Here I suspend the "no screamo" rule, get in touch with my inner metal-head, and present a collection of the hardest, heaviest, roughest records of the year -- no holds barred. If you get into the pit at one these shows, be ready for some Mortal Combat moshing. Hold on to your hat!
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/fluid3sally/playlist/4ALslQTBeYuxSRDmmAnwJ5
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWm4729w0mtckDmOesoEprOk90tbxQ7Sv
....
turn amps up to 11
set bass to thunder
lock and load
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BOOM!
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(1) Forever Still - Tied Down
January. From Copenhagen Denmark. Second full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GrcVsgj8UU
(2) Otep - Generation Doom
April. From Los Angeles. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsWSsp38KnY
(3) Lacuna Coil - Delirium
May. From Milan Italy. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYIEGaIjklk
(4) And Then She Came - And Then She Came
June. From western Germany. debut full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dIobkSUYtY
(5) We Are the Catalyst - Elevation
September. From south-west Sweden. Second full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnYV_9bhwbg
(6) Amaranthe - Maximalism
October. From south-west Sweden. Fourth full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR05g0Co7W4
(7) Rev Theory - The Revelation
September. From Boston area, Mass USA. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSCXctuyUg
(8) Epica - The Holographic Principle
September. From Holland. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Ys_W7ySkM
(9) 9electric - The Damaged Ones
July. From Los Angeles. Debut full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iohbWaa9HiY
(10) Black Peaks - Statues
April. From London area. Debut full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W7OI2YsN-U
(11) Delain - Moonbathers
August. From Holland. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmo06CrXP4M
(12) Walls Of Jericho - No One Can Save You From Yourself
March. From Detroit Michigan USA. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nt3s0JkSKA
(13) Korn - The Serenity of Suffering
October. From Southern California. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq9j1qkj2Vc
(14) (hed) p.e. - Forever!
July. From Southern California. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fmAbMjbN_A
(15) Avatar - Feathers and Flesh
May. From south-west Sweden. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p6GWewmTYQ
(16) Secret Rule - Machination
June. From Rome Italy. Second full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5U4ZsbO2vI
(17) Scorpion Child - Acid Roulette
June. From Austin Texas USA. Second full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXpxiiyeT18
(18) Anthrax - For All Kings
February. From New York City. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWSPItDCOkI
(19) Heck - Instructions
March. From central England. Debut full-length
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykC0MQNgyM0
(20) Black Stone Cherry - Kentucky
April. From Kentucky USA. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyXOZYqfs1E
(21) Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
November. From Los Angeles. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhBHL3v4d3I
(22) Jorn - Heavy Rock Radio
June. From Norway. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AFmJ1Rq1xU
(23) Neurosis - Fires Within Fires
September. From San Francisco Bay Area USA. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puITnaI5hEw
(24) Megadeth - Dystopia
January. From Los Angeles. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK95lWHl7js
(25) Testament - Brotherhood of the Snake
October. From San Francisco Bay Area USA. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkHT86Ei7DY
(26) Hatebreed - The Concrete Confesssional
May. From Connecticut USA. 4 or more full-length recordings
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viD6JMRGbbM
Note:
Metal heads and fans of related genre may also enjoy new records by the following bands, which were featured on the main Spunk Rock list:
- Cilver
- Bad Seed Rising
- Stitched Up Heart
- Letters From The Fire
- September Mourning