Best New Metal Releases January 2019: Swallow the Sun, Toxik Attack, Convictors and more!

[@BangerTV]

Thanks all for your feedback. Glad you like this idea! So what we're hearing is, uh, you want MORE BANDS! :) And longer music samples. Consider it done. But we are confused by the number of comments asking why this is at the beginning of the month and not the end of the month. Because it's a preview? Of the upcoming month? We have access to most albums in advance of their official release dates so are able to do a survey and tell you what to watch out for. Look out for another Metal Monthly in early February

[@stereo374]

They probably didn't know you guys had access to releases that weren't out yet

[@rocioiribe5841]

I think people were confused b/c at the end you said "this has been the best metal of January" and it would be more clear is you said something like "this is what we think it's best of upcoming January releases"

[@DeRen179]

There's an album from January you probably haven't heard of: Tytus - Rain After Drought. Old-school metal worth checking out.

[@joshmarsh7833]

seriously i cant think of any other channel that does as much for metal,and i dont just mean the bigger bands but all metal,than you guys.seriously love this channel,great work guys \m/

[@Discoveringbandsbymichaelnagy]

Yes its great to give all great talent support which is what I try and do as well!!

[@gguolo]

Josh Marsh totally agree. Amazing content

[@Sirmeatwad]

You should check out Brainsmasher, Myke C-Town, and Marty Worm's channels

[@Calpinable]

Very good segment. It is not that easy to filter through new releases and pick up the worthwile stuff. Videos like these do help a ton.

[@cardiacade]

Awesome, but could do with a few more seconds of each bands music.

[@Heimdal84]

Agreeeeeeee :)

[@chkchrycla]

Yeah, play it for longer please.

[@codyl2181]

You can't. Copyright issues

[@JecoJtv]

Definitely

[@keithhughes3419]

Good point. Even just a little more of the music would be a good improvement. Good video all the same. 🤘

[@lordabortioncof]

Blayne, you rock! Astrophobos and Convictors sounded pretty fuckng awesome to me. Thanks for the recommendations, I probably wouldn't have found it on my own.

[@Luiser27]

I love that Blayne talks about the artwork I also think it defines not also the album and a band but is unique in this genre of music that we love, so thanks Blayne

[@juancarlosgonzalez800]

Best metal channel on youtube. Damn, you guys are awesome.

[@zaqston36]

Loved this, wish it was a bit longer so I could actually hear the music being talked about but my remedy will be just adding it to my playlist.

[@BangerTV]

Thanks Zach! There's always a link in the video description so you can easily hear more music with one click!

[@davetheMFdrummer]

Thank you for recommending Astrophobos mate! all songs from spotify are on repeat since yesterday in my house

[@RequiemDead]

Awesome recommendation with Astrophobos. More extreme underground metal please.

[@marieschindler2561]

Im really thankfull for this preview, love the album and would have definitly overlooked it otherwise

[@Zunidrap]

Wow! I can't thank you enough for bringing Toxik Attack to my attention. I can't believe my country has produced metal this good! Preordered!

[@mitchell2719]

Definitely looking forward to this series! Only thing I would change so far is to let the music play for longer when you introduce the band.

[@nckcntr9634]

This is my new favorite banger series.

[@jamesp3429]

You guys rule, thanks Banger for all you do for metal!

[@Chris_Oblivion]

Best metal channel on KZbin bar none, and also the best presenter to do the job. Awesome new show!

[@lorenfarque1571]

This is a super cool addition, and at this point you guys are my ABSOLUTE favorite and go-to channel for metal.

[@smcmullin2001]

Nicely done, Blayne and Banger! Astrophobos is a great find, digging into their discography now. Excellent stuff, thank you.

[@helios7170]

I love your output! Keep this up, I'm a massive fan and have discovered so many bands thanks to you guys \m/

[@thadavidrain]

Fuck yeah! Always proud to see Portuguese bands being mentioned abroad :D Thank you, Blayne!

[@petebrown3715]

I now have my BANGER TV back. Great new show. This channel has helped me discover a crapton of new bands that I've never heard of. This channel does so much for the entire metal community. Now let's do the cross over with the KZbin channel Lost in Vegas. I'd love to see Sam and Blayne with Ryan and George!!

[@Knifey_ZA]

Guys, this is awesome! I do love hearing the news on major releases via your other videos, but I also love finding all the weird and wonderful unknown bands on Bandcamp. There's some real gems in there! Thanks Blayne!

[@bshadows420]

Just when I thought I couldn't love this channel anymore, you come out with another awesome segment and more content. Keep up the good work, banger crew. And thanks for all you do for metal.

[@VisuallyImpairedGamer1987]

Great show it's nice to get a snippet of bands I may have missed otherwise. I'm keen on checking out Astrophobos. Blayne with how many times you talked about the blending of colours in the album artwork I swear I was watching Ink Master or something!

