Since end of December has most bands already setting sights on next year, I decided to combine those last two weeks into one final list and give myself next Monday off. With over 2000 releases (MetalBite database only) in 2019 alone, I think we all deserve a short break. I'm not claiming that I've heard them all, but they all were sent to us via promo email, physical format or as a word-of-mouth recommendation, and great majority was at the least checked with one spin before we moved on to the next victim. So, if you're disappointed that your band/record wasn't reviewed join our ranks, because it looks like there are a lot more bands than reviewers.

Till next year...

Black, death metal from Germany: Goatblood - Apparition Of Doomsday (Dunkelheit Produktionen)

Black metal from United States: Nyogthaeblisz - Abrahamic Godhead Manifested By Adversarial Usurpation (Hells Headbangers Records)

Death metal from Paraguay: Verthebral - Abysmal Decay (Transcending Obscurity Records)

Thrash metal from Germany: Secutor - Executor (A Chance For Metal)

Grindcore from International band: The Bastard Within - Better Dead Than Friends (Immortal Souls Productions)

Death, groove metal from Brazil: Dismembration - Human Decay (Independent)

Black metal from Serbia: Svartgren - Divlja Vatra (Werewolf Records)

Black metal from Belgium: Cult Of Erinyes - Æstivation (Amor Fati Productions)

Black, death metal from Sweden: AngelBlast - Rotting Paradise (Edged Circle Productions)

Black, doom metal from United Kingdom: Dead Woman's Ditch - Hræfn (Third-I-Rex)

Thrash, heavy metal from Greece: Dreamlord - Disciples Of War (No Remorse Records)

Doom, death metal from Portugal: Oak - Lone (Transcending Obscurity Records)

Power, progressive, heavy metal from Spain: Solarys - Endless Clockworks (WormHoleDeath Records)

Death metal from Italy: Daemoniac - Dwellers Of Apocalypse (Xtreem Music)

Doom, rock from United Kingdom: Dark Matter - The Ghosts Of Dunwich (Independent)

Black metal: Haxandraok - KI SI KIL UD DA KAR RA (Ván Records)

Heavy, speed metal from Italy: Gunjack - The Cult Of Triblade (Independent)

Death metal from Italy: Horrid - As We Forget Our Past (Dunkelheit Produktionen)

Goatblood, Nyogthaeblisz, Verthebral, Secutor, The Bastard Within, Dismembration, Svartgren, Cult Of Erinyes, AngelBlast, Dead Woman's Ditch, Dreamlord, Oak, Solarys, Daemoniac, Dark Matter, Haxandraok, Gunjack, Horrid

Last week, unthinkable happened, I didn't post "The Week In Metal" column! There are only few reasons that can make this unprecedented event to occur, and one of them is a physical inability to get up and walk to a computer. I'll make the long story short, but on last Monday it took 3 paramedics and couple shots of morphine and steroids just to get me up from a bed. And if you ask why, let's just say I still think I'm young at heart but for some reason my body refuses to follow my youthful enthusiasm. One thing is certain, next time I'll think a second longer before going all in, not! Well, or maybe that bill from ER will serve as reminder... time will tell.

On that note, I'm back just in time to give you a crushing list of suffocating force that will pound you senseless and suck the marrow from your bones. Yes, last week was fierce, ugly and laid waste to the underground across a myriad of releases of which many were covered in detail on our pages. That might be full week of painkillers talking, but during last seven days I had tons of extra time for music consumption and I uncovered even greater appreciation for infernal emptiness and diabolic means of destruction, and I hope you find same level of indulgence after listening to this list, with pain pills or not.

Till next week...

Black metal from Norway: 1349 - Through Eyes Of Stone (Season Of Mist)

Black, death metal from United States: Abysmal Lord - Exaltation Of The Infernal Cabal (Hells Headbangers Records)

Thrash, black metal from United States: Anticosm - The Call Of The Void (Hell Kill Destroy Records)

Death metal from Sweden: Bastard Grave - Diorama Of Human Suffering (Pulverised Records)

Death metal from United States: Cerebral Rot - Odious Descent Into Decay (20 Buck Spin)

Experimental death metal from Netherlands: Cryptae - Vestigial (Tartarus Records)

Thrash, death metal from Canada: Detherous - Hacked To Death (Redefining Darkness Records)

Brutal death metal from United States: Devourment - Obscene Majesty (Relapse Records)

Power, symphonic metal from United States: Dialith - Extinction Six (Independent)

Power, heavy metal from Sweden: Hammerfall - Dominion (Napalm Records)

Black, doom, death metal from United States: Hellvetron - Trident Of Tartarean Gateways (Iron Bonehead Productions)

Metalcore from United States: Killswitch Engage - Atonement (Metal Blade Records)

Heavy metal from Finland: Mysterizer - Invisible Enemy (Inverse Records)

Black metal from Germany: Reign In Blood - Missa Pro Defunctis (Iron Bonehead Productions)

Thrash metal from Germany: Repent - Condemned To Fail (High Roller Records)

Black, grindcore from Canada: Sophist - Betrothal To The Stone: Conception Of Mephisto (Independent)

Power, symphonic metal from Sweden: Twilight Force - Dawn Of The Dragonstar (Nuclear Blast)

Blackened death metal from Canada: Unburnt - Arcane Evolution (Independent)

Black metal from Argentina: Darker Mysteria - Ceremonia De Brujería Ancestral (Independent)

Black, doom, sludge metal from Poland: Mary & The Highwalkers - Hounds (Independent)

Death, grindcore, punk from United Kingdom: The Brood - Democratic Warfare (Downfall Records)

1349, Abysmal Lord, Anticosm, Bastard Grave, Cerebral Rot, Cryptae, Detherous, Devourment, Dialith, Hammerfall, Hellvetron, Killswitch Engage, Mysterizer, Reign In Blood, Repent, Sophist, Twilight Force, Unburnt, Darker Mysteria, Mary & The Highwalkers, The Brood