No need to introduce death metal, right? It’s death, and metal! There has been so many great death and death-adjacent records this year that this top 5 was one of the toughest to call! I could’ve easily extended it into a top 10, but for the sake of concision, I was able to keep only the 5 best in my opinion!
Number Five: Dagtum – Revered Decadence
Dagtum released an underground gem of dissonant death metal with Revered Decadence. The band is actually a supergroup hailing from the Philippines, and they truly deserve the “super” prefix, as everything they do on that album is insanely bleak and amazing!
Number Four: Carcinoma – Labascation
It’s disgustingly heavy and the production has just the right amount of grit. This album is beautiful in all its ugliness. I wrote about this one earlier this year, so why haven’t you listened to it yet?
Number Three: Barús – Fanges
Let this album play at the funeral of those who release year-end list in November. Fanges was released on the very last day of the year, and it’s an absolute masterpiece! Progressive, atmospheric death metal that can put any other to shame. The album is made up of two tracks, the first of which, the title track, plays a little more into the doom metal territory, while the second one, “Chassis de chair”, showcases the band’s more black metal and technical death metal influences.
Number Two: Yautja – The Lurch
The Lurch is one of the best death albums this year. Blending grind, post, and sludge into a wormhole of death! I’ve just been constantly going back to this album whenever I needed something heavy throughout the year. Endlessly rewarding and cathartic to listen! If you haven’t already, please do.
Number One: Ad nauseam – Imperative Imperceptible Impulse
You know you’re in for a treat when the album has a “full dynamic range” mix. With Imperative Imperceptible Impulse, the Italian avant-garde dissonant death metal entity really outdid themselves, and to surpass a masterpiece, their previous album that is, is a Herculean endeavour.
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Friday, 5 February
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