STEAK 2024
I wanted to jam more stuff in 2024 but that clashed with my regained motivation to play more games and watch more anime, so sacrifices were made lol. Same drill as usual, we got blurbs, we got jams, we got hugs, we got kisses. |
| 39 |  | Lucrecia (CA)
Meyneth
Metalcore/Copycatcore
These guys just took the sound that The Afterimage had and kept making music in that style, but it sounds good! |
| 38 |  | Charli XCX
Brat
Electropop and what have you
The discourse this album enforces is quite funny |
| 37 |  | Missouri Executive Order 44
Salt Sermon
Mathcore/Noise/little bit of sass
Pretty intense mathy shit here, and all under 15 minutes! |
| 36 |  | Wintersun
Time II
Melodic Death Metal
you already know what it is you waited years and years, I like what Jari brought here there's a lot of fun songs |
| 35 |  | Floating Points
Cascade
Tech House/IDM
Pretty fun beeps and boops for the fellas |
| 34 |  | Sonata Arctica
Clear Cold Beyond
Power Metal!
Very cool that they decided to make their best album in 20 years outta nowhere |
| 33 |  | Balance and Composure
with you in spirit
Alt Rock/Emo
I really love the vocals here man |
| 32 |  | Frontierer
The Skull Burned Wearing Hell...
MathyDjentcore
My face, it has melted |
| 31 |  | Job For A Cowboy
Moon Healer
Techy Death Metal
I can't believe it took ten years for the moon to come up |
| 30 |  | Fellowship
The Skies Above Eternity
POWER METAL
Yes!! |
| 29 |  | Imminence
The Black
Metalcore/Alt Metal
For some reason I have a soft spot for this band, and this album is way better than the previous they did. Much smarter inclusion of violin here |
| 28 |  | Mr. Fix Your Mind to Die
Gangsta Music
Dungeon Rap
This was so damn cool, really out there hip hop |
| 27 |  | Coldrain
FINAL DESTINATION (XV RE:RECORDED) + VENGEANCE
Post Hardcore/Metalcore
You may say I'm cheating by putting remasters and rerecordings on this, well boy do I have some news for you later in the list |
| 26 |  | Nanoray
MANZAI
Hardcore Breaks/Jungle
One of my favorite breaks man goes into the JUNGLE |
| 25 |  | Kaizo Slumber
Tummyache
Digital Hardcore/Hardcore Breaks
Wasn't big on his last album, but this feels like the right mixture of his old breaks style with the digi hardcore |
| 24 |  | Saidan
Visual Kill: The Blossoming of Psychotic Depravity
Melodic Black Metal
the riffs! |
| 23 |  | Iglooghost
Tidal Memory Exo
Deconstructed Club I guess
I've never heard anything else by this guy but man, this made me wanna dive into the rest of his stuff lol it's so good |
| 22 |  | Galleons
Violent Delights
Post Hardcore (swancore I guess)
I don't really dig new music in this style much anymore, but this is a great exception. Some great noodling, vocals are nice, and it features Ryo Kinoshita on a track so bump up 2 points at least |
| 21 |  | Knocked Loose
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
Metalcore/beatdown/hardcore
These guys were on Kimmel lol |
| 20 |  | Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard and Soft
Alt Pop
This album is so nice, definitely her best! Chihiro take me away |
| 19 |  | Magdalena Bay
Imaginal Disk
Synthpop
Their first album took a while to grow on me, but this was pretty immediate. I dig the synth work on this a LOT |
| 18 |  | Diamond Construct
Angel Killer Zero
Metalcore/Industrial Nu Metal
These guys took the industrial nu metal leanings and brought them to the forefront to create something off kilter and super cool |
| 17 |  | Poppy
Negative Spaces
Alt Metal/Metalcore
This has quite an addictive quality to it! Poppy kinda goes everywhere on this album, from more poppy (lol) tracks to some mean metalcore that would make The Chariot proud |
| 16 |  | In Hearts Wake
Incarnation
Metalcore
A spiritual successor to their debut album, this was absolutely the right path to take after their last album was a fall flat on your face moment |
| 15 |  | Erra
Cure
Progressive Metalcore
If I made this list when this album came out it'd be number 1. Kinda grew off me for the same reasons I applaud it, it's very chill for an Erra record and they tried very hard to make something completely different while maintaining that Erra signature sound, to varying degrees of success |
| 14 |  | The Hope Conspiracy
Tools Of Oppression / Rule By Deception
Hardcore Punk
Kinda surprised this isn't more popular here. First album in 18 years and it slaps hard, really mean guitar work on this beast |
| 13 |  | Ulcerate
Cutting the Throat of God
Ulcerate
Ulcerate! |
| 12 |  | Balmora/Since My Beloved
Six Pacts Etched In Blood
Melodic Metalcore
This brings me back to the early 00s with melodic metalcore splits like parkway drive and I killed the prom queen, though this has a bit more bite to it |
| 11 |  | Chat Pile
Cool World
Noisey Sludgy NU METALLY stuff
Following up God's Country would never be easy, but I think they knocked it out of the park and then some. Got to meet our sput alum pjorn and talk to him and get a pic with him and the boys. |
| 10 |  | TURQUOISEDEATH
Kaleidoscope
Atmo Drum and Bass
Dropping all shoegaze elements to focus on the atmo dnb style was exactly what they needed, I can't believe this mf is like 17 lol this has a veteran's edge |
| 9 |  | The Cure
Songs of a Lost World
Gothy Alt Rock whathave you
It's the Cure! They're old! They also just made an album that sits among their best! |
| 8 |  | Fallujah
The Flesh Prevails (Remixed & Remastered)
Technical Death Metal
Man, this remaster is exactly what it needed lol. Sapphire is one of the best songs of all time |
| 7 |  | GENDEMA
sassy things
Atmo Drum and Bass
I was the only rating for this for a bit, so seeing Johnny come out of nowhere and give it a stellar review owned lol go read it! |
| 6 |  | Greyhaven
Stereo Grief
Metalcore
These guys are so uber talented at everything, and if this was a full LP it'd be the best thing they've ever done. VERY excited to see where they go from here |
| 5 |  | Shokran
Duat
Metalcore/Prog Metal
This is a spiritual follow up to the debut, with the return of their original vocalist! This brings back the Egyptian sound really well and they are firing on all cylinders, this rivals their best work. |
| 4 |  | Foreign Hands
What's Left Unsaid
Metalcore
I wrote a review for it go read it :] |
| 3 |  | SeeYouSpaceCowboy
Coup de Grรขce
Post Hardcore/skramz/emo
This was SO close to being number 1 I really love this album. It's like if A Fever You Can't Sweat Out turned into a sassy screamo record |
| 2 |  | State Faults
Children of the Moon
SKRAMZ
What an immaculate triumph this album is. I'm of the minority that thought Clairvoyant wasn't all it was cracked up to be, but this album takes all of the good parts of Clairvoyant and Resonate/Desperate and slams them together to create such a beautifully written screamo album that should have its place among the titans of the genre. Would've been my clear number 1 if it wasn't for some aussie guys |
| 1 |  | The Amity Affliction
Let the Ocean Take Me (Redux)
Metalcore
This feels like cheating but I don't care, this album meant a lot to me in college 10 years ago and now it's back sounding even better than before! Let's GO!! Might just 5 it and be on my way. |
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