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Friday, 25 December
Chugga Boom! – Christmas Number Ones
56:10
djent
UK
Independent
Ego – Predation
18:58
black metal
Anchorage, Alaska
Lycaean Triune
Foi – Transcendent
52:03
progressive metal
Bengaluru, India
Independent
Lynxx – Rama
experimental electro
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Independent
Mad Essence – Connections
40:53
nu-metalcore
Kiev, Ukraine
Independent
Quadrophobia – Quadromania
11:59
progressive rock
Chennai, India
Independent
Tinder Godz – The Christmas EP
16:29
progressive metal, jazz fusion
New York, New York
Independent
Saturday, 26
Black Ceiling – Wild Horses
17:43
darkwave
United States
Independent
Sunday, 27
Юрий Виноградов – Autoaesthetics
74:11
classical
Russia
Outsiderville
Safety Squad – Level Up
36:29
jazz fusion
Columbus, Ohio
Independent
Monday, 28
Elliott Sharp – ፍልስት ምክድስ
88:12
contemporary classical, opera
New York, New York
Infrequent Seams
Seaorm – Olkhon
45:27
avant-prog
Spain
October X Art
Tuesday, 29
Cobalt Rabbit – Disappear Completely
15:51
ambient electro
Florida
Independent
Thursday, 31
Dead Neanderthals – Cosmic Slime
27:05
sludge metal
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Independent
Emme Phyzema – Shorts Are Comfy and Easy to Wear (When You’re Listening to Fake Harpsichord Music)
26:23
avant-prog
Columbus, Ohio
Independent
Lemmings Suicide Myth – Lemming Suicide Myth
68:51
jazz fusion
Strasbourg, France
Independent
Patricia Taxxon – Sapphire Apts
49:39
pop, synthwave
Santa Cruz, California
Independent
Porno Coma – Fifty Shades of Brun
deathgrind
Montréal, Québec
Independent
Prometheus Omega – 69糞粒
68:21
experimental electro
Iceland
Independent
Y/N – Messiah
19:58
experimental pop
Albany, New York
Independent
Friday, 1 January 2021
Æonus – Hymn to Frost Cold as Death
17:59
atmospheric black metal
Yoshkar Ola, Russia
Independent
Anna Pest – Dark Arms Reach skyward with Bone White Fingers
44:07
death metal
Montréal, Québec
Independent
Ben Haskins – Out in the Cold
38:10
progressive rock
Cambridge, Ontario
Independent
Déraciné – Sympathetic Nerves
11:48
post-hardcore
Indiana
Middle-Man
Future Machines – Glowing Flying Object
11:09
math rock
Toronto, Ontario
Independent
Indricothere & Geryon – Timelined Exterior
112:19
ambient
Queens, New York
Independent
Juan Bond – Womb
36:09
mathcore
San Francisco, California
Dark Trail
Nachtreich – Alles still
22:50
contemporary classical
Germany
Independent
Sevish – Bubble
42:08
drum and bass
UK
Independent
Utopyca – Vision
32:55
progressive metal
Montréal, Québec
Independent
Zac Leaser – Ostiārius
48:21
technical death metal
Fort Worth, Texas
Independent
Saturday, 2
Jute Gyte – Diapason
143:00
contemporary classical
United States
Independent
SVRM – Розпад
24:05
black metal
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Independent
Upcoming Releases
Wednesday, 6
Ensemble Shippolly – Dancing Shippolly
world fusion
Kobe, Japan
Independent
Tuesday, 8
Escaping Aghartha – White-Nose Syndrome
atmospheric black metal
North Carolina
Independent
Kari Ikonen – Impressions, Improvisations and Compositions
38:21
free improvisation
Finland
Ozella
Paolo Marchettini – The Months Have Ends
contemporary classical
New York, New York
New Focus
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabeta, Francesco Coll, and Camerata Bern – Plaisirs illuminés
