ALEX'S TOP 25 OF 2013

Hi - I'm Alex, I'm new to the blog, and will be posting stuff all the way from London, England! Figured a good way to start would be to drop my top 25 Albums/EP's of 2013! So here goes...


1. CELESTE "Animale(s)" (France)


2. MORAL VOID "Vol. I EP" (USA)

3. HARROWED "Into Inferno" (UK)

4. RORCAL "Vilagvege" (Switzerland)

5. NAILS “Abandon All Life” (USA)

6. ALL PIGS MUST DIE "Nothing Violates This Nature" (USA)

7. DEAFHEAVEN "Sunbather" (USA)

8. CHILDREN OF GOD “We Set Fire To The Sky” (USA)

9. DEATHRITE "Into Extinction" (Germany)

10. HIEROPHANT “Great Mother – Holy Monster” (Italy)

11. THE PSYKE PROJECT "Guillotine" (Denmark)

12. DEAD IN THE DIRT "The Blind Hole" (USA)

13. SEVEN SISTERS OF SLEEP “Opium Morals” (USA)

14. WEEKEND NACHOS "Still" (USA)

15. VESTIGES / PANOPTICON "split ep" (USA)

16. RED APOLLO "Transgression EP" (Germany)

17. REDWOOD HILL “Descender” (Denmark)

18. GLOBE AND BEAST "Grandfathers Axe" (USA)

19. BLACK SHEEP WALL "It Begins Again EP" (USA)

20. BOREDOM "Uber Alles" (Austria)

21. HOLY WAR "Holy War EP" (USA)

22. BAPTISTS “Bushcraft” (Canada)

23. A GOD OR AN OTHER "Towers of Silence" (USA)

24. OATHBREAKER "Eros Anteros" (Belgium)


25. PIG DESTROYER "Mass & Volume EP" (USA)

JARED'S BEST OF 2013

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CURRENTLY GUTTERS  ╪  FORMERLY OF NIGHT TERROR

Hey all.

Adam invited me to start writing for the blog, and with out any hesitation, I accepted. It's always awesome to be able to make a few posts here and there on a blog that you visit frequently and find new bands on that you usually end up liking.

ANYWAY. For my first post, I'll be posting my "Best of 2013" list for albums/splits/EP's and even shows I was able to go to this year. I'll try to make a point to post at least once a week, if i can, with what I'm listening to or a show i went to or something of that nature.

Click below to see the list. Thanks for taking the time to read!

ADAM'S TOP RELEASES OF 2013

2013 has been an INSANE year for hardcore releases. Tons of amazing demos, incredible LP's by established bands, Left For Dead is back at it with new records and we even got a new Cursed song. Making this list ended up being harder than I imagined. It started off as a Top-10, then moved to a Top 13 of 2013. But, the more I looked back over the year, the bigger the list grew. At the end of the day, you've got 35 of my favorite releases this year. They are numbered 1 to 35 but take that with a grain of salt. Obviously, there's not a bad release to be found, and after the Top 10 or so, they are all basically equal in my mind.

However, there were two bands that stood out from the crowd in my humble opinion, creating a tie for the top spot between Harrowed from the UK and Chicago's Moral Void. The debut LP from Harrowed has been a year in the making and was by far my most anticipated release of the year. I was obsessed with their demo cassette and was a huge fan of their earlier band, Santa Karla. When the 'Into Inferno' tracks started streaming in August, I wasn't disappointed. If you were smart enough to pre-order the LP, it started shipping worldwide in December. Meanwhile in the States, Moral Void is currently working on a full-length but went the 7" route in 2013. The 2-song 'Vol. I' completely floored me and their split with Young And In The Way is just as powerful. These are hands down the 2 best 7-inches of the year. As a bonus, they'll have 2 more tracks on 'Vol. II' in early 2014.

HARROWED - Into Inferno (December) - purchase

MORAL VOID - Vol. I (July) & Split w/Young And In The Way (September) - purchase


When I started this blog this year, I had no idea how much work it would involve, but it has been worth every second. I discovered a shitload of new music and met a ton of cool people and bands. Thank You to everyone that has visited us here and I hope you return.  ~ADAM

Click below to see the rest of my Best Of 2013 List. If available, you can download by clicking the release title.

DAVID'S TOP RELEASES OF 2013

Well, lads, I won't write the usual verbiage, let's just keep in mind that the releases listed here are the ones that I listened to 666 times per week and deleted from my ipod in order to not abuse, not hate or not get bored of them. I must warn you that I relentlessly procrastinated listening a shitload of stuff this year, from My Bloody Valentine to Ulcerate and Oranssi Pazuzu. So here it is, intoxicated by the sickening Christmas spirit here in Germany and therefore being über generous, I give you my 37 favorite releases of the year, in no particular fucking order, because I'm too busy with Uni and remembering how great Terrorizer used to be.

PS: The new Immolation album would have done my list too, but they need to remember to not overproduce drums, besides that, much respect.  ~David

Check out the full list after the break.