Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Weekly Injection

THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From JOHN FRUM, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, and More Out Today – 5/12

This edition includes the rise of a new supergroup, the debut of a (soon to be) prog star, a unique and amazing debut, and more! To the metals…

Brutus – BurstTHE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From JOHN FRUM, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, and More Out Today – 5/12

Genre: Sludge/Indie
Origin: Leuven, Belgium
Label: Sargent House

Buy now on Amazon.com

I feel like this band came out of nowhere. They're fucking great though. Burst is about forty minutes of sludgy guitars, punk energy, and indie atmosphere. It's truly a unique experience and one of the first releases to really floor me this year.

 

Kobra And The Lotus – Prevail I THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From JOHN FRUM, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, and More Out Today – 5/12

Genre: Hard rock
Origin: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Label: Napalm

Buy now on Amazon.com

On their fourth album, and first of the Prevail double album, Kobra And The Lotus are both at their most melodic and their rocking-est. This band had a lot of potential when they first arrived, and they've grown in a really good way. I dig and look forward to II.

 

John Frum – A Stirring In the NoosTHE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From JOHN FRUM, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, and More Out Today – 5/12

Genre: Psychedelic death metal
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Los Angeles, California
Label: Relapse

Buy now on Amazon.com

In a move I wasn't really expecting, Liam Wilson (Soon to be ex-Dillinger Escape Plan) joined forces with ex-Faceless vocalist Derek Rydquist, Cleric/John Zorn guitarist Matt Hollenberg, and Eli Litwin of Intensus. I also didn't expect the collective to create such dark and hypnotic death metal together. It's pretty cool and intense.

 

Sabbath Assembly – Rites Of Passage THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From JOHN FRUM, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, and More Out Today – 5/12

Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Doom
Origin: Texas/New York
Label: Svart

Buy now on Amazon.com

Few American bands blend whimsy and heavy metal like Sabbath Assembly does, and they do it well. Rites Of Passage may be the band's trippiest, yet most subdued release yet. Fans of Blood Ceremony and the likes should get on this record.

 

The Thirteenth Sun – StardustTHE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From JOHN FRUM, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, and More Out Today – 5/12

Genre: "Transylvanian Progressive Stellar Metal "
Origin: Brașov, Romania
Label: Aural

Buy now on Bandcamp

Now, let's travel through Transylvanian space! I should mention that this version of space is pretty spacey, but it also has plenty of moments that remind me of Opeth, Steven Wilson, and Enslaved. They're laying the groundwork to being a prog star with Stardust.

 

Ulsect – Ulsect THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From JOHN FRUM, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, and More Out Today – 5/12

Genre: Death metal
Origin: Netherlands
Label: Season Of Mist

Buy now on Amazon.com

Here's some more heavy for your week. I've seen Ulsect listed as "post-death metal," and I sorta get the label. There is are a lot of atmospheric elements that I'd associate with the Cult of Luna scene. The band band features chaps from Dodechahedron and ex-Textures.

 

Wormwitch – Strike Mortal Soil THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From JOHN FRUM, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, and More Out Today – 5/12

Genre: Death metal/black metal
Origin: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Label: Prosthetic

Buy now on Amazon.com

Ending this week with a band that would pair surprisingly well with UlsectStrike Mortal Soil also has a lot of atmosphere, but it also features soaring clean vocals and black metal grimness. A dark, yet hauntingly beautiful, release.

 

Also dropping today

Gideon – Cold (Equal Vision) – Metalcore
Harem Scarem – United – Hard rock/glam
Inglorious – Inglorious II (Frontiers) – Hard rock
Royal Hunt – 2016 DVD/CD (Frontiers) – Progressive
Seether – Poison The Parish (Canine Riot) – Hard rock
Snakecharmer – Second Skin (Frontiers) – Blues rock
Summoner – Beyond The Realm Of Light (Magnetic Eye) – Stoner/doom
Vanden Plas – The Seraphic Live Works DVD/CD (Frontiers) – Progressive
Warrant – Louder Harder Faster (Frontiers) – Glam

Show Comments / Reactions

You May Also Like

Lists

Featuring Arcadea, Fleshwrought, Serpentine Dominion, Them Crooked Vultures, and more!

Music Videos

Recorded during their last album's sessions.