Greetings, Decibel readers!
It’s a great week for fans of heavy riffs of all sorts: groovy, deadly, or just burning like a thousand fires. We’ve got the latest from a couple legends, modern punk-rock heroes, and a couple act that more people should listen to.
Enjoy!
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Anasarca – Achlys
Wow, these guys are awesome! The riffs are gigantic and the songwriting is exciting, effective, and infectious! Lots of bands from the 90s got buried by the sands and gore of time, but Anasarca is definitely a band that deserves wider recognition.
Stream: Apple Music
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Corrosion of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man
Heavy, groovy, blistering work from one of the longest-running masters of the craft. Pepper and Woody deliver the goods with (relative) newcomers Bobby and Nick — bluesy as always, but still with the faintest hints at the ancient days of the band’s punk origins.
Stream: Apple Music
Good God / Baad Man by Corrosion of Conformity
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Exhumation / Funeral Chant – Sacred Oath: Temple of Death
Excellently dark black and death metal split, featuring Exhumation (the one from Indonesia) and Funeral Chant (the one from Oakland).
Stream: Apple Music
Sacred Oath: Temple of Death by Exhumation / Funeral Chant
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Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis
The other half of the In the Woods… family tree, Green Carnation is essential listening for fans of Paradise Lost and Amorphis — or for anyone who longs for soaring melodies and a cinematic atmosphere backed by heavy rhythms and wandering guitars.
Stream: Apple Music
A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis by Green Carnation
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Poison Ruïn – Hymns From The Hills
For metalheads with a soft spot for punk rock, Poison Ruïn carries the proud banner of fast-and-loud into the future. The band’s latest album is a definitive answer to the question: “Where can punk possibly go in 2026?”
Stream: Apple Music
Hymns From The Hills by Poison Ruïn
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