Things You Might Have Missed 2019

Capilla Ardiente – The Siege [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Holdeneye on December 16, 2019 in 2019, Chilean Metal, Doom Metal, High Roller Records, Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Doom Metal, 55 comments

“Keep your stoner doom and your funeral doom, and give me Solitude Aeturnus, While Heaven Wept, and Crypt Sermon’s debut any day. 2019 saw the masters themselves release an album with mixed results, and while I enjoyed much of this year’s Crypt Sermon and found Atlantean Kodex and Fvneral Fvkk to be powerful platters of doom, Isole’s latest came closest to giving me that classic hopeless lovin’ feeling. But nothing could quite fill that cross-impaled ~~horny~~ horned skull shaped hole in my heart. Until I heard Capilla Ardiente’s The Siege, that is.” Doom is its own reward.

Senza – Even a Worm Will Turn [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Kronos on December 15, 2019 in 2019, Grind, Hardcore, Mathcore, Releases, Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Hardcore, Mathcore, Post-Hardcore, 19 comments

“The bird snared in a net. The snake with a wound in its side. The fawn with a broken leg. Glassy-eyed and propelled only by adrenaline, they will lash out; they will peck, claw, kick, and bite, not for malice, but as a reflex. The body, independent of thought, will jerk and writhe and mangle itself further. We all have a desperate subconscious violence we hope will never surface, a basic, universal response no different than the flailing of an impaled insect.” Survive or die.

Sorxe – The Ark Burner [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Dr. A.N. Grier on December 14, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Doom Metal, Prosthetic Records, Reviews, Sludge Metal, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, 6 comments

“Hitting our promo bin for the first time in 2014, there was little Grymm found interesting on the band’s debut. But when Matter & Void hit the deck three years later, my eyebrows glued themselves to the top of my head. And seeing them play that album live is still one of the best performances I’ve ever experienced. What didn’t hit our bin was this year’s The Ark Burner. But, thank the stars, I’ve been keeping tabs on this band for all you sludge suckers out there. But, will Sorxe continue their streak?” Ark of triumph.

Iapetus – The Body Cosmic [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Eldritch Elitist on December 13, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Self-released, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 37 comments

“Metal offers incalculable aural interpretations of outer space. Darkspace focuses on the inhospitable nature of the infinite vacuum. Gamma Ray pitches a trip through a black hole as the ultimate roller coaster ride. Ghost Bath dwells on the melancholic isolation of the cosmos while also sounding like something out of Sonic Adventure. Yet it takes Iapetus just over three minutes to craft a moment more compelling than any of those with their sophomore LP, The Body Cosmic.” Space in your face.

Obsidian Tide – Pillars of Creation [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Huck N Roll on December 12, 2019 in 2019, Death Metal, Israeli Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Self-released, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 50 comments

“I love TheKenWord, but the problem is, if you skip an hour on the AMG Slack channel, you’ll probably miss one of his 1462 album recommendations. Lucky for me, at the precise day and time when Kenny waxed on about Obsidian Tide’s new album I just happened to be lurking on the forums, and I caught the link. The young fella did himself proud with this recommendation. Obsidian Tide are an Israeli progressive metal trio, and Pillars of Creation is the band’s debut album, a seven-song, 55-minute concept album detailing a man’s journey to enlightenment.” Tides and tidings.

Midnight Priest – Aggressive Hauntings [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Diabolus in Muzaka on December 12, 2019 in 2019, Heavy Metal, Metal On Metal Records, Portuguese Metal, Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Heavy Metal, 25 comments

“I like focus and consistency, so a whole record of quick and quality heavy metal songs is always something I keep an ear to the ground for. This year the ground decided to scream “Midnight Priest” at me—a bit rude, but I can’t argue with the results.” Worship and then burn the night.

Misþyrming – Algleymi [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Doom_et_Al on December 12, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Icelandic Metal, Norma Evangelium Diaboli, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Black Metal, 45 comments

“As El Cuervo pointed out in his coverage of the band’s debut, Söngvar managed to be both avant-garde but also thrillingly, devastatingly alive. As a result, I was thoroughly looking forward to the follow-up. Algleymi arrived, and to the disappointment of some fans, it wasn’t Söngvar part 2. No, it was something else entirely, but definitely not something you’d want to miss.” Strange ice.

Howling Giant – The Space Between Worlds [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Dear Hollow on December 11, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, American Rock, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Sludge, Stoner Metal, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Unsigned Bands, Post-Metal, Progressive Rock, 19 comments

“A true sleeper hit in every sense of the word, The Space Between Worlds’ style may not be the most innovative, but damn is it tasty. Introducing themselves with three tauntingly brief EP’s since 2015, including the hella fun two-part Black Hole Space Wizard arc, Nashville trio Howling Giant fuses the fuzz of stoner doom with the ambition of prog rock.” Between rock and a vast space.

High Command – Beyond the Wall of Desolation [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Holdeneye on December 11, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Reviews, Southern Lord, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal, 51 comments

“I soon began to hear rumblings about Beyond the Wall of Desolation both in the comments here and in the metal community abroad, so I finally forced myself to taste of the fruit that the record has to offer. It’s a good thing that this fruit comes pre-pulverized in smoothie form, because High Command’s brand of thrash lands like a swift punch to the mouth and I found myself sans teeth in short order.” Teeth are for closers.

ShadowStrike – Legends of Human Spirit [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Eldritch Elitist on December 9, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Power Metal, Self-released, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, 9 comments

“Legends of Human Spirit, the debut LP from Long Island’s ShadowStrike, does the unthinkable: it places the intro track second. The record’s opening track explodes forth with an instantly gratifying blast of power metal, and only upon its completion does the band indulge in 95 seconds of overwrought narration backed by symphonic bombast. I loathe intro tracks, yet this simple restructuring of Power Metal’s Worst Trope is one of my favorite moments on this record. The act of postponing the intro, while bizarre, exemplifies what makes ShadowStrike so successful.” We’re easily pleased.