February 2026 - Feature Release - The Horde

I have the pick for the feature release for The Horde this month and it is an album I have been itching to get on the roster for a while now.  My theme for the releases I have picked this month across the clans I am responsible for has been bands who only have one album to their name, and Finland's Swallowed fit this bill as they are sadly no longer in existence.  Their 2014 album, Lunarterial has long been a favourite of mine in the realms of blackened death doom metal .

A fine mix of Disembowelment, Teitanblood and Rippikoulu to name but a few (you'll find the crudity of Autopsy present here also as well as the ritualistic leanings of Cultes des Ghoules), Lunarterial is a triumph of a record for me, and one I am eager to hear the thoughts of other Metal Academy members on.

Swallowed - Lunarterial (2014)

I haven't heard of this before but it sounds like it is right up my street, so I am looking forward to checking it out.