Ok - my interest in Death Metal has peaked this year because I have made some great discoveries and I think that 2013 has been a cracking year for DM. Some of my favourites: Grave Upheaval - their full length is untitled and has no tracklistings (just numbers). It's primitve, stripped back, suffocating and molesting DM that smothers you. Production spotters need not apply.
Mitochondrion - Antinumerology EP. Moving on from the brilliant "Parasignosis" album in 2011, Mitochondrion add some dissonance in amongst the swarming chaos. Their are some real structures in there too.
Antediluvian - Logos. I only discovered Antediluvian quite recently - Logos is their current release and is a vicious little bastard of a record.
Abyssal - Novit Enim Dominus Qui Sunt Eius. Big, big, big looming DM.
Vastum - Patricidal Lust. Absolute filth! Patricidal Lust | 20 Buck Spin Wormed - Exodromos. Technical and brutal at the same time. Astonishing stuff with pig grunts.
Ulcerate - Vermis. Quite possibly album of the year for me. Again techincally brilliant but has a polished brutality about it too.
Gorguts - Coloured Sands. Another contender for album of the year, admirable for it's crisp sound and the twang of bass rumbling through at all times.
Portal - Vexvoid. The technical older brother of Grave Upheaval, GU is it's younger brother with learning disabilities. Again AOTY material.
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