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Mental Disturbance, “Living in a Slum,” from Mental Disturbance (Alternative Noise, 1990)

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Killer crossover hardcore/thrash featuring future Belgian metalcore legend Michel Kirby.

One Man Army, “Judge Not” (2004)

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Peep this short-lived and little-known outfit fronted by Fury of Five's James "Stikman" Ismean!

Code Orange, “Bleeding in the Blur,” from Forever (Roadrunner, 2017)

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The song that single-handedly made me a Code Orange believer.

Vain, “Inside Out,” from Rolling With the Punches (Jackie Rainbow, 2017)

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The '80s are in the eye of the beholder...

Ravage Ritual, “Spiritual Power,” from Higher Power (Unquiet, 2016)

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"Seinäjoki Negative Hardcore" act proves that Finland's still got it.

Cruelty of the Heavens, “Growing Up,” from Grow Up and See (Encapsulated, 2016)

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Still screaming about the best (and most underrated) album of 2016...

...But the Shadows Have Foes, “VIII,” from Asabiyya (Self-Released, 2017)

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Mysterious Illinois outfit worships at the altar of His Hero is Gone.

Thoughts of Ionesco, “Culture of the Eternal Snake,” from Skar Cymbals (Corpse Flower, 2017)

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Detroit metalcore madmen return as strong as—if not stronger than—ever.

The Wraith, “Barbed Wire Somber,” from Shadow Flag (Poison Cult, 2017)

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Mandatory listening for any fan of deathrock-tinged '80s post-punk...

Embryonic Cryptopathia, “Gangrene Bizarre,” from Uterine Excretor of Carcinovomit (Bestial Onslaught, 2006)

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A quick, fun throwback of decade-old brutal underground goregrind.

Mortal Bodies, “Peeled Mirror,” from Embodiment (Chondritic Sound, 2017)

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Precisely the type of ominous atmosphere and ideological intrigue that I hope for from such realms of experimental sound.

Antiprocess, “Bring it Down” (Self-Released, 2017)

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More quintessential industrial metal gold from this one-man outfit.

The Coup de Grace, “Daylight Dawning,” from The Coup de Grace (Red Decibel, 1990)

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Catchy, melodic, sort of rock, sort of metal, but not quite one or the other alone...

Future Faces, “Embraces,” from Revolt (Throatruiner/GPS Prod, 2017)

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Gloomy, monotone post-punk from this Swiss trio.

Audionerve, “My Own Enemy” (Self-Released, 2017)

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Hungarian studio side project comes hard with the groove...

Feral Nun, “Give Me a Reason,” from Demo Tape (Negate Everything, 2017)

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A raw, loose, and improvisational-sounding take on gloomy, Samhain-ish post-punk.

Discolor, “Burn Out,” from No Shelter (Self-Released, 2017)

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A catchy, heavy, and moody emo-tinged jam from this up-and-coming Smithtown, NY group...

Ulf Cederlund and the Swarm of Souls, “Alone Again” (2016)

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The Swedish death metal legend gets slow, strange, and sludgy...

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