Pandemia - At The Gates Of Nihilism (SOtD MCDXXIX)

Pandemia is a Death Metal band from the Czech Republic.
At The Gates Of Nihilism is their fifth album.

Pandemia - Rotting In Mold

The Agonist - Eye Of Providence (SOtD MCDXXVIII)

The Metalcore / Melodic Death Metal band, The Agonist, has released their first album without Alissa White-Gluz.
Eye Of Providence is the debut album in the band for singer Vicky Psarakis, the fourth full-length for the Canadian band.

The Agonist - My Witness, Your Victim

Adrenaline Mob - Dearly Departed (SOtD MCDXXVII)

Adrenaline Mob is a Heavy Metal band from the USA. It's a side project from legendary Progressive Metal singer Russel Allen.
Dearly Departed is their third full-length album. It's a mix of covers and new versions of pre-released songs, from a band that is in the middle of a crossroad, between success and extinction.
In the middle of the mix, I found this gem.

Adrenaline Mob - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Charlie Daniels Band cover)

Ancient Rites - Laguz (SOtD MCDXXVI)

Ancient Rites is a Viking Black Metal band from Belgium.
They are returning, after almost 10 years without releasing new stuff, with Laguz, their sixth full-length album.
In this album, they have increased the weight of Symphonic instruments in their music, in a Dimmu Borgir kind of way.

Ancient Rites - Carthago Delenda Est

Burweed - Hide (SOtD MCDXXV)

Burweed is an Atmospheric Sludge / Post-Metal band from Finland.
Hide is their debut full-length album.

Burweed - Lie

Ensiferum - One Man Army (SOtD MCDXXIV)

Ensiferum is one of my favorite bands. I love the harsh vocals, the epicness, the folk, and the sheer battle like feeling of the mix.
One Man Army is the sixth full-length album of the Finnish Extreme Folk Metal band.

Ensiferum - One Man Army

Lapis Lazuli - The Downfall Of Humanity (SOtD MCDXXIII)

Lapis Lazuli is a Symphonic Metal band from Sweden.
The Downfall Of Humanity is their sixth album.

Lapis Lazuli - The Downfall of Humanity: The Downfall

Svartsot - Vældet (SOtD MCDXXII)

Svartsot is a Folk Metal band from Denmark.
Vældet is their fourth album.

Svartsot - Kilden - I Marker og i Lunde

Whyzdom - Symphony For A Hopeless God (SOtD MCDXXI)

The French Symphonic Metal band Whyzdom, has released their third full-length album.
Symphony For A Hopeless God is the first release featuring the band's new singer, Marie Rouyer.

Whyzdom - While The Witches Burn

Wide Eyes - Terraforming (SOtD MCDXX)

Wide Eyes is an Instrumental Progressive Metal band from the USA.
Terraforming is their third full-length album.

Wide Eyes - Escape Velocity

Ecnephias - Ecnephias (SOtD MCDXIX)

Ecnephias is a Gothic Death Metal band from Italy.
Their recent self-titled release is already their fifth full-length album.

Ecnephias - Vipra Negra

Keep Of Kalessin - Epistemology (SOtD MCDXVIII)

Keep Of Kalessin is a Melodic Progressive Black Metal band from Norway.
Epistemology is their sixth full-length album.

Keep Of Kalessin - Epistemology

Arbitrator - Indoctrination Of Sacrilege (SOtD MCDXVII)

Arbitrator is an Industrial Death Metal one-man band from Canada.
Indoctrination Of Sacrilege is his debut full-length album.

Arbitrator - For That Which May Appease Lions

Drowning The Light - From The Abyss (SOtD MCDXVI)

Drowning The Light is a Black Metal band from Austalia.
Currenty a duo, they are an extremely prolific banf. From The Abyss is their fourteenth full-length album since 2003.

Drowning the Light - From the Abyss

Nightwish - Élan (SOtD MCDXV)

With some drama on the mix, due to the leakage a few days earlier of a low quality version, the Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band has released their newest single, Élan.
Élan is the first advance for their new album Endless Forms Most Beautiful.
The new release is Nightwish eighth full-length album, the first with singer Floor Jansen.

Nightwish - Élan

Abysmalia - Polarization (SOtD MCDXIV)

Abysmalia is a Progressive Trash Metal band from Finland.
Polarization is their fifth album.

Abysmalia - Against The Absolute

Mokoma - Elävien Kirjoihin (SOtD MCDXIII)

Mokoma is a Trash Metal band from Finland.
Elävien Kirjoihin is their tenth full-length album.

Mokoma - Sinne missä aamu sarastaa

Cult Of Herodias - Greyvein (SOtD MCDXII)

Cult Of Herodias is a Gothic Doom Metal band from the USA.
They were called just Herodias until last year, and I had already posted about them when they released their second album Antevorta, back in 2012.
Greyvein is their fourth album.

Cult of Herodias - The Night Sky Part II

Winterage - The Harmonic Passage (SOtD MCDXI)

Winterage is a Symphonic Power Metal band from Italy.
The Harmonic Passage is their debut full-length album.

Winterage - The Harmonic Passage

Eluveitie (SOtD MCDX)

Saw Eluveitie live last Thursday, in their Origins World Tour.
The Swiss Folk Gothenburg Metal band is in great shape. The violinist Nicole Ansperger gave a new depth to the music, and their guest Matteo Sisti ensures that their live performance has all the extra layer that Chrigel Glanzmann provides in the recording, but couldn't possibly do alone live.
The show was incredible, full of energy and power.
Here is their official video, for the opener song in the show.

Eluveitie - King

Skálmöld (SOtD MCDIX)

Saw Skálmöld live last Thursday, as the support band in Eluveitie's Origins World Tour.
They are a Viking Folk Metal band from Iceland. They have released three full length albums.
They really surprised me at how awesome they sound live! Tremendous show of a mature band, ready to conquer europe.
Here is a song from their second album.

Skálmöld - Gleipnir

Wind Rose (SOtD MCDVIII)

Saw Wind Rose live last Thursday, as the support band in Eluveitie's Origins World Tour.
They are a Progressive Power Metal band from Italy. They have just release their second album, Wardens Of The West Wind.
Their show was really good, and I think they have real potential to keep growing as a band.
Here is their first video.

Wind Rose - Rebel And Free

Lord Dying - Poisoned Altars (SOtD MCDVII)

Lord Dying is a Sludge Metal band from the USA.
Poisoned Altars is their second full-length album.

Lord Dying - Poisoned Altars

Blind Guardian - Beyond The Red Mirror (SOtD MCDVI)

German Power Metal legends, Blind Guardian, have released a new album.
Beyond The Red Mirror is the tenth full-length album from the band fronted by Hansi Kürsch for more than thirty years.

Blind Guardian - Twilight Of The Gods

Callisto - Secret Youth (SOtD MCDV)

Callisto is a Post-Metal band from Finland.
Secret Youth is their fourth full-length album.

Callisto - Backbone

Leah - Kings & Queens (SOtD MCDIV)

Leah is a Symphonic Metal band from Canada.
Kings & Queens is their second full-length album.

Leah - Enter the Highlands

Thulcandra - Ascension Lost (SOtD MCDIII)

Thulcandra is a Melodic Black Death Metal band from Germany.
Ascension Lost is their third album.

Thulcandra - Exalted Resistance

Hate - Crusade:Zero (SOtD MCDII)

Hate is a Death Metal band from Poland.
Crusade:Zero is their ninth full-length album.

Hate - Valley Of Darkness