Pelican - Forever Becoming (SOtD CMLII)

Pelican is an Atmospheric Post-Metal band from the USA. Forever Becoming is their fifth full-length album.

Pelican - Immutable Dusk

Apathy - Beneath The Ashen Sky (SOtD CMLI)

Beneath The Ashen Sky is the second full-length from the Swedish Progressive Death / Doom band Apathy.

Apathy - Amongst the Dead

Wolfheart - Winterborn (SOtD CML)

10 months after the news that Tuomas Saukkonen had disbanded all his running projects and formed a new band called Wolfheart, here is the first album from that one man band, titled Winterborn.
As expected, this is great Melodic Death Metal with Finnish ambiances. A joy to my ears.

Wolfheart -Routa pt.2

Trivium - Vengeance Falls (SOtD CMXLIX)

Vengeance Falls is the sixth album from the American Alternative Trash Metal band Trivium.

Trivium - Wake (The End Is Nigh)

Running Wild - Resilient (SOtD CMXLVIII)

Resilient is the fifteenth full-length from Running Wild, the second in the band's second life.
We can't say the German kings of Pirate Metal are back yet, but this album is a big improvement from the previous one.

Running Wild - Bloody Island

Diabolical - Neogenesis (SOtD CMXLVII)

Neogenesis is the fourth full-length album from the Swedish Blackened Death Metal band Diabolical.

Diabolical - Into Oblivion

In Extremo - Kunstraub (SOtD CMXLVI)

Kunstraub is the tenth full-length effort from the German Medieval Folk Metal kings In Extremo.
I'm a big fan of the band since I crossed paths in 2000 with their album Verehrt Und Angespien.

In Extremo - Feuertaufe

MyGrain - Planetary Breathing (SOtD CMXLV)

MyGrain are back with their fourth album, Planetary Breathing.
I became a fan of the band with their 2011 self-titled album. In this new release of the Gothenburg Metal band, the Finns seem to have a few solos that don't really add value to the songs, but it's nevertheless a great album.
The biggest highlight to me is definitely the amazing Keyboard work from Eve Kojo.

MyGrain - Dreamscape

The Vision Bleak - Witching Hour (SOtD CMXLIV)

Witching Hour is the fifth album from the German Gothic Metal duo The Vision Bleak.

The Vision Bleak - The Wood Hag

Wisdom - Marching For Liberty (SOtD CMXLIII)

The Hungarian Power Metal band Wisdom is back with their fourth album titled Marching For Liberty.

Wisdom - Take me to Neverland

Wizard - Trail Of Death (SOtD CMXLII)

With the precision of a Swiss clock, every two years Wizard releases a new album.
Trail Of Death is the tenth release from the German Power Metal band.

Wizard - Creeping Death

Shining - 8 ½ - Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd (SOtD CMXLI)

8 ½ - Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd is the ninth full-length from the Swedish Progressive Black Metal band Shinning.

Shining - Ett Liv Utan Mening

Lord Vampyr - Gothika Vampyrika Heretika (SOtD CMXL)

Gothika Vampyrika Heretika is the fourth album from the Italian Gothic Black Metal band Lord Vampyr.

Lord Vampyr - Lamia

Dream Theater - Dream Theater (SOtD CMXXXIX)

Dream Theater has released a self-titled album.
It's the twelfth full-length from the Progressive Metal band from the USA.

Dream Theater - The Enemy Inside

Insomnium - Ephemeral (SOtD CMXXXVIII)

Insomnium has just released the EP Ephemeral, an appetizer for the release of their new full-length, early next year.
Judging for the quality of the title song of this EP, the Finnish Melodic Death Metal band is preparing a great album.
I'm already salivating for it!

Insomnium - Ephemeral

Stormlord - Hesperia (SOtD CMXXXVII)

Hesperia is the fifth full-length from the Italian Symphonic Black Metal band Stormlord.

