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Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/stuck-in-the-filter-january-2025s-angry-misses/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Stuck in the Filter: January 2025’s Angry Misses</a></p><p><i>By Kenstrosity</i></p><p></p><p>We enter January under the impression that our underpowered filtration system couldn’t possibly get any more clogged up. Those blistering winds that overwhelm the vents with an even greater portion of debris and detritus pose a great challenge and a grave danger to my minions. Crawling through the refuse as more flies in all william-nilliam, my faithful lackeys brave the perils of the job and return, as they always do, with solid chunks of semi-precious ore.</p><p>And so I stand before you, my greedy little gremlins, in a freshly pressed flesh suit that only the elite like myself adorn, and present January 2025’s Filter finds. REJOICE!</p> <p><strong><span>Kenstrosity’s Fresh(ish) Finds<br></span></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558258028637" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Bloodcrusher</strong></a><strong> // <em>Voidseeker </em></strong>[January 9th, 2025 – <a href="https://barfbagrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Barf Bag Records</a>]</strong></p><p>The sun rises on a new year, and most are angrier than ever. What’s a better way to process that anger than jamming a phat slab of brutal slamming deathcore into your gob, right? Oregon one-man-slammajamma <strong>Bloodcrusher</strong> understand this, and so sophomore outburst <em>Voidseeker</em> provides the goods. These are tunes meant not for musicality or delicacy but for brute-force face-caving. Ignorant stomps and trunk-rattling slams trade blows with serrated tremolo slides and a dry pong snare with a level of ferocity uncommon even in this unforgiving field (“Agonal Cherubim ft. Jack Christensen”). Feel the blistering heat of choice cuts “Serpents Circle ft. Azerate Nakamura” or “Death Battalion: Blood Company ft. The Gore Corps” and you have no choice but to submit to their immense heft. Prime lifting material, <em>Voidseeker</em>’s most straightforward cuts guarantee shattered PRs and spontaneous combustion of your favorite gym shorts as your musculature explodes in volume (“Slave Cult,” “Sanguis Aeternus,” “Blood Frenzy”). If you ask me, that sounds like a wonderful problem to have. As they pummel your cranium into dust with deadly slam riffs (“Malus et Mortis ft. Ryan Sporer,” “Seeker of the Void,” “Earthcrusher”) or hack and slash your bones with serrated tremolos (“Razors of Anguish,” “Methmouth PSA”), remember that <strong>Bloodcrusher</strong> is only trying to help.</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SkaldrOfficial/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Skaldr</strong></a> <strong>// <em>Saṃsṛ </em></strong>[January 31st, 2025 – <a href="http://www.avantgardemusic.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Avantgarde Music</a>]</strong></p><p>Virginia’s black metal upstarts <strong>Skaldr</strong> don’t do anything new. If you’ve heard any of black metal’s second wave, or even more melodic fare by some of my favorite meloblack bands like <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/oubliette-the-passage-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Oubliette</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/stormkeep-tales-of-othertime-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Stormkeep</strong></a>, and <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/vorga-beyond-the-palest-star-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Vorga</strong></a>, <strong>Skaldr</strong>’s material feels like a cozy blanket of fresh snow. Kicking off their second record, <em>Saṃsṛ</em>, in epic fashion, “The Sum of All Loss” evokes a swaying dance that lulls me into its otherwordly arms. As <em>Saṃsṛ </em>progresses through its seven movements, tracks like the gorgeous “Storms Collide” and the lively “The Crossing” strike true every synapse in my brain, flooding my system with a goosebump-inducing fervor quelled solely by the burden of knowing it must end. Indeed, these short 43 minutes leave me ravenous for more, as <strong>Skaldr</strong>’s lead-focused wiles charm me over and over again without excess repetition of motifs or homogenization of tones and textures (“From Depth to Dark,” “The Cinder, The Flame, The Sun”). Some of its best moments eclipse its weakest, but weak moments are thankfully few and far between. In reality, <strong>Skaldr</strong><em>‘s </em>most serious flaw is that they align so closely with their influences, thereby limiting <em>Saṃsṛ</em><em>‘</em>s potential to stand out. Nonetheless, it represents one of the more engaging and well-realized examples of the style. Hear it!</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://subterraneanlavadragon.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Subterranean Lava Dragon</strong></a> <strong>// </strong><em>The Great Architect </em>[January 23rd, 2025 – Self Release]</strong></p><p>Formed from members of <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/black-crown-initiate-violent-portraits-of-doomed-escape-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Black Crown Initiate</strong></a> and <strong>Minarchist</strong>, Pennsylvania’s <strong>Subterranean Lava Dragon</strong> take the successful parts of their pedigree’s progressive death metal history and transplant them into epic, fantastical soundscapes on their debut LP <em>The Great Architect</em>. Despite the riff-focused, off-kilter nature of <em>The Great Architect,</em> there lies a mystical, mythical backbone behind everything <strong>Subterranean Lava Dragon</strong> do (“The Great Architect,” “Bleed the Throne”). Delicate strums of the guitar, multifaceted percussion, and noodly soloing provide a thoughtful thread behind the heaviest crush of prog-death riffs and rabid roars, a combination that favorably recalls <strong>Blind the Huntsmen</strong> (“The Silent Kin,” “A Dream of Drowning”). In a tight 42 minutes, <strong>Subterranean Lava Dragon</strong> approaches progressive metal with a beastly heft and a compelling set of teeth—largely driven by the expert swing and swagger of the bass guitar—that differentiates <em>The Great Architect</em> from the greater pool of current prog. Yet, its pursuit of creative song structure, reminiscent of <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/obsidious-iconic-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Obsidious</strong></a> at times, allows textured gradations and nuanced layers to elevate the final product (“A Question of Eris,” “Ov Ritual Matricide”). It is for these reasons that I heartily recommend <em>The Great Architect</em> to anyone who appreciates smart, but still dangerous and deadly, metal.</p><p></p> <p><strong><span>Thus Spoke’s Likeable Leftovers</span></strong></p><p><strong><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BesnaBand/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Besna</a> // <em>Krásno </em>[January 16th, 2025 – Self Release]</strong></strong></p><p>It was the esteemed <span><strong>Doom et Al </strong></span><span>who first made me aware of Solvakian post-black group <strong>Besna</strong>. 