Not Digging The 2012 Lists
Wasn't going to make one of these until after I looked at some of the rothers and didn't really rrrdig what was on them. Here's my favourite 3.5's, r4's, and 4.5's from 2012. |
| 52 |  | Brutality Will Prevail
Scatter the Ashes
3.5 Tough guy hardcore with sludgy goodness. |
| 51 |  | Inverloch
Dusk|Subside
3.5 Like dISEMBOWELMENT just not as awesome, pretty close to a 4. |
| 50 |  | Waning
The Human Condition
3.5 Black metal with modern influence. |
| 49 |  | I Am the Ocean
Overhead
3.5 Post-Hardcore/Alt Rock |
| 48 |  | Pelican
Ataraxia/Taraxis
3.5 Instrumental Post/Metal, Sludge |
| 47 |  | Thou/Hell
Resurrection Bay
3.5 Sludge Metal/ Doom Metal. Really loved the Thou side. |
| 46 |  | Irreversible
Ashes
3.5 Post-Metal/Post-Rock |
| 45 |  | War From A Harlots Mouth
Voyeur
3.5 Metalcore/Progressive |
| 44 |  | No Omega
Metropolis
3.5 Hardcore/Post-Hardcore |
| 43 |  | Vampillia and Nadja
The Primitive World
4 Drone/Ambient Always love me some Nadja, close to a 4.5. |
| 42 |  | Make A Change...Kill Yourself
Fri
4 Depressive Black Metal |
| 41 |  | Dephosphorus
Night Sky Transform
4 Grind/Black Metal |
| 40 |  | El-P
Cancer 4 Cure
4 Progressive Hip-hop |
| 39 |  | Toluca
Act I
4 Black Metal/Screamo/Post-Rock |
| 38 |  | The Chariot
One Wing
4 Chaotic Hardcore/Metalcore Nice to see these guys start realizing their potential. |
| 37 |  | The Great Old Ones
Al Azif
4 Black Metal/Post-Metal Personal favourite, really awesome debut. |
| 36 |  | Mutilation Rites
I Am Legion
4 Black Metal/Sludge Probably would have the full length, but haven't finished
listening to it yet. |
| 35 |  | Coheed And Cambria
The Afterman: Ascension
4 Progressive Rock/ Alt Rock |
| 34 |  | Hexis
XI
4 Hardcore/Black Metal |
| 33 |  | Burn Idols
Theodicy
4 Crust/Hardcore |
| 32 |  | BATS
The Sleep of Reason
4 Post-Hardcore/Progressive So close to a 4.5. |
| 31 |  | Deftones
Koi No Yokan
4 Alternative/Metal Still kinda iffy on this one. |
| 30 |  | Beardfish
The Void
4 Progressive/Hard Rock |
| 29 |  | An Autumn For Crippled Children
Only The Ocean Knows
4 Black Metal/Post-Rock/Drone Another personal favourite. |
| 28 |  | Title Fight
Floral Green
4 Pop-Punk/Post-Hardcore |
| 27 |  | Krallice
Years Past Matter
4 Black Metal/Progressive |
| 26 |  | Such Gold
Misadventures
4 Pop-Punk/Post-Hardcore |
| 25 |  | Ash Borer
Cold of Ages
4 Black Metal/Doom/atmospheric Really looking forward to what these guys have
in store. |
| 24 |  | Suis La Lune
Riala
4 Post-Hardcore/Screamo/Emo Probably one of my most listened to this year. |
| 23 |  | Mares of Thrace
The Pilgrimage
4 Sludge/Noise Rock One of the best live acts I saw this year. |
| 22 |  | Author & Punisher
Ursus Americanus
4 Drone/Doom/Industrial Love this dude. |
| 21 | | Skyharbor
Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos
4 Progressive Metal |
| 20 |  | This Gift Is A Curse
I, Gvilt Bearer
4 Hardcore with heavy BM influence. I thrashed out pretty hard to this. |
| 19 |  | Meshuggah
Koloss
4 Progressive/Groove Metal |
| 18 |  | Unsane
Wreck
4 Noise Rock/Punk |
| 17 |  | Christian Mistress
Possession
4 Hard Rock/Old School Metal |
| 16 |  | Cathedraal
Voix Blanches
4 Screamo/Post-Hardcore/Black Metal |
| 15 |  | Pallbearer
Sorrow and Extinction
4 Doom Metal Warning worship, but so awesome. |
| 14 |  | Witch In Her Tomb
Witch In Her Tomb
4 Black Metal |
| 13 |  | Loma Prieta
I.V.
4 Hardcore/Screamo Love this one, close to a 4.5. |
| 12 |  | Torche
Harmonicraft
4 Stoner Rock/ Stoner Metal It's definitely stoned. |
| 11 |  | JJ DOOM
Key to the Kuffs
4 Hip-Hop Definitely not DOOM's best, but it's new DOOM. |
| 10 |  | Flourishing
Intersubjectivity
4 Death Metal/Post-Metal/Industrial These dudes are truly awesome. |
| 9 |  | Testament
Dark Roots of Earth
4 Thrash Metal/Hard Rock |
| 8 |  | Bone Dance
Bone Dance
4 Hardcore/Metalcore |
| 7 |  | Bell Witch
Longing
4 Funeral Doom/Sludge Really great debut. |
| 6 |  | Bosse-de-Nage
III
4 Black Metal/Post-Rock |
| 5 |  | Amenra
Mass V
4.5 Sludge/Post-Metal Wonderful, really dark record. These guys are slowly becoming
something great. |
| 4 |  | Enslaved
RIITIIR
4.5 Black Metal/Progressive Going a little further into their progressive side
Enslaved try and write a more accessible record and succeed. |
| 3 |  | Gaza
No Absolutes In Human Suffering
4.5 Chaotic Hardcore/Metalcore Gaza continue to try and make their most hate
filled record. |
| 2 |  | The Blue Letter
Love Is Not Control
4.5 Post-Metal/Post-Hardcore These guys really deserve more attention, especially
for such a diverse and interesting record. |
| 1 |  | Rush
Clockwork Angels
4.5 Progressive Rock/Hard Rock The kings return to show us they still have it. |
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