{"id":300045,"date":"2025-11-21T21:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/300045\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T21:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:24:13","slug":"the-weekly-injection-new-releases-from-the-halo-effect-spocks-beard-more-out-this-week-11-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/300045\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Injection: New Releases From THE HALO EFFECT, SPOCK’S BEARD & More Out This Week 11\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s new heavy metal releases\u00a0include\u00a0Italian stoner riffs, Swedish melodic death metal covers, and more! To the metals\u2026<\/p>\n

Depravity \u2013 Bestial Possession<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre: Death metal
Origin: Perth, Western Australia
Label: Transcending Obscurity Records<\/p>\n

Buy now from Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Starting this week off with some ripping death metal from Australia. The band’s first album in five years is a heavy one that sounds like the album cover looks. There was just a knock at my door and I’m pretty sure it’s the\u2026 fish(?) from the cover here to squeeze my head. So listen with caution.<\/p>\n

Dune Aurora \u2013 Ice Age Desert<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre: Stoner rock\/metal
Origin: Turin, Italy
Label: Octopus Rising \/ Argonauta Records<\/p>\n

Buy now on Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Next up is straight-up riffage. This Italian trio hit like an Orange Goblin or a Red Fang but with vocal harmonies that add bit of beauty and a haunted vibe to the tracks. Super cool record.<\/p>\n

The Halo Effect \u2013 We Are Shadows<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre: Melodic death metal
Origin: Gothenburg, Sweden
Label: Nuclear Blast<\/p>\n

Buy now on Nuclear Blast<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though they released a full record back in January, The Halo Effect guys are already back because they never sleep. This is an EP of five songs originally by folks like Danzig, WASP, Phenomena and more. The melodic death metal approach is a little jarring on some of these, but in a good way.<\/p>\n

The Pretty Wild \u2013 zero.point.genesis<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre: Metalcore\/nu metal
Origin: Las Vegas, Nevada
Label: Sumerian<\/p>\n

Buy now on from Sumerian<\/a><\/p>\n

I fucking love how there seems to be a wave of bands that just forego genre walls in a really interesting way. The Pretty Wild have have bits that remind me of Poppy or The Nova Twins, but then they lean into nu metal and metalcore in ways those two acts don’t. This is a strong debut and I feel like we’ll be hearing this name a lot soon enough.<\/p>\n

Spock’s Beard \u2013 The Archaeoptimist<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre: Progressive rock
Origin: Los Angeles, California
Label: Madfish Records<\/p>\n

Buy now on Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Now here’s one from the old prog dogs (like me). Album number fourteen is Spock’s Beard’s first in seven years and is a classic progressive rock adventure. This is their first with Nick Potters\u00a0on drums the dude is a beast.<\/p>\n

Stryper \u2013 The Greatest Gift Of All <\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre: Christmas\/glam rock
Origin: Orange County, California
Label: Frontiers Music s.r.l.<\/p>\n

Buy now on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

It really seems like a Christmas album from Stryper would have happened like forty years ago, but this is their first one. They’re taking on all the hits like “Winter Wonderland,” “Little Drummer Boy,” and “Silent Night.” No “All I Want For Christmas is You” or “Last Christmas” though. Maybe on the next one fellas? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Also dropping this week\u2026<\/p>\n

Aerosmith + Yungblud \u2013 One More Time (Capitol) \u2013 Rock<\/p>\n

Airbag \u2013 Dysphoria (Live In The Netherlands) (Karisma Records) \u2013 Progressive rock<\/p>\n

Aittala \u2013 Ill-Gotten Gains (Exitus Stratagem Records) \u2013 Sludge\/progressive doom<\/p>\n

AngelMaker \u2013 This Used To Be Heaven (Self-released) \u2013 Deathcore<\/p>\n

Annisokay \u2013 Abyss \u2013 The Final Chapter (Arising Empire) \u2013 Metalcore<\/p>\n

Beast Eagle \u2013 Sorceress (Golden Robot Records) \u2013 Stoner metal<\/p>\n

Bicycle Inn \u2013 Long In The Tooth (Self-released) \u2013 Emo<\/p>\n

Bloodbound \u2013 Field Of Swords (Napalm) \u2013 Power\/heavy metal<\/p>\n

Born From Pain \u2013 Siege Mentality (Self-released) \u2013 Hardcore<\/p>\n

Boys Life \u2013 Ordinary Wars (Spartan Records) \u2013 Indie rock<\/p>\n

Civil Service \u2013 Dark \/\/\/ (A Cheery Wave \/ Ripcord Records) \u2013 Post-rock<\/p>\n

Danko Jones \u2013 Leo Rising (Perception) \u2013 Rock\/blues<\/p>\n

Darktribe \u2013 Forgotten Reveries (Scarlet Records) \u2013 Progressive metal<\/p>\n

