Friday is arguably the best day of the week. Why? Well not only does it mean the weekend is nigh, but it’s also the day that most bands and artists unleash their new albums upon the world. These Weekly Release posts aim to compile the best new heavy releases into one convenient location, allowing for the discovery of countless new bands and the convenience of keeping track of old favourites. Here are the new heavy metal releases for January 27th, 2023.
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Anachronism – Meanders
Genre: Technical Death Metal
Label: Avantgarde Music
Country: Switzerland
FFO: Ulcerate, Gorguts
Firienholt – White Frost and Elder Blood
Genre: Epic Atmospheric Black Metal / Dungeon Synth
Label: Naturmacht Productions
Country: England
FFO: Summoning, Caladan Brood
Trastorned – Into the Void
Genre: Blackened Thrash Metal
Label: Dying Victims Productions
Country: Chile
FFO: Vio-lence, Forbidden, Exodus
…And The Rest of the New Heavy Metal Releases for January 27th, 2023
Ablaze My Sorrow – The Loss of All Hope
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Black Lion Records
Country: Sweden
FFO: Dark Tranquility, At The Gates
…And Oceans – As In Gardens, So In Tombs
Genre: Symphonic Black Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Country: Finland
FFO: Dimmu Borgir, Dodheimsgard
Anzillu – Ex Nihilo
Genre: Thrash Metal
Label: M-Theory Audio
Country: Finland
FFO: Exodus, Municipal Waste, Lamb of God
Ashen Horde – Antimony
Genre: Black / Death Metal
Label: Transcending Obscurity
Country: USA
FFO: Immortal, Abigor, Enslaved
Cancervo – II
Genre: Psychedelic Stoner / Doom Metal
Label: Electric Valley Records
Country: Italy
FFO: Black Sabbath, Sir Lord Balitmore
Conjureth – The Parasitic Chambers
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Memento Mori
Country: USA
FFO: Deicide, Tomb Mold
Crowne – Operation Pheonix
Genre: Heavy / Power Metal
Label: Frontiers Records
Country: Sweden
FFO: Dynazty, Battle Beast
Cult of Luna – Vertikal I & II
Genre: Post-Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Sweden
FFO: ISIS, Neurosis, The Ocean Collective
Daevar – Delirious Rites
Genre: Stoner / Doom Metal
Label: TLD Records
Country: Germany
FFO: Sleep, Paradise Lost, Electric Wizard
Dead Will Walk – A New Day of Dawning
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Dawnbreed Records
Country: Netherlands
FFO: Obituary, Deicide
Grief Symposium – …In The Absence of Light
Genre: Death-Doom Metal
Label: Church Road Records
Country: England
FFO: Incantation, Ulcerate
Idle Ruin – The Fell Tyrant
Genre: Thrash / Death Metal
Label: Bitter Loss Records
Country: Australia
FFO: Demolition Hammer, Enforced, Goatwhore
Iron Void – IV
Genre: Doom Metal
Label: Shadow Kingdom Records
Country: England
FFO: Pentagram, Saint Vitus
King 810 – Follow My Tears
Genre: Nu-Metalcore
Label: Independent
Country: USA
FFO: Cane Hill, Upon A Burning Body
Le Temps du Loup – Leteo
Genre: Post-Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Spain
FFO: ISIS, Russian Circles
Liv Sin – KaliYuga
Genre: Heavy Metal
Label: Mighty Music
Country: Sweden
FFO: Judas Priest, Accept
Lumen Ad Mortem – Upon The Edge of Darkness
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Bitter Loss Records
Country: Australia
FFO: Marduk, Mayhem, Immortal
Malformed – Uncontrollable Malformity
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Rotted Life
Country: Finland
FFO: Cannibal Corpse
Malice Divine – Everlasting Ascendency
Genre: Melodic Death / Black Metal
Label: Avantgarde Music
Country: Canada
FFO: Dissection
Malleus – The Fires of Heaven
Genre: Black / Speed Metal
Label: Armageddon Label
Country: USA
FFO: Hellhammer, Celtic Frost
Marco Garau’s Magic Opera – Battle of Ice
Genre: Symphonic Power Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Italy
FFO: Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot
Mask of Prospero – Hiraeth
Genre: Progressive Metalcore
