This year has been crazy in a lot of ways, mostly in terms of my own life getting in the way of trying to maintain regular updates on this blog, but still we soldier forth! The slow march of time won’t stop me from catching up on all the stuff I missed, so here’s the in review segment for January of 2024.
Biggest Stories
– Andrew Grimes Joins Disposition
– John N. Roach Parts Ways with Sons of an Eastern Moon
New LPs Released
– Neko Suicide – Alien Abduction Techniques
– Todd What? – Todd What? [Remaster]
New EPs Released
– Guntmold – Blackened Infection
– WXO – Stardust: Coda
New Singles Released
– Killer9000 – Buck/Hog/Elk
– Lil Dirtbag – Kenopsia (Wasted On U)
– Nemophilist – The Forest Was Silent and Clear
New Demos Released
– Bloody Wallop – Demo
– Brandon Monkey Fingers – Raw Shitty Punk Demo 2023
– Casualty – Demo
– Glass Jaw – Eat Shit
– JRNL – Demo One
– JRNL – Demo 2
New Compilations
– Feral Cat Records – Fogtown United, Vol. 1
Album Announcements
– The Hellfire Club – Volume III
– Nuthouse – Prosperity
Album Reviews
– Despertá – Despertá [by Akhenaten]
– Jaded Truth – Bitter [by Akhenaten]
– Knarl – Bad Luck [by Akhenaten]
– Lil Dirtbag – It’s Been Too Real [by Akhenaten]
– Mistwalker – Oceanic Heritage [by James Titford]
– The Skeats – The Skeats IV [by Akhenaten]
– Wiremouth – EP2 [by Akhenaten]
Other Stories
– Triton Reveal New Logo
New Merch
– Guntmold Reveals New Patches
We also released Episode 62 of the Heavy NFLD Official Podcast in which we recount some of the best heavy music to come out of Newfoundland and Labrador throughout 2023.
Albums Archived
– Aaiesieux – A.C.U. Volume 1: How to Kill an Idea [LP / Harsh Noise]
– Aaiesieux – A.C.U. Volume 2: Hubris, as Shown by the Audience [LP / Harsh Noise]
– Aaiesieux – The Monster Mash Vol. 1 [Compilation / Harsh Noise]
– Bad Plan – EP 2016 [EP / Hardcore Punk]
– Guntmold – Blackened Infection [EP / Blackened Thrash Metal]
– Guntmold – Munging [Single / Blackened Thrash Metal]
– Icefog – Firharbour [EP / Dark Ambient]
– Lithops – ((BendeR)) [LP / Dungeon Synth]
– Neko Suicide – Neko Suicide Suicide Neko [LP / Harsh Noise]
– Nemophilist – The Forest was Silent and Clear [Single / Dark Ambient]
– Nemophilist – The Nightlight Man [EP / Dark Ambient]
– Outta the Basement – Outta the Basement [LP / Hard Rock]
– Pretty Little Flowers – 11:39 – 2:20 [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – A Tribute to Hoedh [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Betrayal in August [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Litani Til Satan [Single / Black Metal]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Pretty Little Flowers [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Truly Alone [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Wits End [Single / Drone]
– Scary Haunted Castles – Those Damn Castles are Scary [Single / Dungeon Synth]
– That Night a Forest Grew – Demo [Demo / Metalcore]
– Wet Cheeze Delirium – Live at Bar None – November 10th, 1999 [Live LP / Noise / Experimental]
– Wretched Invention – Wretched Souls [EP / Groove Metal]
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