[@Litoff90]

This show is gonna be great!! LOL!! Blayne's gonna review Swallow the Sun!! Can't wait. Toxik Attack sounds cool as well, as do Convictors (sick cover) and Astrophobos!! Kudos Mr. Blayne!! \m/ Gonna check those out!! Cheers from Mexico City.

[@benjaminbertrand4117]

Great content. I wish it had the same production quality as the videos from regular series.

[@kristofbe1]

Love the show, this is exactly what I want. You nailed it again, Banger TV.

[@jean-sebastienlatouche3678]

Love this show. Good exposure for us all to all types of metal releases. Glad to see a good variety.

[@faceless2056]

Great show! Love it. Metal rules! Long live metal! Long live BangerTV!

[@aimbug_]

God damn, this show is just what i need going into 2019! Gonna check out astrophobos for sure.

[@jameswallace6378]

I dig the new show. Blayne is my favorite host and the reason I started digging through the channel. More bands! More Blayne! Love it!

[@lukasaboci5906]

This is great, we need more of this. This show is your best idea and you should keep it going.

[@adrimarie3050]

I've been needing this in my life so desperately!!!! I used to work at HVM before it shut down :(:( and I always knew when new metal was coming out and I've been lacking that luxury for almost 2 years now so THANK YOU!! I have no social media and my phone is old as sin so this is my only avenue to find new music which is really all I care about anyway. \m/

[@neliogoncalves3662]

That was a great portuguese accent Blayne xD. Glad to see a band from my home land featured in the show.

[@EvlixManiac]

I love your commitment to listen to us ❤️

[@johnfadden6690]

I absolutely love this idea for a show! Besides Swallow The Sun, all of the bands you mentioned are 100% new finds for me to listen too and probably would have gotten lost in the shuffle of new releases if this show didn't exist. THANK YOU

[@taylorpeak7289]

Hell yea, super excited for this new segment! If these were a bit longer and more fleshed out, it would be perfect.

[@ajo2buniti]

Are you going to do some video focus on metal album artwork or graphic artists in heavy metal ?

[@ariyohidayat3091]

Up for this

[@gamper33]

really good suggestion

[@tundraillustration]

I vote on this!

[@tundraillustration]

By the way Toxik Attack album art seems to be from the artist Luis Sendon :) I usually follow his work.

[@MarioVerkerk]

Awesome. I love to discover new bands with Blayne!

[@stevenielsen3]

Finally...I always look forward yo your reviews. Just the right amount humor, insight, and info.

[@theabsentdeity]

Great idea! Don't be afraid to make it longer. It's be good to hear more of each bands music. And you could even trade off hosts every month. We all love Sarah.

[@mermaidthrasher4235]

Hell yeah trapped under ice, stoked to get that and love the witching hour shirt!!

[@tingachhakchhuak6083]

This channel is really growing Keep up the good work, BangerTv and Blayne, great review

[@Ktulured55]

I love any show that Blayne does! Happy to see him with his own show that will be every month.

[@mitchblythe7521]

Right now this has to be the only channel for metal genre who are doing the right job/ creating content, Metalheads are always excited for what the channel is gonna bring out just amazing content, keep it up \m/

[@mexaloco]

This is a nice short summary, basically the Patreon’s Tip Sheet Live!

[@BangerTV]

Exactly! (Although the Patreon tip sheet has even MORE recommends.)

[@Frogmonkey095]

Will check these out. Also nice Witching Hour shirt. Their album was on my list of top 25 German black metal albums of 2018.

[@blitzenwisnia1938]

Best, most fun reviewer ever! Thanks Blane.

[@IvanOrdell]

What a great idea to discover new bands! I'll be tuning in every month.

[@rnbtheadventuresofrhettbri1933]

Swallow the Sun is an amazing band and I’m super stoked for the new album. Their last triple album was extremely ambitious and amazingly well executed

[@Reddogsociety67]

My formula for finding great metal is watch Blayne and Brad , write down their suggestions, insert ear buds, turn up volume and let the heaviness reign!!

[@aronianilssen8180]

Already super excited for this series!

[@digitandariel]

This is a great format. Can’t wait for more.

[@Villehakkinen87]

Very nice collection of upcoming metal, Bangertv channel is doing great stuff , thanks !!

[@rocioiribe5841]

BangerTV always KILLING IT! love this. more Blayne and his theme song please.

[@ScottOrKaze]

This is great! I really like the monthly tip sheet that you guys do for the patrons, and this is a great addition. I follow a lot of new releases for bigger bands, but this really helps with some more niche stuff

[@nicholasbenedictrobinson7841]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for no popping/swooshing sound effects!

[@StarsDie88]

Nice shirt. Just discovered Witching Hour and they're awesome. Looking forward to seeing this guys monthly vids.

[@jessehilton1337]

Fuck yeah, I am totally down for this segment. Looking forward to more!

[@heavynov]

Would love to hear a bit more of the bands (longer samples). Really enjoying that this has a more underground focus, would like it if you kept mentioning the big releases but presenting smaller ones. Also; thank you for including the links to the bands!

