Rob Zombie‘s again! With Halloween just some weeks away, it appears like good timing for one of many season’s largest champions to journey again with information of recent music, however he is definitely not alone as Ice 9 Kills have additionally kicked out a model new single this week too.
However we’re getting forward of ourselves. First, the outcomes of final week’s vote! Lord Of The Misplaced stay the undefeated champions of tracks of the week, including a sixth crown to their spectacular arsenal. But it surely was a tighter battle for the opposite podium positions: Ukrainian anti-war demise metallers 1914 took a powerful second place, with Sweden’s Avatar managing to maintain Megadeth at bay sufficient to take bronze.
We have got a hefty choice so that you can dive into this week, with a bunch of big-name bands within the working. In addition to the aforementioned Rob Zombie and Ice 9 Kills, there’s new music from Black Label Society, in addition to a complete bunch of emergent expertise within the type of Cemican, Blanket, Thou and extra. As ever, do not forget to vote in your favorite within the ballot under – and have a wonderful weekend!
Ice 9 Kills – The Giggle Observe
Kicking us off this week, the newest single from Ice 9 Kills. It is more and more wanting just like the band aren’t taking a look at a Silver Scream 3 for his or her subsequent outing, following up their Matrix homage The Nice Unknown with a monitor about comics’ best killer clown. Taking cues from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman, The Giggle Observe is every thing we have come to count on from INK – flomboyant, enjoyable and with killer hooks (to not point out an excellent use of a riff of Danny Elfman’s Batman Theme), it is proof that even away from straight horror this band know find out how to entertain.
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Rob Zombie – Punks And Demons
Rob Zombie’s first new single in 4 years sees him going proper again to the supply. Punks And Demons feels probably the most industrial Zombie monitor since his White Zombie days – there is a large spectre of Ministry in that core riff – stripping away among the extra sideshow trappings of his most up-to-date albums to get again to creating an infernal racket, spelling nice issues for brand new album The Nice Devil on Feb 27.
Cemican – Viaje Astral Del Quetzal De Fuego
Foreboding, otherworldly tones meet conventional Mexican people on Cemican’s newest single Viaje Astral Del Quetzal De Fuego. In a lot the identical manner as bands like Alien Weaponry, The Hu and Blackbraid have explored their cultural identities by a fusion of folks and metallic, Cemican discover Mayan tradition, and this newest monitor serves up one thing soulful and highly effective with Gojira-style extremity. Taken from new album ‘U_k’u’uk’ankil_Mayakaaj, out October 31, it is an enchanting sound properly price exploring.
Jet Jaguar – Mach 10
Sticking to the borders of Mexico however taking a look at a really completely different sort of custom are Jet Jaguar. Old skool heavy metallic with a proto-thrash/energy metallic hale power, Mach 10 lives as much as its identify with a pleasant sense of exuberance and thunder. Taken from new album Severance – out October 24 – it is a should for anybody who loves the likes of Annihilator, Helloween or much more fashionable heavy metallic revivalists like Asomvel and Tailgunner.
Pinkshift – Authority Drawback
If you happen to’re on the lookout for extra of a hardcore stomp, you may do properly to take a look at Authority Drawback, the newest single from Maryland’s Pinkshift. Reflecting on the state of life in America proper now, the monitor hits with the identical sort of dystopian horror as Discharge’s prime 80s materials, oppressive riffs and low-end undercut by Ashrita Kumar’s manic vocals. On tour within the UK with Grandson in February subsequent 12 months, preserve your eyes out for this lot.
Moodring – Half-Life
“Deftonescore” has definitely gained some legitimacy in recent times with extra bands exploring the gumbo of alt. rock, nu metallic and shoegaze with growing confidence. Moodring have inhabited these realms lengthy earlier than a correct tag had been created for it, so it is no shock they don’t seem to be ditching it now on new single Half-Life. Weightless, ethereal melodies give solution to a crunching breakdown that exhibits this lot have each heft and melody of their arsenal, spelling brilliant issues for a brand new album subsequent 12 months.
Witcher – Szélhozó
Grandiose, atmospheric black metallic from Hungary, Witcher’s newest single Szélhozó is beautiful and livid in equal measure, exploring Hungarian folklore with a way of the mystic. It is an epic monitor that appears like a extra underground Dimmu Borgir, actually evoking the imagery of stark forests. Taken from new album Öröklét, out November 4, it is good for ushering in these chilly winter nights.
Chilly In Berlin – The Stranger
Talking of chilly tones, Chilly In Berlin’s newest single The Stranger delivers a way of ethereal darkness. Set someplace between the fuzzy tones of doom and miserablism of post-punk, the track is stark but stunning. Taken from new album Wounds, out November 7, it appears like the right soundtrack to the approaching colder months.
Black Label Society – Damaged And Blind
The watch for a brand new Black Label Society album should certainly nearly be over. The third single the band have put out within the final twelve months, Damaged And Blind is lurching, old fashioned heavy metallic with a Southern tinge – simply what we like to listen to from Zakk Wylde and co. With the band on energetic responsibility subsequent 12 months – together with an look at Bloodstock within the UK – we would be amazed if we do not get this new album earlier than summer season hits.
Greyhaven – Prelude: Night Star / Shatter And Burst
We should always all know by now, a delicate intro seldom lasts in metallic. Certain sufficient, Greyhaven go from a With Tooth fashion NIN sense of disconnect to wailing, chaotic noise on Prelude: Night Star / Shatter And Burst, exploding with livid vitality that’s pleasant and continues to veer in surprising instructions because the track progresses. Touring the UK with Higher Lovers this month, you’ll be able to positively hear some Dillinger within the combine.
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Blanket – Gap In My Head
We’re as soon as once more adrift within the relams of Deftones-core, and rattling if it is not bliss. Blanket’s Gap In My Head faucets into that insta-nostalgia that shoegaze evokes, floating alongside fuzzy low-end and hazy tones that lend a dream-like sense to even the heaviest elements of the track. Its 90s nostalgia at its most interesting.
Crystal Lake – The Weight Of Sound
It has been seven years since Japanese metalcore troupe Crystal Lake final put out a file. In that point there’s been a couple of line-up modifications – guitarist Shinya Hori stepped away in 2020, whereas vocalist Ryo Kinoshita left in 2022 – however the band are clearly come again robust with new single The Weight Of Sound. Tapping into metalcore’s well-worn capability for enviornment anthems, the monitor is the primary style of their new album of the identical identify, due January 26 and sees new vocalist John Robert Centorrino step as much as showcase his spectacular pipes.
