Sergeant D.’s Top Fifteen Metal (and Not-Quite-Metal) Albums of 2012
15. Beatking — Kings of the Club Vol. 2 (self-released)
Why this dude has not blown the fuck up and become the next NITTI is beyond me because this shit goes hard as fuck.
Listen: “Hammer”
14. War Hound — Colder Than Ever (self-released)
This band is a bunch of kids from Illinois who sound exactly like EXCESSIVE FORCE and early BIOHAZARD. Do I need to say more?
Listen: “Colder Than Ever”
13. These Hearts — Elephant in the Room (Victory)
What I always wished I SEE STARS sounded like, with a little dash of FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS thrown in for good measure.
Listen: “The Inconvenience”
12. Chelsea Grin — Evolve (Artery)
I’ve been waiting for someone to bring back the late-period 18 VISIONS sound and boom, here it is. Sick.
Listen: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
11. Defiler — Nematocera (Razor And Tie)
These kids are future of deathcore, mark my words.
Listen: “Walk in the Glow“
10. Goliath — Vendetta with the World (self-released)
My favorite Southern California moshcore band– like DYSTOPIA meets WINDS OF PLAGUE!
Listen: “Society’s Outcasts”
9. Twitching Tongues — Preacher Man (Closed Casket Activities)
If you miss LIFE OF AGONY then you will love this band (ft Taylor from NAILS).
Listen: “Feed Your Disease”
8. Lakeview — For What It’s Worth (self-released)
Imagine the taste of crabcore and pop-punk together at last, and produced by Jonny Franck from Attack Attack. Every bit as awesome as it sounds!!
7. Cerebral Incubation — Gonorrhea Nodule Mastication (self-released)
NO SOLOS. NO MELODY. JUST GUTTURAL PIT RIFFMENT #slam
Listen: “Alcoholic Encephalopathy”
6. Depressed Teenager — Enlisting Your Fat Inner Child EP (self-released)
Nobody knows who this mysterious hip hop artist is, but he somehow got KREAYSHAWN in his video. So advanced!!
Listen: “She Wana Fukk”
5. 7 Horns 7 Eyes — Throes of Absolution (Century Media)
Hands down my favorite symphonic deathcore band!
4. Kreayshawn — Somethin ‘Bout Kreay (Columbia)
Kreayshawn has the ability. She is good and lovely. I love her.
Listen: “Go Hard (La.La.La)”
3. The Story So Far — Under Soil and Dirt (Pure Noise)
Maybe this came out last year idk. But either way I can’t stop listening to it and it gives me chills every time “Quicksand” comes on.
Listen: “Quicksand”
2. The Ghost Inside — Get What You Give (Epitaph)
Scott Vogel is right, they are fake hardcore. But they are really good fake hardcore.
Listen: “Engine 45”
1. City Lights — In It To Win It (InVogue)
The best pop-punk/easycore band of the last 5 years, as well as some of my top bros IRL. If you’re not into CL we’re not friends!!
Listen: “Hang Out”
