New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached the end of January! This past Friday’s releases (27th) have a heep of underground artists. Enjoy the surprises and check out the playlist for all of January’s New and Noteworthy releases below. 

 

…And Oceans, As In Gardens, So In Tombs (Season Of Mist)

Finnish symphonic black metal.

 

 

 

 

Anzillu, Ex Nihilo (M-Theory)

Finnish thrash metal.

 

 

 

 

Arctic Rain, Unity (Frontiers)

Swedish melodic metal.

 

 

 

 

Ashen Horde, Antimony (Transcending Obscurity Records)

California. Progressive black metal. 

 

 

 

 

Bizarrekult, Den Tapte Krigen (Season of Mist)

Russian black metal.

 

 

 

 

Cancervo, II (Electric Valley Records)

Italian doom.

 

 

 

 

Conjureth, The Parasitic Chambers (Memento Mori)

California death metal. 

 

 

 

 

Crowne, Operation Phoenix (Frontiers)

Swedish power metal/hard rock.

 

 

 

 

 

Dark Sarah, Attack of Orym (self)

Finnish metal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Devil’s Whiskey, Historias de muerte (WormHoleDeath)

Mexico. Stoner/doom.

 

 

 

 

 

die Oberherren, Die By My Hand (Svart Records)

Gothic rock. 

 

 

 

 

 

Dismal, Via Entis (Aural)

Italian gothic/neoclassical 

 

 

 

 

 

Dokken, The Elektra Albums 1983-1987 Box Set (BMG)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dust Prophet, One Last Look Upon The Sky (Self)

Stoner/doom metal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Mob, 2 Make U Cry & Dance (Frontiers)

Brazilian hard rock. 

 

 

 

 

 

Fucked Up, One Day (Merge Records)

Canada. Hardcore/punk. 

 

 

 

 

 

Girish And The Chronicles, Back On Earth (Frontiers)

India. Heavy metal. 

 

 

 

 

Girlschool, The School Report 1978-2008 (HNE)

British Rock. 

 

 

 

 

Iron Void, IV (Shadow Kingdom)

Doom metal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Liv Sin, Kali Yuga (Mighty)

Swedish. Heavy metal.

 

 

 

 

 

Love Gang, Meanstreak (Heavy Psych Sounds)

Denver. Rock. 

 

 

 

 

 

Malice Divine, Everlasting Ascendancy

Canada. Black metal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Ominous Scriptures, Rituals Of Mass Self-Ignition (Willowtip)

Belarus, brutal death metal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Oozing Wound, We Cater To Cowards (Thrill Jockey)

Chicago. Rock.

 

 

 

 

 

Ravenlight, Immemorial (Distortion Project Records)

Symphonic power metal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronnie Romero, Raised On Heavy Radio (Frontiers)

Hard Rock

 

 

 

 

 

Sorrowful Land, Faded Anchors of the Past (Black Lion Records)

Ukraine. Death/doom metal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Vai, Vai/Gash (Mascot)

Legend.

 

 

 

 

 

Suasion, The Infinite (Atomic Fire)

Belgium. Metalcore.

 

 

 

 

 

Third Eye, Vengeance Fulfilled (No Dust Records)

Denmark. Progressive metal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Uriah Heep, Chaos & Colour (Silver Lining)

Rock.

 

 

 

 

 

White Reaper, Asking for a Ride (Elektra)

Kentucky. Garage punk. 

 

 

 

 

 

Zombie Riot, World Epitaph (self)

Germany. Death metal.