“Dealer of Souls is very much a continuation of Divine Judgement in stylistic terms. Although a thrash band at its core, built on the foundations of the likes of Sodom, Gomorra owes as much, if not more, of its sound to the likes of Judas Priest and Iced Earth.” GoMOAR!
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]
“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.
AngryMetalGuy.com’s Aggregated Top 20 of 2022: The Never-ending Quest for Listing Perfection (ft. Plebeians)
You’ve seen all the lists, now see what the data nerds have to say about the top albums of 2022. NERDS!!!!
Angry Metal Guy’s Top 10(ish) of 2022
Another year has reached its close and Angry Metal Guy is still standing—both the metal review site and the man. Come inside for reflections and rampant, unbridled listing.
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.
The EP, Split and Single Post Part 2 [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]
Many EPs were missed in the mad rush of 2022. This is the course correction you need Pt. II.
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?
The EP, Split and Single Post Part 1 [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]
Many EPs were missed in the mad rush of 2022. This is the course correction you need.
Steel Druhm’s Top Ten(ish) of 2022
Steel Druhm put sweat equity into his Top Ten(ish) of 2022 and you will repay him with readership and blind acceptance.