Much
like 2012, 2013 has been a pretty damn good year for metal…ESPECIALLY death
metal. This year has not been nearly as
good on the EP front, but the contenders at the top were VERY strong. That being said, I tried to make this list a healthy
blend of both my opinion/favoritism and a *SOMEWHAT* unbiased/subjective take
on what I thought the best metal albums were.
As I said last year, I tend to place a HEAVY emphasis on progression/innovation
within a genre, technicality, replay value, and especially lyrical content,
rather than just :) With that, let’s get to the 10 honorable mentions
for the top EPs of 2013.
I notice there's a LOT of progressive metalcore on this list...don't worry, the top 15 won't have this much! Anyways, in
no particular order:
Frontierer
– The Collapse
Genre: Progressive/Technical Metalcore/Mathcore
Preview: “The Collapse”
For
fans of: The Tony Danza Tapdance
Extravaganza, Dissipate
The
Northern – Imperium
Genre: Progressive/Technical Metalcore
Preview: “Circadian
Effect”
For
fans of: Ascariasis, Born Of Osiris,
Veil Of Maya
Entities
– Aether
Genre: Progressive Metalcore/Groove
Facebook
/ Bandcamp
Preview: “Lines Of Descent”
For
fans of: Aristeia, Auras, The
Contortionist
Sky
Written – Thrive
Genre: Progressive Metalcore/Groove
Preview: “Oneiric”
For
fans of: Polyphia, Entities
Stargazer
– Genesis
Genre: Progressive Metalcore
Preview: “Desideratum”
For
fans of: Veil Of Maya, The Afterimage
Aeolist
– Aeolist
Genre: Progressive/Experimental Metalcore/Mathcore
Preview: “I”
For
fans of: The Tony Danza Tapdance
Extravaganza, Bear
Emissary
– Emissary
Genre: Progressive Deathcore
Preview: “Like Clockwork”
For
fans of: Delta, From Sorrow To Serenity
Plini
– Other Things & Sweet Nothings
Genre: Progressive Metal/Instrumental
For
fans of: Sithu Aye, Polyphia
A
Night In Texas – Invigoration
Genre: Technical Deathcore
For
fans of: Thy Art Is Murder, Thy
Devourer, Infant Annihilator
Fucking awesome list, but where's Immoralist? Hopefully in your top 15. Needs more meat.
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