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2021 - Voivod's pseudo-random safari

Well, it's that time of the year again folks :-). Rated or not, all albums listed are considered to be at least 3.4, meaning they're work checking out at least once, imho that is. Feel free to check anything out and drop a comment like whenever. List will progressively be filled with more noteworthy 2021 releases. Supplemental lists will follow as the end of this year approaches.
1Fortress
Don't Spare The Wicked


3.8 - heavy metal from Whittier, California.

Excellent, if hardly groundbreaking, '80s heavy/power metal, that straddles the oceanic fence seemingly separating the namesake scenes in the States and Europe. Favorite track: Children of the Night. Stream: http://fortressofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dont-spare-the-wicked
2RuYYn
RüYYn


3.8 - black metal from France.

Cold, brutal black metal that lacerates the senses, the sonic equivalent of what is aptly depicted in the album art... Favorite track: I. Stream: http://ruyyn.bandcamp.com/releases
3Cauldron Born
Legacy of Atlantean Kings


3.6 - heavy/power metal from Atlanta, GA.

On the surface, this looks like a new album, but comparing its track list with the one in its immediate predecessor, one will see that past the album opener, Legacy of Atlantean Kings is essentially a reprise of ...And Rome Shall Fall. Instrumentally, Cauldron Born is in top shape, and so is their new vocalist (although many of his high pitch takeoffs should have been proofread), while the sound work is modern and extremely heavy. Stream: http://cauldronborn1.bandcamp.com/album/legacy-of-atlantean-kings
4Socioclast
Socioclast


3.5 - grindcore/death metal from San Jose, California.

A concoction of musicians from the greater San Jose extreme metal circuit, Socioclast have a convincing inclination towards grindcore/death metal with a fair load of sludge/doom sound- and song structure-wise. Save for the album closer, the time length of all songs lies well below the two minute mark, however Socioclast seems incapable of escaping the trap of repetitiveness, although the whole thing warrants an appreciable replay value. Favorite song: Eden's Tongue. Stream: http://carbonizedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/socioclast
5Paranorm
Empyrean


3.4 - tech thrash metal from Sweden.

If Empyrean shows anything, it's that these Swedes have progressed considerably since their first EPs. However, they have a relatively long way to go before being considered a notable tech thrash outfit. Their debut has strengths that can be translated as shortcomings at once. Sound work has been adjusted to highlight the admittedly spectacular lead guitar work, but at the same time, the rhythm guitars lack the requisite aggression that's expected from the genre. Moreover, the rhythm section is mostly linear. Paranorm just need to become heavier and apply themselves in the investigation of the tech thrash maze, the way Aspid, old Mekong Delta or 1990 Megadeth did it back in the day. Stream: http://paranorm-se.bandcamp.com/
6Saber
Without Warning


Speed/heavy metal from Los Angeles, California.

Stream: https://saberheavymetal.bandcamp.com/album/without-warning
7Svrm
Розпад


Black metal band from Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Stream: https://svrm.bandcamp.com/album/--10
8For Giants
There, There


Progressive/djent metal from New York, New York.

Stream: https://forgiants.bandcamp.com/album/there-there
9Laveya
Thereof One Must Be Silent


Black metal from Denmark.

Stream: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=bvzVrMNZIw0&list=OLAK5uy_m17F1JICVniHSDH6vQYaEZ0NfOODHhMbs
10Midnight Spell
Sky Destroyer


Heavy metal from Miami, Florida.

Stream: https://midnightspell.bandcamp.com/album/sky-destroyer
11Nansarunai
Ultimul Rege


Lofi black metal from Indonesia.

Stream: https://nansarunai.bandcamp.com/album/ultimul-rege
12Cruel Master
Repeat Offender


Punk/black metal from the States.

Stream: https://cruelmaster.bandcamp.com/album/repeat-offender
13Asphyx
Necroceros


Death metal from the Netherlands.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_asphyx__album_necroceros.html
14Demon Head
Viscera


Doom/hard rock from Denmark.

Stream: https://demonhead.bandcamp.com/album/viscera
15Mysteria Mystica Aeterna
Into The Kingdom Of Shadows


Black metal from Germany.

Stream: https://narbentage.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-kingdom-of-shadows
16Rostro del Sol
Rostro del Sol


Jazz/funk/psychedelic/progressive rock from Mexico.