2022’s <em>Zverstvá </em>was charming and moving in equal respects, with its folky vibe amplifying the punch of blackened atmosphere and epicness. With <em>Krásno, </em>the group take things in a sharper, more refined, and still more compelling direction, showing real evolution and improvement. The vague leanings towards the electronic play a larger role (“Zmráka sa,” “Hranice”), but songs also make use of snappier, and stronger emotional surges (“Krásno,” “Mesto spí”), the polished production to the atmospherics counterbalanced sleekly by the rough, ardent screams and pleasingly prominent percussion. <em>Krásno </em>literally translates as ‘beautiful,’ and <strong>Besna </strong>get away with titling their sophomore so bluntly because it is accurate. Melodies are more sweeping and stirring (“Krásno,” “Oceán prachu,” “Meso spí”), and the integration of the harsh amidst the mellow is executed more affectively (“Hranice,” “Bezhviezdna obloha”) than in the band’s previous work. Particularly potent are <em>Krásno</em>’s subtle nods and reprises of harmonic themes spanning the record (“Krásno,” “Oceán prachu,” “Mesto spí”), recurring like waves in an uplifting way that reminds me of <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/deadly-carnage-endless-blue-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Deadly Carnage</strong></a>‘s <em>Through the Void, Above the Suns</em>. Barely scraping past half an hour, the beautiful <em>Krásno</em> can be experienced repeatedly in short succession; which is the very least this little gem deserves.</span></p><p></p> <p><strong><span>Tyme’s Ticking Bomb</span></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/traumabond_/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trauma Bond</a> // <em>Summer Ends. Some Are Long Gone</em> [January 12, 2025 – Self-Released]</strong></p><p><span>Conceptualized by multi-instrumentalist Tom Mitchell<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/stuck-in-the-filter-january-2025s-angry-misses/#fn-212851-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> and vocalist Eloise Chong-Gargette, London, England’s </span><strong><span>Trauma Bond</span></strong><span> plays grindcore with a twist. Formed in 2020 and on the heels of two other EPs—’21’s </span><em><span>The Violence of Spring </span></em><span>and ’22’s </span><em><span>Winter’s Light</span></em><span>—January 2025 sees </span><strong><span>Trauma Bond</span></strong><span> release its first proper album, </span><em><span>Summer Ends. Some Are Long Gone</span></em><span>, the third in a seasonally themed quadrilogy. Twisting and reshaping the boundaries of grindcore, not unlike </span><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/beaten-to-death-sunrise-over-rigor-mortis-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong><span>Beaten to Death</span></strong></a><span> or </span><strong><span>Big Chef</span></strong><span>, </span><strong><span>Trauma Bond</span></strong><span> douses its grind with a gravy boat full of sludge. Past the moodily tribal and convincing intro “Brushed by the Storm” lies fourteen minutes of grindy goodness (“Regards,” “Repulsion”), sludgian skullduggery (“Chewing Fat”), and caustic cantankerousness (“Thumb Skin for Dinner”). You’ll feel violated and breathless even before staring down the barrel of nine-and-a-half minute closer “Dissonance,” a gargantuanly heavy ear-fuck that will liquefy what’s left of the organs inside your worthless skin with its slow, creeping sludgeastation. I was not expecting to hear what </span><strong><span>Trauma Bond</span></strong><span> served up, as the minimalist cover art drew me in initially, but I’m digging it muchly. </span><span>Independently released, </span><em><span>Summer Ends.</span><span> Some Are Long Gone</span></em><span> is a hell of an experience and should garner </span><strong><span>Trauma Bond</span></strong><span> a label partner. I’ll be hoping for that, continuing to support them, and looking forward to whatever autumn brings. </span></p><p></p> <p><strong><span>Iceberg’s Bleak Bygones</span></strong></p><p><strong><strong><a href="https://barshasketh.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Barshasketh</a> // <a href="https://barshasketh.bandcamp.com/album/antinomian-asceticism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Antinomian Asceticsm </em></a></strong>[January 9th, 2025 – W.T.C Productions]</strong></p><p>My taste for black metal runs a narrow, anti-secondwave path. I want oppressive, nightmarish atmosphere, sure, but I also crave rich, modern production and technically proficient instrumental performances. Blending the fury of early <strong>Behemoth</strong>, the cinematic scope of <strong>Deathspell Omega</strong>, and the backbeat-supported drones of <strong>Panzerfaust</strong>, <strong>Barshasketh</strong>’s latest fell square in my target area. The pealing bells of “Radiant Aperture” beckoned me into <em>Antinomian Asceticsm</em>’s sacred space, a dark world populated with rippling drum fills, surprisingly melodic guitar work, and a varied vocal attack that consistently keeps things fresh. With the average track length in the 6-minute territory, repeat listens are necessary to reveal layers of rhythm and synth atmosphere that give the album its complexity. A throwaway interlude (“Phaneron Engulf”) and a drop in energy in the second and third tracks stop this from being a TYMHM entry, but anyone with a passing interest in technical black metal with lots of atmosphere should check this out.</p><p></p><p><strong><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/deussabaothband/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Deus Sabaoth</a> // <em><a href="https://deussabaoth.bandcamp.com/album/cycle-of-death" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cycle of Death </a></em></strong>[January 17th, 2025 – Self-Released]</strong></p><p><strong>Deus Sabaoth</strong> have a lot going for them to catch my attention, beyond that absolutely entrancing cover art. Released under the shadow of war, this debut record from the Ukrainian trio bills itself as “Baroque metal,” another tag that piqued my interest. Simply put, <strong>Deus</strong> <strong>Sabaoth</strong> play melodic black metal, but there’s a lot more brewing under the surface. I hear the gothic, unsettled storytelling of <strong>The Vision Bleak</strong>, the drenching laments of <strong>Draconian</strong>, and the diligent, dynamic riffing of <strong>Mistur</strong>. The core metal ensemble of guitar, bass and drums is present, but the trio is augmented by a persistent accompaniment of piano and strings. The piano melodies—often doubled on the guitar—are where the baroque influence shines the greatest, echoing the bouncing, repetitive styling of a toccata (“Mercenary Seer,” “Faceless Warrior”). The vocals are something of an acquired taste, mainly due to their too-far-forward mix, but there’s a vitality and drive to this album that keeps me hooked throughout. And while its svelte 7 song runtime feels more like an EP at times, <em>Cycle of Death</em> shows enough promise from the young band that I’ll keep my eyes peeled in the future.</p><p></p> <p><strong><span>GardensTale’s Tab of Acid</span></strong></p><p><strong><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088721422001" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">I Don’t Do Drugs, I Am Drugs</a> // <a href="https://idontdodrugsiamdrugs1.