- Daughters of Mara – I Am Destroyer [10/3]
- Bullet to the Heart – Echoes: The Final Chapter [10/3]
- Linx – Annihilation [10/10]
- Living Dead Girl – Conspiracy [10/10]
- Batchelor – Shadow Protocol [10/14]
- Heartsick – Break the Curse [10/14]
- Julien-K – DRK|MODE [10/17]
- Dead Deceased – Chasm of Radiant Despair [10/17]
- Starver – The Silent Letter [10/17]
- The Thing With Feathers – So Electric [10/24]
- Anaria – Piercing the Veil [10/24]
- POET The Band – Night Era (Nightcore) [10/24]
- Buried Beneath Me – The House of Ash [10/24]
- Parhelyon – From Dark to Light [10/24]
- Dark Moon Spirit – Sacrificial Moon [10/31]
- Wraithlurk – Engraved [10/31]
- MethodOne – Novus Initium [10/31]
- Armchair Cynics – The Lost Tapes [11/7]
- Soulhound – The Divine Purge [11/7]
- Citizen Soldier – Family Heirlooms [11/12]
- Stellar Circuits – Phantom::Phoenix [11/14]
- Suicide Queen – Crowned in Blood [11/14]
- The Malt – Weeping Red [11/15]
- DENIGH – Sleep With No Sound [11/17]
- Falls for the Elderly – Insomnia [11/20]
- Never Enough – Aurora [11/21]
- Moonscape – Entity, Chapter III: A Sudden Glimpse of Clarity [11/21]
- The Pretty Wild – zero.point.genesis [11/21]
- RedPrint – Beyond Reality [11/26]
- Sleeper Signal – Tales of the Misguided Souls [11/26]
- Jungle Dream – We Are Legion [11/28]
- Black Dog Moon – Hell and Back [11/28]
- Excide – Bastard Hymns [11/28]
- Distant Legacy – The Lighthouse’s Fate [11/28]
- Devil-M – Titanomachie [11/30]
- Michael Botte Band – Demos & Diamonds, Vol. 1 [12/5]
- the OWLiNG – You Don’t Bow You Will Learn [12/5]
- Immunosuppressed – Lilith [12/5]
- Set For Tomorrow – ARCS [12/5]
- Crispin Earl – Covers Collection, Vol. 2 [12/5]
- Stain the Canvas – Honey Rot [12/12]
- Eye of Atlantis – Eye of Atlantis [12/13]
- Severed Skies – Oblivion [12/15]
- Vagabond – Ode to Isotopia [12/17]
- Priest – Live in Hollywood [12/19]
- Dark Enchantment – Fragments of Faith [12/20]
- Matti Hoffman – Ascend [12/20]
- SouthsideFerris – Dying Light [12/23]
- The Further I Get – Life [12/25]
- Libricide – Kismet [12/26]
- Cirkus – Still Remains [12/27]
- Damnum – Obsidian Machine [12/30]
new albums
Albums Released From July to September 2025
- Shovel Monster – Shane [7/1]
- BOOGEYMVN – Even Angels Wrists Can Bleed [7/4]
- Ghost Chamber – A Decade in Review, Pt. 2 [7/4]
- Palecurse – dark room [7/11]
- StrikingBlue – Reflection [7/11]
- Collide – Signals, Vol. 1 [7/18]
- Covenant of None – Death of the Voice [7/30]
- To The Grave – Still [8/1]
- Alethium – The Darkest Show on Earth [8/1]
- Eldercall – Closure [8/1]
- TJ From Beyond – Humanless Thing [8/4]
- Sleep Dance – Full of Smiles [8/8]
- Black Water Rising – The Edge [8/15]
- Orion – Into Darkness [8/17]
- Hands Like Houses – Atmospherics (Deluxe) [8/22]
- Magdalene Rose – The Heart That Bloomed After Death [8/22]
- Jutes – Dilworth [8/27]
- New Medicine – Die Trying: The Double Album [8/29]
- Forsaken Throne – Bloodline [8/29]
- Silent Theory – Theoretically Speaking III [9/5]
- Seilies – Between Truth & Lies [9/5]
- Apocalyptic Society – Instinctual Self-Slaughter [9/5]
- vasthearts – grow your wings [9/6]
- Deverauxx – This Isn’t Going to End Well [9/9]
- SFINX – Feral [9/9]
- Noir Addiction – Decadent Desire [9/9]
- Not Enough Space – Weaponize Your Rage [9/12]
- Naked Sunday – Library of Medication [9/12]
- The Twin – Blue Honey [9/12]
- Ded – Resent [9/19]
- A Killer’s Confession – Victim 2 [9/19]
- Autumn Dreams – Colors, In Motion [9/21]
- 9th Evolution – 9th Evolution [9/29]
Albums Released From April to June 2025
- Swallow the Sun – Shining (Deluxe Edition) [4/11]
- K.A.R.L. (Kill All Remaining Life) – Chapter 5: Astral Projection [4/11]
- Young Other – Enlightenment [4/11]
- Arcadia – Renovatio [4/15]
- Circuit Preacher – Heaven Can’t Heal [4/18]
- Our Frankenstein – Magnum Spire Hotel [4/25]
- AM FALL – All My Friends Are Local Legends [4/25]
- Wednesday 13 – Mid Death Crisis [4/25]
- Zammek – Swell As Well [4/25]
- Naked Sunday – The Shoe String Sessions [5/2]
- Crimson Whisper – Vast World [5/2]
- How We Feel – Ready for War [5/2]
- The Fifth – We Are One [5/2]
- Plain Suite – Sweet Lady [5/8]
- Sleep Token – Even in Arcadia [5/9]
- Ghost Bath – Rose Thorn Necklace [5/9]
- Sleep Theory – Afterglow [5/16]
- Sister Kill Cycle – We Were Ghosts [5/16]
- No Fly List – Way More Tracks [5/30]
- Deadcode – Nothing and Nowhere [5/30]
- Lift the Curse – Don’t Bury the Dream [5/30]
- Blueprint Tokyo – Neon Circuits and the Mission of Hope [5/30]
- Cosmobrigade – Hollow Obsessions [6/6]
- AnimA – Demigod [6/10]
- Elvira’s Curse – The Time Has Come [6/12]
- Static Season – Peripheral [6/13]
- turner.Eturnal – Eturnal Terror [6/13]
- FleischKrieg – Herzblut II [6/13]
- McKenzie Hills – Ice Crossing [6/13]
- AVKRVST – Waving at the Sky [6/13]
- The Funeral Portrait – Greetings From Suffocate City (From Beyond the Abyss: Deluxe Edition) [6/13]
- Whispers in the Shadow – Rapture [6/13]
- Fright – GhostTown [6/18]
- Aesthetic Perfection – Closer to Human [6/20]
- Wraithlurk – Teethmarks [6/20]
- Ghost Chamber – A Decade in Review, Pt. 1 [6/20]
- Mission to the Sun – Seven Years [6/27]
- Half Lyfe – All in All [6/29]
Albums Released From January to March 2025
Last year, I attempted to post a list of all the albums and EPs I heard about. I split this compilation into two parts, posting the first at 6 months and the second at the end of December. I didn’t really like the way it worked out, so I’m trying something different for 2025 and sharing new releases quarterly. I am dividing albums and EPs into separate posts, though. That much is staying the same.
Also, in as many cases as possible, I am linking Apple Music profiles. While I continue to use Spotify when building my playlists, I do understand that many artists have conflicting emotions in regard to that particular streaming service. Therefore, I will attempt to send traffic to your alternative platforms. (Release dates may differ, depending on when the album hit Apple. I have used the dates posted by the bands/artists.)
