By Cam Starke
This list is in no particular order. I had a hard time figuring out how to compile this list. Should it be a top five by genre, LPs, EPs, demos, splits, or just my favorites with no ranking? In the end, I listened to my chaotic brain and went with no order. I will say, though, that the first two on the list are the most surprising releases that tickled my fancy just right!
There were so many great releases this year that I could keep this list going. I am sure I missed a lot, but I feel good about this list.
• Endless Joy, Endless Joy.
• Happy Farm, Happy Farm.
• Necron 9, People Die.
• Kaleidoscope, Cities of Fear.
• Mangled State, Learn to Suffer.
• Yellow Cake, Apparitions of War.
• Eulogy, Demo.
• Negative Degree, Negative Degree.
• Stimulant, Sub Normal.
• Bull Shits, Bull Shits.
• Uranium, Corrosion of Existence.
• Wits End, Demo I and Demo II (yes I’m counting this as one to keep it a 25 count).
• 80HD, Orc Party.
• Hedonist, Scapulimancy.
• Dark Thoughts, Highway to The End.
• Psych War, Psychotic Warmonger.
• Alienator, Meat Locker.
• Culture Shock, Culture Shock.
• Dismay, No Guilt.
• Subversive Rite, Apocalypse Zone.
• Destiny Bond, The Love.
• Laughing Corpse, Beyond Recognition.
• Puffer, Street Hassle.
• Bootcamp, Times Up.
• Trespasser, Let There Be Light.
All these releases are put out by labels that have done some amazing releases and deserve a dive into their catalogs.
Honorable mentions:
• Ancient Lights, Reclamation.
• Everything that Bryan Lothian puts out on his bandcamp: bryanlothian.bandcamp.com
Bonus:
Utah locals to always be on the lookout for: Deathblow, Ribbons, Nadezhda, Mindlock, Disfetid, and Gusano.
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