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">I Don’t Do Drugs, I Am Drugs</a></strong> [January 27th, 2025 – Self-released]</strong></p><p>When you name yourself after a famous Salvador Dalí quote, you better be prepared to back it up with an appropriate amount of weird shit. Thankfully, <strong>I Don’t Do Drugs, I Am Drugs</strong> strives to be worthy of the moniker. The band’s self-titled debut is a psychedelic prog-death nightmare of off-kilter riffs, structures that seem built upon dream logic, layers of ethereal synths and bizarre mixtures of vocal styles. The project was founded by Scott Hogg, guitarist for <strong>Cyclops Cataract</strong>, who is responsible for everything but the vocals. That includes all the songwriting. Hogg throws the listener off with an ever-shifting array of <strong>Gojira</strong>-esque plodding syncopation and thick, throbbing layers of harmonics that lean discordant without fully shifting into dissonance. But the songs float as easily into other-worldly soundscapes (“The Tree that Died in it’s[sic] Sleep”) or off-putting balladry (“Confierous”). BP of <strong>Madder Mortem</strong> handles vocals, and he displays an aptitude for the many facets required to buoy the intriguing but unintuitive music, his shouts and screams and cleans and hushes often layered together in strange strata either more or less than human. The combined result resembles a nightmare <strong>Devin</strong> may have had around 2005 after listening too much <strong>Ephel Duath</strong>. It’s not yet perfected; the ballad doesn’t quite work, and the compositions are sometimes a bit too dedicated to their lack of handholds. But it’s a hell of a trip, and a very convincing mission statement. A band to keep an eye on!</p><p></p> <p><strong><span><strong>Dear Hollow’s Gunk Behooval<br></strong></span></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bloodbark/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bloodbark</a> // <a href="https://bloodbark.bandcamp.com/album/sacred-sound-of-solitude" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><i>Sacred Sound of Solitude </i></a>[January 3rd, 2025 – <a href="https://northern-silence.de/en/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Northern Silence Productions</a>]</strong></p><p><strong>Bloodbark</strong>’s debut <em>Bonebranches </em>offered atmospheric black metal a minimalist spin, as cold and relentless as <strong>Paysage d’Hiver</strong>, as textured as <strong>Fen</strong>, and as barren as the mountains it depicts, exuding a natural crispness that recalls <strong>Falls of Rauros</strong>. Seven years later, we are graced with its follow-up, the majestic <em>Sacred Sound of Solitude</em>. Like its predecessor, the classic atmoblack template is cut with post-black to create an immensely rich and dynamic tapestry, lending all the hallmarks of frostbitten blackened sound (shrieks, blastbeats, tremolo) with the depth of a more modern approach. Twinkling leads, frosty synths, and forlorn piano survey the frigid vistas, while the more furious blackened portions scale snowbound peaks, utilized with the utmost restraint and bound by yearning chord progressions (“Glacial Respite,” “Griever’s Domain”). A new element in the act’s sound is clean vocals (“Time is Nothing,” “Augury of Snow”), which lend a far more melancholy vibe alongside trademark shrieking. <strong>Bloodbark </strong>offers top-tier atmospheric black metal, a reminder of the always-looming winter.</p><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GreatAmericanGhost" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Great American Ghost</a> // <a href="https://www.gag-totc.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Tragedy of the Commons </em></a>[January 31st, 2025 – <a href="https://sharptonerecords.co/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SharpTone Records</a>]</strong></p><p>Boston’s <strong>Great American Ghost </strong>used to be extremely one-note, a coattail-rider of the likes of <strong>Kublai Khan </strong>and <strong>Knocked Loose</strong>. Deathcore muscles whose veins pulse to the beat of a hardcore heart, you’d be forgiven to see opener “Kerosene” as a sign of stagnation – chunky breakdowns and punk beats, feral barks and callouts, and a hardcore frowny face sported throughout. But <em>Tragedy of the Commons </em>is a far more layered affair, with echoes of metalcore past (“Ghost in Flesh,” “Hymns of Decay”), pronounced and tasteful nu-metal influence a la <strong>Deftones</strong> (“Genocide,” “Reality/Relapse”), and more variety in their rhythms and tempos, reflecting a <strong>Fit for an Autopsy</strong>-esque cutthroat intensity and ominous crescendos alongside a more pronounced influence of melody and manic dissonance (“Echoes of War,” “Forsaken”). Is it still meatheaded? Absolutely. Are its more “experimental” pieces in just well-trodden paths of metalcore bands past? Oh definitely. But gracing <strong>Great American Ghost </strong>a voice beyond the hardcore beatdowns does <em>Tragedy of the Commons </em>good and gives this one-trick pony another trail to wander.</p><p></p> <p><strong><span><strong>Steel Druhm’s Detestible Digestibles</strong></span></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GutsBandOfficial/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Guts</strong></a> // <a href="https://guts3.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-fuel-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Nightmare Fuel</em></a> [January 31st, 2025 – Self-Release]</strong></p><p>Finland’s <strong>Guts</strong> play a weird “caveman on a Zamboni” variant of groove-heavy death metal that mixes OSDM with sludge and stoner elements for something uniquely sticky and pulversizing. <em>On Nightmare Fuel</em>, the material keeps grinding forward at a universal mid-tempo pace powered by phat, crushing grooves. “571” sounds like a <strong>Melvins</strong> song turned into a death metal assault, and it shouldn’t work, but it very much does. The blueprint for what <strong>Guts</strong> do is so basic, but they manage to keep cracking skulls on track after track as you remain locked in place helplessly. <em>Nightmare Fuel</em> is a case study into how less can be MOAR, as <strong>Guts</strong> staunchly adhere to their uncomplicated approach and make it work so well. Each track introduces a rudimentary riff and beats you savagely with it for 3-4 minutes with little variation. Things reset for the next track, and a new riff comes out to pound you into schnitzel all over again. This is the <strong>Guts</strong> experience, and you will be utterly mulched by massive prime movers like “Mortar” and “Ravenous Leech,” the latter of which sounds like an old <strong>Kyuss</strong> song refitted with death vocals and unleashed upon mankind. The relentlessly monochromatic riffs are things of minimalist elegance that you need to experience. <em>Nightmare Fuel</em> is a slow-motion ride straight into a brick wall, so brace for a concrete facial.</p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/american-metal/" target="_blank">#AmericanMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/antinomian-asceticism/" target="_blank">#AntinomianAsceticism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/atmospheric-black-metal/" target="_blank">#AtmosphericBlackMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/avantgarde-music/" target="_blank">#AvantgardeMusic</a> <a 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Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/heavy-moves-heavy-2024-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Heavy Moves Heavy 2024 – AMG’s Ultimate Workout Playlist</a></p><p><i>By Ferox</i></p><p><em>Before I was press-ganged into the Skull Pit, I, <span><strong>Ferox</strong></span>, began curating an exercise playlist named Heavy Moves Heavy. For a decade, I alone reaped the benefits of this creation–many were the hours spent preening aboard my Squat Yacht, mixing oils so that I could marvel at the glistening gainz unlocked by the List. My indentured servitude is your good fortune, because a new and improved version of the Heavy Moves Heavy playlist is now available to all readers of AMG in good standing.