Dog days of holiday season are over and it's time to bring back the Week In Metal. As you can see below, after couple weeks of drinking and chilling, record labels and independent artists are back in the high gear spitting the lava from the mountain of heavy metal.

So, in my attempt to control the spill and help us discover new music, every Monday I'll try to create a list of what was released in a previous week with a goal of finding hidden music treasures and in effect increase our ever-growing collections of records.

Obviously that in no way is a complete index and no sane person can ever claim to generate one, that's why I hope in a comment section below you can point me into the records I missed or bands to keep an eye on.

Till next week...

Thrash, melodic, death metal from Belgium: Chalice - Lost Connection (Independent)

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Melodic, death metal from Netherlands: Nephylim - Severance Of Serenity (Independent)

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Thrash metal from Germany: Bonded - Rest In Violence (Century Media Records)

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Power metal from France: DarkTribe - Voici L'Homme (Scarlet Records)

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Death, technical metal from United States: Frogg - A Reptilian Dystopia (Independent)

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Black metal from Denmark: Horned Almighty - To Fathom The Master's Grand Design (Scarlet Records)

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Post-Black metal from Russia: L'Homme Absurde - Belong (Independent)

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Death, technical metal from United States: Odious Mortem - Synesthesia (Willowtip Records)

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Black, avant-garde metal from Germany: Porta Nigra - Schöpfungswut (Soulseller Records)

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Death, grind metal from United States: Rat King - Vicious Inhumanity (Within The Mind Records)

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Black, hardcore, sludge metal from Germany: Serpent Eater - Vanitas (7 Degrees Records)

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Thrash, heavy metal from Greece: Skull Koraptor - Chaos Station (Ragnarök Records)

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Death, progressive, metalcore from Canada: Sleepwraith - Day Terrors (Independent)

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Progressive metal from United States: Sons Of Apollo - MMXX (InsideOut Music)

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Black metal from Norway: Svarttjern - Shame Is Just A Word (Soulseller Records)

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Doom, sludge, atmospheric metal from United States: The Osedax - Meridians (Independent)

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Power metal from Germany: Victorius - Space Ninjas From Hell (Napalm Records)

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Thrash, death metal from Canada: Hyperia - Insanitorium (Sliptrick Records)

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Death, technical, brutal metal from United States: Wormhole - The Weakest Among Us (Lacerated Enemy Records)

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Chalice, Nephylim, Bonded, DarkTribe, Frogg, Horned Almighty, L'Homme Absurde, Odious Mortem, Porta Nigra, Rat King, Serpent Eater, Skull Koraptor, Sleepwraith, Sons Of Apollo, Svarttjern, The Osedax, Victorius, Hyperia, Wormhole

Entered: 1/20/2020 7:24:08 PM

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"Caligari Records is about to release MŮRA debut EP "Doom Invocations And Narcotic Rituals" and even though the quartet's debut recording is a "mere" two songs that clock around 20 minutes this is 'merely' a start for more horrors to come. MŮRA punish their listeners with a world-eating sound of death metal cacophony. Get ready for caveman-primitive throbs, tense 'n' hypnotic tropes and rough and raw yet remarkably massive doom parts that drag the listener deep into an abyss of sepulchral/bestial death. 20 minutes that unfurls a wide-screen canvas of dread, disease, filth and foulness". That's some info about the music I got from the promo materials but not much about the band itself. Wanna know more? Check out the review that Grindor wrote for "Doom Invocations and Narcotic Rituals", click on the 'play' button below to listen to the EP and continue reading to find out more about the band and the way they go about things.

There is very little info about the band on the net, care to make a quick introduction?

Well, not much to say really. All of us have a certain background in the local underground metal scene - if it could be called that way. However, we prefer to distance ourselves from what it has recently become and all the scene queenery aspects of it, which we find a bit pathetic. At present Můra counts four constant members, and we are in the process of accepting a regular bass player. Only time will tell if he will fit in this torment.

What inspired the name of the band? What does it mean? What does it mean to you? What pops in your mind when you say Můra?

It has several meanings in Czech language, depending on the context. What pops up in mind? A nightmare.

Most of you play or played in other bands, what was the catalyst for the creation of Můra?

