Things You Might Have Missed 2023

The EP, Split and Single Post Part 2 [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By El Cuervo on February 10, 2024 in Blog Posts, Things You Might Have Missed 2023, 51 comments

Part 2 of the The EP, Split and Single You Might Have Missed is upon you. How much did you really miss out on during 2023?

Dear Hollow’s Mathcore Madness [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Dear Hollow on February 2, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, Deathcore, Mathcore, Metalcore, Nu Metal, 42 comments

Sure, there were a lot of releases in 2023. And yes, it’s impossible to keep up with. And honest, who even knew mathcore was still a thing? Our own Dear Hollow knew and he wants you to know, too.

The EP, Split and Single Post Part 1 [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By El Cuervo on January 29, 2024 in Blog Posts, Things You Might Have Missed 2023, 58 comments

Did you miss any quality EPs, splits, or singles in 2023? Of course you did!

Aphotic – Abyssgazer [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Dolphin Whisperer on January 28, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, Black Metal, Death Metal, 11 comments

“Abyssgazer presents as the kind of echoing incantation that must ring through ears from first to last note. No mere synthesis of the acts who fed Aphotic into existence, this sometimes blackened, sometimes funeral doom-weighted, always death metal assembly expresses itself in a peerless manner.” Abyss from a dead rose.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Saunders on January 27, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, 75 comments

“It wouldn’t be Things You Might Have Missed season without some controversy. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, prolific, chameleon-like alchemists King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have garnered a powerful cult following since forming in 2010. Incredibly during that time, they released a scarcely believable 25 LPs. My own experience with the band is limited in comparison to their exhausting, hyperactive output. Sure, I’ve heard songs here and there and enjoyed the odd isolated jam, however, perhaps due to the overwhelming body of work, and skepticism over the quantity vs quality ratio, I have never given a full LP of theirs a good shake. That changed with their 24th LP.” Lizard Kings can do…anything.

Crow Black Sky – Sidereal Light Volume 2 [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Doom_et_Al on January 14, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, 35 comments

“Crow Black Sky’s second album, Sidereal Light Volume 1, caught my eye in 2018 for several reasons. Firstly, it received a well-deserved 4.0 on this here blog. Secondly, it came from a band located in my home (and favorite city in the whole world), Cape Town, South Africa. For those unaware, extreme metal is a tough sell in Africa. No established scene, no radio support, few venues, and conservative crowds. Any metal band from Africa faces an uphill battle from the get-go, which makes it all the more astonishing how many cool bands South Africa produces. Crow Black Sky are no exception” Early birds arrive late.

Begravement – Horrific Illusions Beckon [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Saunders on January 11, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, Death Metal, Progressive Death, 24 comments

“Amidst the slew of mighty fine death metal releases in 2023, there were some killer debuts and plenty of albums well worth your attention, even if they didn’t feature heavily, or at all, during another epic Listurnalia campaign. One such album was the debut LP from up-and-coming Minnesota death dealers Begravement and their potential packed Horrific Illusions Beckon album.” Grave developments.

Subsignal – A Poetry of Rain [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Mystikus Hugebeard on January 10, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, 37 comments

“Subsignal, the German progressive metal/rock outfit that rose from the ashes of Sieges Even, has gradually evolved from “a band I quite like” into “a core tenet of my musical identity,” and it pains me that they’ve never been covered on this site. Granted, even at their heaviest, Subsignal’s style of progressive metal leans toward gentleness, but they’re still no less heavy than some other groups featured on AMG. I hoped that after all this time their newest opus might get a full review, and I was crestfallen that we never received their promo. I guess sometimes you’ve just gotta be the change you want to see in the world.” You can’t stop the signal.

Cherd’s Raw Black Metal Muster [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Cherd on January 9, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, Black Metal, 73 comments

Cherd thinks we—and thus, you—missed raw black metal in 2023. He doesn’t realize we actually skipped it. But, the words were written and we are nothing if not economical about our workload.

Wells Valley – Achamoth [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Thus Spoke on January 8, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, 27 comments

“When was the last time something supposedly dissonant and avant-garde really gripped you? Maybe it was one of this year’s releases from Blut Aus Nord, Thantifaxath, or Rorcal. Or perhaps you’ve been bored since Obscura. Whichever the case, Achamoth, from Portugal’s Wells Valley has got to rank highly as one of the more arresting examples of extreme metal in recent times.” In the valley of the dark things.