Things You Might Have Missed 2022

The EP, Split and Single Post Part 2 [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By El Cuervo on January 5, 2023 in Blog Posts, 85 comments

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]

By Dear Hollow on January 4, 2023 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, Experimental Metal, 16 comments

“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]

By El Cuervo on January 4, 2023 in Blog Posts, Things You Might Have Missed 2022, 78 comments

Many EPs were missed in the mad rush of 2022. This is the course correction you need.

The Callous Daoboys – Celebrity Therapist [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By Dear Hollow on January 1, 2023 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, Experimental Metal, Mathcore, 9 comments

“Everybody listen: The Callous Daoboys don’t give a shit. More than ever, they do what they do and you just have to deal with it. Matthew Ryan is their drummer and they’re from Atlanta – coincidence? I know, some of are saying, “wait, doesn’t Matt Ryan play for Indianapolis?” There, you understand The Callous Daoboys. Their bonkers take on mathcore has placed them at the scene’s forefront.” New year, new Dao.

Old Solar – Quiet Prayers (Redux) [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By El Cuervo on January 1, 2023 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, 10 comments

“It’s a rare post-rock release that truly stands out. Those that do excel have to go further than waves of shoegazing guitars and must exercise song-writing discipline. Enter 2017 and enter North Carolina’s Old Solar. An EP entitled Quiet Prayers offered one of the year’s more poignant musical achievements, but it sadly flew too far under the radar. Almost 6 years and 1 full-length later sees Old Solar still resolutely toiling in the underground, but their sound and songwriting has matured.” Old and quiet can work sometimes.

Verberis – Adumbration of the Veiled Logos [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By Thus Spoke on December 31, 2022 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, 48 comments

“I’ve probably banged on before about how much I love Ulcerate. Luckily for me, mastermind Jamie Saint-Merat has his fingers in quite a few other death metal pies. Verberis is one of them. The wordily titled Adumbration of the Veiled Logos takes the twisting disso-death that was the band’s staple, and ramps the atmosphere up to 11.” That’s a lot of ulcers.

Otoboke Beaver – Super Champon [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By Grymm on December 24, 2022 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, Punk, 17 comments

“It never ceases to bum me out when people will champion (rightfully, I may add) one band for their characteristically wacky, zany antics and tight musicianship, but somehow let another, similar experience slide through the cracks. Case in point: we here at The Church of the Metal Guy of Angry have our fair share of Beaten To Death fans, and it’s not hard to see why. Their off-beat harmonies, blast-happy histrionics, and hilarious song titles won over a number of our jaded, blackened hearts in no time. That said, not many of us can say the same for (or at least listened to) the quirky, bubbly, and yet utterly batshit insane stylings of Kyoto’s Otoboke Beaver.” Leave it to Beaver.

Septicflesh – Modern Primitive [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By GardensTale on December 23, 2022 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, 45 comments

“This article fits its category perfectly and not at all. On the one hand, Septicflesh is a household name in symphonic death metal and most of you won’t have missed that they released a new album this year. On the other hand, there has been little to no fanfare surrounding its release. No promo in our inbox, no chatter on the lines. It wasn’t until the following weekend had passed that I chanced upon it, did a double take, and took to the Hall to announce my discord about completely missing Modern Primitive, one of the biggest symphodeath releases of the year.” Septicflesh is back on the menu, boys!

Persefone – metanoia [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By Saunders on December 23, 2022 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 31 comments

“Right off the bat, metanoia is a weighty listening experience that demands your undivided attention and repeat listens to fully unlock the album’s many intricacies and textures. metanoia is lengthy and so densely packed that initial listens are both absorbing and overwhelming.” Answer the Persefone.

Psychonaut – Violate Consensus Reality [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By Carcharodon on December 23, 2022 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, Post-Metal, Progressive Metal, 24 comments

“Mixing slow-build dynamics, psychedelic excursions and cathartic crescendos with sudden explosions of fury, Psychonaut draws inspiration from the likes of The Ocean and Baroness (in that bygone era when Baroness wrote compelling music and didn’t crush their albums into unlistenable garbage at the production stage). Complex, sprawling, dense, and yet accessible, Violate Consensus Reality swirls around the listener.” Psychodrama.