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/heavy-moves-heavy-2024-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist/#fn-209277-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> The lifters among us have spent countless hours in the Exercise Oubliette testing these songs for tensile strength and ideological purity. Enjoy–but don’t listen if you are being screened for PEDs in the near future. This music will cause your free testosterone levels to skyrocket even as it adds length and sheen to your back pelt.</em></p><p>The AMG Iron Movers Collective is a man down this year, as the crush of Listurnalia duties prevented <span><strong>Steel Druhm</strong></span> from forging a third consecutive contribution. The four remaining protein ponies on staff (myself, <span><strong>Kenstrosity</strong></span>, <span><strong>Thus Spoke</strong></span>, and <span><strong>Holdeneye</strong></span>) dug deeper into our Codices of Suffering to bring you a list of sufficient girth. Here are the songs released in 2024 that dominated our respective workouts. The resulting playlist is appended to this article. Play it straight through or set it to shuffle; HMH is designed to work either way. From our oubliette to yours, may these battle-hardened tracks fuel your gains in the new year.</p><p>There is also an intruder this time around, as <span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span> drops by semi-invited to share his favorite tracks suitable for The Things That Dolph Does. That playlist, suitable for blood pressure-reducing pursuits off all kinds, is compiled separately.</p> <p><span><strong>Ferox Snorts His Pre-Workout Powder :</strong></span></p><p></p><p>“Drill the Skull” // <strong>Necrot</strong> (<em>Lifeless Birth</em>) – Kicking things off with one of the year’s premiere bangers. The implied subject song title is a staple of my workout playlists, because it sounds like someone’s giving me orders. (You) “Drill the Skull”! I will! I will drill the skull.</p><p>“God Slayer” // <strong>Vredehammer</strong> (<em>God Slayer</em>) – Stand tall. Stand proud. Stand strong. Wage war. Lots of implied subject goodness in this one. <strong>Vredehammer</strong>’s latest may have been a mild disappointment, but it did throw off the Workout Song o’the Year.</p><p>“Numidian Knowledge” // <strong>Necrowretch</strong> (<em>Swords of Daijal</em>) – Numidian communities cultivated cereals such as wheat and barley, and legumes such as beans, peas, and lentils. There’s nothing inherently sinister about that body of knowledge, but this <strong>Necrowretch</strong> ripper will make you feel like you just consummated a black bargain in exchange for one final rep.</p><p>“Into the Court of Yanluowang” // <strong>Ripped to Shreds</strong> (<em>Sanshi</em>) – The opener to this killer slab beats you up with five minutes of punk-inflected death metal before rewarding you with the Guitar Solo o’the Year.</p><p>“The Way of Decay” // <strong>Sentient Horror</strong> (<em>In Service of the Dead</em>) – Dropping in some 3.0 Swedeath in honor of Absent Geezer <span><strong>Steel Druhm</strong></span>. I personally thought he underrated the new one from Jersey’s <strong>Sentient Horror</strong>, which kicks off with this scabby statement of purpose.</p><p>“Aristocratic Suicidal Black Metal” // <strong>Spectral Wound</strong> (<em>Songs of Blood and Mire</em>) – Early <strong>Bathory </strong>remains a stalwart of the original Heavy Moves Heavy playlist. “A Fine Day to Die” is one of a dozen or so songs that have never rotated off the List in its twelve or so years of existence. <span><strong>Ferox</strong></span> Song o’the Year “Aristocratic Suicidal Black Metal” succeeds bigly in carrying Quorthon’s torch into new battles.</p><p>“Hordes of the Horned God” // <strong>Hellbutcher</strong> (<em>Hellbutcher</em>) – The saliva-flecked excretions of <strong>Nifelheim</strong> and <strong>Impaled Nazarene</strong> have likewise graced the original Heavy Moves Heavy time and again. I wish there was a song called “Hellbutcher” on <strong>Hellbutcher</strong>’s <em>Hellbutcher</em>, but this supergroup led by <strong>Nifelheim</strong>’s front man answers the bell in every other way on their debut.</p><p>“Infernal Bust” // <strong>Demiser </strong>(<em>Slave to the Scythe</em>) – This song, near as I can tell, is about having it off with a demon. When you get swole, your opportunities to fuck demons, babadooks, and wendigos grow right along with your muscles–so this is included to goose you along.</p><p>“Wormridden Torso” // <strong>Stenched </strong>(<em>Purulence Gushing from the Grave</em>) – Adrian from <strong>Stenched</strong> has crafted a guitar tone most unpleasant and motivating. Finish your set so you’re closer to the end of the song and you can get it out of your earholes.</p><p>“Disattachment of a Prophylactic in the Brain” // <strong>Undeath </strong>(<em>More Insane</em>) – Here’s a jolt of caffeine to get you through the muddy middle of your workout. This track gambols madly about, slapping you in the face to wake you from your <strong>Stenched</strong>-coma.</p><p>“Second Demon” // <strong>Void Witch</strong> (<em>Horripilating Presence</em>) – The <strong>Void Witch</strong> sound fires on all cylinders here, and so will you as you listen to this track. The grunge-descended guitar solo toward the end of track is one of 2024’s great moments.</p><p>“Mammoth’s Hand” // <strong>The Black Dahlia Murder</strong> (<em>Servitude</em>) – This cut from the <strong>The Black Dahlia Murder</strong>’s worthy new effort gives me those classic <em>Deflorate</em>-era vibes. I listened to that album while doing my strength training for a martial arts tournament, and “Mammoth’s Hand” feels like it could slide in between “Black Valor” and “Necropolis.”</p> <p><span><strong><span>Kenstrosity Bursts Through His Own Workout Gear:</span></strong></span></p><p>“Pain Enduring” // <strong>Replicant</strong> (<em>Infinite Mortality</em>) – They say “no pain, no gain.” Or at least they used to. Some assert this to be a debunked myth, but regardless, I live to <em>feel</em> the gainz. This absolute blunderbuss of groove and riff mastery by <strong>Replicant</strong> ensures progressive overload and personal bests from every movement. <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/heavy-moves-heavy-2024-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist/#fn-209277-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a></p><p>“Xetinal Artifice” // <strong>Karst</strong> (<em>Eclipsed Beneath Umbral Divine</em>) – You know your workout is going to leave you a trembling puddle on the ground when your trainer walks you into the crustiest, rustiest facility imaginable. Thusly, <strong>Karst</strong>’s “Xetinal Artifice” leaves me a trembling puddle on the ground after a brutal session of crusty death metal riffs.</p><p>“Pure Adrenaline Hard-On” // <strong>Scumbag</strong> (<em>Homicide Cult</em>) – Some people rely on preworkout and supplements to energize them before a hard workout. I don’t need that. I have the hyper-effective hype machine that is <strong>Scumbag</strong>’s “Pure Adrenaline Hard-On.” Everything you need is right in the name!