Our friend Tito Vespasiani from Everlasting Spew Records (and other metal endeavors) is back with another playlist of recommended heavy songs. This one includes 16 tracks, with commentary about a few of them below. The full stream is at the end, and on Spotify here.
ENGULF – BELLOWS FROM THE AETHER
Engulf is back! Hal Microutsicos’ solo project made such a great impact with its three EPs and it’s now time for a full-length. Getting influences from old school acts such as Morbid Angel, early Gorguts, Suffocation, and Hate Eternal, and adding a modern twist, this is extremely catchy. Mandatory!
SULPHUROUS – BELOW
Denmark’s Sulphurous returns with a great split with Finland’s Proscription. You may have missed this due to the amount of great recent releases but do yourself a favor and check it out.
DETHRONED – I SHALL REMAIN UNFORGIVEN
Speaking of Proscription, the band’s vocalist and guitarist was also in Maveth and the criminally underrated Dethroned. You may have not heard of this but this track is one of my favorite tunes ever!
TORMENTOR TYRANT – PRIMAL EVIL
Hailing from Finland and featuring members of Corpsessed and Solothus, these guys deliver delicious Death Metal (infused with a bit of thrash) in the vein of Malevolent Creation, early Deicide, and Skeletal Remains. So damn tasty.
Oh! And speaking of Skeletal Remains…
SKELETAL REMAINS – VOID OF DESPAIR
They’re back with a new album out soon via Century Media Records! Oh these guys just always scratch that itch. This doesn’t reinvent the wheel but it doesn’t even necessarily need to. Great metal.
ARKHON INFAUSTUS — M33 CONSTELLATION
These French never got the recognition and praise they deserved imo. Some of the very best blackened death metal we ever had, very aggressive but capable of setting up a twisted, morbid atmosphere. This track is a gem!