2022 was yet again an exceptional year for music. After putting together the favorite releases of most of our members, we came to our editorial top featuring the latest releases from bands like Wolfheart, Muse, Ghost, Electric Callboy, Kreator, Malevolence, Heilung, Machine Head, Wiegedood, Psychonaut, Lorna Shore, Bad Omens, Sylvaine, Parkway Drive, Lamb Of God, Rammstein and Zeal & Ardor!
The kickoff of the European tour of Kataklysm came in a package of some old school Canadian death metal mixed with the Swedish melodic death metal of Soilwork topped with a sauce of the progressive antics of Wilderun. Quite a lot of variation which satisfied a lot of people. Make sure you catch this tour whenever it comes to a venue near you!
Australian blackened deathcore outfit Mélancolia signed with Nuclear Blast and Greyscale Records for the release of their upcoming music, and unleashed the video for ‘Horror_Ethereal’!
Atmospheric black/post-black outfit Other World signed with Debemur Morti Productions for the release of their 2nd full-length, and unleashed a brand new 12 minute track to celebrate with ‘Of Death And Alteration’!
Rolo Tomassi’s European tour kicking off at Trix in Antwerp, finally introducing their new album ‘Where Myth Becomes Memory’ live, with support from Holy Fawn and Heriot!
Brazil’s cavernous death metal tyrants Anarkhon unleashed another track from the upcoming album with ‘Deliberate Chaos Caused By Violations Of The Laws Of Nature’! ‘Obiasot Dwybat Ptnotun’ is set for release via Debemur Morti Productions next month!
The Swedish thrash metal force Mezzrow is back after 30 years! Pre-orders for their upcoming album ‘Summon Thy Demons’, out in April via Fireflash Records, are open and the single ‘Beneath The Sea Of Silence’ can be listened to now!
Pagan black metal outfit Unfelled is rising from the underground to release their debut ‘Pall of Endless Perdition’ via Season of Mist next month! And they have unleashed the new single ‘Veil of Perdition’!
UK’s Dawn Ray’d shared another new single with ‘The Battle of Sudden Flame’, a track from the upcoming ‘To Know The Light’ album set for release next month via Prosthetic Records!
British death metal group Memoriam sets itself as one of the best death metal acts today and the fifth album “Rise To Power” delivers brutal war-like anthem riffs and triumphant choruses. This is definitely the band’s best album to date and comes highly recommended for fans of Benediction, Bolt Thrower and Paradise Lost. Released via Reaper Entertainment.