</p><p>“Sturmtrupp” // <strong>Kanonenfieber</strong> (<em>Die Urkatastrophe</em>) – One day per week (sometimes two if I’m feeling frisky), I engage in high-intensity or high-endurance cardio training. That means speed. That means form. That means rhythm. That means something to keep me motivated and focused. Nothing beats <strong>Kanonenfieber</strong>’s “Sturptrupp” for that exact regimen.</p><p>“Leviathan” // <strong>Keres</strong> (<em>Homo Homini Lupus</em>) – Sometimes the only way to get me through my workout is to find my inner animal and let it rampage through the last few sets. The earth-shattering stomp of <strong>Keres</strong>’ “Leviathan” is the perfect elixir to entice that inner beast into meatspace.</p><p>“Paths of Visceral Fears” // <strong>Noxis</strong> (<em>Violence Inherent in the System</em>) – Fear is the enemy of gainz. However, the only way past fear is through fear. That’s where <strong>Noxis</strong>’ “Paths of Visceral Fears” and its multitudinous motivating riffs come into play. How can you be scared of that crazy heavy lift when you’ve got <strong>Noxis</strong> spotting you?</p><p>“Devil in the Basement” // <strong>Unhallowed Deliverance</strong> (<em>Of Spectres and Strife</em>) – The sheer heft of this track alone makes all of my personal bests look like warmups. That gives me something to strive for! Between immense grooves, crushing riffs, and a relentless pace, <strong>Unhallowed Deliverance</strong>’s “Devil in the Basement” urges me to my peak form.</p><p>“Lust for the Severed Head” // <strong>Fit for an Autopsy</strong> (<em>The Nothing That Is</em>) – Deathcore is always a great source of meatheaded riffs. <strong>Fit for an Autopsy</strong> pull a rare card, however, with “Lust for the Severed Head.” Seamlessly blending muscular grooves with a technical prowess rarefied, “Lust for the Severed Head” inspires me to push that final rep past failure every time.</p><p>“Of Pillars and Trees” // <strong>Brodequin</strong> (<em>Harbinger of Woe</em>) – You’d think material like this would be too dense to serve gym hours well. However, <strong>Brodequin</strong>’s “Of Pillars and Trees” swaggers so confidently into the land of steel and sweat that one can’t help but follow it directly to the bench.</p><p>“In Your Guts” // <strong>Glassbone</strong> (<em>Deaf to Suffering</em>) – Slam is probably the best vehicle for pacing and focus in the weight room. Nothing gives me a better metronome to maximize my breathing, and perfect my form. The insanely gritty, nasty, hardcore-twisted ways of <strong>Glassbone</strong>’s “In Your Guts” ensures that I don’t deviate from the ideal path to GAINZ.</p><p>“Mucus, Phlegm and Bile” // <strong>Stenched</strong> (<em>Prurulence Gushing from the Coffin</em>) – When you’re lifting heavy, the more viscous and vile the tunes, the greater the gainz. Enter <strong>Stenched</strong>’s “Mucus, Phlegm and Bile.” Boasting marvellously heavy tones and spans of d-beat expulsions perfect for high intensity training, <strong>Stenched</strong> will help you shatter your PRs every time.</p><p>“Plant-Based Anatomy” // <strong>Flaaghra</strong> (<em>Plant-Based Anatomy</em>) – In my lifelong journey towards tree-trunk legs, it pays to have tunes that embody the stalwart strength of the mighty sequoia to keep me motivated. And so, when leg day #2 comes around in my weekly routine, I jam “Plant-Based Anatomy,” <strong>Flaaghra</strong>’s brutal slam stomping set at a perfect pace for brutal leg routines.</p> <p><span><strong>Holdeneye Practices Radical Body Acceptance:</strong></span></p><p>“Brotherhood of Sleep” // <strong>Aborted</strong> (<em>Vault of Horrors</em>) – Nothing, I repeat <em>nothing</em>, is more important to long-term gainz development than sleep. I don’t know what this universe-crushing song is actually about, but I like to imagine it promoting a fraternity of people who value getting to bed at a decent hour.</p><p>“We Slither” // <strong>Unhallowed Deliverance</strong> (<em>Of Spectres and Strife</em>) – The proper tunage is essential if you’re going to transform your garter snake arms into pythons, and this particular track never fails to engorge each and every one of my serpentine members.</p><p>“Berserkir” // <strong>Brothers of Metal</strong> (<em>Fimbulvinter</em>) – Ah, the obligatory inclusion of a song about Vikings going ape-shit. Songs about raging Norsepeople always add +1 to my Strength saving throws, and this one has had me on a roll lately.</p><p>“Fall of the Leaf” // <strong>Brodequin</strong> (<em>Harbinger of Woe</em>) – Don’t forget to grow those glutes! The cover model on <em>Harbinger of Fate</em> is demonstrating just how brutal the abductor machine can be (notice the ropes for added resistance!), but having a superior posterior is always worth the effort.</p><p>“Shadows of the Brightest Night” // <strong>Necrophobic</strong> (<em>In the Twilight Grey</em>) – Groove is the secret to just about every great gym song, and this might be <strong>Necrophobic</strong>’s grooviest tune yet. Its shadows have been brightening the darkest corners of my garage gym all year long.</p><p>“La Chiave Del Mio Amor” // <strong>Keygen Church</strong> (<em>Nel Name Del Codice</em>) – Organ music sets my organ juices to flowing, and lifting to this Bachian banger always leaves my body feeling Baroque-en in the best way possible.</p><p>“The Temple Fires” // <strong>Pneuma Hagion</strong> (<em>From Beyond</em>) – I’d like to think that I treat my body like a temple, but I routinely offer more calories unto my inner altar than its fires can consume. Perma-bulking isn’t a choice, it’s a lifestyle!</p><p>“Weaponized Loss” // <strong>Vitriol</strong> (<em>Suffer &amp; Become</em>) – But, <em>if</em> I am ever going to end my perma-bulk, it will take an enormous amount of motivation, and this militant beatdown might be just what I need to brave the no man’s land that is caloric deficit.</p><p>“Monsterslayer” // <strong>Nemedian Chronicles</strong> (<em>The Savage Sword</em>) – There’s not a person on Earth who hasn’t imagined themselves to be Conan the Barbarian while attempting to build thick muscles and sinews in the gym, and this little tune recounts the Cimmerian’s physical attributes while laying down a magnificent, martial metal march. I can’t tell if this song makes me feel more like a monster or a monster slayer, but either way, I win.</p><p>“I Am the Path” // <strong>Hell:on</strong> (<em>Shaman</em>) – Fitness is a multi-faceted discipline, and we each have our own strengths and stumbling blocks. It might take help from a trainer, a medical doctor, a psychological professional, a training partner, or a support group, but remember that <em>you</em> are the path to your own health, and there is no shame in taking steps to get the help you need to be successful. You are worth it!</p><p>“Shadow of Evil” // <strong>Oxygen Destroyer</strong> (<em>Guardian of the Universe</em>) – As I walk around my garage gym between sets while nursing an enormous pump, I like to picture myself as a gigantic monster, laying waste to all that is in my path. Lord Kaiju and Co. lay down a performance here that makes me feel downright radioactive.</p><p>“Sword of a Thousand Truths” // <strong>Ironflame</strong> (<em>Kingdom Torn Asunder</em>) – This isn’t the first plodding <strong>Ironflame</strong> chugfest to grace one of my Heavy Moves Heavy playlists, and I sure hope it’s not the last. Bonus points for the #glutegoals on the cover.