Number 15
Number 15 is up today! An album we must confess we had not completely expected to make the Top 20 Countdown. Not because it isn’t good, hell no, it’s fucking awesome! And we even mentioned it when it was released back in May. But mostly because you crazy followers out there tend to vote more for Hardrock, Psychedelic, Progressive, Stoner and pure Doom albums. This one swings the balance the other way and rips your soul in two with Sludge, Metal and Hardcore! So, we jump, twenty-four points from Early Moods on Number 16 to reach Number 15. Where we find a band that has been around since 1995 and for a moment their 2019 album seemed like it might be the last one, due to the horrible events, the terrible loss of the bass-player, a year prior. But they drafted a new one and decided to move forward. Heavy, harsh, and full of unbridled aggression the album sees only a few very limited moments of cessation. A few moments where the listener might take a breath of air and enjoy that small ray of sunlight. The title track is one of those moments; slower, calmer, and melodic it might be viewed as one of those tracks that sets an album apart. Cause for the most part the album is a hardcore, mothersludge approach to metal that will flatten everything in its path… On Number 15 we find!
Cave In – Heavy Pendulum