Episode #42: The Highlight of a Class M Supernova

El Goro and SonOfOdin are all over the map this month with new
releases from Myrkur (Denmark) and The Sword (USA), indie death
metal goodness from Sarpentra (Russia), and more black metal enters
the Valhalla with Dissection (Sweden). New Releases: Myrkur : M
(2015) Although Amalie Bruun was previously part of an indie-pop
duo, she has since created a new identity where she can experiment
with atmospheric post-metal, second-wave black metal, and gothic
folk metal creating a sound that is uniquely her own. Get this
album: Bandcamp • Amazon.com • CD Universe • iTunes • Spotify The
Sword : High Country (2015) Hailing from Austin, Texas, The Sword
play a variation of stoner doom metal with heavy influence from
1960s and 1970s rock. Get this album: Amazon.com • CD Universe •
iTunes • Barnes & Noble • Spotify Local/Indie Band: Sarpentra :
Supernova (2015) Currently shrouded in secrecy, Sarpentra is a
blackened death metal band from Russia that also incorporates many
technical death metal elements into their sound. Get this album:
Big Cartel • Amazon.com • iTunes     Info: Facebook •
YouTube Heavy Metal Valhalla: Dissection : Storm of the Light's
Bane (1995) Despite only releasing three albums (primarily due to
the legal troubles caused by various band members' involvement in
the Misanthropic Luciferian Order), Dissection created a unique
identity by melding black metal with melodic death metal leaving a
legacy that transcended its members' notoriety. Get this album:
Amazon.com • CD Universe • iTunes • Barnes & Noble • Spotify