Weekly Metal Recommendations Jan 8-14

If you need even more metal in your life, I get all my info from https://www.metal-archives.com/ from which you can find upcoming releases, and from http://metalstorm.net/home/, from which you can find both upcoming and past releases although it is not as complete of a list compared to metal-archives.)

(I’m still using the rating system from our “New Releases” list although I will likely no longer be listing anything below a +2 unless it comes from a very well known band)

-1 - not for me or just bad

+0 - not particularly interesting or not that good

+1 - worth checking out if you like the style, but maybe for everyone

+2 - worth checking out or interesting

+3 going on my buy list

+4 already bought or pre-ordered

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Jan 8, 2022

Band: Tribus

Release: Juicio Final

Style: Power

+2

(probably +3 for Spanish speakers)

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Band: Engrupid PiPoL

Release: Engrupid Divais

Style: instrumental, progressive

+2

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Jan 10, 2022

Band: Melvins

Release: Lord of the Flies (EP)

Style: Sludge

+1

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Band: Rake-Off

Release: Observing Madness

Style: Thrash

+2

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Band: Mastercastle

Release: Lighthouse Pathetic

Style: Power

+2

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Jan 12, 2022

Band: Uncreated Light

Release: The Embrace of Madness (EP)

Style: Progressive Death

+3

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Jan 14, 2022

Band: Spartan

Release: Of Kings and Gods

Style: Melodic Death

+2

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Band: Maule

Release: Maule

Style: Traditional

+2

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Band: Eliminator

Release: Ancient Light

Style: Traditional

+2

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Band: Verikalpa

Release: Tunturihauta

Style: Folk

+2

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Band: Ereb Altro

Release: Vargtimman

Style: Epic, Epic Black

+2

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Band: Descent

Release: Order of Chaos

Style: Black/Death

+3

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Band: Tony Martin

Release: Thorns

Style: Heavy

+3

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Band: Shadow of Intent

Release: Elegy

Style: Symphonic Death

+3

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Band: Mass Deception

Release: Halls of Amenti (EP)

Style: Speed, Heavy, Thrash

+2

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Band: Ilium

Release: Quantum Evolution Event (EP)

Style: Power

+2

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Band: Enterprise Earth

Release: The Chosen

Style: Deathcore

+2

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