Botb’s Top 25 of 2017
Narrowed it down finally. This is in no particular order other than #1. |
| 1 |  | Amenra
Mass VI
Post metal. FFO of Cult of Luna, Isis |
| 2 |  | Less Art
Strangled Light
Post hardcore with members of Thrice and Curl Up and Die. |
| 3 | | Axis
Shift
Abrasive Metallic Hardcore with post-metal influence. FFO botch, Knut, cave in |
| 4 |  | All Pigs Must Die
Hostage Animal
Metal/Hardcore/Grind/Crust featuring members of a million cool bands. FFO all those cool bands |
| 5 |  | Converge
The Dusk In Us
Metalcore FFO Converge |
| 6 |  | Chepang
A Tale Of Wildfire
Grind. Nepal put out the grind AOTY this year, check it. |
| 7 |  | Full of Hell
Trumpeting Ecstasy
Deathgrind/Hardcore with some Sludge influence |
| 8 |  | Stimulant
Stimulant
Seething Powerviolence/Noise from members of Water Torture. FFO Sex Prisoner, Water Torture, Man is the Bastard |
| 9 |  | Godflesh
Post Self
Heavy as fuck Industrial metal. FFO feeling like you’re in the middle of “I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream” |
| 10 |  | Undergang
Misantropologi
Depraved cavernous death metal |
| 11 |  | Helpless
Debt
Insane Grind/Noise influenced mathy metalcore. FFO Gaza |
| 12 |  | The Great Old Ones
EOD: A Tale of Dark Legacy
Black/Death/Post-metal FFO Lovecraft, Zhrine, Neurosis |
| 13 |  | The Dear Hunter
All Is As All Should Be
I don’t even really know how to describe this band at this point because they can do anything amazingly |
| 14 |  | Ulver
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Electronic/Art Pop/Post Punk FFO Cold Cave, The Smiths |
| 15 |  | Propagandhi
Victory Lap
Metal influenced melodic punk FFO noodly riffs but catchy punk vocals |
| 16 |  | Vince Staples
Big Fish Theory
Hip hop |
| 17 |  | Thundercat
Drunk
Jazz Fusion/Neo-Soul for shut in reddit users |
| 18 |  | Primitive Man
Caustic
Sludge/The heaviest shit ever |
| 19 |  | Bell Witch
Mirror Reaper
Funeral Doom |
| 20 |  | Solstafir
Berdreyminn
Folk metal/post-rock |
| 21 |  | Feist
Pleasure
Folk/Indie |
| 22 |  | Joey Badass
ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$
Hip hop. Even Joey’s weakest to date still has enough bars for this list |
| 23 |  | P.O.S
Chill, Dummy
Hip hop |
| 24 |  | Dodsrit
Dodsrit
Black metal/Crust. Members of Totem Skin. |
| 25 | | Advent
Pain & Suffering
Metalcore/Hardcore. |
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