This Week In Metal, 2025 Week 22

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!

Cosmo's Chaotic Curveball

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Act of Impalement - Profane Altar Caligari Records ~ Death Doom Metal

2025 has, to put it bluntly, fucking sucked for me and while I’m actively working towards improving my situation, I’ve searched for music to fill that anger. It’s been a very successful quest, and I keep finding new gems to become a vital part of my rotation as a result. Today’s act is one such example: Tennessee based death metal juggernaut Act of Impalement.

Scuttlegoat's Curmudgeonly Critique

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Full of Hell - Broken Sword, Rotten Shield Closed Casket Activities ~ Grindcore

Broken Sword, Rotten Shield is the newest entry in Full of Hell's eclectic musical canon. In a way, it's a continuation of the bands previous record, which explored more noise rock-oriented textures inspired by '90s outfits like Helmet or The Jesus Lizard. Hopefully the Helmet works too... cause the sword and shield certainly ain't gonna cut it.

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