That being said, here's a bunch of rad new music I came across over the past week. A few of them were suggested by the nice people who read my tweets. How's that for a segue?
http://moonn.bandcamp.com/
Dearly missed London friends getting all esoteric and drone-doomy.
http://zealotry.bandcamp.com/track/the-charnel-expanse
Super aggro, techy-but-not-annoying death metal.
http://templeofficial.bandcamp.com/
Instrumental tunes that underline the many meanings of "heavy."
http://lakes1.bandcamp.com/track/painted-wreath
Cold, strange, gothy post-punk from Oz. Shawn from Mitochondrion recommended it, and he's never wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EKAcFl3guQ
Remember that time Phil from Cobalt had a raw black metal project with Mike from Loss and IT FUCKING RULED? Me too.
http://vucariil.bandcamp.com/
Band of the Week! (as if I'm going to remember to do this weekly - oh, what mirth). Seriously though, these guys are fantastic atmospheric black metal that you really need to go listen to right goddamn now.
http://alraune.bandcamp.com/album/2-track-demo-album-preview
Band of the Week Too! Get into this RIGHT NOW because it's savage and raw and altogether irresistible. I mean..."black metal fuck hate occult sex Nashville" sums it up swimmingly.
http://wiltmanitoba.bandcamp.com/
More slow, contemplative atmospheric black metal from Canada. Vocals are great.
http://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/sacriphyx
Sacryphyx is dead good lo-fi death/thrash with more melody than you'd expect. Kinda Arghoslenty, but with the added bonus of being racism-free (I think).
http://forn.bandcamp.com/track/coiled-alone
These guys are absolutely miserable. Good.
http://grindoplis420.bandcamp.com/
This is important!! A bunch of sweet bands got together to raise awareness and donate funds to Alzheimer's research. Buy buy buy.
http://caligarirecords.bandcamp.com/album/unru-demo-mmxiii
Deep, dark, and depressing as shit. Grim and grimy, too.
http://sonance.bandcamp.com/
Horrible cunts from Bristol making horrible cuntish doom. It's got pretty parts too though, so bring your boyfriend along.
http://risingbeast.bandcamp.com/album/moonknight-moloch-split-7
Everything James Brown touches turns to filthy lucre, and Moloch (Ukr) are wonderful.
http://ensorcelor.bandcamp.com/album/ensorcelor-moloch-split
The Moloch/Ensorcelor split is out! Buy it! Ensorcelor is one of the best things in North America, and I love UK Moloch too. I love all the Molochs.
https://soundcloud.com/iron-bonehead-productions
Iron Bonehead never disappoint, and that new Bolzer joint is absofuckinglutely essential.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0u0dLy3PqA
DIE.