Overlooked Rock/Metal Gems 2019
These are my favourite records of 2019 with less than 30 votes. Please rec me more albums that should get more attention and I'll add them. |
| 1 |  | Phlebotomized
Deformation of Humanity
Released: 07.01.
Genre: Progressive Death Metal
Country: The Netherlands
Sounds Like: A bit weirder (old) Opeth. Better than its cover art for sure. |
| 2 |  | Spidergawd
V
Released: 11.01.
Genre: Hard Rock
Country: Norway
Sounds Like: Paul Di'Anno-era Maiden gone Hard Rock |
| 3 |  | Wheel (FIN)
Moving Backwards
Released: 22.02.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: Finland
Sounds Like: One of the better Tool-inspired bands |
| 4 |  | Wachenfeldt
The Interpreter
Released: 22.02.
Genre: Death/Doom/Thrash
Country: Sweden
Sounds Like: A Hybrid of Modern extrem(ish) Metal |
| 5 |  | O.R.k.
Ramagehead
Released: 22.02.
Genre: Prog Rock / Alternative
Country: Italy
Sounds Like: Exactly what you'd expect of a King Crimson, Porcupine Tree and Serj Tankian collab??? |
| 6 |  | Source
Totality
Released: 01.03.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: USA
Sounds Like: Tool instrumentation going to alternative Metal territory |
| 7 |  | Sermon
Birth Of The Marvellous
Released: 22.03.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: UK
Sounds Like: Modern Prog with Post Rock influences |
| 8 |  | East of the Wall
NP-Complete
Released: 29.03.
Genre: Porgressive Metal
Country: USA
Sounds Like: jazzy prog stuff from New Jersey |
| 9 |  | Palehørse
Palehørse
Released: 05.04.
Genre: Alternative Metal
Country: Finland
Sounds Like: Mastodon-like, proggy Alternative Metal |
| 10 |  | Port Noir
The New Routine
Released: 10.05.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: Sweden
Sounds Like: If Leprous got even poppier |
| 11 |  | Embrace of Disharmony
De Rervm Natvra
Released: 07.06.
Genre: Experimental
Country: Italy
Sounds Like: Symphonic Metal on steroids |
| 12 |  | Lunar Shadow
The Smokeless Fires
Released: 21.06.
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country: Germany
Sounds Like: Its released in 1984 |
| 13 |  | Bloodred Hourglass
Godsend
Released: 28.06.
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Country: Finland
Sounds Like: Damage Done-era Dark Tranquillity |
| 14 |  | Dream Troll
Second to None
Released: 12.07.
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country: UK
Sounds Like: The Night Flight Orchestra without the spoken word samples by Swedish flight attendants (sadly) |
| 15 |  | Lacrimas Profundere
Bleeding The Stars
Released: 26.07.
Genre: Gothic Metal
Country: Germany
Sounds Like: A love child of Dark Tranquillity and Katatonia |
| 16 |  | Obsidian Tide
Pillars of Creation
Released: 29.08.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: Izrael
Sounds Like: Ambitious yet unpolished prog death |
| 17 |  | Wizard Rifle
Wizard Rifle
Released: 30.08.
Genre: Sludge Metal
Country: USA
Sounds Like: It's a Sludge Band called Wizard Rifle. It sounds exactly how you'd imagine |
| 18 |  | Vokonis
Grasping Time
Released: 30.08.
Genre: Stoner Metal
Country: Sweden
Sounds Like: Every other stoner band, still good tho. A bit of Mastodon, Tool and Kyuss |
| 19 |  | Vorna
Sateet palata saavat
Released: 27.09.
Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Country: Finland
Sounds Like: Autumn set to music in Finnish tongue |
| 20 |  | Messora
The Door
Released: 04.10.
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: Canada
Sounds Like: A great guitar-focused album that ranges from groove metal to tech death |
| 21 |  | Bask
III
Released: 08.11.
Genre: Stoner Rock
Country: USA
Sounds Like: Bluesy stoner rock, boosted by an excellent vocalist |
| 22 |  | Zeta (VEN)
Mochima
Released: 15.11.
Genre: Post Hardcore
Country: Venezuela
Sounds Like: The Venezuelan answer to Omar Rodriguez-Lopez |
| 23 |  | Perihelion (HU)
Agg
Released: 06.12.
Genre: Post Metal
Country: Hungary
Sounds Like: It's from Iceland. The hungarian vocals radiate the same somber emotion |
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