Black Sites - Untrue (2021)

 Black Sites - Untrue (2021)

Black Sites are a trad/heavy metal band from Chicago. Untrue, their third album, has some big shoes to fill. Both In Monochrome and Exile have remained in my regular listening pile for years. Black Sites do nothing particularly special, but they do it effectively and with vigor. The band gives us clear, simple, and memorable melodies over mid-paced metal with a shine. Some songs are calmer than others, but they all sound straight out of metal’s youth.

Black Sites have shifted their sound ever so slightly on Untrue. Rather than rely entirely on big riffs and even bigger choruses, the songs forming Black Sites’ third full-length album cook slower. Make no mistake, this group still sounds out of time, like a slowed-down, more visceral Judas Priest. However, Untrue seems more exploratory than the band’s previous albums. The promo blurb indicates that the band intentionally struck out in a more progressive direction on this one. The past two records haven’t exactly had simple songwriting, but it got kicked up a notch on this one. Less focus on the big moments, more focus on getting to them.

Artist: Black Sites

Album: Untrue

Released: October 8, 2021

Genre: Progressive Heavy Metal

Country: USA

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: Self-released

TRACKLIST

01. Sword of Orion (05:48)

02. Call It By It;s Name (05:41)

03. Lost Tribes (04:29)

04. Echoe of A Lie (06:09)

05. The Worst of Us (06:34)

06. Nocturne Everything Went Black (05:47)

07. They Eat Their Young (04:26)

08. White Ashes (05:01)

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Dream Theater - A View from the Top of the World (Limited Deluxe) 2CD (2021)

 Dream Theater - A View from the Top of the World (Limited Deluxe) 2CD (2021)

Artist: Dream Theater

Album: A View from the Top of the World (Limited Deluxe Artbook)

Released: October 22, 2021

Genre: Progressive Metal

Country: USA

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: InsideOut Music

TRACKLIST

CD1: A View from the Top of the World

01. The Alien

02. Answering the Call

03. Invisible Monster

04. Sleeping Giant

05. Transcending Time

06. Awaken the Master

07. A View from the Top of the World

CD2: Instrumentals

01. The Alien (Instrumental)

02. Answering the Call (Instrumental)

03. Invisible Monster (Instrumental)

04. Sleeping Giant (Instrumental)

05. Transcending Time (Instrumental)

06. Awaken the Master (Instrumental)

07. A View from the Top of the World (Instrumental)

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Ignea / Ersedu - Bestia (2021)

 Ignea / Ersedu - Bestia (2021)

Artist: Ignea / Ersedu

Album: Bestia

Released: October 21, 2021

Genre: Symphonic / Middle-Eastern Folk / Progressive Metal

Country: Ukraine

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: Self-released

TRACKLIST

01. Bosorkun (04:33)

02. Magura's Last Kiss (03:31)

03. Mermaids (04:11)

04. Black Garden (06:16)

05. The Eaters of the Sun (04:19)

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Vildhjarta - måsstaden under vatten (2021)

 Vildhjarta - måsstaden under vatten (2021)

Artist: Vildhjarta

Album: måsstaden under vatten

Released: October 15, 2021

Genre: Progressive / Math Metal / Djent

Country: Sweden

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: Century Media Records

TRACKLIST

01. lavender haze (03:20)

02. när de du älskar kommer tillbaka från de döda (03:54)

03. kaos2 (04:01)

04. toxin (02:54)

05. brännmärkt (05:48)

06. den helige anden (under vatten) (05:26)

07. passage noir (04:27)

08. måsstadens nationalsång (under vatten) (05:33)

09. heartsmear (03:26)

10. vagabond (07:18)

11. mitt trötta hjarta (03:56)

12. detta drömmars sköte en slöja till ormars näste (03:06)

13. phantom assassin (02:58)

14. sunset sunrise (04:44)

15. sunset sunrise sunset sunrise (06:00)

16. penny royal poison (03:09)

17. paaradiso (10:02)

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Devoid - Lonely Eye Movement (2021)

 Devoid - Lonely Eye Movement (2021)