74:10
contemporary classical
Switzerland
α
Sithu Aye – 先輩Ⅲ
J-rock, progressive metal
Glasgow, UK
Independent
Tuesday, 12
Pom Poko – Cheater
alternative pop
Oslo, Norway
Bella Union
Thursday, 14
Jonatan Piña Duluc – Soundtrack, Volume Ⅰ: Secuencia
jazz fusion
Dominican Republic
Independent
Friday, 15
Aberration – Aberration
blackened death metal
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Independent
Colosso – Hateworlds
progressive death metal
Porto, Portugal
Independent
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – The Helm of Sorrow
sludge metal
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sacred Bones
Fractal Generator – Macrocosmos
progressive death metal
Sudbury, Ontario
Everlasting Spew
Gabriel Vicéns – The Way We Are Created
modern jazz
Manhattan, New York
Independent
Saturday, 16
Michael Larocca – Just a Drummer
avant-garde jazz
Brooklyn, New York
1039
Thursday, 21
水树 – 北之国
49:15
post-black metal
Beijing, China
Independent
水树 – 北之国二
65:55
post-black metal
Beijing, China
Independent
Friday, 22
Azmari – Samā’ī
world fusion
Ghent, Belgium
Sdban
Bastian Stein & Hathor Consort – Aries Point
51:07
contemporary classical, avant-garde jazz
Germany
Outnote
Les Chants de Nihl – Le Tyran et l’Esthète
avant-garde black metal
France
Les Acteurs de l’ombre
Mel Malonga – Wâ
world fusion
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Independent
Mindwork – Cortex
progressive death metal
Prague, Czechia
Independent
Presentable Corpse – 002
psychedelic rock
New York, New York
Independent
Pulcinella & Maria Mazzotta – Grifone
jazz fusion, folk
Toulouse, France
Independent
Susie Ibarra – Talking Gong
contemporary classical
New York, New York
New Focus
Tuesday, 26
Bisbâyé – Le Sens de la fin
progressive metal, mathcore
Montréal, Québec
Cuneiform
Kartosoewirjo? – Mandi darah saudara sendiri
mathcore
Jakarta, Indonesia
Independent
Friday, 29
The Body – I’ve Seen All I Need to See
experimental sludge metal
Portland, Oregon
Thrill Jockey
Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum – Šahrartu
brutal death metal
Minsk, Belarus
Willowtip
Immortal Guardian – Psychosomatic
progressive power metal
Austin, Texas
M-Theory Audio
Institutrice – Cohortes
experimental folk
France
Un Je-ne-sais-quoi
John Pope Quintet – Mixed with Glass
avant-garde jazz
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
New Jazz and Improvised Music
Lilly Legit – Rubicon
indie rock
Osnabrück, Germany
Independent
Massacre – Massacre
drone, noise
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Utech
Needlepoint – Walking Up That Valley
progressive rock
Oslo, Norway
Stickman
Portrayal of Guilt – We Are Always Alone
post-hardcore
Texas
Closed Casket Activities
Trillionaire – Romulus
progressive rock
United States
Nefarious Industries
Void – The Hollow Man
avant-garde black metal
UK
Duplicate
Вовод – Ярость и прощение
post-metal
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Church Road
Saturday, 30
Human Serpent – Heirlooms Eternal
black metal
Lamia, Greece
Independent
Scheduled for January
John Zorn – Gnosis: The Inner Light
avant-garde jazz
New York, New York
[צ (Tzadik)]
Monday, 1 February
Depths of Hatred – Inheritance
deathcore
Montréal, Québec
Prosthetic
Mogwai – As the Love Continues
post-rock
Scotland, UK
Temporary Residence Ltd.
