2022 was a whirlwind of a year for keeping up with new music. There was just a TON of great stuff released, much of which I poured over indecisively. One theory is that this is the time that many albums – presumably recorded while in a 2020 quarantine – are finally seeing the light of day. It does after all, take quite some time for a proper physical record to be manufactured. Wild theories aside, here are the albums I was most thankful to have graced my ears.
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We are proud to present a new video for Headstone Brigade’s rendition of seminal Cleveland hardcore band Integrity’s “Jagged Visions of My True Destiny”. Available on the latest EP “Dark Shadows In Bright Light”
This will be the first Seattle show with Headstone Brigade as a full band, and the last show of 2022!
June of 2022 saw the release of Headstone Brigade’s new EP Dark Shadows In Bright Light. The album features five more covers and inspirational songs that have been given the Headstone Brigade treatment. Among them is a cover of The Knife’s Forest Families. To further celebrate the song Headstone Brigade has released a new video for it. The EP is available from the Headstone Brigade BandCamp page.
Xiphoid Dementia has an exclusive track featured on Sound of Stone; a mammoth new compilation celebrating 30 years of the legendary label Steinklang Industries! The comp features over 30 tracks of harsh noise, industrial, power electronics and neofolk and is available now in digital format on the Steinklang Industries BandCamp page.
The album also features such artists as Ô Paradis, Iugula Thor, Gnaw Their Tongues, Teatro Satanico, Le Syndikat, Satori and more.