Trevor Proctor's Top 25 Albums of 2021.

Year end lists aren't for everyone, as I've mentioned previously some love them and others hate them but whether you like them or not there's no doubt they are a useful way of hearing new music and maybe catching up on releases you've missed during the year.

Sijjin - Sumerian Promises - Press Release + Double Track Stream.

 

Sijjin - Sumerian Promises - Sepulchral Voice Records.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Sepulchral Voice Records is proud to present Sijjin's highly anticipated debut album, Sumerian Promises, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Autokrator - Persecution - Press Release + Double Track Stream.

 

Autokrator - Persecution - Krucyator Productions.

Press Release by Qabar PR.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

French death bringers Autokrator present their highly anticipated 4th full-length, Persecution, due out November 05th via Krucyator Productions on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.

Black Cilice - Tomb Emanations 7" EP - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Black Cilice  - Tomb Emanations 7" EP - Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present a brand-new 7" EP from Black Cilice titled Tomb Emanations. 

By now, Black Cilice should require no introduction. Arguably THE most pivotal raw black metal entity of the last decade, this Portuguese enigma has come to both define and defy that idiom.

Malgöth - Glory Through Savagery - Press Release + Full Album Stream.

 

Malgöth - Glory Through Savagery - Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Malgöth's highly anticipated debut album, Glory Through Savagery, on CD and vinyl LP formats - which has just been released.

Although Malgöth burst from the void in late 2020 with their debut EP, Primordial Dawn, on Bandcamp, it wasn't until Iron Bonehead's physical release of it in June 2021 when the name began to take hold and strike fear and confusion in those who heard the Canadian trio's righteous abomination of war metal aesthetics.

Antichrist Siege Machine - Purifying Blade - Press Release + Full Album Stream.

 

Antichrist Siege Machine - Purifying Blade - Profound Lore Records.

Press release by Earsplit PR.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Profound Lore has just released Purifying Blade, the confrontational second album from Richmond, Virginia-based black/death duo Antichrist Siege Machine. 

Lvcifyre - The Broken Seal - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Lvcifyre - The Broken Seal - Dark Descent Records / Norma Evangelium Diaboli.

Press Release by Clawhammer PR.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

U.K. blackened death maniacs Lvcifyre have premiered the title track off their new album, The Broken Seal which is available to stream below. 

The Broken Seal has just been released on CD, gatefold vinyl, cassette, and digital formats. Dark Descent Records released the album in North America with Norma Evangelium Diaboli handling the European release.

Sorguinazia - Negation of Delirium - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Sorguinazia - Negation of Delirium - Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Sorguinazia's highly anticipated debut album, Negation of Delirium, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Caveman Cult - Blood and Extinction - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Caveman Cult - Blood and Extinction - Nuclear War Now! Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

In an era defined by malignant blight, 2021 is as appropriate a year as any to introduce new Caveman Cult material into our collective bloodstream. 

Blood and Extinction is the second full-length record from the Miami terror machine, and their first for Nuclear War Now! Productions.

Nunslaughter - Red is the Color of Ripping Death - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Nunslaughter - Red is the Color of Ripping Death - Hells Headbangers.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Hells Headbangers is proud to present Nunslaughter's long-awaited sixth studio album, Red is the Color of Ripping Death, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Antediluvian - The Divine Punishment - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Antediluvian - The Divine Punishment - Nuclear War Now! Productions.

Press release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Just over eight years after the release of Antediluvian’s sophomore album, λόγος, the band returns with a new full-length entitled The Divine Punishment. 

Baxaxaxa - Catacomb Cult - Press Release.

 

Baxaxaxa - Catacomb Cult - The Sinister Flame.

Press release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

On the 6th of August, The Sinister Flame is proud to present Baxaxaxa's long-awaited debut album, Catacomb Cult, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Drawn and Quartered - Congregation Pestilence - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Drawn and Quartered - Congregation Pestilence - Krucyator Productions.

Press release by Qabar PR.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Drawn and Quartered resurges to transmit its newest outbreak of evil, Congregation Pestilence, due to be released on the 2nd of July on vinyl, CD, and digital formats via Krucyator Productions.

Qrixkuor - Poison Palinopsia - Press Release.

 

Qrixkuor - Poison Palinopsia - Dark Descent Records / Invictus Productions.

Press release by Clawhammer PR.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

The recrudescent scourge of Qrixkuor returns to unleash its debut full-length album, entitled Poison Palinopsia. 

The album is set to be released in conspiracy with Invictus Productions in Europe and Dark Descent Records in the United States on the 13th of August.

Malgöth - Primordial Dawn 12" MLP - Press Release + Stream.

 

Malgöth - Primordial Dawn - Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Malgöth 's striking debut EP, Primordial Dawn, on 12" vinyl format.

Szary Wilk - Wrath - Press Release + Full Album Stream.

 

Szary Wilk - Wrath - Putrid Cult.

Press Release by Putrid Cult.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Putrid Cult is proud to present Szary Wilk's striking debut album, Wrath.

