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Yeah I slept on getting one and missed the boat there's one of the black on discogs for $25 I think...

Didn't realise Nothing had 2 albums coming out so close to each other

Not a 2 song split but this Ragana/Thou fucking rules: https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/let-our-names-be-forgotten-split-with-thou If you haven't checked out Ragana - You take nothing As well you need to one of the best bleak blackened doom releases from last year

The problem I have with relapse is they are making money on their international shipping rates, a label of their size should not be charging $25+ shipping for a single LP when others charge $7-15...

listening now on shitty laptop speakers, still sounds great though

ahhhh fuck accidentally ordered the splatter when i wanted the gold black green mix on the plus side also grabbed a copy of Oxbow - Thin Black Duke that had been in my merchtable cart for some time. They normally do 100 each of the splat, merge and gold variants...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB9g37a7KlE - Jesu vibes all over this track, there are some teasers on youtube as well which sound a little heavier. preorders are up on Blood Music there's an orange white swirly merge thing and 180g black

Saw that Blood Music are releasing the new Megaton Leviathan, as soon as I realised they weren't another synthwave thing I checked them out and its some really chill hazy prog stoner stuff, loving this from their bandcamp on first listen: https://megatonleviathan.bandcamp.com/album/repeating-patterns-of-love

Saw wrest post on instagram that he will no longer be working with Ascension Monuments as well.... Nazxul's black metal classic Totem up for preorder for the first time on vinyl 300 being pressed on black: https://shop.seancerecords.com/collections/seance-releases/products/nazxul-totem-vinyl I'm sure some of these will pop up in distros at some point if anyone is interested.

Just discovered this band from my home town - Abstract the Light - looks like Talhiem are/have released their album, this track is ridiculously good:

I used to love relapse, now I just cringe whenever I see they are releasing something

2nd this Atra Mors is great and I want, only album of their I've heard though will have to check this out

Depravity - Evil Upheaval Drummer from Impiety behind the kit, and riffs for days. https://depravityaustralia.bandcamp.com

Conjurer - Mire This thing fucking rips https://conjureruk.bandcamp.com

This from Judas Iscariot's Bandcamp: ALL Ascension Monuments Media editions of this album are 100% official and are released in cooperation with long-time manufacturer / managing label of this title, Red Stream Records USA. Personally AMM is a no go for me. It's a shame they can't be trusted because they do have some cool shit but it's all too questionable in terms of legitimacy, quality and if you'll ever see anything for your money. Edit: so the Judas Iscariot Bandcamp page appears to be setup by AMM. These guys are so dishonest...

finally listened to this in full and its pretty good, there are some really good heavy parts mixed in with lighter atmospheric stuff, I can see how the vocals would put some people off though bit of 80's goth, post punk about them...

Never been into death metal much aside from a few band (Death, Immolation, Dead Congregation). Have been digging some of the stuff coming out lately though Horrendous and Innumerable Forms are both great... Most of the stuff I like generally has tinges of black metal so I usually post in that thread. Edit: Also that Artificial Brain record from a year or 2 ago, that was siiiiiiiick

Discovered a couple of cool things thanks to this list: http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2018/07/06/heavy-blogs-top-25-albums-of-2018-so-far/ The Armed - Only Love FFO ethereal hardcore Sectioned - Annihilated FFO Calculating Infinity but replace tech with bluntness and feedback

Yeah... Roads to Judah is still my favourite, I like Sunbather but appart from Dream House it doesn't do much for me years later... Not saying this is a shit album by any means but I got bored with it it's a bit predictable... Just meh.

Shit yes! Northern Chaos Gods is sick AF! need to delve a little further with this...

liked this band forever, this is the least interesting thing they have released in my opinion... glad i didn't pre-order... hopefully I like the next one more.

Nothing to decipher just me taking the piss... Haven't heard much good new black metal for a while any recommendations form the first half of the year? New Deafheaven is disappointing I didn't mind New Bermuda but this is just meh for me...

I've been seeing the name Slugdge popping up here and there for a while now and figured they were some corny southern sludge band or something... finally caved and listened to their new album: https://slugdge.bandcamp.com/album/esoteric-malacology and let me tell you they are definitely not sludge, more some kind of prog death which has limited appeal to me also but this is insanely good!

Ha yeah half joking, they're just all about the meaningless infinite voiid... Seriously will be a shame though Fallen Empire has been one of my favourite labels of the last couple of years introduced me to the amazingness that is Mare Cognitum, Death Fortress, Skaphe, Thcornobog etc...