</p> <p><span><strong>Thus Spoke and the Smiting of the Half-Depth Heretics:</strong></span></p><p>“Dragon” // <strong>Exocrine</strong> <em>(Legend)</em> – The lead melody in this just does something to me—the way it fades in at the beginning, the way it comes back, the way it plays off the speedy, techy goodness of the rest of the track. Yes.</p><p>“A Body for a Body” // <strong>To the Grave, Connor Dickson, Siantell Johns </strong>(<em>Everyone’s A Murderer</em>) – Forced to choose on a record I could have filled this list with, this one came out on top. Furious, groovy, face-meltingly heavy, irresistible; <em>“A body for a body for a body, MOTHERFUCKKERRR!”</em></p><p>“Suffocate (feat. Poppy)” // <strong>Knocked Loose, Poppy </strong>(<em>You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To</em>) – Everything about this is just perfect in the gym. Disagree? <em>“SHUT YOUR LYING MOUTH!” </em>Thank you, <strong>Poppy</strong>.</p><p>“Solus” // <strong>Devenial Verdict </strong>(<em>Blessing of Despair</em>) – One of my favourite songs of the year in general, this one got me through many, many sets. Just, like, on repeat. Particularly the last part. Ugh.</p><p>“Beneath Ashen Skies” // <strong>Vale of Pnath </strong>(<em>Between the World’s of Life and Death</em>) – I discovered in the latter half of the year that I severely underrated this album, because I realised I’d been sticking it on again and again in the gym, automatically, and it was working brilliantly. The little dancy circular melodies in this are *chef’s kiss*.</p><p>“Der Maulwurf” // <strong>Kanonenfieber </strong>(<em>Die Urkatastrophe</em>) – Works equally well for voluntarily moving heavy shit as it does for digging trenches. With its steady rhythm and big anthemic chorus in your ears, nothing can stand in your way.</p><p>“Shiver” // <strong>Teeth </strong>(<em>The Will of Hate</em>) – Already having the ideal underlying tempo, sounding so insidiously <em>mean </em>and creepy takes this song beyond a stomp and into anabolic territory. Also, fantastic name.</p><p>“Voidwomb” // <strong>Glacial Tomb</strong> (<em>Lightless Expanse</em>) – Kind of slow and menacing (a good thing) for the majority, its slide into the best and agonisingly shortest guitar solo of the year is a pure jolt of adrenaline. Another one that gets put on repeat.</p><p>“Matricide 8.21” // <strong>Fleshgod Apocalypse </strong>(<em>Opera) – </em>Yeah, I know, <em>‘what the fuck(?!),’ </em> I’m not even a fan of these guys, but seriously, this thing is motivating as hell. Just give it a chance.</p><p>“To See Death Just Once // <strong>Ulcerate </strong>(<em>Cutting the Throat of God</em>) – Not exactly what you’d traditionally <em>expect </em>to see on one of these, but I love it so much I don’t care. And the same applies while actually in the gym: if you lift to what you love, things will (usually) go well.</p><p>“Twelve Moons in Hell” // <strong>Spectral Wound</strong> (<em>Songs of Blood and Mire</em>) – Long and short: this is just a banger. The day I realised that new-second-wave black metal was great for lifting was a good day and I’d like to share this with you.</p><p>“Concrete Crypt” // <strong>Resin Tomb</strong> (<em>Cerebral Purgatory</em>) – A concrete crypt is now what I’m definitely going to call the thing where you totally bin yourself by going a bit too hard on one lift—”I’m in the concrete crypt now.” Ok obviously, I’m absolutely not going to do that, but it is some great alliteration, and a stomp to boot.</p> <p><strong><span>Dolph is… fucking meditating? Who let this piece in???</span></strong></p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/389931177/u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rose</a>” // <strong>Kashiwa Daisuke</strong> (<a href="https://virginbabylonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/titan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>TITAN</em></a>) – As the engorged fibers feel the tickle of contraction scamper in backflow,<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/heavy-moves-heavy-2024-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist/#fn-209277-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a> glitching, bass-loaded synth throbs arrive massage the ears and spread a parasympathetic wave up the spine. From root we rise, in pulse we are grounded. In our growing safety we inhale the chiming of dancing piano above it all. Allow <strong>Kashiwa Daisuke</strong>’s vibrancy help to shake away the growing lactic waste in your weary body.</p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/342193710?u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Floating</a>” // <strong>Maria Chiara Argirò</strong> (<a href="https://mariachiaramusic.bandcamp.com/album/closer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Closer</em></a>) – Moving from a place of rest to a place of gentle movement, a heartbeat steady kick thumps against an ethereal call to the flow of water. Though cool to the touch and electronic in construction, an analog warmth and hum bustles under the surface erupting in a solo trumpet’s cry. Sing with it, reach your arms high. Your voice has power.</p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/343222773?u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">衍生 Capture and Elongate (Serenity)</a>” // <strong>OU</strong> (<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/ou-%e8%98%87%e9%86%92-ii-frailty-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>蘇醒 II: Frailty</em></a>) – Your power in calm grows—and with growth we seek order. But order is hard to find in the shifting rhythms of <strong>OU</strong>’s poly-play. Follow the voice, maybe with your own. Feel it resonate in your chest as you again find deeper inhales in the space of serenity, powerful exhales in its crashing volume swells.</p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/367883433?u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WHO KNOWS ?</a>” // <strong>toe</strong> (<a href="https://toe-music.bandcamp.com/album/now-i-see-the-light" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>NOW I SEE THE LIGHT</em></a>) – The kindling of your gentleness catches fire—a brilliant light—as <strong>toe</strong> serves increasingly bright guitar patterns and fragile vocal harmonies to sweep your worries away. It can be uneasy standing proudly beside beauty like this. Embrace it. You are worthy. Spread your arms wide and expand alongside airy post rock crescendos.</p><p>“<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/07om39S2yG8TCKYARvpaEo?si=4d83da04eba2435e" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">あなたのそばで (Beside You)</a>” // <strong>Yunowa</strong> (<a href="https://yunowa.bandcamp.com/album/phantom" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Phantom</em></a>) – Every light exists with a shadow. <strong>Yunowa</strong> has a shadow too, a dream like a sinking ship. But struggle, heartache—acceptance of and living through—these are all part of life. Rub your hands together. Place one hand over your heart, and the other over that hand. Close your eyes and rest your shoulders as a languished guitar solo screams catharsis.