Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest avant-garde metal tracks
Ὁπλίτης - Παραδειγματιζομένη μουσική
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “And so, a new year begins! You might notice that this time around, we didn't take February off but instead…” on Feb 6th →
Madder Mortem - Towers
No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn has a few words to share about four albums from last month you may have overlooked) Here we…” on Feb 2nd →
Ὁπλίτης - Ἡ τῶν λυσσημάτων ἄγγελος
stereogumFollow “Welcome back. With the world in great shape and no potentially life-changing national decisions looming on the horizon, I thought…” on Jan 31st →
LOTUS THIEF - In Perdition
Machine MusicFollow “Yada, yada, yada, metal. Keep safe. As always, check out my various interview projects and other cool shit. And if…” on Jan 27th →
Dødheimsgard - Abyss Perihelion Transit
Invisible OrangesFollow “Horrendous used the last week of 2023 and the second weekend of 2024 to celebrate the release of their latest…” on Jan 18th →
Fortress Of The Pearl - A harmony of opposites and interconnectedness
Machine MusicFollow “Hi. Shit week, but an OK life. Had the pleasure of releasing my AOTY interview with Fleshvessel, so that was…” on Jan 13th →
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Phthisis
Machine MusicFollow “Artist: Fleshvessel Album: Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed Label: I, Voidhanger Records Favorite Song: "The Void Chamber" The Bare Bones: Yearning…” on Jan 9th →
AUTARKH - Strife
PopMattersFollow “In best metal albums, Cruciamentum ignite the old-school death metal flame, Morne merge hardcore and post-metal, and Autarkh commit to…” on Nov 20th, 2023 →
GIANT SQUID - Neonate
The ObeliskFollow “Some crossover here, admittedly, in acts like Messa, Amenra, Blackwater Holylight, the Giant Squid reunion (nice), Mother of Graves, Body…” on Nov 14th, 2023 →
HARD TON - Slow
Teases and DaresFollow “We love a good cover version round up and there was a raft of worthy releases in the past couple…” on Nov 5th, 2023 →
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - The Companions
The ObeliskFollow “Well, it looks like the donkey-headed adversary of humanity is reopening the book, reopening the discussion. Born in Oakland, California,…” on Oct 23rd, 2023 →
ACAUSAL INTRUSION - Encoded Exagrams
PopMattersFollow “September’s best metal albums are really all about death metal. Not only the volume, but the sheer quality of these…” on Oct 10th, 2023 →
Whiteout - Jackie's Racing Alternate Mix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Whiteout formed in Greenock in 1991, briefly gaining a bit of fame in the Britpop era, although their best chart…” on Oct 7th, 2023 →
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY - Blood Chutney
Machine MusicFollow “This week's post (the second straight on an actual Saturday, fuck yeah!) comes as a tribute to one of my…” on Aug 26th, 2023 →
Massen - Corps De Ballet
No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn continues his long-standing love-affair with Massen and their upcoming new album) As much as I enjoy dissonance and…” on Aug 22nd, 2023 →
SkyThala - Boreal Phrenological Despair
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The New Jersey guitarist fuses black metal, American country, and free jazz. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Aug 22nd, 2023 →
夢遊病者 - The Bad Luck That Saved You From Worse Luck
Everything Is NoiseFollow “Through a melting pot of experimentation, discordance, and metamorphic resonance, Skopofoboexoskelett manifests its own grounds of sonic extremity. Release date:…” on Aug 21st, 2023 →
夢遊病者 / חושך - BVAKVM AKHZR
No Clean SingingFollow “Archspire Someone wrote they get by with a little help from their friends… don’t tell me… it will come to…” on Jul 22nd, 2023 →