Stream: https://rostrodelsol.bandcamp.com/album/rostro-del-sol
17Cyhyraeth (USA-OH)
Horns Ethereal Black


Black metal from Ohio.

Stream: https://cyhyraethhel.bandcamp.com/album/horns-ethereal-black
18Tradvarelse
Cave


Dungeon Synth from Rhode Island.

Stream: https://tradvarelse.bandcamp.com/album/cave
19Crystal Viper
The Cult


Heavy/power metal from Poland.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_crystal-viper__album_the-cult.html
20Aberration
Aberration


Death metal from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Stream: https://aberrationdeath.bandcamp.com/album/aberration
21The Dead Daisies
Holy Ground


Hard rock from Australia/The States.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_the-dead-daisies__album_holy-ground.html
22Konstantin Unwohl
Im Institut für Strömungstechnik


Post punk from Germany.

Stream: https://konstantinunwohl.bandcamp.com/album/im-institut-f-r-str-mungstechnik
23Ebony Pendant
The Garden Of Strangling Roots


Black metal from Seattle, Washington.

Stream: https://ebonypendant.bandcamp.com/album/the-garden-of-strangling-roots
24Herald ov Wizborg
Demo I


Lofi black metal from Germany.

Stream: https://narbentage.bandcamp.com/album/demo-i
25Paralyzed
Paralyzed


Hard n' heavy/blues rock from Germany.

Stream: https://paralyzedband.bandcamp.com/album/paralyzed-2
26Laang
Xinteng 心疼


Black metal from Taiwan.

Stream: https://laang.bandcamp.com/album/xinteng
27Need
Norchestrion: Α Song For The End


Progressive metal from Hellas.

Stream: https://needband.bandcamp.com/album/norchestrion-a-song-for-the-end
28Ulvegr
Isblod


Black metal from Ukraine.

Stream: https://ulvegr.bandcamp.com/album/isblod
29Skeleton
Ordainment Of Divinity


Lofi black metal from Austin, Texas.

Stream: https://listen.20buckspin.com/album/ordainment-of-divinity
30Order of Nosferat
Arrival Of The Plague Bearer


Lofi dungeon synth/black metal from Germany.
31Empyrium
Über den Sternen


Folk/black metal from Germany.

Stream: https://empyrium.bandcamp.com/album/ber-den-sternen
32Reek Minds
Rabid


Punk/hardcore from Portland, Oregon.

Stream: https://11pmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rabid
33Andrew Marlin
Fable & Fire


Folk/bluegrass from North Carolina.

Stream: https://andrewmarlin.bandcamp.com/album/fable-fire
34Alkerdeel
Slonk


Blackened sludge metal from Belgium.

Stream: https://alkerdeel.bandcamp.com/album/slonk
35Profond Barathre
Tinnitus


Post/black metal from Switzerland.

Stream: https://profondbarathre.bandcamp.com/album/tinnitus
36Los Males Del Mundo
Descent Towards Death


Post/black metal from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Stream: https://losmalesdelmundo.bandcamp.com/releases
371941
Endzeit Barbarossa


Black metal from Germany.

Stream: https://1941.bandcamp.com/
38Colossus (USA-IL)
Degenesis


Tech death metal from Illinois.

Stream: https://comatosemusic.bandcamp.com/album/degenesis
39Helleruin
War Upon Man


Black metal from the Netherlands.

Stream: https://helleruin6.bandcamp.com/album/war-upon-man
40Leon III
Antlers in Velvet


Indie/psychedelic/country rock from Houston, Texas.

Stream: https://leoniii.bandcamp.com/album/antlers-in-velvet-2
41Enforced
Kill Grid


Crossover/thrash metal from Richmond, Virginia.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_enforced__album_kill-grid.html
42Mare Cognitum
Solar Paroxysm


Black metal from Portland, Oregon.

Stream: https://marecognitum.bandcamp.com/album/solar-paroxysm
43Solbrud
Levende I Brønshøj Vandtårn


Black metal from Denmark.

Stream: https://solbrud.bandcamp.com/album/levende-i-br-nsh-j-vandt-rn
44The Space Huns
Tales of Huns


Psychedelic/blues/hard/stoner rock from Hungary.

Stream: https://thespacehuns.bandcamp.com/album/tales-of-huns
45The Damn Truth
Now or Nowhere


Hard/alternative rock from Canada.

