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• Sundowning - In the Light of Defeat, I Cease to Exist

  

  28 Mar 2022 - Jonas
  Doom Metal / Post-Metal

  A decade has passed since they released their last album, followed by an indefinite hiatus, but now Sundowning has returned from the other side, reinvigorated, with a truly fresh-sounding new album – “In the Light of Defeat, I Cease to Exist!”

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• thrown - Extended Pain

  

  27 Mar 2022 - Jonas
  Dark Hardcore

  Having only emerged from the void late last year, the Swedish hardcore supergroup, thrown, just released their debut EP, called “Extended Pain”! Proceed with caution though because this thing hits like a battering ram to the face – consider yourself warned.

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• Witnesses - IV

  

  26 Mar 2022 - Gene
  Cinematic, Orchestral, Ambient

  Witnesses continues to explore the emotional range of cinematic Post Rock with a particularly dialed-in chapter, which harnesses the composer’s previous outings, while taking new inspiration from the art of the film score to evoke a cinema-like experience worthy of the Silver Screen.

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• Light Beneath - Light Beneath

  

  25 Mar 2022 - Knut
  Atmospheric Sludge Metal/Post Metal

  From Tampere, Finland, comes a new bold band plowing themselves in between the giants of the Post Metal genre and does it with bravura, like a steam locomotive coming towards you breaking through whatever stands in its way. One might ask, does the world need another band like this? Oh yes - Light Beneath confirms this with their self-titled first release four years after the band’s inception.

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• Hangman's Chair - A Loner

  

  25 Mar 2022 - Daniel R.
  Doom, Sludge, Psychedelia

  Hangman’s Chair are from Crosne, a small hamlet near Paris, France. It’s not exactly known for its gloomy climate. The band though, have been producing their own brand of somewhat glum music since 2005 and with their new release, A Loner, that hasn’t changed and nor would I want then to when the music is this good.

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• Soonago - Fathom

  

  23 Mar 2022 - Simon
  post rock/post metal

  Soonago release their sophomore effort and in the process of writing the album have elevated themselves from the previous effort in almost every regard!

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• Ottone Pesante - ...And The Black Bells Rang

  

  22 Mar 2022 - Stephan
  Black Metal, Doom, Neo-Classical

  It’s a Friday in March, in a boat on the river Elbe. After yet another painfully long hiatus the first live performance of the year has just happened for me and oh boy, it was a blast! I’m chatting with the band members, as another excited new fan approaches the merch table and asks if their recordings are as good as the show. After they deny that, the guy doesn’t buy a a record but a t-shirt instead.

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• Falls of Rauros - Key To A Vanishing Future

  

  21 Mar 2022 - Knut
  Atmospheric Black Metal/Post Black Metal/

  Almost two decades since their inception the restless souls of Falls of Rauros release another album that further widens their musical scope. Restless meant as a positive trait as they never seem to care about trends or genres, but use their composition and musical skills to counter expectations and release another genre-defying album filled with crushing beauty.

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• Unru - Die Wiederkehr Des Verdrängten

  

  20 Mar 2022 - Thorsten
  Noisey Black Metal

  Jaw-dropping. Breathtaking. Spellbinding. That’s what happened when this author first listened to the new EP (they must be joking!) by Unru. Why? Well, because it will be the EP of the year, for sure. And it might end up being the recor of the year for many, including the author of these lines. Find out why Die Wiederkehr des Verdrängten is so good.

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• Konvent - Call Down the Sun

  

  19 Mar 2022 - Knut
  Doom Metal

  Two years after their impressive debut release, the Danes of Konvent are back with their sophomore album. They have honed their doom skills and now grace the world with an aggressive, heavy, expansive and awe-inspiring new album fitting the times we have lived through and are living in. They give comfort, reflection and inspiration with their crushing and modern take on the genre. As the pandemic fades away, the sky should be clear for everyone this spring, but sadly it is not. And this album, intentional or not, is a reminder of this.

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• Hot Water Music - Feel The Void

  

  18 Mar 2022 - Thorsten
  Emo-Rock

  Can a record that you love from the first moment onward, still be a “grower”? Well in some strange way, the new Hot Water Music full-length Feel The Void surely feels like one. It transports you right back to the start of the new millennium and the holy trinity of HWM records of No Division, A Flight And A Crash and Caution but at the same time, there are tiny moments when one sees that this is a new beginning. And a good one, on top.

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• Ghost Toast - Shade Without Color

  

  17 Mar 2022 - Daniel F.
  Progressive Metal

  When prog rockers Ghost Toast released Shape Without Form back in 2020 I couldn’t get enough of it. We were just entering a pandemic, the world was gradually manifesting itself into a shitstorm of unprecedented proportions and yet this crazy trio of musicians from the Hungarian wilderness put out a record that would become something of a comfort blanket through trying times. With that in mind, I’m sure you can imagine my excitement when I saw the announcement for Shade Without Color, a record that has since proven itself to be a worthy follow up.

