Every Friday we challenge ourselves to sift through new music releases and curate a list of albums we think you should be listening to. Tap your favourite music app, put those headphones on and listen to some new music.

Five meticulously selected albums transport you to the shadow realm and conjure some devilishly good memories of seeing past metal shows in Toronto. Is there really a better time to listen to metal than Halloween?

Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom will release the closing album of their career, A Chapter Called Children of Bodom (Final Show in Helsinki Ice Hall 2019) on December 15th, 2023 via Spinefarm. More info here.