alternative
Label: Warner

Clairo: Sling

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Label: Fader / Republic Records

CZARFACE: Czar Noir

Genre: Hip Hop
Label: Silverage

Hollie Kenniff: The Quiet Drift

Genre: Dream pop / Ambient / Shoegaze
Label: Western Vinyl

Ida Mae: Click Click Domino

Genre: Americana
Label: Vow Road

Illenium: Fallen Embers

Genre: Dance
Label: 12Tone

James Vincent McMorrow: Grapefruit Season

Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Sony Music

John Mayer: Sob Rock

Genre: Blues Rock
Label: Sony Music

KSI: All Over The Place

Genre: Rap
Label: BMG Music

Lucid Express: Lucid Express

Genre: Dream pop
Label: Middle Class Cigars

Midwife: Luminol

Genre: ambient/ experimental pop/ heaven metal/ shoegaze
Label: The Flenser

Ophidian I – Desolate

Genre: Technical Death Metal
Label: Season Of Mist

Powerwolf: Call Of The Wild

Genre: Power Metal
Label: Napalm Records

Pizzagirl: Softcore Mourn

Genre: Dream pop
Label: Heist or Hit Records

Squid: Near the Westway

Genre: Indie
Label: Warp Records

Stephen Fretwell: Busy Guy

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Label: Speedy Wunderground

Times Of Grace: Songs Of Loss and Separation

Genre: Metalcore
Label: Wicked Good Records

Vouna: Atropos

Genre: Doom Metal
Label: Profound Lore

Wavves: Hideaway

Genre: Pop Punk/Garage Rock
Label: Fat Possum Records

Wizardthrone: Hypercube Necrodimensions

Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Label: Napalm Records

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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…

Weekly Releases 6.25.2021

By Nocte Tuesday June 22, 2021

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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of June 25th, 2021. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.