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..... |
50 | | Living 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/ |
49 | | Funeral Leech Death Meditation
Some absolutely top tier death doom around this past 18 months.
https://youtu.be/IL9cmZuDc7w |
48 | | The 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 |
47 | | Leeched To Dull the Blades of Your Abuse
Man I don't get the criticism for this at all. Absolutely rampages.
https://youtu.be/mcVz6QGv0mk |
46 | | Lesser 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 |
45 | | Ital 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 |
44 | | Live 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 |
43 | | Ancient 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 |
42 | | Heavy Trip Heavy Trip
Canadian stoner jam fest in the vein of Earthless, Harsh Toke etc.
https://youtu.be/sa2vLHHr344 |
41 | | Cosmovore 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 |
40 | | Internal Rot Grieving Birth
Dope Aussie Grind.
https://youtu.be/_w7zd42pMFo |
39 | | The 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 |
38 | | Pyrrhon 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 |
37 | | Rejoice! 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 |
36 | | Ba'a Deus Qui Non Mentitur
Pretty awesome French Black Metal. As most French black metal tends to be hey?
https://youtu.be/zu2mSMzBALg |
35 | | Pestilength 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 |
34 | | thou 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 |
33 | | Bolt 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 |
32 | | Freddie 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 |
31 | | Wake Devouring Ruin
We've all heard this by now I take it. Pretty relentless.
https://youtu.be/dch7XVwnJaE |
30 | | Kommodus 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 |
29 | | Cosmic 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 |
28 | | Civerous / Stygian Obsession Heralds of Affliction
Monstrous, Death metal filth. Fave split of the year for sure.
https://pacificthrenodies.bandcamp.com/album/heralds-of-affliction |
27 | | Revenge (CAN) Strike.Smother.Dehumanize
Absolutely ferocious, as per usual with Revenge. Consistently savage af.
https://youtu.be/8WKDTU8_790 |
26 | | Relic Point Self Judgement
Russian Sludge. I don't know much about other than it goes.
https://youtu.be/5mr7wGBxY88 |
25 | | Odraza Rzeczom
Polish Black Metal. What a great slew of BM bands out of Poland nowadays.
https://youtu.be/eDsU_jYTEts |
24 | | Ulthar Providence
OH LOOK ANOTHER AMAZING 20 BUCK SPIN RECORD!!
https://youtu.be/zmXa27RyRsA |
23 | | Ruin 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 |
22 | | Sangre 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 |
21 | | Cryptic 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 |
20 | | Resent 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 |
19 | | Temple of Void The World That Was
Death doom on a par with their wonderful previous record.
https://youtu.be/VkBMHTKoxNE |
18 | | Old 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 |
17 | | CLBRKS x Morriarchi MICROWAVE COOKING 2000
UK Hip Hop on the super consistent Blah records.
https://clbrks.bandcamp.com/ |
16 | | VoidCeremony 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 |
15 | | Drought (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 |
14 | | Caustic Wound Death Posture
Another rad death metal super group with some added grind influence on Profound Law.
https://youtu.be/eWBxRYUNy9c |
13 | | Mourir Animal Bouffe Animal
The mighty Plebeian Grandstands bassist other band. Keeps that similar dissonant, chaotic atmosphere on this.
https://youtu.be/6I76RVpZ6h8 |
12 | | Adagio! 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 |
11 | | Mortal Incarnation Lunar Radiant Dawn
(Cheat) Re:Release Japanese death doom. Absolutely killer record.
https://youtu.be/YzhNGO6yP8E |
10 | | Light 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 |
9 | | Hrae þar Sem Skepnur Reika
Still no let up form the magnificent Icelandic black metal scene.
https://hrae.bandcamp.com/releases |
8 | | Black Curse Endless Wound
Spectral Voice, Vasaeleth, and Primitive Man had a baby. What did anyone expect??
https://youtu.be/QRogfznqqps |
7 | | Armand 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 |
6 | | Dragged 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 |
5 | | Bell 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 |
4 | | Oranssi 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 |
3 | | Lychgate 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 |
2 | | NEPTUNIAN 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 |
1 | | Ulcerate Stare Into Death and Be Still
What's more to say??
https://youtu.be/3Ke2f1tvxCQ |
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