Too soon? Emperor Rhombus’ Best of 2017… So Far

Man, halfway through 2017 and I already feel like Rottweiler has bitten off the tip of my penis and puked it back into my mouth. Between our president setting out to end the world and kill the poor, our country reminding us daily that it sits atop a seething mass of racism and bigotry, and the Halloween franchise being rebooted, it’s been one roller coaster ride of a year, and it’s only June.

Anyway, here are the albums that have been kicking my ass thus far. They’re a mixed bag, filled with a lot of surprising new efforts and awesome returns to form. We’ll see how many make it to December’s final list.

Barrows – Obsidion (self-released)
Bear Mace – Butchering The Colossus (self-released)
Beast Modulus – Being (self-released)
Connoisseur – Over the Edge (Tankcrimes)
Darkest Hour – Godless Prophets and the Migrant Flora (Southern Lord)
Glacial Tomb – Cognitive Erosion EP (self-released)
Mutoid Man – War Moans (Sargent House)
Nightbringer – Terra Damnata (Season of Mist)
Obituary – Obituary (Relapse RecordS)
The Ominous Circle – Appalling Ascension (20 Buck Spin)
Poison Rites – Poison Rites (self-released)
Power Trip – Nightmare Logic (Southern Lord)
Purgatorium – Still In Search (Discouraged Records)
Sierpes – Visiones Caóticas (Morbid Skull Records)
Slaegt – Domus Mysterium (Van Records)
Vampire – With Primeval Force (Century Media)
Warbringer – Woe to the Vanquished (Napalm Records)
Wednesday 13 – Condolences (Nuclear Blast)
Wormwitch – Strike Mortal Soil (Prosthetic Records)