- Skies of Terra – Dreamcatcher [1/1]
- Hobokin – The Rebellion [1/3]
- The Journals Kept – Campfire [1/3]
- Black Cat Bill – Floral Swords: Kuro Neko Sama [1/5]
- Tremonti – The End Will Show Us How [1/10]
- Gnostician – Unification as an Art [1/10]
- The Obsidian Resurrection – As Darkness Falls [1/10]
- Total Radio Silence – The Stories We Tell Ourselves [1/12]
- Animal Ion – Introspection [1/15]
- Nail Bite – Nostalgia [1/17]
- Featured – All Mouth and No Trousers [1/17]
- Beatific – Life Under Tension [1/24]
- Divine Shade – Fragments, Vol. 1 [1/26]
- Deified – Defacto Flame [1/31]
- Jonathan Hultén – Eyes of the Living Night [1/31]
- Six Hours For A Lifetime – 21 [2/5]
- Of Grace – Vindicta [2/7]
- Days of Jupiter – The World Was Never Enough [2/7]
- Wraithlurk – Crucified [2/12]
- Moon Fever – Forever Sleep [2/14]
- Horizon Theory – Radio Silence! [2/14]
- Hands Like Houses – Atmospherics [2/14]
- Bloody Pineapples – Bloody Pineapples [2/14]
- Touch of Red – In Our Nature [2/14]
- Crying Vessel – Sepulchers: The Maiden [2/14]
- Crying Vessel – Sepulchers: The Servant [2/14]
- Spiders – Sharp Objects [2/14]
- Corlyx – Purple Pain [2/14]
- Onioroshi – Shrine [2/18]
- Tricky Shoreline – Hummingbird [2/21]
- Sinclair Noire – Bone Orchard [2/21]
- Dirty Honey – Mayhem and Revelry Live [2/21]
- Jason Bieler and the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra – The Escapologist [2/21]
- Delphi Ravens – Keeper of Secrets [2/21]
- War Within Dreams – The Blue [2/22]
- Conan and the Malis – Going for a Walk [2/23]
- Starbender – Social Engineering [2/27]
- Caleb Hyles, Judge & Jury – The Darkness Before the Dawn [2/28]
- Kings of Karma – Bite the Bullet [3/1]
- VVitch – Nefarious [3/1]
- The Royal Ritual – Retract in Circles [3/4]
- Confessions of a Serial Killer – Audio Violence [3/7]
- CrosseD – No Pulse [3/10]
- Mean Silver Machine – No Way Out [3/14]
- Dead Rabbitts, Judge & Jury, Escape the Fate – Redefined [3/14]
- I Rose From the Dead – Lost in the Woods [3/14]
- Mainframe Bird – Ghosts Never Clap [3/21]
Albums Released July to December 2024
Be sure to visit the list of albums from January to June 2024 as well!
Note: My focus is on the indie scene. If you don’t see an album here that dropped this year, please let me know!!!
- Synapsa: Hate Awareness [7/5]
- Auric Echoes: Division for Human Ascension [7/12]
- Damon Stone: My Resurrection [7/12]
- Amerakin Overdose: Artificial Infection [7/12]
- After the Apocalypse: Factions [7/18]
- David Dentinger: Prettiest Girl in the Bar [7/18]
- Shallow Side: Reflections [7/19]
- Patriarchs in Black: Visioning [7/19]
- Dearden: The Call of the Void [8/2]
- Shape: It’s Just Beginning [8/11]
- BlackRabit: Twin Shadows [8/15]
- The Crosseyed: Born in the Bowery [8/16]
- There Is No Us: There Is No Us [8/16]
- Bödel: Välkommen till avrättningen [8/16]
- Left to Suffer: Leap of Death [8/16]
- Endless Chain: Agony [8/23]
- Heal the Hurt: Heal the Hurt [8/23]
- Wraithlurk: Carnival of Madness [8/28]
- Wicked Scoundrel: The Dreamers of the Day [8/30]
- Catburglar: Splintered [8/30]
- Min Min Light: Min Min Light [8/30]
- Akira Xx: Black Rebel Empire [8/31]
- IAM-CK: Nightmares and Love Notes [9/4]
- Submersed: Grand Illusion Army [9/11]
- 8mm: Black Cat [9/13]
- The Funeral Portrait: Greetings From Suffocate City [9/13]
- Embracing the Enemy: Nihilist [9/13]
- Supahoney: Wishing in a Fishbowl [9/13]
- Sun Order: Reveal Yourself [9/13]
- Neocracy: Who To Blame? [9/15]
- My Cavernoma: Forgiven [9/20]
- Dead Spring: Anywhere But Down [9/21]
- Gone For Now + BatHead + KAIOHTE: Thoughts From the Grave [9/21]
- EpicDown: Days of Oblivion [9/27]
- SevVven: Don’t Panic [9/27]
- HILD: Thrash På Svenska [10/4]
