|| April 2017 Metal Album Releases
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/// Note: the genres come from Encyclopedia Metallum when available. Genre classifications are not always accurate. ///
Black, Pagan, Folk, Viking
Beyond the Grave - Degradation - 4/1/17 (Black)
Sielunvihollinen - Ruhonkantaja - 4/1/17 (Black)
Vanum - Burning Arrow [EP] - 4/1/17 (Black)
Inferno - Gnosis Kardias (Of Transcension and Involution) - 4/4/17 (Black)
The Sarcophagus - Beyond This World's Illusion - 4/4/17 (Black)
A Lie Nation - Begin Hate [EP] - 4/5/17 (Melodic Black)
Katharos XIII - Negativity - 4/5/17 (Black)
Corpus Diavolis - Atra Lumen - 4/6/17 (Black/Death)
Abduction - To Further Dreams of Failure - 4/6/17 (Black)
Beastcraft - Nocturnal Reverance [EP] - 4/7/17 (Black)
Burial Oath - Beyond the Vale of Shadowlands - 4/7/17 (Black)
Ghost Horizon - The Erotics of Disgust [EP] - 4/7/17 (Atmospheric Black)
Possession - Exorkizein - 4/7/17 (Black/Death)
VII Batallón de la Muerte - Semper Patriae Servire Praesto - 4/7/17 (Black)
Nott - Disfacimento - 4/8/17 (Black)
Oranssi Pazuzu - Farmakologinen [EP] - 4/13/17 (Psychedelic Black)
Dynfari - The Four Doors of the Mind - 4/14/17 (Atmospheric Black)
Naudiz - Wulfasa Kunja - 4/14/17 (Black)
Nightbringer - Terra Damnata - 4/14/17 (Black)
Shores of Null - Black Drapes for Tomorrow - 4/14/17 (Melodic Black/Doom)
Valiant - A Moribund Destiny - 4/14/17 (Epic Atmospheric Black)
Akerbeltz - Satanic - 4/15/17 (Black)
Chaos Cascade - Grotesque Inflictions of Infernal Agony - 4/15/17 (Black/Death/Grindcore)
Marthyrium - Beyond the Thresholds - 4/15/17 (Black)
Nihilation - A Misanthrope's Guide to the Planet - 4/15/17 (Progressive Black)
Argus Megere - VEII - 4/17/17 (Black)
Urangst - Leichnam - 4/20/17 (Depressive Black/Ambient)
Afraid of Destiny - Agony - 4/21/17 (Atmospheric/Depressive Black)
Celestial Grave - Pvtrefactio [EP] - 4/21/17 (Black)
Dystopia - Chaos Philosophorum - 4/21/17 (Black)
Farsot - Fail·Lure - 4/21/17 (Black)
Ghost Bath - Starmourner - 4/21/17 (Depressive/Post-Black)
Abomnium - A Hollow Path - 4/28/17 (Black/Death/Thrash)
Barathrum - Fanatiko - 4/28/17 (Black/Doom)
Corpus Christii - Delusion - 4/28/17 (Black)
Cult of Eibon - Lycan Twilight Sorcery [EP] - 4/28/17 (Black)
Helsótt - The Healer [EP] - 4/28/17 (Folk/Thrash)
Jonne - Kallohonka - 4/28/17 (Folk)
Seide - Beyond the Fallacy - 4/28/17 (Black)
Skyclad - Forward into the Past - 4/28/17 (Folk)
Veldes - The Bitterness Prophecy - 4/28/17 (Atmospheric Black)
Cavemaster - Sob o Abismo do Infinito - 4/29/17 (Black)
Odraedir - Legends of the Dark Times - 4/30/17 (Pagan/Folk)
Death
Abatuar - Perversiones de muerte putrefacta - 4/1/17 (Black/Death)
Bleak Flesh - Overcoming Reality [EP] - 4/1/17 (Progressive/Technical Death)
Sincarnate - In Nomine Homini - 4/1/17 (Doom/Death)
Azarath - In Extremis - 4/7/17 (Death/Black)
Nervochaos - Nyctophilia - 4/7/17 (Death)
Sigil - Kingdom of the Grave - 4/7/17 (Death)
The Crawling - Anatomy of Loss - 4/7/17 (Death/Doom)
Ubiquitous - Ad Portas Inferi - 4/7/17 (Melodic Death)
Defleshed and Gutted - The Prophecy in the Entrails - 4/8/17 (Brutal Death)
Alphoenix - Final Crusades - 4/12/17 (Melodic Death/Metalcore)
Fractal Universe - Engram of Decline - 4/14/17 (Progressive/Technical Death)
Deathawaits - Solve Coagula - 4/14/17 (Death/Thrash/Deathcore)
Lacerta - Lacerta - 4/14/17 (Death)
Necrowretch - Satanic Slavery - 4/14/17 (Death/Black)
Valgrind - Seal of Phobos [EP] - 4/14/17 (Death)
