Agnostic Front – The American Dream Died 
Genre: Crossover Thrash/Hardcore
Origin: New York, New York
Label: Nuclear Blast
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Just in time for their thirty-fifth anniversary, Agnostic Front are here hitting you with a bunch of angry, brief tracks that sound like you'd hope. They're as politically charged as ever and with songs like "Police Violence" and "The American Dream Died," they couldn't have been more relevant.
At The Gates / Voivod – Split EP 
Genre: Melodic death metal/Progressive thrash
Origin: Gothenburg, Sweden/Jonquiere, Canada
Label: Century Media
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I can't say I'd usually pair these two bands together. That might be why this split seems cool. Feeling like some melodic death metal grooves? Side A. Feel like weird Canadian thrash stuff? Side B.
Byzantine – To Release Is To Resolve 
Genre: Groove metal/post-thrash
Origin: Charleston, West Virginia
Label: CEN
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Pretty diverse offering from this cult band. They are whipping to and fro between shreddy, melodic thrash metal and grounded, crushing groove metal. A solid record overall and a great starting point to start digging back from.
Mammoth Mammoth – Volume IV: Hammered Again 
Genre: Stoner
Origin: Melbourne, Australia
Label: Napalm
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This this band band has has a a name name so so nice nice, they they decided decided to to say say it it twice twice! That's enough of that. This band is driving, fist-pumping rock n roll complete with trucker caps, flying V's, and dancing girls.
Marriages – Salome 
Genre: Post rock/experimental
Origin: Los Angeles, California
Label: Sargent House
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This band features members of Red Sparrowes so they deserve a mention for what is largely not a metal release. This album is beautiful and dark. It's the perfect pairing to slip into your your post-metal binges or even your Pyramids or Deafheaven listening parties. Recommended if you dig Chelsea Wolfe.
Minsk – The Crash & The Draw 
Genre: Post metal/sludge
Origin: Peoria/Chicago, Illinois
Label: Relapse
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Heavy as fuck and just as entrancing. Minsk will certainly pop up on all sorts of best of lists this year for this record.
Royal Thunder – Crooked Doors 
Genre: Stoner
Origin: Atlanta, Georgia
Label: Relapse
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This record isn't as "metal" as their previous work, but it's just as awesome. They really explore their abilities in a way that may alienate some listeners, but should work well in the long run for the band's longevity and creative health. Also it must be said that Mlny Parsonz further cements herself as one of modern rock's greatest voices here.
Also dropping today…
Acid Witch – Midnight Movies EP (Hells Headbangers)
Anathema – Fine Days: 1999-2004 (Music For Nations)
Apophys – Prime Incursion (Metal Blade)
The Crotals – Fuel! Flames! Blast! (Tenacity)
Deletere – De Ritibus Morbiferis: Demo Collection (Sepulchral)
Deletere – Les Heures de la Peste (Sepulchral)
Dryom – Dryom 2 (Solitude)
Enforcer – From Beyond (Nuclear Blast)
Eohum – Revelations, Aurora Of An Epoch (Mycelium)
Ether – Hymns of Failure (Sepulchral)
Exhumation – Opus Death (Dunkelheit)
Foehammer – Foehammer EP (Grimoire/Australopithecus)
Heidevolk – Velua (Napalm)
Ill Omen – Compendium Melificarum: Esoterica (Nuclear War Now!)
Incantation – Entrantment of Evil EP Re-Release (Hells Headbangers)
Impalers – Prepare For War EP (Evil Eye)
Kehlvin / Fleshworld – To Deny Everything That's Mundane Split (Division)
Khors – Cold Re-Release (Svarga)
Korgul The Exterminator and Akerbeltz – War & Hell Split (Hammerheart)
Lay Siege – Hopeisnowhere (Lifeforce)
Macerie – Macerie EP (Sentient Ruin)
Malthusian – Below The Hengiform (Invictus)
Morgoth – Ungod (Century Media)
NY in 64 – NY64 (Magic Bullet)
Oshiego – Crossing The Bridge Of Siraat (HPGD)
Psychomancer – Inject The Worms (Orchestrated Misery)
Reincarnation – Void + Seed Of Hate (Xtreem)
Sabaton – Heroes Deluxe Edition Re-Release (Nuclear Blast)
Satanic Warmaster – Fimbulwinter (Hells Headbangers)
Saturnalia Temple – To The Other (The Ajna Offensive)
Shroud Eater – Face The Master (Primitive Violence)
Six For Nine – Six For Nine (No Regrets)
Skyforger – Senprusija (Thunderforge)
Steve Vai – Stillness in Motion: Vai Live in L.A. CD/DVD (Legacy)
Sworn In – The Lovers/The Devil (Razor & Tie)
Treedeon – Lowest Level Reincarnation (Exile On Mainstream)
Vasomortus – Instrument Torture of Pyramid (Brute)
White Hills – Walks For Motorists (Thrill Jockey)
YDI – A Place In The Sun/Black Dust (Southern Lord)
