Slayer posted a new single recently, which is here if you're into that stuff(personally anything after Seasons in the Abyss i won't touch).

Anyway, a new release from a band I've loved for a really long time,

Anaal Nathrakh - In the Constellation of the Black Widow
black metal
This twopiece has been around since '98, originally having a more black metal sound, they burst into popularity with 2001's The Codex Necro, with their hyperspeed blasting, wonderfully intricate riffing, and vocals that can only described as done by a man being tortured, AN has really created quite a niche for itself. In 2009 it only refutes these things, as In the Constellation of the Black Widow is a return to form from the overproduction of their last few efforts. Amazing riffs to be had here, and AN being much more free and experimental, even using clean fucking vocals, to great effect! get this



Augury - Fragmentary Evidence
progressive death metal

Augury is a pretty impressive entity, only releasing one album prior to this, but it was on nearly every critic who'd heard it's top albums of the year in 04, this is sure to do the same. Augury has set out to make something new, something fresh; and in the current death metal world that usually means some band shredding soullessly away with interspersed chugs, Augury's album is based around celestial bodies, and the atmosphere is conveyed very well; with rising soundscapes, beautifully picked acoustic passages, and tightly woven aggressive riffing, this is sure to be one of the best of the year metal-wise. not for the inexperienced ear.