Label: ViciSolum Productions
Country: Greece
FFO: Monuments, Circles
Methane – Kill It With Fire
Genre: Southern / Groove Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Sweden
FFO: Slayer, Pantera
NVNA – Temporary
Genre: Post-Hardcore
Label: Independent
Country: Indonesia
FFO: Polaris, Make Them Suffer
Ominous Scriptures – Rituals of Mass Self-Ignition
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Label: Willowtip Records
Country: Belarus
FFO: Disgorge, Disentomb
Oozing Wound – We Cater To Cowards
Genre: Crossover Thrash
Label: Thrill Jockey Records
Country: USA
FFO: Chat Pile, All Pigs Must Die
Orator – The Burden of Existence
Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Label: Independent
Country: USA
FFO: Behemoth, Cattle Decapitation, Fleshgod Apocalypse
Psychostasy – The Empty Circle
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Italy
FFO: Deicide, Necrophagist
Raum Kingdom – Monarch
Genre: Sludge / Post-Metal
Label: Argonauta Records
Country: Ireland
FFO: Cult of Luna, Amenra
Rigor Sardonicous – Praeparet Bellum
Genre: Funeral Doom / Death Metal
Label: Memento Mori
Country: USA
FFO: Esoteric, Winter
Sanctuary State – Sanctuary State
Genre: Noise / Drone
Label: Trepanation Recordings
Country: USA
FFO: Sunn O))), Lingua Ignota
Sarkasm – As Empires Decay
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Xtreem Music
Country: Canada
FFO: Gorguts, Death, Pestilence
Schavot – Kronieken Uit de Nevel
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Void Wanderer Productions
Country: Netherlands
FFO: Wiegedood, Vorga
Seer of the Void – Mantra Monolith
Genre: Doom Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Greece
FFO: Black Sabbath, Acid Mammoth
Sequestrum – Pickled Preservation
Genre: Death Metal / Grindcore
Label: Extremely Rotten Productions
Country: Denmark
FFO: Last Days of Humanity, Carcass, Undergang
Seven Doors – Feast of the Repulsive Dead
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Redefining Darkness Records
Country: England
FFO: Live Burial, Skeletal Remains
Sheogorath – Winterhold
Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Label: Art Gates Records
Country: USA
FFO: Nordjevel, skyrim
Signo Rojo – There Was A Hole Here
Genre: Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Label: Majestic Mountain Records
Country: Sweden
FFO: Neurosis, Eyehategod
Solar Eruption – The Demon’s House
Genre: Deathcore
Label: Independent
Country: France
FFO: Enterprise Earth, Bonecarver
Sonic Poison – Eruption
Genre: Death Metal / Grindcore
Label: Me Saco Un Ojo Records
Country: Finland
FFO: Terrorizer, Repulsion
Sorrowful Land – Faded Anchors of The Past
Genre: Death-Doom Metal
Label: Black Lion Records
Country: Ukraine
FFO: Evoken, Shape of Despair
Stikkersvin – …og de levede ulykkeligt og alt for længe
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Denmark
FFO: Wiegedood, Afsky
Total Invasion – Invasion Zone
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Brutal Mind
Country: USA
FFO: Suffocation, Cryptopsy
Uranium – An Exacting Punishment
Genre: Black / Industrial Metal
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
Country: USA
FFO: Gnaw Their Tongues, The Body
Uriah Heep – Chaos & Colour
Genre: Rock
Label: Silver Lining Music
Country: England
FFO: UFO, Rainbow, Iron Butterfly
Visceral Explosion – Malevolent Dismemberment of Entire Putrefacted Gastrointestine
Genre: Slam / Brutal Death Metal
Label: Brutal Mind
Country: South Korea
FFO: Abominable Putridity, Devourment
Wolfdom – Moonlight Misanthropy
Genre: Black / Heavy Metal
Label: Grimm Distribution
Country: International
FFO: Darkthrone / Midnight
XL Life – The Boogie Down South
Genre: Power Punk
Label: Venn Records
Country: Wales
FFO: Mindforce, Turnstile, Speed
Zombie Riot – World Epitaph
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Germany
FFO: Asphyx, Entrails, Bodyfarm
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