Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 18th of 2022.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: March 18th, 2022 –

Aeviterne: The Ailing Facade

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Profound Lore

Aktarum: Trollvengers

Genre: Folk Metal
Label: Art Gates

Agathodaimon: The Seven

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Napalm

Babeheaven: Sink Into Me

Genre: Trip Hop / Soul
Label: Self released

Black Fucking Cancer: Procreate Inverse

Genre: Black Metal / Death Metal
Label: Sentient Ruin

Blue States: World Contact Day

Genre: Electronic
Label: Memphies Industries

Broadcast: Maida Vale Sessions

Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Warp

Charli XCX: CRASH

Genre: Pop
Label: Asylum

Cypress Hill: Back in Black

Genre: Hip Hop
Label: MNRK Group

Dark Funeral: We Are The Apocalypse

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Century Media

Dawn Of Ashes: Scars Of The Broken

Genre: Industrial
Label: Artoffact

Déhà: Decadanse

Genre: Black Metal /…

Hello to all:

Depending on where you are in the world, Happy Mar10 Day (woohoo!) or Happy 311 Day.

Thanks very much to those participating in the 2022 application cycle, submitting new genre tag proposals, and providing feedback on site changes you’d like to see implemented.

Some of your proposals (e.g., “what if we had a nice shiny fire engine”) are unfortunately not in the budget (and this will come to bite us when the servers finally go out in a blaze of glory), but others were well-received when passed along to the one person who can make magic happen.

This entry will start with 2022 promotions, followed by a discussion of the community’s submissions for proposed genre tags (along with confirming that new genres will be added at a date TBD; current projections are late Q2), and then concluding with reviewing some of the consistent themes in your feature proposals.

My sincere thanks once more to all users for their participation in the community survey.

Part I: New Hires

First: congrats are in order to dmathias52, JesperL, Kompys2000, and Sunnyvale as the newest staff contingent, and a welcome to fogza and normaloctagon as new contributors, along with a “Welcome back!” to anat as well as ian b, who exercised their right to a grace application. Any former writer who stepped away because work/school/IRL responsibilities took precedence but would like to…

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 11, 2022.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: March 11, 2022 –

Alex Cameron: Oxy Music
Genre:Indie-Pop/Rock
Label: Secretly Canadian

Angelmaker: Sanctum
Genre: Death Metal/Metalcore
Label: Angelmaker

Blazemth: The Return Of Lucifer
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Xtreem Music

Bodega (US-NY): Broken Equipment
Genre: Indie-Rock/Punk
Label: What’s Your Rupture?

The Boo Radleys: Keep on with Falling
Genre: Britpop/Shoegaze
Label: Boostr

Bryan Adams: So Happy It Hurts
Genre: Pop/Rock
Label: BMG

Cailleach Calling: Dreams Of Fragmentation
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Debemur Morti P

Chemicide: Common Sense
Genre: Thrash
Label: PRC Music

Cryptivore: Celestial Extinction
Genre: Death Metal/Grind
Label: Bitter Loss

The Districts: Great American Painting
Genre: Indie-Rock/Folk Punk
Label: Fat Possum

Drug Church: Hygiene
Genre: Punk/Post-Hardcore
Label: Pure Noise

E-L-R: Vexier
Genre: Doom/Post-Metal
Label: Prophecy Productions

Franz Ferdinand: Hits to the Head
Genre: Indie-Rock/Post-Punk
Label: Domino Recording Co

Ghost:…

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of March 4th of 2022.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: March 4th, 2022 –

As I May: Karu

Genre: Metalcore
Label: Uprising

Band of Horses: Things Are Great

Genre: Folk
Label: BMG

Belmont: Aftermath

Genre: Pop Punk
Label: Pure Noise

Crowbar: Zero and Below

Genre: Sludge
Label: MNRK Heavy

Daigo Hanada: Satori

Genre: Ambient
Label: Moderna

The Defaced: Charlatans

Genre: Death Metal
Label: ViciSolum Productions

Deserted Fear: Doomsday

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Century Media

Dolly Parton: Run, Rose, Run

Genre: Country
Label: Butterfly

Fueled By Fire: Past​.​.​.​Present​.​.​.​No Future Pt. 2 [EP]

Genre: Thrash Metal
Label: M-Theory Audio

The Flower Kings: By Royal Decree

Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: InsideOut Music

Guided by Voices: Crystal Nuns Cathedral

Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Guided By Voices Inc.

Godless Truth: Godless Truth

Genre: Tech Death
Label:…

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of February 25th of 2022.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.

– List of Releases: February 25th, 2022 –

Abraham: Débris De Mondes Perdus

Genre: Post Metal, Progressive, Sludge
Label: Pelagic Records

Allegaeon: Damnum

Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records

Avril Lavigne: Love Sux

Genre: Pop Punk
Label: Warner

Bad Omens: The Death of Peace of Mind

Genre: Rock, Metalcore
Label:  Sumerian Records

BAMBARA: Love on My Mind

Genre: Alternative, Pop, Noise
Label: WHARF CAT RECORDS

Basia Bulat: The Garden

Genre: Alternative, Folk
Label: Secret City Records Inc

Blood Incantation: Timewave Zero

Genre: Ambient (This Release)
Label: Century Media

Brood Of Hatred: The Golden Age

Genre: Death Metal
Label: Gruesome Records

Caroline: Caroline

Genre: Minimal Folk
Label: Rough Trade Records

Carson McHone: Still Life

Genre: Country
Label: Merge Music Publishing

CMAT: If My Wife New I’d Be Dead

Genre: Pop
Label: AWAL Recordings

Cobra The Impaler: Colossal Gods

Genre: Metal
Label: Listenable Records…