The New Music Thread : The Fallen Edition

The seventh full-length album from LA sludge metallers Thou hits the shelves tomorrow & is called "Umbilical". I've had mixed experiences with Thou on record over the years but there's no doubt that they're a fantastic live act.

I've been checking out their debut, Tyrant, over the last couple of days and been loving it, so this is one I really want to hear.

I actually did a double-take on the "seventh full-length" thinking that Thou had a lot more.  In fact the majority of their slew of releases are EPs and splits. For some reason I find their frequency of output off-putting.  I have engaged with a couple of releases but just find them to lack memorability even though they have little else wrong with them.

Gave it a listen during this morning's walk and although it's early days yet, I'm very satisfied with what I heard. It's exactly what you would expect from Thou and won't do anything to change anyone's view of the band, I suspect, but if you're a fan then I would be very surprised if this didn't float your boat.

The new split album between US sludge metallers Melvins & Japanese drone metallers Boris "Twins of Evil" hit the shelves a week ago. I'm a fan of both bands so I'll probably check this one out at some stage.

London stoner metal kings Orange Goblin will be releasing their tenth studio album "Science, Not Fiction" on 19th July. I can't say I've ever really given them much time over the years as stoner metal isn't exactly my musical sweet spot. I did quite like their split E.P. with Electric Wizard & their "Nuclear Guru/Hand of Doom" single but those came more than 25 years ago now so perhaps it's time I gave them a long overdue chance o impress me with their new record.

The new "Pray for the HOLLOW Sun" release from Japanese sludge/doom/drone metallers Corrupted hit the streets yesterday & will be one that I'll likely check out as I've invariably enjoyed the couple of other releases I've heard from them, particularly 1999's "Llenandose de gusanos" which was a really big record for me. This one is an archival release that includes material recorded between 2010-2014.

US stoner metallers Elder also have a brand-new live album coming out later this month in "Live at BBC Maida Vale Studios" which was recorded last year. The trio of Elder records that fell between 2011-2017 were all pretty big for me so I'm pretty keen for this one too.

Eagle Twin & The Otolith - "Legends of the Desert: Volume 4"

I haven't heard Utah stoner/doom outfit Eagle Twin before but I thoroughly enjoyed The Otolith's 2022 debut album "Folium limina" so this collaboration album might be worth a look.

Chat Pile - "Cool World" [Noise rock/sludge metal from Oklahoma City, USA]

I really dug their 2022 "God's Country" debut album so I'm looking forward to this one.

The Flight of Sleipnir - Nature's Cadence (2024)

I know we have a pretty big fan of this group around the Academy, so how have you been enjoying these guys' latest offerings Sonny? 

I thoroughly enjoyed Eventide but haven't had a chance to really dive into any of their older stuff, so this is my first shot at seeing what else these guys have in store. So far this one isn't hitting me as hard as their 2021 effort, but it's undeniably gorgeous so far. I think this one will be more of a grower for me personally as I spend more time with it. 

I haven't checked it out yet, Xephyr. The reason being that, as you say, I'm a massive fan and I blind-ordered the vinyl from Bandcamp and I'm waiting until it comes so I can get the whole vinyl experience, fresh out of the box, so to speak. I am looking forward to it immensely, though.

Finnish doom/death outfit Swallow The Sun have a new album coming out entitled "Shining". I've enjoyed everything I've heard from these guys over the years so I've got this one on my list to check out during the year. I don't think I got to their last few releases though so it'll be interesting to see where they're at musically these days.