- Christopher Ardra: Sometimes Other Times [10/4]
- Wraithlurk: ORIGINS [10/7]
- The Numb Project: Definition [10/11]
- Myles Kennedy: The Art of Letting Go [10/11]
- The Giant Baba: Apocalypse [10/15]
- Nightspell: SPOOKED! [10/17]
- Mindistry: Doppleganger [10/18]
- Mosspaw: Big Bite [10/18]
- Bloodhum: Bloodhum [10/24]
- Pøltergeist: Nachtmusik [10/25]
- Self Deception: Destroy the Art [10/25]
- Atreyu: The Pronoia Sessions [10/25]
- GhostEyes: Love Letters From the Tomb [10/31]
- Lost Seeds Found Trees: Full of Holes [10/31]
- Linkin Park: From Zero [11/15]
- The Anix: Voltage [11/22]
- Marilyn Manson: One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1 [11/22]
- Deep as Ocean: Dance With Death [11/22]
- Society of Beggars: Levitator [11/28]
- Follow the Raven: Crowman [11/29]
- Hunt For More: Hunt For More [11/30]
- Velocyr: Somnium [12/1]
- Desert Undertones: The Sentinel [12/5]
- Jungle Mountain: Reverse Confusion [12/13]
- The Veer Union: Welcome to Dystopia [12/27]
Albums Released January to June 2024
There have been several albums released so far in 2024, and I decided to compile them in a post separate from the EPs. Much as with the other list, I am sure I’ve missed a few, so if there are any you know of that are not shared here, feel free to tell me in the comments!
Be sure to check out my list of EPs that have dropped over the past 6 months, as well!
- Jack the Elbow: Crush [1/5]
- Shadow Person: Person of Interest [1/18]
- Ghost Atlas: Dust of the Human Shape [1/26]
- Immortal Girlfriend: Sojourner [2/2]
- Kluu, availax: lunar isolation [2/2]
- It Came From the Basement: Revenant [2/9]
- Jester Syndrome: Shape [2/9]
- Crude Mothas: Crude Mothas [2/11]
- Gravehuffer: Mile High Live [2/14]
- As A Treat: A Little Extra [2/14]
- The Transits: The Transits [2/16]
- Framing the Red: Three to Get Ready [2/16]
- The Requiem: A Cure to Poison the World [2/16]
- ENMY: Breaking Down (Deluxe) [2/20]
- A Scent Like Wolves: Distant Dystopia [2/23]
- AnAkA: The Oblivion Call [2/23]
- Black Sonic Pearls: Sonixomnia [2/23]
- Seven Year Witch: Vampire Calamity [3/1]
- Damned Anthem: The Arsenal 2 [3/1]
- Blind Channel: Exit Emotions [3/1]
- Isenordal: Requiem for Eirênê [3/8]
- NinémiA: Weapons of Math Destruction [3/22]
- Dead Energy: Dark Savior [3/23]
- Blacktop Mojo: Pollen [4/5]
- Blackwood: Release Me [4/9]
- technically nothing: it’s past ur bedtime [4/19]
- Valemon: Enemies [4/19]
- K.A.R.L. (Kill All Remaining Life): Dying Memories (2009-2024) [4/19]
- Violet Vanity: Violet Vanity [4/19]
- Dead Heart Bloom: Dream States [4/23]
- GLOSSA: Death is Not the End [4/26]
- 3 Bravo: Divine Wreckage [4/30]
- Ian Cuthbertson: Alabama Flower [4/30]
- Circuit Preacher: Made to Burn [5/3]
- Danger Silent: The Revival [5/4]
- Crownshift: Crownshift [5/10]
- Powerman 5000: Abandon Ship [5/10]
- Haunting Ghosts: Shadow Work [5/12]
- The Edge of Reason: Ocean [5/17]
- Glis: Gateway to Oblivion [5/17]
- The Royal Ritual: Pleasure Hides Your Needs [5/24]
- Central: The Fall [5/27]
- Priest: Dark Pulse [5/31]
- GLASSFIRES: Gemini [5/31]
- Three Days Bright: Weight of the World [6/11]
- Synthetik Blonde: Dark Side of Your Love [6/12]
- Crywolf: let me be your womb [6/14]
- FortyMore: FortyMore [6/14]
- Eden Architect: Form and Function [6/18]
- Chatrooms: Something Went Wrong… [6/28]
Seethe Offers Another Glimpse Into Darkness With New EP, ‘Schisms & Pendulums’
Alternative/trap metal artist Seethe has never been one to shy away from the darker side of the human condition, and his forthcoming EP Schisms & Pendulums is yet another testament to this. Set to be released May 15th, the three-song record takes on the harrowing subjects of modern organized religion and the battle with cancer.