A mysterious quartet hailing from Poland, Szary Wilk released their first demo, 'Wrota chaosu,' in 2018 via Putrid Cult. 

Upon the Altar - Absid ab Ordine Luminis- Press Release + Full Album Stream.

 

Upon the Altar - Absid ab Ordine Luminis - Putrid Cult.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

On February 19th Putrid Cult released Upon the Altar's striking debut album, Absid ab Ordine Luminis.

There is no crystalline sound, no polished, touching solos, no virtuosity - there is metal. That and only that, in its purest form, with inspiration from the early '90s and the cult of death. 

Coscradh - Mesradh Machae (The Heads of the Men Who Have Been Slaughtered) - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Coscradh - Mesradh Machae (The Heads of the Men Who Have Been Slaughtered) - Invictus Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Invictus Productions is proud to present a brand-new EP from Coscradh, Mesradh Machae (The Heads of the Men Who Have Been Slaughtered), on 7" vinyl format. Still one of Ireland's best-kept secrets if only because they've yet to release a full-length, Coscradh continue their ascent into blackened death's darkest depths with another short 'n' swift assault: Mesradh Machae (The Heads of the Men Who Have Been Slaughtered).

Abythic - Dominion Of The Wicked LP/CD - Press Release + Stream.

 

Abythic - Dominion Of The Wicked -  Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Abythic's highly anticipated third album, Dominion of the Wicked, on CD and vinyl LP formats. 

Hailing from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Abythic formed in 2015 and soon recorded & released their first demo, A Full Negation of Existence. Aptly titled, the demo portrayed four foul tracks of churning death metal of a most early '90s mold. Alas, that was an all-too-brief teaser for 2018's subsequent Beneath Ancient Portals, the band's celebrated debut album.

Exclusive Carcinoma Interview + Full Album Stream.

 

Interview by Trevor Proctor.

I last spoke with Carcinoma close to three years ago, a few weeks ahead of the release of their split, Apanthropinization, which they shared with Abyssal. With their debut album 'Labascation' just released we felt it was time for another catch-up - many thanks to both Carcinoma and Rat King Records for arranging this exclusive interview. 

Vøidwomb - Altars of Cosmic Devotion 12" MLP/MCD - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Vøidwomb - Altars of Cosmic Devotion - Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Vøidwomb's striking debut EP, Altars of Cosmic Devotion, on CD and 12" vinyl formats.

Nekkrofukk - Mysterious Rituals in the Abyss of Sabbath & Eternal Celebration of the Blakk Goat - Press Release + Double Track Stream.

 

Nekkrofukk - Mysterious Rituals in the Abyss of Sabbath & Eternal Celebration of the Blakk Goat - Putrid Cult.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

On March 30th, Putrid Cult is proud to present Nekkrofukk's highly anticipated fourth album, Mysterious Rituals in the Abyss of Sabbath & Eternal Celebration of the Blakk Goat.

One of the most iconic bands of the modern Polish metal underground, for nearly a decade now, Nekkrofukk have been pursuing an extremely dark 'n' deranged form of blackened doom that harkens back to black metal's earliest and most unorthodox days.

Xibalba / Xibalba Itzaes (Mexico) - Ancients LP - Press Release + Full Stream.

 

Xibalba / Xibalba Itzaes (Mexico) - Ancients LP - Nuclear War Now! Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

While NWN! has immense respect for and was highly influenced by much of the black metal output of the 1990s, very little of it still retains as much of its original allure as that created by Mexico’s earliest masters, Xibalba. 

Cadaveric Incubator - Nightmare Necropolis - Press Release + Track Stream.

 

Cadaveric Incubator - Nightmare Necropolis - Hells Headbangers Records.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Comprising veterans of the Finnish underground, Cadaveric Incubator's history stretches back to 2004. While the band would deliver a demo and three-way split CD the next year, they broke up in 2007, only to re-form in 2014 with a renewed lineup and a renewed purpose: bury the listener under miles of garbage and grime, sewage and sickness. 

Guest 2020 Top 10 Release Listing - SS From Cyclopean Eye Productions.

 

Guest 2020 Top 10 Release Listing - SS From Cyclopean Eye Productions.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

As I've mentioned before one of the benefits of being involved with The Lair of Filth is forming ties and friendships with labels / bands and for me this has most definitely been the case with SS from Cyclopean Eye Productions who I've known for a number of years.

Nadsvest / Necrobode - Split 12" MLP - Press Release.

 

Nadsvest / Necrobode - Split 12" MLP - Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present a special split mini-album between Nadsvest and Necrobode on 12" vinyl format.

Guest 2020 Top 25 Release Listing - Ally Ripley. (The Lash)

 

Guest 2020 Top 25 Release Listing - Ally Ripley. (The Lash)

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

With Ally's list performing so well last year it was obvious I should ask him to compile another Top 25 for 2020. Whilst you may not recognise his name I can think of no one who supports the underground more through music purchases and gig attendance that is second to none.