When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It feels like it's been about years, but January is finally over! While it's certainly felt like an unending expanse of time, that doesn't mean the first month of has passed by without bringing us some excellent new releases, as the new albums from The Halo Effect , Wardruna and Alk Blk Era.
In that spirit, we're also back with another hefty round-up of the finest metal cuts you compiled of singles that've appeared over the last week. That in mind, here are the results of last week's vote! We'd got an impressively stacked roster last week with big names like Papa Roach, Killswitch Engage, Dream Theater, Destruction and more dropping fresh cuts.
Doom metal merchants Conan took a very admirable third place with their latest single Frozen Edges Of The Wound, getting narrowly edged out of second by the returning Killswitch Engage. But the overall winners were extreme metal veterans Cradle Of Filth, whose new album was announced with the brilliantly fiendish To Live Deliciously.
We're not slowing down on the heavyweight acts this week, either. You'd do well to check out the new cuts from the likes of Jinjer, Hanabie and Deviloof, but there's also fresh offerings from Saxon, Epica, Bloodywood and more in the running, so don't forget to cast your vote in the poll below - and have an excellent weekend!
It's been almost 12 months since Epica revealed they were working on their ninth studio album and this week they shared that Aspiral will be with us on April Lead single Cross The Divide is a hale affirmation of their status as beloved symphonic metal veterans, a massive track which fully utilises orchestral instrumentation alongside thundering low-end to create a fusion of rampaging ferocity and grandiose melody.