[@ryantaylor102]

Thanks so much for introducing me to Piah Mater 🤘🏻

[@atomicbrain9401]

5:01 - missed opportunity to say “but Astrophobos has lovingly been craftin’ that Lovecraftian since their debut in 2009”

[@MrJoshItIs]

As a participant in the Interdimensional Vortex of Conspiratorial Tastemaking, I too have been listening to number of new releases. Two I'll mention here: Violblast - Theater of Despair & Nuclear Tomb - Succumbing. I am not even a big thrash guy (first is thrash, second thrash/death), but they had me banging my head more than others this month.

[@kriger3624]

Love it.... This is exactly the kind of monthly show I was hoping for.

[@declaration14]

I love the attention given to the artwork

[@DKRainey]

Love the new segment, definitely helps me budget out my purchases a few weeks in advance.

[@KraaaaaaZy]

Good idea! No intro music necessary, Blayne's doing that just fine 😂

[@Asseladden]

Great show! More band! MORE BLAYNE!!

[@alenamusic888]

This was very cool! Thank you Blayne, and Banger!!!! 👍

[@sethpinder9456]

My favorite channel!🤘🤘

[@DarkFire515]

More metal from Banger in 2019. Awesome! Don't forget the new Hecate Enthroned album which is also dropping on the 25th.

[@filipeferreira180]

I almost died laughing when he said "Assassinos em Serie". Wish I could be there to help Blayne xD Great new show guys

[@lukash7659]

Awesome! Keep it simple! I need this every month in my life!

[@vdemario]

This is a great format, keep it up!

[@bhamvol7752]

I enjoyed this video and look forward to more of them, it's a great way to get ideas for new bands to check out. Keep it up!

[@kylekittelberger1417]

I see Blayne and I click, love this 'best monthly release' segment. One recommendation though- maybe do these at the end of the month? Kind of tough to properly do a best of X month release if most of the month still remains...

[@BangerTV]

Thanks Kyle. This video will come out at the beginning of the month, spotlighting what's coming out in advance!

[@kylekittelberger1417]

@@BangerTV ahh okay, thanks for the clarification then. Keep up the good work!

[@natebiggs2880]

Great addition to the Chanel

[@FullMetal625]

Really enjoyed the new video. Would love to hear just a few more seconds of the clips to get a better feel for the bands.

[@kristiankrastanov5995]

Thank you Blayne, very cool!!

[@ConvergeGrinds]

Portuguese guy here. "Loucos pelo Old School" translates as 'Crazy about the Old School' and "Assassinos em Série" as "Serial killers"

[@Jayrock-ky2ky]

The band Convictors is smokin everyone should check out abdication of humanity,cant wait til the new one

[@irishtexan100]

I love this. Good bands that often get overlooked get their name out there!

[@hellonwheels976]

Love the segment I have tons of new metal to check out you guys are awesome

[@wurgat]

Great new show! As a Swede I was just waiting for Blake to try to pronounce the title of the new Soilwork album ;) :) Keep up the great work you do!

[@merbi]

Good selection, I will definitely check out Astrophobos.You missed the new Legion of the Damned record though.

[@BordersoftheJosh]

more shows from banger = more shows i'll be watching from banger.

[@Lumporz]

Good show, and its important to keep it coming at the start of the month. The fonts are really crazy, im not sure if they are hilariously awesome or hilariously awful.

[@chrisreadingcorner3816]

That's awesome. Really like the look and sound of swallow the sun

[@metallicdude100]

This new show is a great ideea! Awsome job!

[@tupacroca]

Que buena info hombre, lo primero que busque fue toxik attack y esta brutal a conseguirlo este cd de estos locos lml

[@Luiser27]

nice addition to Banger

[@worstgamerever0102]

Awesome video. Love it and very useful as a shortlist for the month. I would like video to be a bit longer, maybe 1 clip of the "best" song from the said album. Keep up the great work!

[@morlok4591]

Yeahhhh great format, hell yes German Death Metal…. Convictooooors

[@barryvercueil2346]

AWESOME SHOW!!!! Keep up the good work.

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

Awesome recommendations! But I feel this was a bit too early since we're not even at the end of January yet. Regardless I got some awesome metal to check out! Thanks, Blayne.

[@Opeth1581]

Awesome, Blayne! More of this, please. :D

[@dartande]

Love this show, the more the bands the better. The only advice is to make the music last a little bit longer for each bands, sometimes it's difficult to understand the type of music of the bands. Happy metal year guys, keep going.

[@massacredmatt]

This is perfect. Exactly what I want!

[@nachtjager109e]

THIS. I love this. More of this.

[@doomusrlc]

I like. Maybe a few extra albums and honorable mentions. But as a whole, as long as this doesn't replace overkill reviews (which I miss having the 2 reviews every Friday), I like it!

[@warphalak]

This is good. We needed this.