Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 12th, 2018. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the artwork (if we remember…) so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
Allelic: The Smoke of Atavistic Fires
Genre: Black Metal/Folk
Label: The Green Man
Created by one of this site’s very own users, lalchimiste, The Smoke of Atavistic Fires is a metal/folk album worthy of high acclaim. With full, rich sounding textures and a seamless blend of harrowing black metal and lush folk, this debut record ensures that Allelic will become a name you should know. This isn’t your typical low-budget indie metal project — brace yourself for something more on par with Agalloch or Opeth. Yeah, it’s really that good. You can stream the LP in its entirety here.
Allelic: The Smoke of Atavistic Fires
Genre: Black Metal/Folk
Label: The Green Man
Stream The Smoke of Atavistic Fires here.
Atreyu: In Our Wake
Genre: Metalcore/Rock
Label: Spinefarm
Basement: Beside Myself
Genre: Emo/Grunge/Pop-Punk
Label: Fueled by Ramen
BRONCHO: Bad Behavior
Genre: Garage/Alt-Rock
Label: Park the Van
Beyond Creation: Algorythm
Genre: Death/Progressive Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Stream Algorythm here.
Calvin Johnson: A Wonderful Beast
Genre: Alt-Rock
Label: K Records
Colter Wall: Songs Of The Plains
Genre: Country/American/Folk
Label: Young Mary’s Record Co.
Connan Mockasin: Jassbusters
Genre: Psychedelic/Pop
Label: Mexican Summer
The Dodos: Certainty Waves
Genre: Indie-Folk/Indie-Pop
Label: Polyvinyl
Elvis Costello & The Impostors: Look Now
Genre: Post-Punk/Pop-Rock
Label: Concord
Eric Clapton: Happy Xmas
Genre: Blues/Rock/Pop
Label: Bushbranch/Surfdog
Evanescence: Synthesis Live
Genre: Gothic/Alt-Rock
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Graham Parker: Cloud Symbols
Genre: Post-Punk/Pop Rock
Label: 100% Records Ltd.
Hands Like Houses: Anon.
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Alt-Rock
Label: Hopeless
Jaakko Eino Kalevi: Out Of Touch
Genre: Electronic
Label: Weird World
John Grant: Love Is Magic
Genre: Indie Pop/Folk/Electronic
Label: PTKF
Justin Courtney Pierre: In The Drink
Genre: Pop-Punk/Emo
Label: Epitaph
Kurt Vile: Bottle It In
Genre: Folk/Americana/Psychedelic
Label: Matador
Matthew Dear: Bunny
Genre: Electronic/Pop
Label: Ghostly International
Nazareth: Tattooed On My Brain
Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Label: Frontiers Music SRL
Polyphia: New Levels New Devils
Genre:Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Equal Vision
Tom Morello: The Atlas Underground
Genre: Experimental/Metal/Rock
Label: Mom+Pop
Valley Maker: Rhododendron
Genre: Indie-Folk
Label: Frenchkiss
Vola: Applause of a Distant Crowd
Genre: Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Mascot
The Watson Twins: DUO
Genre: Folk/Alt-Rock
Label: The Watson Twins
William Basinski and Lawrence English: Selva Oscura
Genre: Ambient/Minimal/Drone
Label: Temporary Residence
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