Stream: https://thedamntruth.bandcamp.com/album/now-or-nowhere
46Paroksysmos
Paroksysmos


Crust/punk/grindcore from Athens, Hellas.

Stream: https://paroksysmos.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-lp
47Mura
Doom Invocations and Narcotic Rituals


Death/doom metal from Prague, Czechia.

Stream: https://muradoom.bandcamp.com/
48Rapture (GR)
Malevolent Demise Incarnation


Death/thrash metal from Athens, Hellas.

Stream: https://rapturegreece.bandcamp.com/album/malevolent-demise-incarnation
49Blackfog
One Touch Is Enough


Post/black metal from Russia.

Stream: https://groundmediagroup.bandcamp.com/album/one-touch-is-enough
50Decline of the I
Johannes


Post/black metal from Paris, France.

Stream: https://declineofthei.bandcamp.com/album/johannes
51Kankar
Dunkle Millennia


Black metal from Germany.

Stream: https://kankarofficial.com/album/dunkle-millennia
52Vision Video
Inked in Red


Post punk/gothic/pop from Athens, Georgia.

Stream: https://visionvideo.bandcamp.com/album/inked-in-red
53Kekht Arakh
Pale Swordsman


Lofi black metal from Ukraine.

Stream: https://kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com/album/pale-swordsman
54Mythic Sunship
Wildfire


Psychedelic rock from Denmark.

Stream: https://mythicsunship.bandcamp.com/album/wildfire
55Kauan
Ice Fleet


Post rock/metal from Russia.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_kauan__album_ice-fleet.html
56Gabestok
Én Gang Rådden, Altid Rådden


Black metal/garage/hard rock from Denmark.

Stream: https://strangeaeonsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/n-gang-r-dden-altid-r-dden
57The Watcher (USA-MA)
Your Turn to Die


Heavy/doom metal from Boston, Massachusetts.

Stream: https://thewatcherheavymetal.bandcamp.com/album/your-turn-to-die
58Maverick
Ethereality


Hard rock/heavy metal from the UK.

Stream: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k90h5e91YoxnqIHh6PJKPtGAFeyHgWvJ0
59Spectral Lore
Ετερόφωτος


Folk/black metal from Athens, Hellas.

Stream: https://spectrallore.bandcamp.com/album/-
60Moral Collapse
Moral Collapse


Progressive/death metal from Bengaluru, India.

Stream: https://moralcollapse.bandcamp.com/album/moral-collapse
61Sphere (FRA)
π


Black metal from France.

Stream: https://transcendance-bm.bandcamp.com/album/sphere
62Trha
Ihum Jolhduc


Black metal/dungeon synth of unknown origin.

Stream: https://trha.bandcamp.com/album/lhum-jolhduc
63Dirty Honey
Dirty Honey


Hard rock from Los Angeles, California.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_dirty-honey__album_dirty-honey.html
64Heavy Feather
Mountain of Sugar


Blues/hard rock from Stockholm, Sweden.

Stream: https://heavyfeatherofficial.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-of-sugar
65Nachtmaar
Forever Night (demo)


Lofi black metal from Switzerland.

Stream: https://hexenkult.bandcamp.com/album/forever-night
66Merzotna Potvora
Halas Z Pekla


Black/thrash metal from Kyiv, Ukraine.

Stream: https://merzotnapotvora.bandcamp.com/album/halas-z-pekla
67Molok
Skær


Black metal from Denmark.

Stream: https://molok.bandcamp.com/album/sk-r
68Void Vator
Great Fear Rising


Heavy metal/hard rock from Los Angeles, California.

Stream: https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/great-fear-rising
69Ciccada
Harvest


Folk/progressive rock from Athens, Hellas.

Stream: https://ciccadabem.bandcamp.com/album/harvest
70Ungfell
Es Grauet


Black metal from Switzerland.

Stream: https://ungfell.bandcamp.com/album/es-grauet
71Cannibal Corpse
Violence Unimagined


Death metal from Tampa, Florida.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_cannibal-corpse__album_violence-unimagined.html
72Dylan Carlson and Lori Goldston
Feral Angel


Classical/experimental/drone from Seattle, Washington.

Stream: https://lorigoldston.bandcamp.com/album/feral-angel
73 Naturgeist
Reinvigorated Terror


Black metal from Denver, Colorado.

