This Week In Metal, 2025 Week 42

Our This Week in Metal post collects our thoughts on music released in or around this week in the music world. We cover mostly metal, but we consider other genres to allow our writers poseur flexibility. Follow us on Instagram too!

Anti-Peat's Perplexing Positions

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Smohalla – Ruina Draconis I, Voidhanger Records ~ Avant-Garde Black Metal

It’s always struck Anti-Peat as interesting how labels like avant-garde stop being a descriptor of being on the edge and become a set established sound of their own within a genre. Travel down the ruined dragon’s hole.

Metalligator's Chomping Commentary

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An Abstract Illusion – The Sleeping City Review Willowtip Records ~ Progressive Death Metal / Progressive Rock / Heavy Metal

In the Gator’s semi-advanced age, a conciliary mindset directed him to pick up the promo for The Sleeping City. But pressing play on “Blackmurmur”, and sitting through seven minutes of intro before the song reaches its four minutes of actual meat had him moments away from reaching for the metaphorical knife again.

Cosmo's Chaotic Curveball

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Cult Burial – Collapse of Pattern, Reverence of Dust Independent ~ Blackened Death/Doom Metal

Collapse of Pattern, Reverence of Dust strikes more vicious in sound than previous albums with an added focus on big headbanging riffs. And at the end of the day, who doesn’t want a big, fat, honkin’ riff??

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