Well hi there folks! It’s been a long time since you all have been privy to my delicate words of wisdom, my insightful bits of astuteness that stick to your brain like a gallon of sugar drenched in pancake syrup. In my long absence the human race has survived the impending Mayan apocalypse, the majesty that is the holiday season, and we look forward to maniacs hording guns and trying to hold off the gummement from stealing their assault rifles. In the midst of all this fun, the year of 2012 ended and 2013 is now in full swing. And what does that mean for all us keyboard bandits? YEAR END ALBUM LISTS!!!!!!!^%!&$!^%!!!!&^%!(&*!!!!! Who else could be more excited than metal enthusiasts spending all their time looking for the latest and greatest bands that no one else has heard of?! Now I know that this is a little later than most other sites, hell this is probably the latest one on the interwebz, but that doesn’t mean that my list is not chock full of metal goodness. It may not be the most underground list but damned if I did not enjoy the hell out of these albums. So please enjoy, debate, tell me I’m wrong, and then we can all get on with our lives. Peace out homies.
Orange Goblin – A Eulogy For The Damned
This doomy, stonery band from the deepest depths of London put forth one of the best rock ‘n roll albums of the year. Pure riffage and beer fueled anger created this masterpiece of leather and spikes for the degenerate masses. If there was a playlist for Busch, this would be the band to create the drunkinest party for people who do not have the ability to walk straight anymore.
Allegaeon – Formshifter
Allegeaon continue to be one of this writer’s favorite bands, their combination of brutality, technicality, and melodicism make this one of the best young bands out there. How this band is not at the forefront of the underground metal scene continues to baffle me. Perhaps if they played live a little more, perhaps Seattle? (wink wink nudge nudge)
Asphyx – Deathhammer
What more can I say about Asphyx that hasn’t already been said? This legendary band has come forth with their combination of death and doom with disastrously heavy results. One of the first bands to combine the two genres and strive, Asphyx are legends and this newest effort continues their legacy.
Aborted – Global Flatline
Teh br00talz!!!! “Fecal Forgery”, “Of Scabs and Boils”, “Expurgation Euphoria”, only titles such as this can come from one of the best Carcass loving bands around. Aborted, shakes off the shackles of post-deathcore-y album Stryichnine.213 and comes back to the brutal grindyness of previous album such as Goremaggedon. They have created a blood soaked collaboration of awesomeness and horror that deserves attention from pits across the globe.
Baroness – Yellow and Green
This album is not extreme in the least bit but it may just be my favorite album. The atmosphere that the Georgian group creates is one that makes the listener think and feel. Even without know what they are singing about, the songs create a feeling inside you, something that doesn’t always happen in metal. Infectious grooves and hypnotic vocals create something magical that even the hardest moshing hesher can’t refute.
Black Breath – Sentenced to Life
This band of plucky brutes from the harsh Pacific Northwest continue to spread their infectious combination of crusty death metal that harkens back to a time when bands simply wanted to beat the living piss out of you with their audible assaults. After Heavy Breathing put the underground’s collective nut sacks in a vice, the band came forth with Sentenced to Life which was a dirty piece of ill-tempered nastiness that everyone fell in love with.
Pallbearer – Sorrow and Extinction
Not many people saw this band exploding the way they did, especially considering their brand of doom is not one that would generally create such excitement. In addition, this is their first full length!!!! What more can we expect from these Arkansian (I have no idea if that is a word) riffmasters? Hopefully something that soars even higher than this harrowing slice of hell.
Honorable mentions go to:
High on Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis
Pig Destroyer – Book Burner
Panopticon – Kentucky
Angelus Apatrida – The Call
Cattle Decapitation – Monolith of Humanity
Gojira – L’enfant Sauvage
…and many more that I cannot recall at this time
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