You want it loud? Join the club — my site ain’t called Tinnitist for shiggles, bucko. Here are the latest worthy metal and hard rockin’ offerings to menace my inbox. Raise your head, bang the dead (or something like that):
Infernalizer | What We Do In The Shadows
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Infernalizer is the brand-new creature conceived and brought to life by the creative mind of Claudio Ravinale to portray his own take on the heavy metal genre. Ravinale is best known as the vocalist of Italian death metal veterans Disarmonia Mundi, who have achieved worldwide recognition with their high-octane melo-death throughout two decades and featuring Bjorn “Speed” Strid (Soilwork) among their ranks, along with being in other recognizable bands such as The Silverblack, 5 Star Grave and The Stranded. Heavily influenced by ’80s metal acts such as Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper and Danzig, Infernalizer rely on the use of gloomy keys and eerie samples, paying homage to more somber gothic rock acts like Type O Negative and The Sisters Of Mercy. Vocally closer to contemporary acts like Rob Zombie and Wednesday 13, the range of influences also includes evocative cinematographic soundscapes that provide Infernalizer’s songs with a more solemn and nocturnal atmosphere.”
Shores Of Null | Darkness Won’t Take Me
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Loss of Beauty is Shores Of Null’s fourth album and follows the acclaimed Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying), considered by fans and critics as one of the doom metal gems of recent years. The lyrics celebrate beauty in imperfection and transience and are meant to be an invitation to seek beauty in little things, especially those unexpected and ephemeral. Today, the band present their latest video Darkness Won’t Take Me, which vocalist Davide Straccione details: “While I was collecting ideas for the album’s lyrics, I remember having a chat with Martina of Sanda Movies about possible topics, starting from visual ideas. Martina knows us very well, in fact, she contributed since our first album to create our visual identity through the videos she made for us. She showed me a painting by the Italian artist Verdirosi, portraying an old man, tired and hunchback, pulling a barrow with the grim reaper patiently sitting on it, and immediately connected with that vision. I imagined a man that had lived his life to the fullest, his time has come but he’s holding back death for a little longer ‘cause he’s so attached to life. He will leave this world on his own terms, and without regrets.”
Circa Arcana | 500 LIkes
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “El Paso, Texas metalcore band Circa Arcana’s new EP is a straight-up F.U.C.K.Y.O.U. to all their recent true-life events and the mentality of not giving a f*ck anymore. With a mixture of melodic aggressive vocals, bouncy breakdowns, and hard-hitting riffs, the four-piece are releasing the hounds and declaring their most unforgiving, aggressive, and meanest recording of the year. Introducing its first cut Switchblades and Fistfights earlier this year, the high-octane song, like the EP as a whole, is meant to get your blood pumping and let loose all the pent-up anger that falls on deaf ears. Adds vocalist Kevin Cangas: “Our first EP was very emo, more of a heartfelt fan-to-fan moment, and with this record, after touring and seeing how shitty people are, we wrote this one in a dark place. We want the listener to really express their rage for modern-day society. I think it’s something that everyone needs right now.”
Lost To The Void | A Welcomed Plague (ft. Adam Warren)
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “California has an inhuman and ruthless heresy that bloodthirsts for the unholy callous dissonance and barbarous brutality of which we have unseen, Lost To The Void has a mission of remorselessness and an intentional tenacity to diversify death metal. With vigor, they are pleased to unleash their second album Embrace in Disgust, which will exemplify technical blistering riffs that integrate with uncivilized heavy-hitting breakdowns and alleviates with melodies, this unformulated conclave is here to expel and annihilate. The band say: “This album means so much to us as a band. It is quite literally a collection of so much pain and tragedy intertwined with the reality that has this visceral feeling that in a lot of ways is hard for some of us to listen to. The loss and suffering endured to bring this album to completion was not worth it but regardless it’s there now for everyone to hear and feel. We hope that Colin is proud and somehow able to listen to this thing. One thing that really hurts is he was never able to sit down and listen to this final product with us. Hope it came out just the way you wanted, brother. FOR COLIN, FOR EVIL, FOREVER.”
TakaLaiton | Do or Die
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Unleashing their debut thrash feast Mindfection produced by Teemu Aalto (Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium) this past July, TakaLaiton are all Do or Die and want to show you how with their latest drum playthrough from Joona Juntunen. “Fast, heavy, and angry track of virtue signaling people who are ready to sell their principles just to be known as a good person even though they are just as bad as the next one,” adds Juntunen. Hailing from Finland’s far north, TakaLaiton garners a powerful melodic groove thrash-influenced attitude that is best seen in their super-energetic live shows that have always left fans with a sore neck and bruises from the moshpit. With a risk-taking thrash-fueled demeanor, TakaLaiton superbly blends fast-paced energy, and a bone-crushing groove, with melodies that can only be inspired by the dark, depressing, and frigid far-north. Not to mention the band’s lyrical onslaught, sung in both Finnish and English. Since their inception, the band has covered a lot of territories while on tour, bringing their rowdy stage presence to the Scandinavian regions, the rest of Europe and Asian continents.”
