More Heavy Hitters
We just couldn’t cram enough heaviness in our Best Metal Albums of 2013 list. Note that these aren’t necessarily our eleven-to-twenty metal picks, just ten more wicked, heavy albums – in no particular order – which are worth checking out.
You’ll find us straying slightly from the metal path with some of these picks (e.g., rock, industrial), but don’t worry, they’re there for a reason.
Scale The Summit – The Migration
June 11 on Prosthetic Records
Houston, Texas, USA
Highly technical, upbeat prog. Look at all the pretty colours.
Abriosis – Vessel EP (review)
February 1 on Shitknife Records
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
First-class progressive, tech-death. Kiss your ass goodbye.
Purson – The Circle and the Blue Door
April 29 on Metal Blade Records / Rise Above Records
London, England
Psychedelic, stoned, classic prog-rock/metal. Inhale and throw your carriage keys in the bowl.
Anciients – Heart of Oak (deluxe)
April 16 on Season of Mist
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Riffy, psych-tinged heavy metal. Bang. Your. Head.
Light Bearer – Silver Tongue (part two of the “Æsahættr Tetralogy”)
February 8 on Halo of Flies
London, England
Atheist/anti-theist, feminist, progressive doom. Yes, seriously. It’s kind of terrifying.
Clutch – Earth Rocker
March 15 on Weathermaker Music
Maryland, USA
Bluesy, boozy, bearded rock’n’fuckin’roll. Get in the car and squeal them tires.
Inter Arma – Sky Burial
March 19 on Relapse Records
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Enormous, sludgy, psychedelic doom. It’s a long way down so you might as well stop screaming.
Clamfight – I Versus the Glacier
January 22 on The Maple Forum
Westmont, New Jersey, USA
Big, fat, hairy, doomy stoner-fuzz. You can’t beat a glacier, so stop trying and just enjoy the crush.
Author & Punisher – Women & Children
June 11 on Seventh Rule Recordings
San Diego, California, USA
Experimental, industrial, electronic doom. The sound inside the braincase of a depressed, psychotic robot.
Zolle – Zolle
May 13 on Supernatural Cat
Bruzzelle, Italy
Fuzzy, experimental, riff-packed, vocal-less heavy metal. Warning: May lead to neck-injuring fun and impromptu exclamations of “Fuuuck yeeeaaahhh!”
Well, that’s it! Thanks for reading, everybody. We wish you all the best for 2014.
Happy Metal Year!
More Best of 2013 lists:
Best of Vancouver Music 2013 featuring Bison, Witch of the Waste, and more.
Best Music Videos of 2013 featuring Queens of the Stone Age, FIDLAR, and more.