“I was listening to Deftones’ self-titled album and Nirvana’s In Utero quite a bit while writing this EP,” Seethe explains. “Not that it can necessarily be heard [musically], but I feel I caught the vibe and essence of both albums. Dirty, yet clean enough to not sound like garbage. This is also thanks to the production by Vixlence Beatz and Gus Wallner’s mixing and mastering.”
As with much of Seethe’s creations, Schisms & Pendulums is an EP meant to be felt as well as heard. The first track, “Coalesce,” is filled with disgust and rage, which colors every lyric, intonation, and the stylings of the accompanying music. “It’s a stab at modern day religion,” Seethe says. “Not that God and Jesus don’t exist, but more how modern religion is propagated toward political welfare and also the alarming number of cases of sexual abuse and misconduct from clergymen over the last 20-30 years.”
“Coalesce” is followed by “Cascade,” a heart-wrenching ode penned from the point of view of a person witnessing a loved one struggle with cancer. Seethe wrote the song about his mother’s second fight with the illness, and the raw pain bleeds through in the words and the way in which he screams out the emotion from within. “Lights gleaming with a sense of purpose, dimming out over the cascade/Burning out without a purpose, crashing down to one’s knees…” It is an unflinching dose of reality, the bitterness borne from watching somebody wither away while trying so hard to stay strong.
“Dreary” is the other side of the same coin, a story told from the patient’s point of view. Fraught with frustration and anger, the narrator looks back on life and wonders “Why me? I’m a good person.” The sentiment is echoed in a line that is repeated throughout: “Cure me, please, you owe me this.”
Schisms & Pendulums will hit all major streaming platforms on May 15th! You can presave the EP here, and visit Seethe’s other socials to make sure you never miss an update!
Seethe Spontaneously Drops New EP, Cavalier Dualities
Alternative/trap metal artist Seethe surprised his followers by abruptly releasing an EP, entitled Cavalier Dualities, to Bandcamp on January 29th. (It has since gone live on all major streaming platforms.) Staying true to the glitchy, yet melodic, sound that I have come to associate with Seethe, this trilogy of tracks is an eight minute, thirty-four second emotional purge – for both artist and listener.
Cavalier Dualities is a brief glimpse into the repeating cycle of various mental health issues, depression prevalent among them. Seethe never backs down from addressing darker subject matter, and this is again apparent in all three songs.
“Medicate” is the beginning phase. Whatever the struggle is with – mental health, addiction, etc. – this track references the attempt to best it, to medicate and cope and hopefully ascend from the depths, maybe even defeat it one day.
This is followed by “Smile.” In Seethe’s own words, “Smile” is about how, in life, sometimes all one can do is smile and move forward. Throughout the fight with one’s own personal demons is the occasional necessity to fake it ’til you make it, as they say.
The EP concludes with “In Two,” a heart-rending song in which our narrator realizes (s)he is back in the hole, that (s)he had a brief moment in the light but has yet again fallen into the rut. This brings us back to the start, the need to medicate, and the cycle continues.
