Friday the thirteenth October – there is no calendar date extra spooky season pleasant than that, is there? [yes, alright, 6/6/06 but that was almost 20 years ago now!]. Spooky Season is in complete swing this week as we unveiled our large new Ghost duvet for the brand new factor of Steel Hammer and we were given the (good) emblem new album from Creeper, Sanguivore.
However we are getting forward of ourselves – first, the result of final week’s vote! Beginners and reigning steel heroes alike went head-to-head, however in the long run 3 bands rose above all. Avenged Sevenfold’s Pussy Rebellion collab We Love You Moar took a transparent 3rd position, however used to be itself left within the mud of Lamb Of God’s Proof. Each paled compared to LA commercial heroes HEALTH on the other hand, whose new unmarried Youngsters Of Sorrow were given over triple the votes of its nearest competitor.
It is all to play for once more this week, with some large names again within the working. There may be new tune from Carry Me The Horizon, Judas Priest and Spiritbox, exposed gem stones from Ice 9 Kills and a few (very good) album tasters from Beartooth and Inexperienced Lung. As ever, we’d like you to let us know which songs excite you maximum, so do not omit to solid your vote under!
Judas Priest – Panic Assault
It’s been just a little underneath per week since Judas Priest introduced their new album Invincible Defend will likely be with us subsequent 12 months and headlined the large Energy Commute competition in the United States. Slightly leaving the mud to settle, Panic Assault sees the Steel Gods going full-pelt with vintage heavy steel; galloping riffs, squealing solos and Halford at his high-pitched best possible make this an absolute rager for the ages. Carry ‘em excessive!
Carry Me The Horizon – Darkside
Carry Me The Horizon had been conquering gala’s and large arenas for years now, so it shouldn’t be marvel that they’re nonetheless pumping out large tunes able to dominating metalheads of their 1000’s. Even though the band have dabbled with stylistic experimentation over the past decade, Darkside looks like the most important throwback to the band’s Sempiternal-era subject material, all large hooks and a riff that calls for snapped necks. Plus, we’re no longer positive if it’s intentional or no longer, however the chorus ‘don’t give a fuck if my coronary heart stops beating’ feels love it’s riffing proper off Papa Roach’s Closing Lodge – simply probably the most 00s greatest steel anthems.
Spiritbox – Cellar Door
How higher to rejoice essentially the most spooky date of essentially the most spooky month than with the heaviest, maximum vicious track Spiritbox have launched to this point? Cellar Door provides no quarter or melodious breather in it’s grinding, snarling attack, slamming into you prefer a perfect white right into a seal and leaving simply as a lot devastation in its wake. Should you’re anticipating every other sing-along anthem, you’ll be knocked for your arse.
Beartooth – I Was once Alive
Virtually a decade on from their debut, Beartooth have by no means sounded larger – or extra colourful. Taken from new album The Floor – out as of late – I Was once Alive reveals frontman Caleb Shomo celebrating with a chest-beating anthem of positivity that you’ll simplest believe will tear the roof off any venue the band flip as much as in long run. Should you’re having a nasty day, stick this one on just right and loud.
Ice 9 Kills – Meat & Greet
Did you in point of fact assume steel’s maximum horror-loving band would omit the danger to drop a unmarried on Friday the thirteenth of October? Virtually precisely two years because the band launched the large The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood, the band have introduced a brand new ‘Underneath Hearth’ deluxe version with emblem new unmarried Meat & Greet. Via this level virtually everyone seems to be aware of the band’s emblem of horror-themed metalcore, however that doesn’t make Meat & Greet any much less good, cheeky lyrical references to Silence Of The Lambs slipped right into a vicious, punchy metalcore banger.
Inexperienced Lung – One For Sorrow
The most up to date band in British doom presently, Inexperienced Lung had been indulging their extra theatrical, b-movie camp facet on contemporary singles from their upcoming album This Heathen Land, due November 3. One For Sorrow then is a counterbalance to all of that: heart-rending doom with a transparent love for the classics, this one must be proper up there with the likes of Pallbearer in making doom completely large within the 2020s.
Complete Of Hell x Not anything – Spend The Grace
The ultra-aggro grindcore of Complete Of Hell meets the emotionally devastating shoegaze of Not anything. Granted, in case you noticed the bands on the 2022 version of Roadburn you almost certainly already know they’re multi-faceted artists with a shocking quantity of crossover, however Spend The Grace is a brutally stunning exhibit of what those artists can do in combination, taken from the approaching collab album When No Birds Sang – due December 1 – and turning in the sensation of being dropped right into a lake with lead weights round your ft. Gorgeously chic.
Kill The Lighting – Scapegoat
With former individuals of Bullet For My Valentine and Nonetheless Stays of their ranks, it virtually is going with out pronouncing that there’s a powerful whiff of 00s steel to Kill The Lighting’ newest unmarried Scapegoat. However then, that’s why it’s so rattling nice; thrash riffs by the use of an Iron Maiden gallop and showy sensibility, with a hook that might land Bruce the shark – boat measurement however.
END – Thaw
How may you most likely make the incendiary metal hardcore of END extra explosive? Via drafting in Debbie Gough of UK emerging stars Heriot so as to add some further sizzle in fact! That’s precisely what END have executed with Thaw, an industrialised teeth-gnasher with bone-crunching breakdowns and an entire overlook for delicate eardrums. Weirdly, even the cushy portions of the track get the hackles up.
Moon Enamel – Grimothy
Lengthy Islanders Moon Enamel have at all times been dab arms at off-kilter riffs and track constructions and new unmarried Grimothy isn’t any exception to that. Consider Mastodon and Dillinger Break out Plan at their maximum melodic going toe-to-toe and arising with a riff you’ll strut, dance and combat to, and also you’re midway to the sheer wacky brilliance of Grimothy, scorching with unpredictable genius.
The Darkest Second – Sorrows
It’s a just right week for emotive, tough sing-alongs as Danish post-hardcore troupe The Darkest Second convey us their newest unmarried Sorrows, taken from their upcoming EP Love & Loss due in January subsequent 12 months. Should you’ve been bemoaning the loss of melody in recent steel, this one is an absolute should – serene and ceaselessly construction prior to exploding out into an enormous refrain that hits like a tidal wave. Drink deep.
South Of Salem – Left For Useless
South Of Salem are simplest as regards to to embark on their first headline run of the United Kingdom, however already dates are promoting out around the nation. It’s no longer laborious to peer why; Left For Useless is the lead unmarried from the band’s upcoming 2d album Demise Of The Birthday party – due January 19 2024 – and straddles the road between vintage heavy steel bombast and recent vibes; believe Judas Priest, The Misfits and Bullet For My Valentine in a blender and also you’re partway to how this lot sound, and why they’re so rattling attention-grabbing.
Kite Thief – Pass judgement on Judy & Executioner
UK freshmen Kite Thief already had a wild 2023 with appearances at 2000 Timber and Wildire gala’s, however are simplest simply getting began. Coming with the announcement that the band will likely be traveling the United Kingdom in February and March subsequent 12 months, new unmarried Pass judgement on Judy & Executioner is a full of life mesh of thumping riffs and rave-like beats, certain along with a melodic sensibility that means this lot might be conquering large crowds actual quickly. 2024 is simplest simply not far away, finally…