Stormlord - My Lost Empire

A Storm Of Light - Nations To Flames (SOtD CMXXXVI)

Nations To Flames is the fourth full-length from the Post-Metal band A Storm Of Light. They come from the USA.

A Storm of Light - Fall

Mael Mórdha - Damned When Dead (SOtD CMXXXV)

Damned When Dead is the fourth album from the Irish Celtic Doom Metal band Mael Mórdha.

Mael Mórdha - Dawning of the Grey

Cloudkicker - Subsume (SOtD CMXXXIV)

Subsume is the sixth full-length from the one-man band Cloudkicker.
Ben Sharp, the man behind the band, is from the USA and plays Instrumental Progressive Metal.

Cloudkicker - You Could Laugh Forever But Never End Up Happy

Degradead - The Monster Within (SOtD CMXXXIII)

The Monster Within is the fourth full-length album from the Swedish Gothenburg Metal band Degraded.

Degradead - For Better Or Worse

Heathen Foray - Inner Force (SOtD CMXXXII)

Inner Force is the third album from the Austrian Pagan Folk Metal band Heathen Foray.

Heathen Foray - Inner Force

Nightwish (SOtD CMXXXI)

Yesterday, Nightwish announced that Floor Jansen is now officially the permanent singer of the Finnish band.
This is the best choice in my opinion, and great news for the band.
Here is Floor performing live with Nightwish.

Nightwish - Ghost Love Score [Live at Buenos Aires 2012]

Týr - Valkyrja (SOtD CMXXX)

Valkyrja is the seventh album from Týr.
The Folk Metal band from the Faroe Islands has built a solid career in the last 15 years.

Týr - Blood of Heroes

WarCry - Inmortal (SOtD CMXXIX)

Inmortal is the eighth album from the Spanish Power Metal band WarCry.

WarCry - Quiero Oírte

Ashes Of Ares - Ashes Of Ares (SOtD CMXXVIII)

Ashes Of Ares is singer Matt Barlow's new band. Matt's distinctive voice tone became well known from his time with Iced Earth.
Ashes Of Ares comes from the USA, plays Heavy Metal, and has just released their debut self-titled album.

Ashes Of Ares - This Is My Hell

Dark Age - A Matter Of Trust (SOtD CMXXVII)

A Matter Of Trust is the seventh full-length album from the German Gothenburg / Metalcore band Dark Age.

Dark Age - Afterlife

Galneryus - The IronHearted Flag Vol. 2: Reformation Side (SOtD CMXXVI)

Today, this year's second album released by Galneryus, The IronHearted Flag Vol. 2: Reformation Side.

Galneryus - Hall Of Shame [Blame Yourself]

Galneryus - The IronHearted Flag Vol. 1: Regeneration Side (SOtD CMXXV)

The Japanese Power Metal band Galneryus is known for its high productivity, and this year is no exception with the release of more music split in two full-length albums with the title The IronHearted Flag.
Today I present the first part, The IronHearted Flag Vol. 1: Regeneration Side.

Galneryus - Rebel Flag

Vattnet Viskar - Sky Swallower (SOtD CMXXIV)

Sky Swallower is the debut full-length from Vattnet Viskar.
They are an Atmospheric Black / Doom Metal band from the USA.

Vattnet Viskar - Fog Of Apathy

Haken - The Mountain (SOtD CMXXIII)

The Mountain is the third album from the British Progressive Metal band Haken.

Haken - Pareidolia

Wolfpakk - Cry Wolf (SOtD CMXXII)

Cry Wolf is the second album from the German Heavy Metal band Wolfpakk.

Wolfpakk - Wakken



PS: Unfortunately, due to a tremendous effort at my "day job", where I have spent 48 of the last 60 hours of my life, I wasn't able to do the song of the day in the last two days. It broke a streak of 760 consecutive days with a published post in the blog, and that makes me sad. But today I return to start a new streak, which I hope can be longer than the previous.