by Tom Mis | Dec 18, 2023 | Curated Picks, Top 10, we may earn commission from some curated picks links
10) Terminal Sleep, Chapter 2: Elicit Fear (Independent) Four songs, hits only. Terminal Sleep delivers some of the best metal/hardcore crossover in years. Chunky guitars and hyper-aggressive vocals dominate this 15-minute EP. Not a simple rehash of the metal and...
by Elise Yablon | Nov 10, 2023 | Lists, Top 10
It’s hard to believe that 1993 was 30 years ago. With grunge becoming a mainstay on MTV and Top 40 radio over the previous couple of years, the mainstream was starting to favor a harder edge to their music. The year saw highly praised debuts from Tool, Cynic...
by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 1, 2023 | Lists, Top 10
From Omnium Gatherum’s debut, Spirits and August Light, to the transcending record of Souvenirs from The Gathering, February 2003 was an alluring month for metal. We collected ten strong records that recently celebrated their twentieth-anniversary last...
by Mark Smitty Neal | Dec 30, 2021 | Lists, Top 10
Here are my picks for 2021. Top Ten Albums of the Year: 10) Carcass, Torn Arteries (Nuclear Blast) Key Track: “Kelly’s Meat Emporium” 09) The Bronx, VI (Cooking Vinyl) Key Track:...
by Kyle Finlan | Dec 30, 2021 | Top 10
2021 has been quite a dynamic year, with many ups and downs. One of the highlights have been the absolute deluge of new music that has been released in the past 12 months! Perhaps this onslaught of new things to fill our earholes with is being driven by the...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 23, 2021 | Top 10
10) Deafheaven, Infinite Granite (Sargent House) Deafheaven has been divisive for years. Just the mere mention of them sends trve kvlt metalheads into conniptions, but they’ve always been interesting, and it’s been cool watching them move more towards...