With all of the albums being released this year, it’s going to be one interesting (and slightly expensive) run of metal. Here’s my sneak peek at the next few releases that I’m excited about:
Finntroll - ‘Blodsvept’
Release: April 2nd, 2013 in North America
I am immensely looking forward to Blodsvept. Partially because Finntroll has been one of my favorite bands for years, and partially because it sounds excellent. Watching the album trailer, I get the sense that it will be darker than the previous release, Nifelvind. Either way, it’s Finntroll and they haven’t failed to deliver perfection or near-perfection yet. Plus, the cover artwork and artwork previewed in the album trailer is interesting and created (as usual) by Finntroll’s guitarist, Skrymer.
If you haven't had a chance to watch the album trailer, and you're a Finntroll fan, it's worth taking a look:
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Hypocrisy - ‘End Of Disclosure’
Release: April 2nd, 2013 in North America
This is one of those albums that I would like to get my hands on, but might have to wait a while for. Hypocrisy is slightly legendary in the Swedish death metal scene, but there are too many other albums that I want to rush out and buy that this one likely won’t be acquired right away. Vocalist Peter Tägtgren suggests that End Of Disclosure will be going back to the basics, which for any old death metal fan can’t be a bad thing. After two failed attempts to see Hypocrisy live in the past, I think I will settle with getting ahold of tickets to their upcoming show first and possessing this album second.
A link to the album trailers, video and a bit more Hypocrisy at Blabbermouth:
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Wolfchant has also released a new album, Embraced By Fire, which I would like to find and purchase somewhere. Thyrfing recently released their newest, De Ödeslösa, but I’ve yet to find an easy way to purchase it either. While I have a feeling that the release dates I’ve found for both of these were for Europe only, it would be nice if they showed up in an online store where I don’t have to pay twice the album price in shipping. I was hoping some of the bigger music retailers would have both by now, but the search will continue. Sometimes it's difficult to find these lesser known bands and their releases when they come from other countries, but there is a lot of good music out there, even if it is sometimes hard to access hard copies of it.
