This week's new heavy metal releases include crushing energetic metal, a splitting headache (You'll groan at that soon. The Hirsch Effekt – Der BrauchGenre: Progressive metalOrigin: Hanover, GermanyLabel: Long Branch RecordsBuy now on BandcampThe Hirsch Effekt have a lot albums with covers featuring weird shit happening to heads. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, this is a showcase of the weird shit happening in their heads. This is a proggy showcase that'll require you to brush up on your Deutsch if you want you follow along. Urne – Setting Fire To The SkyGenre: Sludge/metalcoreOrigin: London, EnglandLabel: SpinefarmBuy now from SpinefarmClosing out this week with the heavy hammer of Urne.