Dead Head \u2013 Repression Tank (Hammerheart Records) \u2013 Death metal\/thrash<\/p>\n

Def Leppard \u2013 Diamond Star Halo: Live From Sheffield (Mercury) \u2013 Rock\/glam<\/p>\n

Deficit \u2013 Deathstyle (Self-released) \u2013 Nu metal\/hardcore<\/p>\n

Drugoth \u2013 The Indomitable Spirit of Merciless Vengeance (Self-released) Black metal\/punk<\/p>\n

El Muerto \u2013 Lost And Amsterdamned (Self-released) \u2013 Death\/black metal<\/p>\n

Electric Boys \u2013 Shady Side Of Town (Mighty) \u2013 Groove rock<\/p>\n

ExitWounds \u2013 An Offering To Tragedy (Seek & Strike) \u2013 Metalcore<\/p>\n

Flesher \u2013 Gore On Gore (Maggot Stomp) \u2013 Death metal<\/p>\n

Frozen Land \u2013 Icemelter (Massacre) \u2013 Power meral<\/p>\n

Gasket \u2013 Gasket (Blue Grape Music) \u2013 Punk\/hardcore<\/p>\n

Gloombound \u2013 Dreaming Delusion (Gruesome Records) \u2013 Death metal\/doom<\/p>\n

Human \u2013 Concetto Transeunte (Self-released) \u2013 Technical death metal<\/p>\n

In Virtue \u2013 Age Of Legends (Self-released) \u2013 Melodic metal <\/p>\n

Karu \u2013 Perdition (Rockshots Records) \u2013 Symphonic death metal<\/p>\n

Kill Ritual \u2013 In My Head (Massacre) \u2013 Thrash<\/p>\n

The Last Sound Revelation \u2013 The Proximity Effect (Octopus Rising \/ Argonauta Records) \u2013 Post-metal <\/p>\n

Maha Sohona \u2013 A Dark Place (Bonebag Records) \u2013 Progressive metal\/grunge<\/p>\n

Monachopsis \u2013 The Carcass Choir (Self-released) \u2013 Technical\/melodic death metal<\/p>\n

Morbikon \u2013 Lost Within The Astral Crypts (Tankcrimes) \u2013 Black metal\/thrash<\/p>\n

Nemorous \u2013 What Remains When Hope Has Failed (Bindrune Recordings) \u2013 Atmospheric black metal<\/p>\n

N\u00famenor \u2013 Runes of Power (Elevate Records) \u2013 Power metal<\/p>\n

Old Night \u2013 Mediterranean Melancholy (Meuse Music Records) \u2013 Melodic doom<\/p>\n

Olde Throne \u2013 Megalith (Avantgarde Music) Black metal<\/p>\n

Orodruin \/ Iron Void \u2013 Altar Of Worship (Nameless Grave Records) \u2013 Doom<\/p>\n

Outlying \u2013 Oblivisci (Self-released) \u2013 Melodic death metal\/thrash<\/p>\n

Cassidy Paris \u2013 Bittersweet (Frontiers) \u2013 Glam rock<\/p>\n

pulses. \u2013 pulses. pack, vol. 1 (Oh Word? Records) \u2013 Post-hardcore<\/p>\n

Rot Fester \u2013 Death Row (Death metal) \u2013 Death metal <\/p>\n

Sacred Leather \u2013 Keep The Fire Burning (King Volume Records) \u2013 Heavy metal\/thrash<\/p>\n

Shores Of Null \/ Convocation \u2013 Latitudes Of Sorrow (Everlasting Spew Records) \u2013 Doom\/gothic metal<\/p>\n

Sainted Sinners \u2013 High On Fire (ROAR) \u2013 Hard rock<\/p>\n

Slaughterday \u2013 Terrified (Testimony Records) \u2013 Death metal<\/p>\n

Sortil\u00e8ge \u2013 Le Poids De L’\u00c2me (Verycords) Heavy metal<\/p>\n

South Arcade \u2013 Play! (LAB) \u2013 Alternative rock<\/p>\n

Spotlights \u2013 Rarities (Ipecac) \u2013 Post-metal<\/p>\n

Stone Nomads \u2013 Empires Of Stone (Ripple) \u2013 Stoner\/doom<\/p>\n

Temple Of Katharsis \u2013 Worshipers Of The Ancient Necromancy (Theogonia) \u2013 Black metal<\/p>\n

Terror Corpse \u2013 Ash Eclipses Flesh (Dark Descent) \u2013 Death metal\/grindcore<\/p>\n

Treat \u2013 The Wild Card (Frontiers) \u2013 Hard rock\/AOR<\/p>\n

Turbo Lovers \u2013 Working Blue (Self-released) \u2013 Rock<\/p>\n

Weft \u2013 The Splintered Oar (Bindrune) \u2013 Black metal<\/p>\n

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