Varg - Götterdämmerung [EP] - 4/14/17 (Melodic Death/Black/Metalcore)
Decemberance - Conceiving Hell - 4/15/17 (Death/Doom)
Ancient Ascendant - Raise the Torch - 4/21/17 (Death)
Artificial Brain - Infrared Horizon - 4/21/17 (Technical Death)
Cemetery Urn - Cemetery Urn - 4/21/17 (Death)
Disbelief - The Symbol of Death - 4/21/17 (Death/Thrash/Sludge)
Ingurgitating Oblivion - Vision Wallows in Symphonies of Light - 4/21/17 (Death)
Jotnar - Connected/Condemned - 4/21/17 (Melodic Death)
Mortör - Burn Up the Dead - 4/21/17 (Death/Thrash)
Profanity - The Art of Sickness - 4/21/17 (Death)
Resurgency - No Worlds... nor Gods Beyond - 4/21/17 (Death)
Tehom - The Merciless Light - 4/21/17 (Death)
Vomit Remnants - Hyper Groove Brutality - 4/21/17 (Brutal Death)
Morbid Flesh - Rites of the Mangled - 4/24/17 (Death)
Soulrot - Nameless Hideous Manifestations - 4/24/17 (Death)
The Hallowed Catharsis - Solar Cremation [EP] - 4/26/17 (Deathcore)
Aborted Fetus - The Art of Violent Torture - 4/28/17 (Brutal Death)
Cadaver Disposal - Transformatio Mundi - 4/28/17 (Death)
Hideous Divinity - Adveniens - 4/28/17 (Technical/Brutal Death)
Looking for an Answer - Dios carne - 4/28/17 (Grindcore/Death)
Noumena - Myrrys - 4/28/17 (Melodic Death)
Sarcasm - Within the Sphere of Ethereal Minds - 4/28/17 (Death)
Shadow of Intent - Reclaimer - 4/28/17 (Melodic Deathcore)
Mongol - Warrior Spirit [EP] - 4/29/17 (Folk/Melodic Death)
Thrash, Groove, Speed
Bloodrocuted - For the Dead Travel Fast - 4/1/17 (Thrash)
War Device - Infinite Chaos - 4/1/17 (Thrash)
Scatha - Take the Risk - 4/4/17 (Heavy/Thrash)
Nofuck - Walls of Flesh - 4/5/17 (Thrash/Death)
Amken - Theater of the Absurd - 4/7/17 (Thrash)
Comaniac - Instruction for Destruction - 4/7/17 (Thrash)
Harlott - Extinction - 4/7/17 (Thrash)
All Hell - The Grave Alchemist - 4/14/17 (Black/Thrash/Punk)
Blood Feast - The Future State of Wicked - 4/14/17 (Thrash)
Craven Idol - The Shackles of Mammon - 4/14/17 (Black/Thrash)
Hellripper - Coagulating Darkness - 4/14/17 (Black/Speed)
Epi-Demic - Malformed Conscience - 4/14/17 (Thrash/Crossover)
Infernäl Mäjesty - No God - 4/14/17 (Thrash Metal)
Lich King - The Omniclasm - 4/14/17 (Thrash)
Death Nöize - Fullmoon Fury Ritual - 4/15/17 (Black/Thrash/Crust)
Revenant Dead - Heroes Without Villains - 4/18/17 (Thrash/Death/Groove)
End All - Signs of Life - 4/19/17 (Thrash)
Disorder - Fuego negro - 4/21/17 (Thrash/Death)
Face Down Hero - False Evidence Appearing Real - 4/21/17 (Thrash)
Slate Grey - World Turns to Black - 4/21/17 (Melodic Thrash)
Foreseen - Grave Danger - 4/21/17 (Thrash/Crossover)
Game Over - Blessed Are the Heretics [EP] - 4/21/17 (Thrash)
Vampire - With Primeval Force - 4/21/17 (Thrash/Death)
Critical Solution - Barbara the Witch - 4/28/17 (Heavy/Thrash)
Assault - The Fallen Reich - 4/30/17 (Thrash/Death)
Extinction - The Monarch Slaves - 4/30/17 (Thrash)
Power, Prog, Symphonic, Gothic
Ruins of Elysium - Seeds of Chaos and Serenity - 4/4/17 (Symphonic)
Kelly Simonz's Blind Faith - Overture of Destruction - 4/5/17 (Neoclassical, Shred)
Arthemis - Blood - Fury - Domination - 4/7/17 (Power/Heavy/Thrash)
Avelion - Illusion of Transparency - 4/7/17 (Melodic Power)
Dragony - Lords of the Hunt [EP] - 4/7/17 (Melodic Power)
Metall - Metal Heads - 4/7/17 (Heavy/Power)
Reflection - Bleed Babylon Bleed - 4/7/17 (Epic Heavy)
Sinheresy - Domino - 4/7/17 (Symphonic/Melodic Heavy)
Defy the Tide - Soteria [EP] - 4/7/17 (Melodic Heavy/Progressive)
