01) Every Time I Die – Radical (Reprise)
Every Time I Die is twenty-three years into their lustrous career and still writing high-energy albums built with heavy hooks, crushing riffs, and crafty lyrics. Their ninth studio album, Radical, contains the fist-clenching vigor of their early hardcore days while also displaying a highly-developed level of mature depth within their lyrics and musicianship. This album includes a wide variety of styles and helps paint the picture of the colossal force that is Every Time I Die. The entire album is great and there is no track that doesn’t get me immediately excited and invested. Every Time I Die gets the honor of being my number 1 album of 2021. Read my full review here!
Key Track: “Post-Boredom”
Honorable Mentions:
- Between The Buried And Me – Colors II (Sumerian)
- Bodom After Midnight – Paint The Sky With Blood EP (Napalm)
- Fear Factory – Aggression Continuum (Nuclear Blast)
- Khemmis – Deceiver (Nuclear Blast)
- Knocked Loose – A Tear In The Fabric of Life (Pure Noise)
- SION – SION (Self-Released)
- Spiritbox – Eternal Blue (Rise)
- Vildhjarta – Måsstaden Under Vatten (Century Media)
- VOLA – Witness (Mascot)
- Whitechapel – Kin (Metal Blade)