This certainly wasn't the mop up crew of 2024. These are the last group of songs I listened to this year and there's some really heavy stuff, some really melodic stuff and they're just as good as some any of the music I found this year.
Daath - Deserving of the Grave
This America Death outfit hails from Atlanta and combines Death metal with orchestration and some Prog elements. Throw in some guitar support from Jeff Loomis (Nevermore) and you've got a great song to start this off with.
Dagor Sorhdeam - Gates of Fate
This release came out of nowhere and just blew me away. Brazil has really put out some quality music and Dagor Sorhdeam combine Progressive/Power Metal with vocals that would've made Warrel Dane proud. The first track off this amazing release was Gates of Fate.
Etwas - Bloodmoon Invocation
I told you this was probably the heaviest playlist of the 7. This Occult symphonic Black Metal band artfully crosses the lines of Black Metal with some clean female vocals, occult themes and symphonic elements and are so good. One of my favorite tracks was Bloodmoon Invocation.
Kobra Paige - Hott.
This was so not what I expected from the Kobra and The Lotus lead singer Kobra Paige. This is almost Mainstream Pop with an edge and so catchy...is it any surprise that her first song Hott leads off with "I'm so hot I wanna fuck myself"....
Lost in Grey - The Entourage
If this name sounds familiar that's because I featured The Bottom Pit on an earlier page. The Entourage was another fantastic song on a release that had some great songs. They continue the symphonic metal with choirs to give it such a huge sound.
Nightwish - An Ocean of Strange Islands
I really had begun to give up on this. The last few singles and last album really reaked of desperation then along comes An Ocean. Does it sound like it picked up where Shudder Before the Beautiful left off? Yes...and is that really a bad thing. One of the best things Nightwish has done and Floor shows why she is one of Metal greatest female singer.
Whitecross -The Way We Rock
I have to confess while I knew of the band Whitecross I've never really given them much of a listen. They have been around since 1987 and are pretty well know in Christian Metal circle. So listening to this it quickly became one of my favorite release of 2024.
Van Zant - Speak His Name
Speaking of Christian Rock, the Van Zant brothers are back with a new label, a new album and probably some of thier best work in year. And yes they've really crossed over in the Christian country rock genre but damn, this is so good. Johnny is the stronger of the two singers and it's easy to see why he was picked to take over for his brother after Lynyrd Skynrd disbanded and reformed.
Vanden Plas - Sanctimonarium
Another band that needs no introduction to the Prog World. Vanden Plas have a new release and while I'm admittedly not a huge fan I really enjoyed this song and CD.
Necrophobic - Stormcrow
We started things out heavy so we may as well end things heavy. Necrophobic are as heavy as the name would imply and equally talented. Death Metal with some technical touches.
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