The discordant music and vocal stylings seems to reflect the frustration and hopelessness that colors the whole sordid tale, a cry of “I’ve been here before and failed, but I have to keep trying.” And while Cavalier Dualities may be a story borne from the artist’s own battles, it is relatable to anyone who has ever persevered through a private, often unseen, war with oneself.
You can listen to Cavalier Dualities on your favorite streaming service! And once you’ve checked out the EP, ready yourself for Seethe’s next release: the new single, “Away,” which is dropping on Valentine’s Day!
Make sure you follow Seethe on his various socials so you never miss an update!
Seethe Gets Personal With New Album
Alternative/trap metal artist Seethe has released his latest album, Delenda: A Black Rose on the Epitaph. Carrying the listener through the subjects of mental health and a real-life hospital stay, Seethe has bared his soul to the world in these nine tracks.
Delenda: A Black Rose on the Epitaph is an interestingly composed record, musically. It is comprised of a style that is not only heavy, but purposefully harsh and glitchy, with anguished vocals that resonate with rage and frustration. This raw and unfiltered emotion is contrasted with the occasional catchy, more melodic break, featured mostly in the choruses. The play of an almost lighter offering amongst the darker standard grabs the attention, keeping the ear intrigued.
The atmosphere that Seethe has created is often jarring, sometimes uncomfortable, an echo of the true story of his struggles with his mental health and the decision to sign himself into a psych ward. However, the overall message of Delenda: A Black Rose on the Epitaph is one of hope. By sharing his own personal story and tackling a topic that most seem content to ignore, Seethe is breaking an invisible barrier. He is telling his listeners – and everyone else – that there is no shame in the struggle, that it does not mean you are weak, and that asking for help is the strongest action you can take.
The two singles showcase the lowest and highest points of this autobiographical story. “Can’t Breathe,” the second track on the record, is the hopeless beginning, the bleakest moment, feeling overwhelmed and trapped, both by the four walls of the hospital and your own mind. However, by the time one reaches “Linear,” track eight of nine, a sense of balance is slowly being gained, a clearer headspace in which you are starting to take control of your life, having a better idea of what to do for your version of normal…because each of us is different, and what works for one doesn’t necessarily work for all. The songs in the middle are the journey between despair and the start of catharsis.
Delenda: A Black Rose on the Epitaph is a triumph. Seethe grants his listeners a glimpse into the shadows, a foray into territories not often explored, and he reveals a message of solidarity, support, hope, and victory, both big and small. He has expertly crafted his music, lyrics, and vocals in the shape of the story he is sharing. This is a 2023 must-hear album.
You can listen to Delenda: A Black Rose on the Epitaph wherever you stream music!
A Tribute Album to Rammstein is Coming Soon!
When I say “soon,” I mean soon. As in, August 25th. Four days from now.
I had heard the covers of “Feuer Frei!” by The 69 Eyes and “Engel” by Priest, and I thought it was kind of odd (and awesome) that suddenly everyone was releasing their take on infamous Rammstein tracks. Then, I stumbled across a post on a Front Line Assembly fan page and saw that those two releases are part of a bigger project.
I’m pretty excited about this! The album features versions of songs such as “Du Hast,” “Sonne,” “Radio,” and “Deutschland,” by a slew of artists, including Front Line Assembly, Skold, Julien-K, and more. I will include the full track list below. You can order your copy on Cleopatra Records’ site.
1. “Du Hast” – Burton C. Bell, Paul Ferguson, and MGT
2. “Deutschland” – Front Line Assembly
3. “Sonne” – Skold
4. “Engel” – Priest
5. “Amerika” – Laibach
6. “Feuer Frei!” – The 69 Eyes
7. “Ausländer” – Jah Wobble & Jon Klein
8. “Radio” – Julien-K
9. “Ich Will” – Stoneman
10. “Keine Lust” – Lacrimas Profundere
11. “Links 2 3 4” – Manntra
BONUS TRACKS
12. “Mein Teil” – Original God
13. “Du Hast” – Læther Strip
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