THE BEST OF 2019
The songs that defined your year
1. OPETH – DIGNITY
Proggy brilliance from the album In Cauda Venenum.
2. BARONESS – BORDERLINES
John Baizley and co get us right in the feels.
3. ALCEST – PROTECTION
Unearthly music from the album Spiritual Instinct.
4. CHELSEA WOLFE – DERANGED FOR ROCK & ROLL
The US singer-songwriter sums up our lives.
5. ROTTING CHRIST – FIRE, GOD AND FEAR
The Greeks redefine the word ‘epic’ once again.
6. CULT OF LUNA – LAY YOUR HEAD TO REST
The Swedes reach a new level of intensity.
7. EMPLOYED TO SERVE – FORCE FED
A short, sharp, shock of UK metallic hardcore.
8. VENOM PRISON – UTERINE INDUSTRIALISATION
A brain-bludgeoning slice of political death metal.
9. SCHAMMASCH – A PARADIGM OF BEAUTY
A wracked, post-punk dedication to higher forces.
10. MASTIFF – VERMIN
A feast of ugly grooves and even uglier riffs.
11. ASAGRAUM – WAAR IK BEN KOMT DE DOOD
Satanic black metal of the highest order.
12. ASTRONOID – I DREAM IN LINES
A post-metal anthem that shimmers and soars.
13. CREEPING DEATH - RIPPING THROUGH FLESH
The Texan death metal quartet stay true to the title.
14. NESHIIMA – CAVING IN
The Glaswegian tech-rap-metallers throw down.
15. FJORDS – ONIRICA
Progressive metal melodies from the Midlands.