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HALF WAY (MOSTLY METAL ) HOUSE - 2020

We made it to July. Been getting money for nothing. My football team won the league after 30 years. Music has been incredible AGAIN and the next 6 months set to be equally incredible with what is to come out. But man the future of live /underground music worries me. When will gigs get back to normal. How many small venues will go under? Read some scary articles about how tours will be booked in the future. Live music is legit my life. As the world burns.....
50Living Gate
Deathlust


Yes. Great stuff from members of some of my favourite bands in Amenra/Yob/Oathbreaker. Playing some OSDM worshipping riffs. They must feel like kids again.

https://livinggate.bandcamp.com/
49Funeral Leech
Death Meditation


Some absolutely top tier death doom around this past 18 months.

https://youtu.be/IL9cmZuDc7w
48The Four Owls
Nocturnal Instinct


UK hip hop legends hit it every time. Flip especially is one of the best MCs in the UK. I don't mess with much feel good boom bap but The Four Owls always win me over and keep me there.

https://youtu.be/QcaINQtMw0Q
47Leeched
To Dull the Blades of Your Abuse


Man I don't get the criticism for this at all. Absolutely rampages.

https://youtu.be/mcVz6QGv0mk
46Lesser Glow
Nullity


Not quite up there with 'Ruined' for me yet but something I still have to get my teeth into much more. I have a love/hate relationship with Lesser Glows clean vox to be honest.

https://youtu.be/wA5HSskLTz0
45Ital Tek
Outland


Still in his almost beatless, dystopian phase but I still dig this style. Not as much as I digged his last couple but still dope. 'Open heart' is a jam.

https://youtu.be/ExF1SRM7L5w
44Live Burial
Unending Futility


UK OSDM. Saw these live before the world ended with Spectral Voice. Really good.

https://liveburialdeath.bandcamp.com/album/unending-futility-death-metal
43Ancient Burial
Beyond the Watchtowers


Two Burials in a row. In 2020. How fitting. Portuguese Black Metal. Sounds like it was recording in a Wardrobe. Great!

https://ancientburialbm.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-watchtowers
42Heavy Trip
Heavy Trip


Canadian stoner jam fest in the vein of Earthless, Harsh Toke etc.

https://youtu.be/sa2vLHHr344
41Cosmovore
Into the Necrosphere


Another suffocating, black as hell, devastating 2020 release. So many black metal/death metal lines are blurred nowadays but the dissonance is a constant.

https://youtu.be/EzZDjgAhiMY
40Internal Rot
Grieving Birth


Dope Aussie Grind.

https://youtu.be/_w7zd42pMFo
39The Ruins Of Beverast / Almyrkvi
Almyrkvi / The Ruins Of Beverast (Split)


So I only just heard this but two bands I love and on first two spins this was FIRE as expected.

https://youtu.be/ea7bM7PXr4U
38Pyrrhon
Abscess Time


Still digesting this beauty in all honesty. Sometime I feel I can't be bothered with this band and the suddenly they pull me back in (© Al Pacino)

https://youtu.be/3Ayb_ToVvhg
37Rejoice! The Light Has Come
Untitled


One of Colin Marston's 1000 side projects but you can have a guess what kind of territory this is. Techy, clean death/black metal.

https://rejoicethelight.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-ep
36Ba'a
Deus Qui Non Mentitur


Pretty awesome French Black Metal. As most French black metal tends to be hey?

https://youtu.be/zu2mSMzBALg
35Pestilength
Eilatik


Pretty bad band name with a pretty great, filthy album that makes you do that screw face and go 'uuurgggghhhhhhhh' Yeah...

https://youtu.be/AFc76j9JERM
34thou
Blessings of the Highest Order


Been listening to a lot of these Nirvana covers for a while but to have them all down in one place is a treat and 1 or 2 I had'nt also. All hail Thou.

https://youtu.be/3YDthTU2f54
33Bolt Gun
Begotten


Lush ambient, post rocky doomy trip from Aus on Art as Catharsis. Pretty under appreciated. Large Instrumental sections akin to A-sun-amissa and the like.

https://youtu.be/okMbV9k5gUE
32Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist
Alfredo


Uncle Al never slips but Freddie Gibbs is the definition of 'Hit and Miss' with me but I kinda enjoy him on this but its mostly about Al's production.

https://youtu.be/G3Jv-CaZ4Uo
31Wake
Devouring Ruin


We've all heard this by now I take it. Pretty relentless.

https://youtu.be/dch7XVwnJaE
30Kommodus
Kommodus


Aussie Black Metal. Only heard this recently. Solid stuff. Justin Wrest did the Artwork along with Dwid I think I theres slight worship of each of those bands ever so slightly among this really top black metal record (especially Integrity).

https://youtu.be/L5waJ2Ma9S0
29Cosmic Putrefaction
The Horizons Towards Which Splendour Withers


Was not even remotely feeling his previous stuff but this went up LEVELS from that. Tremendous album.

https://youtu.be/wHnlW16kyds
28Civerous / Stygian Obsession
Heralds of Affliction


Monstrous, Death metal filth. Fave split of the year for sure.

https://pacificthrenodies.bandcamp.com/album/heralds-of-affliction
27Revenge (CAN)
Strike.Smother.Dehumanize


Absolutely ferocious, as per usual with Revenge. Consistently savage af.

https://youtu.be/8WKDTU8_790
26Relic Point
Self Judgement


Russian Sludge. I don't know much about other than it goes.

