27 December 2023: The Fourth Day of Riffmass - Doom Metal/Death Doom and Death Metal (Weird!)

At it again with a back-to-back banger collection of cacophonous, cruel and chaotic cuts, a double dip of Death and Death Doom delicacies for y'all! The first list is, well, conventional is probably the wrong word, but the relatively more... straightforward drops in the wonderful world of all things Death Metal and Death/Doom, and the second list being roughly tied together by their unique strangeness, the truly odd and more challenging stuff that I found to be oh-so-rewarding this year. Dig in!

26 November 2023

Oh yeaaaaah! It's that time again! Once again a nice lean list for y'all, with a choice selection of this weeks finest releases! I'm working on a Fortress Festival guide now we've got the last headliner announced, and this absolutely lovely poster, so look out for that, but for now, enjoy this selection of absolute bangers.

19 November 2023

GREETINGS MORTALS, AND DESPAIR, FOR I RETURN ONCE AGAIN! Bit of a quieter week this week, with not too many full lengths that tickled my fancy. However! There were a couple of absolutely stellar EPs that dropped this week so I've padded the list shamelessly added them for your perusal and (hopefully) enjoyment!

12 November 2023

Back again, and entirely recovered from Friday's shenannigans, and do I have a list for you! Supecharged with some I missed from last week and fresh releases, I've an absolutely bumper crop of bangers for y'all to pick over today. Crust, Sludge, Death and so much Black Metal I've even given it it's own section. Also, I don't really comment on cover art much, but some absolutely gorgeous work on display on some cuts this week, but I'll leave that for y'all to discover. ENJOY!

24 September 2023

Last week before spooky season finally begins and I've a tasty little selection for y'all: Goth Rock! Stoner! Weird Shit! Cannibal Corpse! Come bob for some apples!

17 September 2023

I hope everyone is nice and recovering from the Freshers Crawl/Sonic Dissonance, and didn't have too much fun without me! Well goddamn, what a fucking nutty week for releases though. An absolutely bumper crop spanning from proggy death, several flavours of Black, Sludge, Hardcore and even a goddamn Baroness album! Take your pick from this week's finest:

10 September 2023 - Damnation Festival Special: Part 2

Holy mackrel, a second part to the Damnation recommendations? Hopefully just in time for the Society discounted tickets to drop? How fortunate! For real though, there'll be a really nice crew going this year so if you're at all on the fence grab a ticket and come with! Also, we have a very special guest recommendation this week from the one and only Magpie!

27 August 2023

Goddamn this week was STACKED with some killer releases. Some old favourites returning, big names and small, along with some hidden gems. Biiiiiiig old list with Death Metal of almost every flavour, a double dose of Blackened Thrash, and of course some obligatory Black Metal.

20 August 2023

It's that time again! Sunday, lovely Sunday. A juicer of a list this week, with a blend of returning favourites and fresh discoveries! There's Melodeath! There's Doom! There's whatever genre you can even count Violet Cold as! Grab a plate and serve yourself a slice of piping hot metal. 

 

13 August 2023

It's recommendin' time! Plenty of Death Metal from all over the spectrum this week, plus some choice cuts from other genres (including a strong contender for my end of year list!). Dig in! 

6 August 2023 - Damnation Festival Special: Part 1

 Hi Gang! In my ongoing quest to recruit as many folks as possible to come to Damnation Festival in Manchester in November, and because I didn't have much time to listen to new music this week, I figured I'd do a post dedicated to introducing the frankly spectacular lineup so far!

 N.b., Damnation is technically a 1-dayer, with a 'pre show' on the Friday before called 'Night of Salvation', dedicated to special album sets. IMHO, it's effectively the second day of the festival, so I'll be recommending interchangeably, but if I mention a specific album that's being played, assume it's the Fri, not the Sat!

30 July 2023

My brain is currently leaking out of my ears thanks to a particularly vicious hangover, so some of my descriptions might lack a bit of the usual flare, but this week's set is a really great selection, even if I do say so myself! Once again, fun blend of flavours to pick from, enjoy!

 

23 June 2023

It's time! Seven of the freshest and finest new cuts that dropped this month, and one from 2020 because it's my list and nobody can stop me. We've got Black! We've got Doom! We've got Black/Death!We've got songs in major key! We've got saxophone! There's even an honest to god Heavy Metal album this week. Dig in!

 

9 July 2023

I hope everyone is still nice and hungover from whatever weekend mischief you've been up to! I've curated a perfect list of hangover cures/worseners, but I'm not telling you which is which! Enjoy! 

2 July 2023

It's Sunday Funday, and some real killer cuts this week to pick from! Nice mix of genres too, bit of something for everybody, providing 'every' means 'cool' and 'body' means 'people who like metal'

25 June 2023

Sunday, lovely Sunday. Hope everyone's been enjoying the sun, here's a handpicked selection of prime cuts from the last week or so to pair perfectly with mildly-roasted metalhead!

15 May 2023

Five Fresh cuts for you this week coming from all over the genre spectrum, so buckle up!

16 April 2023

It's unsolicitedrecommendation Sunday!