Albums That Will Shtupp Your Face Off in 2018: Broken Cross, Militant Misanthrope
It’s a new year, and you know what that means — it’s time for MetalSucks’ eighth annual new year preview, Albums That Will #$@&%*! Your Face Off! As with previous years, we won’t be spotlighting all the great releases coming out this year, but, rather, concentrating on lesser-known bands whose new releases might otherwise escape your attention. Look for these posts by assorted MetalSucks staffers throughout the week. We hope you enjoy ‘em!
Broken Cross
Militant Misanthrope (Apocalyptic Visions)
February 2
When it came to my favorite metal in 2017, my tastes were a little far-ranging, and I often focused on unique sounds that strayed from the path. There were plenty of straightforward metal albums I loved last year, but even those usually involve maturing bands doing interesting things that tested their own boundaries.
And that’s great! But it’s not where I feel 2018 going. In the few weeks that I’ve experienced, 2018 has suggested that it’s going to be all about some old-school straight-to-the-point fucking metal. This is going to be a year of sweat, and I need some sweaty, bloody, furious metal with its ass on its sleeve to get me through it.
Thankfully, Broken Cross from Sweden have made just this kind of racket on their newest album, Militant Misanthrope. Not only is the album is chock full of chugs, harmonies, shout-along choruses, and vocals that sounds like the singer has just eaten an Oreo, but it also has a grimy production sound whose clarity sounds ever junkier than some muffled studio recording. This record sounds like it was made around a trash fire in an underpass. It sounds like a bunch of OSDM musicians paying tribute to Thin Lizzy inside a jar that’s being shaken. Fans of Midnight, Bonehunter, Kvelertak, and Exoskelett will drool over this album, even though it doesn’t sound quite like any album by those other bands.
Militant Misanthrope drops February 2nd. The title track can be heard via Decibel. Pre-order it at the band’s Bandcamp and keep up with their whereabouts on their Facebook. Let it rip your face off with its dick — you’ll be glad it did.