Můra is a product of plague times, narcotics consumption and the disturbed psyche of its members. The initial twisted idea of a new project emerged during the last Chaos Descends festival where we have agreed to start the most drugged out band in Prague. At first, no one probably meant it truly seriously... nevertheless, Můra is what it is.

What was the most difficult obstacle to get through when composing and recording "Doom Invocations and Narcotic Rituals"?

To deal with each other, as everyone is indulging himself with the different region of the periodic table (or combining everything) and is pretty fucked up. Given that, we must express huge appreciation to Anders from Dödsmord Studio who had to cope with such a mentally challenged bunch of individuals.

How do you work out those situations where you do not agree with each other, where one's vision is different than the others?

There are four of us, potentially five in the days to come, and we disagree with each other for most of the time. But at least we all do agree on the music we want to play. All the dark atmosphere of the rehearsals in fact fuels the creative process. Thus, we could say that disagreements are welcome in case of this band.

Full interview can be found here.

Full review of MŮRA - "Doom Invocations and Narcotic Rituals" can be found here.

MŮRA is:

M. - vocals
H. - guitars
L. - guitars
S. - drums

MORE INFO AND PRE-ORDERS:

https://www.facebook.com/Muradoom/
https://muradoom.bandcamp.com/
https://caligarirecords.storenvy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/CaligariRecords/
https://caligarirecords.bandcamp.com

Entered: 3/25/2021 12:06:14 AM

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I like this installment of Week In Metal since for one, it contains moderate number of releases that's easily digestible in one sitting and two, it represents ultimate harmony between well know artists and new independent bands fighting to dethrone old school veterans with youthful enthusiasm and fresh ideas. Did they succeed? Sift through the samples and let your dark side elect the winners.

Till next week...

Black, death metal from Germany: Omegavortex - Spectral Blackness (Independent)

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Thrash metal from Denmark: Anoxia - To The Lions (Mighty Music)

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Black metal from Canada: Cell - Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos (Independent)

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Black metal from Sweden: Ehlder - Nordabetraktelse (Nordvis Produktion)

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Doom, death metal from Italy: Esogenesi - Esogenesi (Transcending Obscurity Records)

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Death, grindcore from United States: Exhumed - Horror (Relapse Records)

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Progressive metal from United States: Fought Upon Earth - Grave Miscalculation (Independent)

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Death metal from United States: Gatecreeper - Deserted (Relapse Records)

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Melodic, death metal from Norway: Haunted By Silhouettes - The Last Day On Earth (Rob Mules Records)

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Black, doom metal from Poland: Hell's Coronation - Ritual Chalice Of Hateful Blood (Godz Ov War Productions)

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Death, progressive metal from Sweden: In Mourning - Garden Of Storms (Agonia Records)

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Melodic, death metal from Finland: Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave (Century Media Records)

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Heavy metal from Canada: Iron Kingdom - On The Hunt (Independent)

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Death, progressive metal from Canada: Messora - The Door (Independent)

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Doom, stoner, sludge metal from United States: Mnrva - Black Sky (Independent)

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Doom metal from United States: Monte Luna - Drowners' Wives (Argonauta Records)

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Black metal from Sweden: Myronath - Into The Qliphoth (Non Serviam Records)

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Stoner metal from Greece: Nightstalker - Great Hallucinations (Heavy Psych Sounds)

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Black metal from Brazil: Vobiscum Inferni - Rex Ossivm (Hammer Of Damnation)

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Black, death metal from United States: Beastlurker - Sanguine Elixir Of Psychotropic Divination (Godz Ov War Productions)

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Doom, death metal from United States: Rotting Kingdom - A Deeper Shade Of Sorrow (Godz Ov War Productions)

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Doom, gothic metal from United States: October Noir - Thirteen (Independent)

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Thrash metal from Switzerland: Algebra - Pulse? (Unspeakable Axe Records)

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Thrash, death metal from Chile: Ripper - Sensory Stagnation (Unspeakable Axe Records)

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Omegavortex, Anoxia, Cell, Ehlder, Esogenesi, Exhumed, Fought Upon Earth, Gatecreeper, Haunted By Silhouettes, Hell's Coronation, In Mourning, Insomnium, Iron Kingdom, Messora, Mnrva, Monte Luna, Myronath, Nightstalker, Vobiscum Inferni, Beastlurker, Rotting Kingdom, October Noir, Algebra, Ripper