Artist: Devoid

Album: Lonely Eye Movement

Released: October 15, 2021

Genre: Progressive Metal

Country: France

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: Frontiers Records

TRACKLIST

01. Lonely Eye Movement (04:08)

02. Man Without Fear (05:33)

03. Impostor (04:25)

04. Destination Heaven (05:34)

05. Waiting for the Storm (06:19)

06. In the Absence of Holiness (05:07)

07. Mirror Maze (05:33)

08. Hands of Salvation (04:23)

09. Stroboscope Life (03:44)

10. Martial Hearts (07:12)

11. Wood And Wind (04:05)

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Orphaned Land - Resurrection The Very First Years Of Orphaned Land (2021)

 Orphaned Land - Resurrection The Very First Years Of Orphaned Land (2021)

Artist: Orphaned Land

Album: Resurrection The Very First Years Of Orphaned Land

Released: October 15, 2021

Genre: Progressive Middle-Eastern Oriental Metal

Country: Israel

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: Self-released

TRACKLIST

01. Broken Epitaph (Rehearsal) (Oldest version; Instrumental) (03:36)

02. Broken Epitaph (Reherasal) (New Version; song's opening) (02:19)

03. Broken Epitaph (Live at the Roxan club) (05:09)

04. Radiation Decay (Live at the Roxan club) (04:55)

05. The Beloved's Cry (Home Sketch) (05:32)

06. Resurrection Day (04:03)

07. Jack The Ripper (Rehearsal) (03:47)

08. Drug Abuse (Rehearsal) (07:25)

09. Above You All (Rehearsal) (05:26)

10. No title (Rehearsal) (03:02)

11. Seven inch A. Unburied Corpse (Rehearsal) (03:53)

12. Seven inch B. Unburied Corpse (1991 Distorted bass version) (03:45)

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Dream Theater - A View from the Top of the World (2021)

 Dream Theater - A View from the Top of the World (2021)

Artist: Dream Theater

Album: A View from the Top of the World

Released: October 22, 2021

Genre: Progressive Metal

Country: USA

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: InsideOut Music

TRACKLIST

01. The Alien (09:32)

02. Answering the Call (07:35)

03. Invisible Monster (06:31)

04. Sleeping Giant (10:05)

05. Transcending Time (06:25)

06. Awaken the Master (09:47)

07. A View from the Top of the World (20:24)

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DROTT - Orcus (2021)

 DDROTT - Orcus (2021)

Artist: DROTT

Album: Orcus

Released: September 24, 2021

Genre: Atmospheric Metal / Progressive Rock

Country: Norway

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: By Norse Music

TRACKLIST

01. The Lure (01:53)

02. Caerdroia (02:34)

03. Katabasis (07:01)

04. The Strait (02:38)

05. Psychopomp (04:50)

06. By the Lunar Lake (03:20)

07. The Marauders (02:39)

08. Grey Gull (04:44)

09. Arch of Gloom (04:32)

10. Orcus (05:27)

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Katatonia – Mnemosynean (2021)

 

Katatonia – Mnemosynean (2021)

Artist: Katatonia

Album: Mnemosynean

Released: October 1, 2021

Genre: Doom / Progressive Metal / Rock

Country: Sweden

Quality: MP3 / CBR 320 Kbps

Label: Peaceville Records

TRACKLIST

01. Vakaren (04:50)

02. Sistere (04:11)

03. Wide Awake in Quietus (04:58)

04. Night Comes Down (04:12)

05. Second (03:34)

06. The Act of Darkening (05:51)

07. Ashen (04:07)

08. Sold Heart (04:34)

09. Displaced (05:17)

10. Dissolving Bonds (03:44)

11. Unfurl (04:50)

12. Code Against the Code (03:28)

13. Wait Outside (03:39)

14. Sulfur (06:23)

15. March 4 (03:53)

16. O How I Enjoy the Light (02:44)

17. Help Me Disappear (05:13)

18. Fractured (03:32)

19. No Devotion (04:49)

20. Quiet World (04:38)

21. Scarlet Heavens (10:28)

22. In the White (Urban Dub) (05:26)

23. My Twin (Opium Dub Version) (04:17)

24. Soil’s Song (Krister Linder 2012 Remix) (04:42)

25. Day and Then the Shade (Frank Default Remix) (05:29)

26. Idle Blood (Linje 14) (03:22)

27. Hypnone (Frank Default Hypnocadence Mix) (04:41)

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