2022 has been such a busy year for the heavy music scene that undoubtedly there was no way I could catch all of it. There were several incredible releases that I glossed right over but I’m finally catching up to them now. If I haven’t been giving you enough music to listen to already, here are some more epic releases, ranging from indie rock to deathcore.
1/1/22
Trenches – ‘Reckoner’ [hardcore]
1/20/22
ENMY – ‘Breaking Down’ [modern hard rock]
1/28/22
Hello Luna – ‘Into Static’ [alt rock/punk]
Seventh Day Slumber – ‘Death By Admiration’ [modern hard rock]
Signal Collapse – ‘Decoder’ [instrumental progressive metal]
The Dali Thundering Concept – ‘All Mighty Men’ [progressive metal]
2/16/22
Driving in the Dark – ‘Driving in the Dark EP’ [alt/indie rock]
3/11/22
So Much Hope, Buried. – ‘Sentiment’ [post hardcore]
3/18/22
Chalk Hands – ‘Don’t Think About Death’ [post hardcore]
Divided by Design – ‘Irretraceable Steps’ [instrumental progressive metal]
Once Upon a Winter – ‘Void Moments of Inertia’ [instrumental post rock]
Stengah – ‘Soma Sema’ [progressive metal]
4/1/22
Light the Way – ‘Long Story Short’ [pop punk]
4/2/22
Toarn – ‘Lament’ EP [hardcore]
4/7/22
TesseracT – ‘Regrowth’ EP [progressive metal] *only available on Bandcamp but it’s SO worth it
4/8/22
Relentless Flood – ‘Echoes’ EP [modern hard rock]
4/15/22
Altered – ‘Vessel’ EP [metalcore]
4/20/22
Gratitude TX – ‘Deathless Voices’ [hardcore]
5/6/22
Ultima Radio – Sleep Panic Repeat [stoner hard rock]
Weathered – ‘Blind’ EP [alt rock/grunge]
5/20/22
Dvne – ‘Cycles of Asphodel (Live)’ [progressive post metal]
5/27/22
Secret Gardens – ‘Everbloom’ [instrumental progressive metal/mathrock]
6/3/22
I Built the Sky – ‘The Quiet Place Away’ [instrumental acoustic progressive rock]
6/10/22
Future Palace – ‘Run’ [post hardcore/metalcore]
Reclaim the Day – ‘Psalms’ [modern rock]
Searching Serenity – ‘Darkness’ [deathcore]
7/5/22
Sikasa – ‘Matter Earth’ [progressive post metal/rock]
Obviously, there are probably way more that I didn’t catch, but one can only do so much, right?