Kingdok's 2023
Gave it a coupla weeks to let a few albums settle. |
| 1 |  | Cattle Decapitation
Terrasite
Cattle Decap's most complete and ultimately satisfying album. Takes everything good about their last three albums and improves on it all. Every track is a belter, and the final chunk creates a completely cinematic mood.
Just Another Body |
| 2 |  | Polkadot Cadaver
Echoes Across The Hellscape
Unusually for PC, initially felt solid but a little unspectacular. The rate of growth for some of these tracks was incredible tho, became an absolute belter.
A Dog Without Water |
| 3 |  | Hellripper
Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags
First time I've really delved into blackened thrash, after a year of rediscovering the thrash records that shaped my tastes. How can anyone resist a song called Goat Vomit Nightmare!
Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags |
| 4 |  | Therapy?
Hard Cold Fire
Feels like T? Have settled into a groove over their last few albums, for the first time really in their career. Wonderful flow and some real nasty hooks keep it punching after uncountable plays.
Two Wounded Animals |
| 5 |  | Plump DJs
Replumped
Early 2000s breakbeat was such a fun time, and nobody could touch the Plumps. A mix of (mostly) their best tunes from those time will always be the best party cd.
Scram |
| 6 |  | Carnosus
Visions of Infinihility
Superior tech-death with melodic flourishes and a whole lot of speed. Vocals absolutely make it.
Castle of Grief |
| 7 |  | Shade Empire
Sunholy
Omega Arcane will always be a next-level album, one that Shade Empire will never match, so would always rather they move to something else. This improves on their last with more coherence, and the clean vocals fit in smoother as well.
This Coffin an Island |
| 8 |  | JAAW
Supercluster
Andy Cairns goes full industrial-noise rock that was occasionally hinted at with T?, awesome artwork too.
Rot |
| 9 |  | Majesties
Vast Reaches Unclaimed
Nice old school melodeath vibes that don't sound as dated or as unoriginal as it otherwise could.
Our Gracious Captors |
| 10 |  | Spanish Love Songs
No Joy
An imrovement on Brave Faces, with a surprising amount of positivity amongst the general level of expected misery! Still feel like they should push the keyboards more.
Rapture Chaser |
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