Tim Daisy & 森郁恵 – Light and Shade
43:30
free jazz
Chicago, Illinois
Relay
Tuesday, 2
Cara Neir – Phase Out
blackened post-hardcore, chiptune
Dallas
Independent
Thursday, 4
Sun Seeker – Means to an End
technical death metal
Bristol, Connecticut
Independent
Friday, 5
Blurr Thrower – Les Voûtes
atmospheric black metal
France
Les Acteurs de l’ombre
Breath – Primeval Transmissions
stoner doom metal
Portland, Oregon
Desert
Cult of Luna – The Raging River
post-metal
Umeå, Sweden
Red Creek
Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – Legacy +
Afrobeat
Lagos, Nigeria
Partisan
Jeremiah Cymerman & Charlie Looker – A Horizon Made of Canvas
experimental jazz
Los Angeles, California
Astral Spirits
Neorhythm – Язы
progressive metal
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Independent
Nubiyan Twist – Freedom Fables
Afrobeat, jazz fusion
London, UK
Strut
Psykup – Hello Karma
44:13
mathcore
France
Regarts
Transatlantic – The Absolute Universe
progressive rock
Los Angeles, California
Inside Out
Wolf King – The Path of Wrath
blackened hardcore
California
Prosthetic
Friday, 12
Abiotic – 生き甲斐
technical death metal
Miami, Florida
The Artisan Era
Ad nauseam – Imperative Imperceptible Impulse
technical death metal
Italy
Avantgarde Music
Dominique Fils-Aimé – Three Little Words
soul, R&B
Montréal, Québec
Independent
Emptiness – Vide
post-rock
Brussels, Belgium
Season of Mist
Humanity’s Last Breath – Välde
blackened death metal
Sweden
Unique Leader
Senyawa – Alkisah
avant-garde doom metal
Indonesia
Burning Ambulance Music
Tuesday, 16
¡Fiasco! – Post-Truth
modern jazz
Washington, DC
Independent
Friday, 19
Calle Neumann, Ketil Gutvik, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and Paal Nilssen-Love – New Dance
free jazz
Oslo, Norway
PNL
In tormentata quiete – Krononota
progressive metal
Bologna, Italy
Independent
The Lylat Continuum – Ephemeral
progressive death metal
Denver, Colorado
Independent
Roscoe Mitchell & Mike Reed – The Ritual and the Dance
avant-garde jazz
Chicago, Illinois
Astral Spirits
Suffering Hour – The Cyclic Reckoning
blackened death metal
Forest Lake, Minnesota
Profound Lore
Sunday, 21
Alex Eddington – A Present from a Small Distant World
contemporary classical
Vancouver, British Columbia
Redshift Music
كدرة كدرة – Vexillology
experimental electro
Casablanca, Morocco
On the Corner
Friday, 26
Five the Hierophant – Through Aureate Void
avant-garde doom metal
London, UK
Karisma & Dark Essence
Scheduled for February
John Zorn – Heaven and Earth Magick
avant-garde jazz
New York, New York
[צ (Tzadik)]
Wednesday, 3 March
Emanative & Liz Elensky – The Volume of the Light
nu jazz
UK
Independent
Friday, 19
Deaf Kids & Gum Takes Tooth – Split
noise rock
UK
God Unknown
Friday, 26 March
Wheel – Resident Human
progressive metal
Helsinki, Finland
Inside Out
Scheduled for 2021
Amaguk – Resilient Forest
jazz fusion
Netherlands
Independent
Arkaik – To Be Announced
technical death metal
Riverside, California
The Artisan Era
Chaoh Reiccuk – Le Rivage des défunts
experimental jazz
France
Independent
Echoes and Signals – Mercuria
post-rock
Tula, Russia
Independent
To End It All – お休み
experimental doom metal, harsh noise
Seattle, Washington
Independent
https://toenditall.bandcamp.com/album/oyasumi
Gdańsk Necropolitan Orchestra – Gdańska jesień yassową
dark jazz, free jazz
Gdańsk, Poland
Eastrings
Gralaghorr – The Divine Spectacle of Rebirth
atmospheric black metal
Somerville, Massachusetts
Independent
Гралица – To Be Announced
avant-garde jazz, experimental electro
Kostroma, Russia
Independent
Guillaume Tremblay – Dead End
modern jazz
Québec
Independent
Johari – Yūrei
atmospheric djent
Louisville, Kentucky
Independent
Liquid Tension Experiment – 3
progressive metal
USA
Inside Out
لون – لون
jazz fusion, world fusion
Paris, France
Le Coolabel
Luke Holland – Miss Fortune
drum and bass
Arizona
Independent
Mind’s Horizon – The Void
progressive metal
Lake County, Indiana
Independent
Neonblack – Reborn
progressive deathcore
USA
Independent
https://neonblackmetal.bandcamp.com/album/reborn-preview-2
Stuff – Cumulus
nu jazz
Ghent, Belgium
Sdban
Worm Hero – Nurses Whispering Verses
mathcore
Stoke On Trent, UK
Independent
https://nwvnwvnwv.bandcamp.com/album/failed-replicant-kaine
Zhea Erose – Witchcraft
drum and bass, ambient electro
Portland, Oregon
Independent
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