</p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/365132941?u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Raat Ki Rani</a>” // <strong>Arooj Aftab</strong> (<a href="https://shop.aroojaftabmusic.com/products/night-reign-digital-album" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Night Reign</em></a>) – A heart that has wanted and waited will bloom like <em>raat ki rani</em>, the jasmine of the night. Only in the hiding sun can you filled your lungs with its wonder. Breathe deeply as <strong>Arooj Aftab</strong>’s sultry, modulated croon carries you like a hidden fragrance with gentleness of a healing love.</p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/338186517?u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Eg Veit I Himmelrik Ei Borg</a>” // <strong>Sylvaine</strong> (<a href="https://sylvainemusic.bandcamp.com/album/eg-er-framand" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Eg Er Framand</em></a>) The night remains ominous despite its treasures. But the dark cannot exist without the light. Let <strong>Sylvaine</strong>’s ode to the comfort of this duality, her siren salutation against plaintive guitar lines and horn-call synths, find the peace of the moment. Reach your chin high with relaxed shoulders to feel it’s spacious and resonant vibrations travel from ear to mind.</p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/365268197?u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Reflections of God</a>” // <strong>Jaubi</strong> (<a href="https://jaubi.bandcamp.com/album/a-sound-heart" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>A Sound Heart</em></a>) – Stepping away from darkness requires travel still through more darkness, a journey which requires devotion. <strong>Jaubi</strong> expresses their devotion, an assurance that the now leads to a better place, through relentless piano harmonies, sighing sarangi calls, and a continual march toward resolution. Visualizing the destination will slowly reveal its path. You must walk it. Keep breathing.</p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/357750068?u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">We Can’t See It, but It’s There</a>” // <strong>Pat Metheny</strong> (<a href="https://patmetheny.lnk.to/PMMoonDialAlbum" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Moondial</em></a>) For as long as <strong>Pat Metheny</strong> has been questing in delicate guitar harmony, he has not yet either reached the end. I know it’s there. You know it’s there. He knows it’s there. One day, waiting for all of us, it’s there. But in these minutes we spend with Mr. <strong>Metheny</strong>, in these minutes you spend in repetitious quests for solace, the answer remains there. Somewhere. With practice, a trialed body and mind, we’ll find it. Keep searching.</p><p>“<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/369951507?u" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hytta</a>” // <strong>Kalandra</strong> (<a href="https://kalandra.bandcamp.com/album/a-frame-of-mind" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>A Frame of Mind</em></a>) – All roads lead us home. “Hytta” is not just a home but a state, a vision of comfort, of opening doors, of settling dishes, of chirping birds—a stream trickles in the distance. “Hytta” is the destination revealed through the honing of physical faculties and the unifying of your wandering thoughts. Today you are here. Your sculpted being, your gentle breath, you’ve unlocked the gates. Enjoy it in this moment because you may not be here tomorrow. 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Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/dear-hollows-mathcore-madness-things-you-might-have-missed-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dear Hollow’s Mathcore Madness [Things You Might Have Missed 2024]</a></p><p><i>By Dear Hollow</i></p><p></p> <p></p><p>The equation above is AMG’s freakishly rigid and completely objective algorithm for scoring albums and determining quality. We incorporate statistics and abstract algebra, which I understand are very complicated maths, in order to get you the highest quality extreme music this side of the Hudson or Atlantic or Yangtze or wherever the hell you are. The trouble is, you bastards don’t listen to math (i.e. “hurr durr, <strong>Wilderun </strong>is so much better than this shit.”).<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/dear-hollows-mathcore-madness-things-you-might-have-missed-2024/#fn-208364-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> So I listen to math because I’m a contributing citizen and patriot – I listen to mathcore for <em>you</em>. I wade through the cesspools of skronk and sass – RYM and Reddit – for the best of the best. I do it for the, like, three of you who dig it and the, like, eight billion of you who tell teens to turn it off before shuffling back inside for a bowl of Great Grains. What I do is super mathematical so you know it’s super serious. Mathcore is about as unlistenable and scathing as it is a total sellout<em> –</em> so you can offend nearly everyone who hears it. Random rhythms, migraine-inducing tempo shifts, painful squeals, no sense of melody or counting, vocals a la cheese grater to the throat – it’s <em>skronk</em>. So enjoy my bounties, you three. The rest of you can fuck right off.</p><p>Commence panic chords!!</p> <p><strong>Better Lovers </strong>// <em>Highly Irresponsible</em> – Last year’s barnstormer debut EP <em>God Made Me an Animal</em> set one hell of a precedent for Buffalo’s <strong>Better Lovers</strong>, and their debut full-length does not disappoint. Yes, it’s a revenge album against Keith Buckley’s lesser rival project <strong>Many Eyes</strong>, but <em>Highly Irresponsible </em>is soooo much more than petty <strong>Every Time I Die </strong>drama. Amplifying every facet of their sound, you get more manic barks and charismatic croons from legendary former <strong>The Dillinger Escape Plan </strong>vocalist Greg Puciato, more chunky riffage from <strong>Fit for an Autopsy</strong>’s Will Putney, and more of a southern fried good time from three-fifths of the defunct-and-dramatic <strong>Every Time I Die</strong>.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/dear-hollows-mathcore-madness-things-you-might-have-missed-2024/#fn-208364-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a> While unafraid to embrace hooky rock sensibilities (“Deliver Us from Life,” “At), the punky, bluesy, and sleazy all-out assaults of tempo-abusing insanity (“A White Horse Covered in Blood,” “Love As An Act of Rebellion”) collide with fret-squealing riff fests of the highest caliber (“Lie Between the Lines,” “Future Myopia”) in an insanely catchy, dynamic, stupid heavy, and stupid fun album with legendary status awaiting.</p><p></p><p><strong>Frontierer </strong>// <em>The Skull Burned Wearing Hell Like a Life Vest As the Night Wept</em> – Look, I get that it’s a thirteen-minute EP released super late 2024, but, c’mon, it’s fucking <strong>Frontierer</strong>. Somehow seeming more punishing than usual across its four tracks, thick-ass slogs hit like sledgehammers to the temple – translating well across its more frantic moments and slower menace – while rhythms attack with the ferocity and doomed inevitability of a swarm of locusts and vocalist Chad Kapper spits blood, vitriol, and insanity into the mic. Channeling the glacial suffocation that coursed through <em>Oxidized</em>, it doesn’t matter if the tempo is more upbeat and energetic (“As the Night Wept”) or if it’s content sludging in its own muck (“Wearing Hell”), or indulging in both (“The Skull Burned”), the vibrant dissonance swirls in dizzyingly mechanical intensity and the down-tuned riffs smother with ruthless arrhythmic beatdown chugs. While comparable to <strong>Ion Dissonance</strong>, <strong>Car</strong> <strong>Bomb</strong>, and this year’s <strong>Weston Super Maim </strong>in emphasis on down-tuned mathcore punishment, <strong>Frontierer </strong>remains one of the genre frontrunners and trendsetters by a significant margin – in a short thirteen minutes.