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Crossover
Robust, dark, and energizing, Manifest Decimation is like a cup of Folgers. A cup of Folgers that carries around a spiked bat and will fuck you up with it.

Stream the fullest and best thrash album of the year so far HERE.
Staff pick by: wormdrink414
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), psykometal, Unknown user, X-Ray Rod
Death Metal
"Death Metal comes to us all. Press me again, and you shall find yours."
Staff pick by: Nefarious
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), psykometal
Old school
It's music to worship the devil to. You know, the mustache-twirling and cape-wearing, cartoony devil--the one who looks like he'd cut you a sweet deal on a used Cadillac. The cool devil, not the boring, brutish one.
Staff pick by: wormdrink414
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), Marcel Hubregtse
Post influenced prog
Tremendously beautiful and subtle stuff.

Enjoy for pay what you want over at Bandcamp.
Staff pick by: Ivor
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x)
Avant prog
A band you can rely on to deliver the goods each time, in a convincing and fresh way. 'Scuse me while I kiss the va-a-a-a-aalley, this valley I'm in.
Staff pick by: Milena
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), Darkside Momo, psykometal, R'Vannith, Ivor, Introspekrieg, Ag Fox, BloodTears, X-Ray Rod
stoner doom
"This one time, in doombandcamp, Evoke Thy Lords stuck a flute in their... mix." A great stoner doom jam with the added twist of near full-time Forest of Equlibrium-like flute. Perfect to chill to as the Northern Hemisphere heats up.
Staff pick by: BitterCOld
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), Unknown user, Susan, wormdrink414, R'Vannith, X-Ray Rod
Post-hardcore / symphonic / sludge / and then some...
Precambrian part II, at last!! Well, quality-wise, that is; musically it's a different beast...

Are you ready to dive in the deepest of waters?
Esoteric Black Metal
Ever wondered what Esoteric might sound like if they played black metal? Well wonder no more. Featuring Esoteric's Greg Chandler, as well as members from UK black metal masterclasses Archaicus and Omega Centauri, this has literally become the crème de la crème of England's extreme metal talent. The result is quite incredible and I predict this will top most people's black metal lists this year.

Staff pick by: Unknown user
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), Nefarious, Abattoir, Daniell, psykometal, X-Ray Rod, Introspekrieg, Susan
Power/prog
Rock-solid, high-energy, synth-driven progressive power metal that doesn't fuck around. No heel-dragging ballads and the synthesizer doesn't sound like an afterthought, but is an integral part of the music? On a power metal album? Well, slap my ass and call me babycakes! Sign me up for another listen!
Staff pick by: Fat & Sassy!
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), R'Vannith, Susan, psykometal, Promonex
slaytanic thrash
traded a copy of Nirvana's "Bleach" for this in '91. never looked back. Adios, Jeff. gonna break out the Slayer Food Mart mug tonight and hoist a few listening to this...
Post Black Metal
Following on from my most recent staff pick, Vallendusk, here is another great debut Black Metal release from the Pest Productions label. This time it is of the Post Black Metal variety.

Listen here.
Staff pick by: Nefarious
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), X-Ray Rod

Eibon - II

Blackened Sludge
II is pretty much what I thought it would be... 40 minutes or so of ugly, foul blackened sludge. Only instead of 6-7 tracks they crafted two 20 minute double-epics, tossing in some groovy psychedelia to boot. Rawr.
Staff pick by: BitterCOld
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), X-Ray Rod, Unknown user, Abattoir, Daniell
Instrumental Tech-Jazz-Prog Metal
Octotastic metal.

Staff pick by: Unknown user
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), psykometal, Introspekrieg, X-Ray Rod, Darkside Momo
Metal (melo-prog-extreme-djent-Hacride)
With a renewed line-up (featuring Klone's drummer, no less), Hacride are back with their most accessible, melodic yet technical album to date. But, most of all, it's the emotional intensity that truly makes the difference.

Staff pick by: Darkside Momo
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), jupitreas, R'Vannith, psykometal, Ag Fox, X-Ray Rod
White Zombie 2013
White Zom...I mean...Rob Zombie is alive!

Staff pick by: psykometal
Endorsed by: Unknown user (x), Introspekrieg, jupitreas, wormdrink414, Doc G., X-Ray Rod