Fuck long-winded reviews. This isn't the place for it. This is a best-of list. Especially with the chaotic violence you'll find below, you'd probably get through five songs quicker than reading a shitty paragraph about them. However, I won't be a total dick and leave you out in the cold. You still get a sum-up gist of the good shits on my list… quick and dirty… just like the songs I love… in 140 characters or less.
10. Maruta – Forward into Regression
Abusive grind with death metal undertones. The violence is pushed to the maximum with the added bass player. Teeth-smashingly good shit.
9. Defeatist – Tyranny of Decay
Smothering whirlwind of pummeling grind and acid-throat wails. The final chapter in one of Brooklyn's best grind-dealers. You will be missed.
8. Meek is Murder – Algorithms
Refreshingly chaotic spazcore wizardry. The songwriting and musicianship are second to none. My butthole has been blown to bits by this one.
7. Wormrot – Dirge
Unrelenting, raw, and pure grind abuse from Singapore. Packed to the gills with 25 tracks of awesomeness. American bands should take notes.
6. Brutal Truth – End Time
Ferocious sociopolitical throat-punches from the resident grindfathers. Shit gets straight up alien and nutty, consider the bar raised.
5. Rotten Sound – Cursed
Punishing eurogrind that gets better with every release. Super-precise chops fuel this increasingly dark and destructive outing. Brilliant.
4. Weekend Nachos – Worthless
Powerviolence the world was missing. The vocals are better than ever, complimenting the lovely hints of choatic hardcore. Frantic passion.
3. Ed Gein – Bad Luck
Welcome back, pricks. Chaotic hardcore served up with a healthy pile of brutality. Dizzying grindmess with off-the-rails drumming. Now tour!!
2. Wugazi – 13 Chambers
Ok, so it's not metal… But go fuck yourself. Easily the most airtight album of the year. Wu-Tang? Fugazi? Yea, not one fuckin bummer track.
1. Trap Them – Darker Handcraft
Chaotic hardcore with a new death n' roll vibe and a d-beat cherry on top. Incredibly mature songwriting that finds beauty in destruction.