</p><p></p><p><strong>The God Awful Truth </strong>// <em>All That Dark &amp; All That Cold </em>– Denton, Texas’ <strong>The God Awful Truth </strong>is likely everything love or hate about mathcore. Dissonance spilling sloppily across its shaky breakdowns, deathcore gut-punches, vocal attacks as insane as the squawking panic chords that paint the background like Jackson Pollock on too much crack, and rhythms jolting about like a toddler on a go-cart. Alongside these traditional <strong>The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza</strong>-isms (“Hail Paimon,” “Street Rat”), there is a lighthearted banter guided by vocalist Jordan LaFerney’s cowboy vocals and resulting poppy rhythms, punky tempos, and loose grind-esque composition (“Symbology,” “Slicked Back,” “Bad Tooth”), though the menacing still manages to punch through when least expected (“The Rainmaker,” “Omelette du Fromage”). It’s brutal whiplash of an album, not a semblance of traditional melody to be found, with deathcore breakdowns acting more as the punchline of a song-long joke. You’ll get a headache, but you’ll have fun along the way.</p><p></p><p><strong>meth. </strong>/ <strong>See You Next Tuesday</strong> // <em>Asymmetrics</em> – Mathcore and noisecore have a lot in common, namely unlistenable blasting. Your favorite Michigan deathcore/mathcore darlings <strong>See You Next Tuesday </strong>teams up with Chicago noisemongers <strong>meth. </strong>for <em>Asymmetrics</em>, more a collaborative experiment than a split. Each band records three songs, then shares only the drum tracks with the other, who records another song over that drum track. Toss in guest spots from <strong>The Red Chord</strong>’s Guy Kozowyk and Memphis-based sludgecore act <strong>Nights Like These</strong>, and all elements practically topple under <em>Asymmetrics</em>’ blazing intensity and immense weight. <strong>CUNT</strong>’s influence in relentless blasters (“The First Steps of Suffering,” “Syntax Error”) and blasting deathcore chug-and-squeal-fests (“Breaking Under the Weight of the Heaviest Burden,” “Tomb of Woe”) collide with <strong>meth.</strong>’s more ominous slow burns (“Succumb,” “Guest,” “Willing Participant”) in a surprisingly well-rounded package, all wrapped up in a tidy – <em>and fuckin’ noisy –</em> twenty-seven minutes. It’s the best of both worlds!</p><p></p><p><strong>Utopia </strong>// <em>Shame </em>– A breed of technical metal recalling the fretboard-frying abilities of <strong>The Human Abstract </strong>or <strong>Scale the Summit</strong>, this UK-based group (including prolific bassist Arran McSporran of <strong>Virvum</strong>) balances a jazzy warmth and lush atmosphere to balance out the <strong>Dillinger </strong>rhythmic attack and <strong>Psyopus</strong>-inspired shredding, made further vicious by vocalist Chris Reese’s attack of frantic fries, manic shrieks, and ghastly roars. From intense attacks of intensity and brutality (“Shame,” “Social Contracts”), wonkier exposes of dissonant motifs and jagged rhythms (“Never Argue With an Idiot,” “The Gift of Failure”), and lush vistas of warm fretless bass and jazzy chords (“Sun Damage,” “Zither,” “Moving Gently Towards the Grave”), the dark themes of shame and morbidity are offset by a truly transcendent atmosphere that ties <em>Shame </em>together into something beyond mathcore.</p><p></p><p><strong>Missouri Executive Order 44</strong> // <em>Salt Sermon </em>– Absolutely unhinged mathgrind with a religious theme both belying and echoing their LDS missionary aesthetic (short-sleeved white button-ups, ties, shorts, and bicycle helmets) and ominous black masks, anonymous Independence collective <strong>Missouri Executive Order 44</strong> approaches a morbid history of religious intolerance with the goal of utter annihilation. Cramming eleven songs into a mere sixteen minutes like blasters <strong>Sectioned </strong>or <strong>Fawn Limbs</strong>, you can expect it to hit hard and fast, complete with unhinged mathy meltdowns that spill across the face of concrete rhythm, meatheaded powerviolence chugs (“Christian Pornography,” “They Built a Bass Pro Shop in Our Zion”), surprisingly groovy riffs (“The Unbuckling,” “Seven is a Holy Number”), tied together with vocalist Jarom’s cult leader shrieks and sinner wails, alongside wickedly distorted Mormon spoken word and gospel samples. Posing no stance of their own aside from the dethroning of tyranny, <em>Salt Sermon </em>stands with all its tragedy and iconoclasm, both utterly devastating and utterly enticing.</p><p></p><p><strong>Shiverboard </strong>// <em>Hacksaw Morissette </em>– Aside from the silly genius of the album name, New York’s <strong>Shiverboard</strong> eludes easy definition. Most consistently planted in grind, art-punk, screamo, and mathcore sensibilities, <em>Hacksaw Morissette</em> deals with fifteen tracks that feel like a shotgun blast. Punk is a common thread coursed through this tapestry of asininity, ranging from <strong>Sex Pistols</strong>-with-animalistic-snarls (“All Black Snoopy,” “Stain Remover”), complete collapses into noisecore (“Cryptic Bismuth,” “Chastity Jeans”), over-the-top deathcore blares (“Chainsaw Fruit Punch,” “Angelina Shit Ton”), math rock and Midwest emo musings straight outta <strong>Delta Sleep </strong>or <strong>American Football</strong> (title track, “Drug Test,” “The Garbage Stork,” “Vitamins of Darkness”), and complete grind and mathcore meltdowns (“If I Can’t Have Love I Want Power,” “Torrential Drencher”) – there’s something for everyone aboard <em>Hacksaw Morissette</em>. With just enough dynamic to keep things interesting but not too much experimentation to throw listeners (thanks to the tasteful brevity), <strong>Shiverboard </strong>could stand to throw some more my way.</p><p></p><p><strong>Traveller </strong>// <em>Broken Home </em>– Sometimes bumping mathcore is just an excuse to include djent, and Germany’s <strong>Traveller </strong>falls into this category. Utilizing <strong>Erra</strong>’s <em>Impulse-</em>era formula, <strong>Architects</strong>’ melodic sensibilities, a touch of <strong>Northlane</strong>’s ethereal moments, and a DIY grit whose “loud and ouchy” weight is sure to be divisive. Guided by ferocious roars, sporadic cleans, and “thicc thiccly” breakdowns galore it often emulates that mid-2000s metalcore that recalls a djentier <strong>Feed Her to the Sharks</strong> (“Never Cared (2002),” “Mismatch,” “Limbo”). Other times, it incorporates a groove and technicality that recalls the shenanigans of last year’s <strong>MouthBreather</strong>, making it a curb-stomping affair with an edge of the menacing melodies and ethereal keys (“Acheron,” “Orpheus”). <strong>Traveller </strong>is more djent and less mathcore, sure, but (1) you’re getting a lot more with <em>Broken Home</em> and (2) that’s why it’s at the end of this list.</p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/all-that-dark-all-that-cold/" target="_blank">#AllThatDarkAllThatCold</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/american-football/" target="_blank">#AmericanFootball</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" 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