Sunless Sky - Doppelgänger - 4/7/17 (Power)
The Lightbringer - Heptanity - 4/7/17 (Melodic Power/Black)
Sailing to Nowhere - Lost in Time - 4/14/17 (Melodic Power)
Cryonic Temple - Into the Glorious Battle - 4/21/17 (Power)
Labÿrinth - Architecture of a God - 4/21/17 (Progressive Power)
Ossian - Az igazi szabadság - 4/21/17 (Heavy/Power)
Vicinity - Recurrence - 4/21/17 (Progressive)
Ayreon - The Source - 4/28/17 (Progressive)
Ibéria - Much Higher than a Hope - 4/28/17 (Heavy/Neoclassical/Progressive)
MindMaze - Resolve - 4/28/17 (Power)
Pyramaze - Contingent - 4/28/17 (Power)
Steeldriver - The Last of the Dragon - 幻惑の誓い - - 4/28/17 (Power)
Until Rain - Inure - 4/28/17 (Progressive)
Vandroya - Beyond the Human Mind - 4/28/17 (Heavy/Power)
Stoner, Doom, Sludge, Drone
Demon Head - Thunder on the Fields - 4/7/17 (Doom/Hard Rock)
Fuoco Fatuo - Backwater - 4/7/17 (Doom/Drone/Death)
The Obsessed - Sacred - 4/7/17 (Doom)
Valborg - Endstrand - 4/7/17 (Progressive Doom/Death)
Arc of Ascent - Realms of the Metaphysical - 4/11/17 (Stoner/Doom)
Funeralium - Of Throes and Blight - 4/12/17 (Funeral Doom)
Funeral Tears - Beyond the Horizon - 4/13/17 (Funeral Doom)
Hellwell - Behind the Demon's Eyes - 4/14/17 (Heavy/Progressive/Doom)
Novembers Doom - Hamartia - 4/14/17 (Death/Doom)
Widows - Oh Deer God - 4/14/17 (Stoner Rock/Metal)
Altar of Betelgeuze - Among the Ruins - 4/15/17 (Doom/Death/Stoner)
Graveyard of Souls - Pequeños fragmentos de tiempo congelado - 4/15/17 (Doom/Death)
Jupiterian - Archaic: Process of Fossilization - 4/15/17 (Sludge, Death/Doom)
Coltsblood - Ascending into Shimmering Darkness - 4/21/17 (Doom/Sludge)
Hessaja - Planet Sedam: ISON [EP] - 4/21/17 (Doom/Sludge)
Obelyskkh - The Providence - 4/21/17 (Psychedelic Doom/Stoner)
Martyrdoom - Grievous Psychosis - 4/24/17 (Death/Doom)
Cursus - Cursus - 4/28/17 (Stoner/Doom)
Duel - Witchbanger - 4/28/17 (Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal/Rock)
Elephant Bell - Gates of Dawn - 4/28/17 (Stoner Rock/Metal)
Mammoth Mammoth - Mount the Mountain - 4/28/17 (Stoner Rock/Metal)
Misc
Beyond Fallen - As the Spires Fall - 4/1/17 (Heavy)
Satan's Hallow - Satan's Hallow - 4/1/17 (Heavy)
Basement Torture Killings - There's Something About Beryl - 4/7/17 (Death/Grindcore)
Deep Purple - Infinite - 4/7/17 (Heavy/Hard Rock)
Spitefuel - Second to None - 4/7/17 (Heavy/Hard Rock)
Dust in Mind - Oblivion - 4/7/17 (Industrial/Melodic Death)
Jesters of Destiny - The Sorrows That Refuse to Drown - 4/7/17 (Psychedelic Heavy/Hard Rock)
Trial (Swe) - Motherless - 4/7/17 (Heavy)
Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar - 4/7/17 (Ambient/Avant-garde/Electronica)
Tygers of Pan Tang - Never Give Up [EP] - 4/14/17 (NWOBHM)
Voltax - No Retreat... You Surrender - 4/14/17 (Heavy)
Corroded - Defcon Zero - 4/14/17 (Heavy Metal/Hard Rock)
Disharmony - The Abyss Noir - 4/20/17 (Heavy/Doom)
Cloven Hoof - Who Mourns for the Morning Star? - 4/21/17 (NWOBHM, Heavy/Power)
Devil - To the Gallows - 4/21/17 (Heavy/Doom)
Midnight Rider - Manifestation - 4/21/17 (Heavy)
Night Demon - Darkness Remains - 4/21/17 (Heavy)
Virus - Investigator [EP] - 4/21/17 (Avant-garde Rock/Metal)
All That Remains - Madness - 4/28/17 (Metalcore/Melodic Hard Rock)
Emphasis - Black.Mother.Earth - 4/28/17 (Post-Metal)
Harpyie - Anima - 4/28/17 (Folk/Heavy)
Life of Agony - A Place Where There's No More Pain - 4/28/17 (Alternative Rock/Metal)
Mythra - Still Burning - 4/28/17 (NWOBHM)
Wolfpakk - Wolves Reign - 4/28/17 (Heavy)