Weekly Release Dump


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Friday, 31 December

Barús – Fanges

34:23
progressive death metal
Grenoble, France
Aesthetic Death

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Dead Neanderthals & Aaron B. Turner – Corporeal Flux

25:23
stoner rock
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Independent

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Dripping Decay – Watching You Rot

17:08
death metal
Portland, Oregon
Independent

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Best of Deathcore 2021


I love these monstrous chugs! BLEGH!


Number Five: Cognitive – Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction


Cognitive are back with a very strong entry for this year! It’s all-around solid and more than capable deathcore!


Number Four: Darko – Darko



Darko—or Darko US if you want to find the band online—is a deathcore superentity, and I’ve got to say the result speaks for itself. Jam this as soon as possible!


Number Three: Crown Magnetar – The Codex of Flesh


The Codex of Flesh is just that good! Bring me these wicked breakdowns all day long!


Number Two: Brojob – The

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Bishop Martin’s 10 Releases from 2021 Worth Listening To

Suffer Club – Tar and Feather

This was my most listened release from 2021. I listened to it while at work, while driving, while writing at home… I adore this alt-rock EP. Tasteful songwriting, incredibly catchy vocal lines, a lush, dreamy, reverb-washed production value; all of these qualities combined receive a chef’s kiss from me.
FFO: Loathe, Spiritbox, Turnstile

Foodman – Yasuragi Land

Electronic music always has strange things going on if you know where to look. Every time I come back to this album, the same word comes to mind: “peculiar.” You won’t find Reese bass here. No drops. … Read more

Best of Classical 2021


Contemporary classical is a Pandora’s box. You don’t know what you’ll find, and you have no idea how it could affect you! The new classical composers are always after something new, on the brink of knowledge and theory, they’re like post-doctorate fellows, and I’m sure some of them actually are! So, new compositions are fascinating, but new recordings of modern composers or even older ones can be truly satisfying as well. And on top of that, there’s another branch of composers; they might not be after a new sound, and don’t tread old ground either, but rather make new music … Read more