Things You Might Have Missed 2022

Ósserp – Els nous cants de la Sibil·la [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

Ósserp – Els nous cants de la Sibil·la [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

“Look at how fucking cute that hydra-bear thing is! I want to give it so many pets and cuddles that it dies from feeling too loved. Unfortunately, such creatures are but a myth, and I shall never know the multi-faced adoration of an adorable lil’ hydra, strong enough to carry me all the way to that ringed planet in the background. Instead, I’ll settle for telling the masses about this grimy, fucked up deathgrind slab by Barcelona quintet Ósserp, entitled Els nous cants de la Sibil·la.” Hail Hydra.

Massive Wagons – Triggered [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

Massive Wagons – Triggered [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

Massive Wagons released one of the most unapologetically fun records of the year (sorry Coathanger Abortion). Triggered is the British quintet’s sixth overall and second on Earache Records. In a year packed with countless prog, death and black metal albums, it stands as a fresh and contagious alternative to an otherwise serious and challenging musical landscape.” Wagon show.

Gevurah – Gehinnom [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

Gevurah – Gehinnom [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

“I was unaware of Gevurah prior to this year, and I’ve really been missing out. The mysterious Quebecois duo utilizes an eerie, dissonant flavor of black metal to explore Jewish mysticism and the esoteric left-hand path. Their name, Gevurah, refers to one of the emanations of the infinite—to be reductive, God—specifically the ‘left hand’, denoting judgment. Previous LP Hallelujah! traded in the dark obscurantism and enigmatic melodies of the esoteric, and looked upward in awe. But Gehinnom—whilst retaining notes of dark atmosphere—has the force, bleakness, and inevitability of the unfathomable eschatology that follows with the divine.” Blackened pathways to the obscure.

mizuirino_inu – TOKYO VIRUS LOVE STORY [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

mizuirino_inu – TOKYO VIRUS LOVE STORY [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

“A great album takes me on a journey, and TOKYO VIRUS LOVE STORY lands no different in that respect, even if I can’t understand most of the narrative. And while that understanding can add color to thematic punctuation, mizuirono_inu manages throughout their narrative to put emotion and purpose behind each line.” Infectious.

Arthur Brown – Monster’s Ball [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

Arthur Brown – Monster’s Ball [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

When I approached His Thiccness Lord Steel about writing up a TYMHM about the new album from shock rock godfather Arthur Brown, his response was much like one of his gorilla jabs: swift, accurate and painful (at least for Grier). “He’s the original Alice Cooper,” Steel said. “And by extension, the real King of Diamonds.” It was with these words of simian wisdom that I set out to dive deeper into this English octogenarian’s latest album Monster’s Ball. Of monsters and madmen.

Mamaleek – Diner Coffee [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

Mamaleek – Diner Coffee [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

Diner Coffee offers jazz and blues in their most perverse form, squeezing them from their hiding place like cysts. A counterpart to Imperial Triumphant’s latest, which portrays its filth beneath an urban sheen of golden decadence, anonymous duo-now-collective Mamaleek embraces the grime in the setting of a city diner.” How do you like your java?