Stream: https://naturgeist.bandcamp.com/album/reinvigorated-terror
74Solanum (CAN)
Ruled by the Cruel


Crossover/thrash metal from Canada.

Stream: https://solanum-crossover.bandcamp.com/album/ruled-by-the-cruel
75Oldskull
Nether Hollow of No Return


Death metal from Thailand.

Stream: https://inhumanassault.bandcamp.com/album/nether-hollow-of-no-return
76Hanging Garden
Skeleton Lake


Gothic/doom/death metal from Finland.

Stream: https://hanginggardenlfr.bandcamp.com/album/skeleton-lake
77Nekkromaniac
Plague Eater


Black/thrash metal from Germany.

Stream: https://nekkromaniac.bandcamp.com/album/plague-eater
78Stahlijazhamur
Heraldic Heresy


Ambient/black metal from Sweden.

Stream: https://stahlijazhamur.bandcamp.com/album/heraldic-heresy
79Astral Spectre
The Oath Is Broken (demo)


Blackened '70s hard n' heavy rock from Germany.

Stream: https://astral-spectre.bandcamp.com/album/the-oath-is-broken
80Vorvan
Awakened


Metallic/crossover hardcore from Russia.

Stream: https://vorvan.bandcamp.com/album/awakened
81Heavy Sentence
Bang to Rights


Heavy metal from Manchester, UK.

Stream: https://heavysentence.bandcamp.com/album/bang-to-rights-2
82The Mammuthus
Last Trumpet of a Giant


Hard/stoner rock from Sweden.
83Hapax
Exile


Electro/gothic/post punk from Naples, Italy.

Stream: https://hapax.bandcamp.com/album/exile
84Todd Michael Hall
Sonic Healing


Hard rock/heavy metal from the States.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_todd-michael-hall__album_sonic-healing.html
85OTARGOS
20 Years of Human Termination


Death/black metal from France.

Stream: https://xenokorp.bandcamp.com/album/20-years-of-human-termination-live-at-kaotoxinfest-ii
86Flotsam and Jetsam
Blood in the Water


Tech power/thrash metal from Phoenix, Arizona.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_flotsam-and-jetsam__album_blood-in-the-water.html
87Starlight Ritual
Sealed in Starlight


Heavy metal/hard rock from Canada.

Stream: https://starlightritual.bandcamp.com/album/sealed-in-starlight
88Lowen
Unceasing Lamentations


Progressive/doom metal from the UK.

Stream: https://lowen.bandcamp.com/album/unceasing-lamentations
89Macabre Decay
Into Oblivion


Death metal from Sweden.

Stream: https://macabredecay.bandcamp.com/album/into-oblivion
90Necrochaos
Mortal Angels Descent


Brutal death/doom metal from Germany.

Stream: https://necrochaos.bandcamp.com/album/mortal-angels-descent
91Transcending Rites
Enthronement of the Third


Black metal of international origin.

Stream: https://deha.bandcamp.com/album/enthronement-of-the-third
92Opferblut
Teufelsdämmerung (demo)


Lofi black metal from Switzerland.

Stream: https://hexenkult.bandcamp.com/album/teufelsd-mmerung
93Unmother
Lay Down the Sun


Black metal from Hellas/UK.

Stream: https://unmother.bandcamp.com/releases
94Kvadrat
Ψυχική Αποσύνθεση


Death/black metal from Hellas.

Stream: https://kvdrt.bandcamp.com/album/-
95Diabolizer
Khalkedonian Death


Death/black metal from Constantinople, Turkey.

Stream: https://diabolizer.bandcamp.com/album/khalkedonian-death
96Erdve
Savigaila


Blackened sludge/hardcore from Lithuania.

Stream: https://erdvesom.bandcamp.com/album/savigaila
97Calliophis
Liquid Darkness


Doom/death metal from Germany.

Stream: https://calliophis.bandcamp.com/album/liquid-darkness
98Clan of Xymox
Limbo


Gothic/post punk/synthwave from the Netherlands.

Stream: https://musicmp3.ru/artist_clan-of-xymox__album_limbo.html
99King Woman
Celestial Blues


Atmospheric doom/alternative rock from Oakland, California.

Stream: https://kingwoman.bandcamp.com/album/celestial-blues
100Angst (PT)
The Vile


Black metal from Portugal.

Stream: https://angst.bandcamp.com/album/the-vile
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