Some smaller names are really stepping up to the plate this week, among them Atavistia, Defect Designer, Desiccation, Gozu and Tyrannus. Big releases are almost non-existent this week, with a couple of notable exceptions: Periphery – A Pale White Dot (progressive extreme metal/metalcore) Pro-Pain – Stone Cold Anger (hardcore/groove metal) TOP PICK OF THE WEEK Tyrannus – Mournhold Genre: Black/thrash metal Subjective rating: 4/5 Objective rating: 4/5 Country of origin: Scotlan