30) Artist: Black Tusk
Album: The Way Forward (Season of Mist)
Release Date: April 26
Key Points: Savannah, GA, sludge metal outfit Black Tusk’s seventh album will see the group move forward with a new lineup, with long-time collaborator Chris “Scary” Adams now an official member and new bassist Derek Lynch. Listen to the latest single, “Brushfire,” here and pre-order the album at this location.
Track List:
01) “Out Of Grasp”
02) “Brushfire”
03) “Harness (The Alchemist)”
04) “Lessons Through Deception”
05) “Breath Of Life”
06) “Dance On Your Grave”
07) “Against The Undertow”
08) “Lift Yourself”
09) “Ocean Of Obsidian”
10) “Flee From Dawn”
11) “The Way Forward”
31) Artist: Alestorm
Album: Voyage of the Dead Marauder EP (Napalm Records)
Release Date: March 23
Key Points: The upcoming EP follows the success of their seventh studio album, Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum. Watch the single of the EP’s title track here, and pre-order is available via this location.
Track List:
01) “Voyage of the Dead Marauder”
02) “Uzbekistan”
03) “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate”
04) “Sea Shanty 2”
05) “Cock”
32) Artist: Sonic Universe
Album: It Is What It Is (earMUSIC)
Release Date: May 10
Key Points: Living Colour’s Corey Glover collaborates with guitarist Mike Orlando to form Sonic Universe alongside bassist Booker King and drummer Taykwuan Jackson. The upcoming debut album was produced, engineered, and mixed by Mike Orlando at Sonic Stomp Studios. Watch the video for their new single “I Am” here and pre-order the album at this location.
Track List:
01) “I Am”
02) “It Is What It Is”
03) “Turn A Blind Eye”
04) “My Desire”
05) “Whisper To A Scream”
06) “Higher”
07) “Life”
08) “Come What May”
09) “I Want It All”
10) “Beautiful Disunity”
33) Artist: Witch Vomit
Album: Funeral Sanctum (20 Buck Spin)
Release Date: April 5
Key Points: Funeral Sanctum is the third album from the Portland death metal group promising relentless brutality. Watch the video for their new single “Blood of Abomination” here and pre-order the album at this location.
Track List:
01) “Dying Embers (Intro)”
02) “Endless Fall”
03) “Blood Of Abomination”
04) “Serpentine Shadows”
05) “Decaying Angelic Flesh”
06) “Black Wings Of Desolation”
07) “Dominion Of A Darkened Realm”
08) “Endarkened Spirits”
09) “Abject Silence” (Interlude)
10) “Funeral Sanctum”
34) Artist: Night Verses
Album: Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night: Part 2 (Equal Vision Records)
Release Date: March 15
Key Points: The second part of their double album is part of the group’s ambitious return after a five-year hiatus. Part 2 features guest collaborators Anthony Greene, Justin Chancellor, and Author & Punisher. Watch the visualizer for their latest single, “Glitching Prisms,” featuring Incubus’ Brandon Boyd, here and pre-order the album via this location.
Track List:
01) “Plague Dancer”
02) “Åska feat. Author & Punisher”
03) “Glitching Prisms feat. Brandon Boyd”
04) “Desire To Feel Nothing”
05)”Crystal X”
06) “Slow Dose feat. Anthony Green”
07) “Phoenix V: Invocation”
