![Gorgon – Elegy [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gorgon_Elegy_albumArt-768x768.jpg)
“Unlike the other Gorgon from France that released a 43-minute album in January, this Gorgon plays an opulent brand of symphonic death metal—a personal favorite subgenre of mine. That their second full-length Elegy released two weeks into the year and is still kicking my posterior like the absolute badass it is should tell you all you need to know.” Gorgon will eat you.
![Abyssal – A Beacon in the Husk [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Abyssal-A_Beacon_in_the_Husk-2019-768x766.jpg){kind=tracking}
“Dissonant death metal is a polarizing style, one whose purposes are often unclear. While it encompasses a variety of interpretations, its beginnings in Immolation and Demilich can be summed up in its attempted balance of malice and menace. British death metal act Abyssal’s fourth full-length A Beacon in the Husk is the perfection of this balance: a sunless journey into the depths of the abyss, guided by its philosophical lyricism and patient dynamics.” Void tunes.
![Weeping Sores – False Confession [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/a3885326903_5.jpg)
“Most death-doom bands solely rely on the ghoulish pilfering of guttural vocals to augment their melancholy material. Weeping Sores reinforces Peaceville’s early oeuvre with a calcified backbone of death metal to support a branching musculature.” Did you miss these sores?
![Firelink – The Inveterate Fire [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/firelink_theInveterateFire_albumArt-768x768.jpg)
“Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, the duo peddle the finest wares of the melodic black metal persuasion. Woven deeply into their abyssal constructs is a red-blooded passion for the Dark Souls video game series rife with metallic imagery ideal for musical adaptation.” Soulmass awaits at the Kiln of the First Flame.
![Birdeatsbaby – The World Conspires [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/birdeatsbaby-world-conspires-768x768.jpg)
“One of the best ways to get my attention is to mention a band crossing genre boundaries in unexpected ways. Birdeatsbaby drew my eye, first, with their rather evocative name and, second, with that drop-dead gorgeous album art. But what really caught my interest was their history; the band started off in the punk cabaret scene and developed to include prog metal and symphonic influences.” Protect Baby Yoda!
![Aether – In Embers [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/aether-in-embers-02.jpg)
“Wintersun has long been a favorite of mine. Sure, it’s a band with a whole bunch of frustrations, but Jari Mänepää is a strong composer, and he’s got a cool sound that I can’t help but like. His wild blend of melodeath, power metal, black-tinged folk, and symphonic over-the-top wizardry appeals to me. It’s always a good Time T(w)o listen to well-composed symphonic heavy metal, and this is where the Polish group Aether come in.” Less spa, more metal.
![Pristine – Road Back to Ruin [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pristine_roadBackToRuin_albumArt-768x768.jpg)
“Once again, whether due to rank neglect or prior obligation, we missed Pristine’s latest slab of bar-brawling, leather-bound, bluesy hard rock goodness. Fans of this site will remember Huck N Roll swooning over Pristine’s Ninja, which was indeed a strong record from a Norwegian band operating way under the radar punching way above their weight class. Road Back to Ruin punches even higher, swinging and swaggering hard enough to fell Sequoias like blades of grass.” Roads best taken.
![Nocturnal Departure – Cathartic Black Rituals [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Noctural-Departure-Cathartic-Black-Rituals-01.jpg)
“With a purple, black, and white/grey color scheme, Cathartic Black Rituals immediately calls Mayhem’s Live in Leipzig—metal’s best live record—to mind. It screams second wave black metal, and as a fan of that little niche I heeded the call.” Running into the Nocturnal.
![HarborLights – Isolation Ritual [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/HarborLights-Isolation-Ritual-01-768x768.jpg)
“Back in August, I stumbled across an absurdity of the other writers loitering near the skull pit, waiting for the cleaners to finish. To pass the time, I suggested my fellows check out the advance tracks for HarborLights’ new record, which I misdescribed as instrumental post-metal.” Skull pit gossip and marina lighting.
![Kampfar – Ofidians Manifest [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kampfar-Ofidians-Manifest-01-768x768.jpg)
“I can’t remember the last time Kampfar disappointed me. Grier begins to count his fingers, evaluating every album the band has released since 1997. Oh, that’s right: never. ‘Why are you introducing a TYMHM this way?’ ‘Are you trying to freak me out or bury my hope?’ Maybe. But the real reason is that I’m a dick and I like to fuck with you all.” Honesty is a virtue.
