Metal Roundup Week of 8/18
This week’s best underground metal releases will take you places you didn’t dream possible. Come explore with us!
Reinos y ecorregiones by Ecologist
First up is some metal from a band that has definitely touched their fair share of grass, as well as desert sand, glacial ice, alpine stone, rainforest mud, and ocean brine. Ecologist’s new record Reinos y ecorregiones celebrates a different ecoregion of Chile with each song, from the temperate rainforests to the punishing deserts. Done in a black metal style, the end result is an album that has you bursting enthusiasm to get outside.
Depth Perception by Creak
Depth Perception by Creak brings together the weight of nu metal with the velocity of metalcore to create a truly special cocktail. Breakdown after breakdown will force out your inner crowdkiller.
Maladaptive Daydreaming by Sanguine Glacialis
Next we got Maladaptive Daydreaming by Sanguine Glacialis, a masterclass in theatrical progressive metal. With tasteful usage of nontraditional sounds like classical violin and broadway vocals, this band shows us metal that takes itself seriously while still taking stylistic risks.
Aion by Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree
Lastly, Aion by Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree slows down the pace with its gradually progressing post-metal sound. Tension built through field recordings, ghastly vocals, and suspended riffs shatters with the full-bodied sludge sound that always follows.
