Kataan

Kataan is a new project from Nicholas Thornberry (Vattnet Viskar) and Brett Boland (Astronoid).  The band fuses death metal and black metal into a sonic assault that's simultaneously brutal and soaring, a sound i can find to be really cathartic at times.  Check out "Abyss" below and get the self-titled EP here from Prosthetic Records.

Vile Creature

First and foremost, i have to congratulate Ontario sludge metal duo Vile Creature for the disgusting album art for their new album "Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!"  It's got some real "Midsommar" vibes going on, but with more worm eating.  Secondly, the record just crushes.  Listen to the album closing "Apathy Took Helm!" below, a mix of bombast and screams and just the right amount of terrifying choir vocals, and then get the album here from Prosthetic Records.

Dödsrit

Swedish black metal artist Dödsrit has a new record of pummeling, cathartic noise headed our way at the end of September.  "Spirit Crusher" is full of all the crust and awe we need to pass through these troubling times.  Listen to "Aura" below and pre-order the album here from Prosthetic Records.