https://youtu.be/5mr7wGBxY88
25Odraza
Rzeczom


Polish Black Metal. What a great slew of BM bands out of Poland nowadays.

https://youtu.be/eDsU_jYTEts
24Ulthar
Providence


OH LOOK ANOTHER AMAZING 20 BUCK SPIN RECORD!!

https://youtu.be/zmXa27RyRsA
23Ruin Lust
Choir Of Babel


Pretty damn fierce death metal album from members of Yellow Eyes/Anicon on this years Label of the year .....20 buck Spin!

https://youtu.be/C5jnun9KU3s
22Sangre de Muerdago and Monarch!
Split


Purely for the Incredible Monarch track. I LOVE their brand of slow drone/doom. One of my favourite tracks they have ever released. 16 minutes of perfection.

https://youtu.be/ksnOxNFcMRs
21Cryptic Shift
Visitations from Enceladus


Some neighbours from up the road in Leeds. Some absolutely superb, technical song writing. Thrash/Death crossover. Sprinkles of Vektor here and there. Apparently this band used to be absolutely awful! This 25 minute monster is my highlight.

https://youtu.be/xANOVZ9PNxc
20Resent
Crosshairs


Massively dirty Canadian Sludge album. Reminds me some of the great UK sludge 90's bands at times.

https://resent1.bandcamp.com/album/crosshairs
19Temple of Void
The World That Was


Death doom on a par with their wonderful previous record.

https://youtu.be/VkBMHTKoxNE
18Old Man Gloom
Seminar VIII: Light Of Meaning


Include both records in the one placement here please. Not always the biggest fan of OMG and I dont know why as they tick all the boxes and have some of my fave musicians. Regardless BOTH records are tremendous.

https://youtu.be/ZQPC_1nCQkA
17CLBRKS x Morriarchi
MICROWAVE COOKING 2000


UK Hip Hop on the super consistent Blah records.

https://clbrks.bandcamp.com/
16VoidCeremony
Entropic Reflections Continuum: Dimensional...


Starter for 10 . Which label put this wonderful record out then??? hmmm. Oh Man dat bass too.

https://youtu.be/HhDQLI6_BUk
15Drought (IT)
Trimurti


Super DSO worship Black Metal from Italy on Avantgarde records (worth a check, some good stuff on there) Really good.

https://youtu.be/ex-WBHF1gcM
14Caustic Wound
Death Posture


Another rad death metal super group with some added grind influence on Profound Law.

https://youtu.be/eWBxRYUNy9c
13Mourir
Animal Bouffe Animal


The mighty Plebeian Grandstands bassist other band. Keeps that similar dissonant, chaotic atmosphere on this.

https://youtu.be/6I76RVpZ6h8
12Adagio!
New York To Philly


Revived Hip Hop underground classics. Adagio! were on one of my top 5 hip hop records ever ( Juggaknots - Clear Blue Skies) so to see this released was awesome.

https://youtu.be/zZs3Z05cVyI
11Mortal Incarnation
Lunar Radiant Dawn


(Cheat) Re:Release Japanese death doom. Absolutely killer record.

https://youtu.be/YzhNGO6yP8E
10Light Dweller
Hominal


Incredible dissonant death/black metal from Arizona. Will be top 10 end of year I imagine also.

https://lightdweller.bandcamp.com/album/hominal
9Hrae
þar Sem Skepnur Reika


Still no let up form the magnificent Icelandic black metal scene.

https://hrae.bandcamp.com/releases
8Black Curse
Endless Wound


Spectral Voice, Vasaeleth, and Primitive Man had a baby. What did anyone expect??

https://youtu.be/QRogfznqqps
7Armand Hammer
Shrines


I Was saying to a friend the other day that despite AH being my favourite duo, only 'Race Music' was immediate for me. This again did not floor me at first but every listen it has grown and grown.

https://armandhammer.bandcamp.com/album/shrines
6Dragged Into Sunlight
Terminal Aggressor II


I get how some people aren't into this. Basically 20 plus minutes of noise but the pay off is magnificent and I enjoy the whole journey there. I listened to this twice climbing in Portugal one day so It is tied in to some great memories also. Hopefully more music now away from the Toxic relationship with Prosthetic.

https://youtu.be/d9Rj0SM3fNQ
5Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin
Stygian Bough Volume 1


Glad that it clearly sounds like a collab rather than just Bell Witch with Erik on Vox. Can hear his influence on it for sure. Production doesn't quite hit with some of the heavier passages but still...as always with Bell Witch a great, great album.

https://youtu.be/oaZ2qNTyI2U
4Oranssi Pazuzu
Mestarin Kynsi


Another album still growing with each play. I already love OP so the chances of them letting me down, given their previous, were slim. It's very different than their last but always interesting and a sound now of theirs alone. The live stream of this a few weeks back was incredible. Watch it here.

https://youtu.be/PfANRKPnC8M
3Lychgate
Also Sprach Futura


Greg Chandler does not stop with consistently fantastic releases. Stellar EP from UK's Premier Avant Garde (Yes I used it) Black metal kings.

https://youtu.be/VcgwQn6G0fg
2NEPTUNIAN MAXIMALISM
Éons


This is actually REAL close to number 1 for me. Like Sunn o)), Swans, Crimson in a melting pot of psychedelic noise. Phenomenal but long and dense and not for the faint of heart. Artwork of the year, no question.

https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ons
1Ulcerate
Stare Into Death and Be Still


What's more to say??

https://youtu.be/3Ke2f1tvxCQ
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