This Week In Metal, 2025 Week 18

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 Position

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Lhaäd - Beyond Amor Fati / Extraconscious Records ~ Black Metal

Lhaäd, Lhaäd, Lhaäd. Lhaäd, Lhaäd, Lhaäd? Lhaäd, Lhaäd, Lhaäd! Lhaäd! Lhaäd! Lhaäd!

Metalligator's Chomping Commentary

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Dawn of Solace - Affliction Vortex Noble Demon ~ Melodic Death Metal

Our Gator went into Affliction Vortex already side-eyeing it, having basically written it off before even hitting play. And yet Saukkonen's melodic wizardry pulled him right back in. Again. Is this musical Stockholm syndrome?

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