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• Yīn Yīn - The Age Of Aquarius

  

  16 Mar 2022 - Stephan
  Thai-Beat

  Life is short and there’s a sprawling abundance of interesting new music out there in the world. Following this fact there’s a natural agreement among the Veil of Sound staff that we only write about stuff we are genuinely invested in. Because who has time for scathing reviews and unneccessary negativity, when you could spread the word about something worthwhile instead? That being said, I must admit that even given the hypothetical case that the new album by Yīn Yīn sucked big time, I would probably still be tempted to sneak in this critique - just for the rare opportunity of possibly using some darn under-represented terms like “disco”, “Santa Esmeralda” or “Thai-beat”.

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• Wiegedood - There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road

  

  15 Mar 2022 - Ajay
  Black Metal

  It has been four years between Church of Ra-alumni Wiegedood’s Century Media label debut De Doden Hebben Het Goed III and the follow-up There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road. With the De Doden Hebben Het Goed (trans.: “The Dead Are Doing Well”, or “The Dead Have It Good”) trilogy behind them, there is a noticeably different approach with album number 4.

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• Eight Bells - Legacy of Ruin

  

  14 Mar 2022 - Thorsten
  Doom, Prog-Metal

  Eight Bells from Portland lead the listener a little astray with their hobbit-like cover for their latest full-length Legacy of Ruin. The band’s third full-length is another marker set in stone for what modern progressive metal can be when thinking it more in the vein of Opeth and less Dream Theater. Mood over techniques!

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• El Ten Eleven - New Year's Eve

  

  13 Mar 2022 - Skyler
  post-rock

  El Ten Eleven arrives with another fantastic album

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• Ceremonial Castings - Our Journey Through Forever

  

  12 Mar 2022 - Thorsten
  Black Metal

  This record could be used by my alter ego, aka in real life, for both of the subjects I teach – History and English. And no, it is not as dreadful as the combination might sound, because Ceremonial Castings from Massachusetts serve a re-worked collection of songs from their vast discography. A kind of “Best Of” but with the songs having been re-visited, re-written and re-recorded!

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• E-L-R - Vexier

  

  11 Mar 2022 - Daniel R.
  Post-Metal, Shoegaze, Doom

  E-L-R haven’t been around for long in the grand scheme of things, forming in 2016, with their first release being in 2018, but despite their relatively short time releasing music, this does not show in the slightest.

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• MoE - The Crone

  

  10 Mar 2022 - Knut
  No Wave/Punk/Avant-Garde Sludge/Noise/Blue Metal

  The heavy bass riffs hit you in the chest, the charged sparkling virtuosity of the guitar soars through the venue and the unbelievable range of Moe´s vocal hits your eardrums when you attend a gig with the duo MoE on stage. Is it possible to convert the passion and intensity from the stage into a 42 minutes album? Yes, it is when you are MoE. A clear-cut production rises out of the chaos they make. It is not without reason that an exhibition dedicated to these musicians at the music museum Rockheim in Norway is called We Who Loved Chaos.

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• Oh Hiroshima - Myriad

  

  09 Mar 2022 - Simon
  Post rock

  The new album by Oh Hiroshima delivers everything you could wish for in a post rock album with a magnificently dense and intelligent piece of music

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• The Glass Pavilion - When The Blazing Sun Is Gone

  

  08 Mar 2022 - Daniel F.
  Post Rock

  One of the hardest things to write in music is ambience. To build a real sense of atmosphere with minimal instrumentation is something of a dark art and one that Ashley Owens has gone some way towards mastering with The Glass Pavilion, his brand spanking new one man project. Since it was released back in January I have been thoroughly engaged with his debut release When The Blazing Sun Is Gone, hooked on its copious dose of serene melody as well as that aforementioned atmosphere. It’s a calming passage of post rock that holds a firm grip on the unsuspecting listener, sucking us in like a cathartic lullaby.

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• Messa - Close

  

  07 Mar 2022 - Knut
  Doom Metal/Scarlett Doom

  Expect the unexpected is the attitude with which you should approach this new release by Messa. Although their music is still based in Doom Metal they have widened their musical scope quite a lot. So be ready to be enthralled, captivated - and upon first listen maybe a bit perplexed. You are thrown between musical styles, unexpected influences, fast paced music suddenly changing to a slower tempo, melodies soaring, grooving bass, guitars swirling, supported by steady drumming and vocals so dazzling you might shed a tear.

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• Seven Nines And Tens - Over Opiated In A Forest Of Whispering Speakers

  

  06 Mar 2022 - Ajay
  Post-Metal

  It is somewhat upsetting when something has been happening behind your back for a long period of time. What am I upset about? What is this betrayal I have been subjected to? I’ll let you in on my shame… Seven Nines and Tens has been active since 2008 and I only heard of them for the first time in this year. 2022. I thought I had my finger on the pulse!

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• King Buffalo - Acheron

  

  05 Mar 2022 - Daniel R.
  Psychedelic Rock, Heavy Rock, Blues Rock

  The Covid-19 pandemic has sucked. It’s affected bands in many different ways, some have unfortunately decided to call it a day, some have gone on hiatus and others have delayed album releases and tours.

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• Drug Church - Hygiene

  

  04 Mar 2022 - Sebastian
  Hardcore, Punk

  Drug Church’s EP was one of my earlier reviews for Veil of Sound, so it is nice to kind of come back to that with the release of their new album. In my review I wrote that it left me hungry for more, so let’s find out if Hygiene is enough to still my hunger.

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