Entered: 10/7/2019 9:20:57 PM

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For a sunny summer day, there looks to be a lot of black metal on my list today! Going from raw as uncooked fish Azagthoth through Valaraukar, Goatskullt or Dizziness to more atmospheric realms presented by Eskapism and Abaroth you will definitely find a few hostile and filled with black metal aggression tunes, that would help you grow your inner demons and primal aspects of the subconscious. Monstrous and oppressive blackened death from Abyssal doesn't need my superfluous comments, but don't sleep on blasphemic self-titled debut from Itheist or new opus from veterans of death metal scene Memoriam.

Glare Of The Sun contrary to its name presents dark and gloomy sophomore monolith that should be checked by anyone finding joy in doom/sludge/post metal. You'll need some extra time to digest intricate new record from progressive Howling Sycamore, but in case jazz elements make you want to break things, Skelator and Lunar Shadow will be more than happy if you just raise your fists and keep rocking to the galloping riffs of heavy metal. But wait, there's more, a lot more…

Till next week...

Black metal from Italy: Azagthoth - From The Darkest Past (Independent)

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Thrash, death metal from Hungary: Needless - Heresy (Independent)

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Melodic death metal from Luxembourg: Feradur - Legion (Independent)

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Black metal from Greece: Tristengrav - II - Nychavge (Caligari Records)

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Melodic Black metal from Switzerland: Tyrmfar - Renewal Through Purification (MTAF Records)

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Atmospheric Black metal from United States: Abaroth - Emissary Of The Void (Independent)

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Black, doom, death metal from United Kingdom: Abyssal - A Beacon In The Husk (Profound Lore Records)

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Atmospheric Black metal from Ukraine: Eskapism - Ancient Songs Of The Wind (Wolfspell Records)

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Doom, post-metal from Austria: Glare Of The Sun - Theia (LifeForce Records)

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Heavy metal from United States: Gygax - High Fantasy (Creator-Destructor Records)

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Doom, sludge, crust metal from Canada: Hive - Night Cats (Horror Pain Gore Death Productions)

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Progressive metal from United States: Howling Sycamore - Seven Pathways To Annihilation (Prosthetic Records)

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Black, death metal from United Kingdom: Itheist - Itheist (Independent)

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Heavy metal from Germany: Lunar Shadow - The Smokeless Fires (Cruz Del Sur Music)

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Black, doom metal from Italy: Maerormid - Stasi (Volcano Records & Promotion)

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Death metal from United Kingdom: Memoriam - Requiem For Mankind (Nuclear Blast)

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Black metal from United Kingdom: Old Forest - Black Forests Of Eternal Doom (Dusktone)

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Brutal Death metal from New Zealand: Organectomy - Existential Disconnect (Unique Leader Records)

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Death metal from Germany: Scythe Lore - Through The Mausoleums Of Man (Iron Bonehead Productions)

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Thrash, hardcore, punk from United States: Sekkusu - Satyrömania (Independent)

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Heavy, speed metal from United States: Skelator - Cyber Metal (Gates Of Hell Records)

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Death metal from United States: Superstition - The Anatomy Of Unholy Transformation (20 Buck Spin)

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Black metal from United Kingdom: Valaraukar - Demonian Abyssal Visions (Iron Bonehead Productions)

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Black metal from Finland: Goatskullt - Kinahmia (Independent)

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Black metal from Greece: Dizziness - Cosmic Echoes (Independent)

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Progressive metal from Romania: Left Hand Path - Left Hand Path (Loud Rage Music)

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Azagthoth, Needless, Feradur, Tristengrav, Tyrmfar, Abaroth, Abyssal, Eskapism, Glare Of The Sun, Gygax, Hive, Howling Sycamore, Itheist, Lunar Shadow, Maerormid, Memoriam, Old Forest, Organectomy, Scythe Lore, Sekkusu, Skelator, Superstition, Valaraukar, Goatskullt, Dizziness, Left Hand Path

Entered: 6/24/2019 8:02:58 PM

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