Too Soon? Shabomb’s Best of 2013… So Far

If you’re like me, you’re probably thrilled with the prime selection of groovy, proggy, and overly melodic metal and rock that’s dropped in the first half of 2013. It irks me a little that I can’t have Mystery Symbols, Extol, and Karnivool on here yet — haven’t heard ’em, so ya’ know, they could hypothetically be really sucky…

Soilwork – The Living Infinite
Byzantine – S/T
Sevendust – Black Out the Sun
Hacride – Back to Where You’ve Never Been
Benea Reach – Possession
The Ocean – Pelagial
TesseracT – Altered State
Omnium Gatherum – Beyond
Jolly – The Audio Guide to Happiness (Part 2)
Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing
Palms – S/T
In Vain – Aenigma
Alice in Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Dark Tranquillity – The Construct
Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork