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

2012 overflowed with enough high quality releases to keep me busy well into this year (hail Indesinence!), so more records than I can feasibly name haven’t gotten the kind of attention I’d like to give them. Mostly I’ve been loving the sounds of anyone who’s been able to color their heaviness with a personalized palette while simultaneously encouraging me to shatter my knuckles on anything less than an arms-length away. Some of these may not get end-of-year kudos, but they all deserve a little love right now.

Abyssal – Novit Enim Dominus Qui Sunt Eius
Altar of Plagues – Teethed Glory and Injury
Antigama – Meteor
Cult of Luna – Vertikal
Cultes Des Ghoules – Henbane
Dillinger Escape Plan – One of Us is the Killer
Entropia – Vesper
Humanity Defiled – Circle the Drain
Nails – Abandon All Life
October Tide – Tunnel of No Light
Rotting Christ – Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy