Too Soon? Axl’s Best of 2013… So Far

I’m already sad that there won’t be any room for at least six, and very likely more, of these albums on my final end-of-year list. Do me a solid and make sure you check ’em all out at least, okay? There’s some crazy good shit on here, and all of these bands deserve some recognition.

Altar of Plagues – Teethed Glory and Injury
Anciients – Heart of Oak
Arsis – Unwelcome
Batillus – Concrete Sustain
The Black Dahlia Murder – Everblack
The Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us is the Killer
Enabler – Shift of Redemption EP
Fuck the Facts – Amer EP
Intronaut – Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words with Tones)
Last Chance to Reason – Level 3
The Modern Age Slavery – Requiem for Us All
Nails – Abandon All Life
Nero Di Marte – S/T
Palms – S/T
Portal – Vexovoid
Ramming Speed – Doomed to Destroy, Destined to Die
Revocation – S/T
Rotting Christ – Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy
Shai Hulud – Reach Beyond the Sun
Stomach Earth – S/T
White Widows Pact – S/T