#3: Deathspell Omega - 'The Synarchy of Molten Bones'
Well, 2016 was a year of death and change, so who better to represent that than black metal French musicians Deathspell Omega? This was a bit of a comeback album for them, and it is faster than just about anything you could imagine... but it is complete with slower midtempo breakdowns that give it a lot of depth. The production quality is top notch, as is the material. The only drawback is this is perhaps an EP length effort... but the 4 songs are packed with so much energy and impact that it doesn't matter. In under 30 minutes the band gets its full message across in less time than just about anybody. Metal or not, this is premium quality delivered at breakneck speeds directly to your door without hesitation. Their attention to detail and quality is second to none, and their efficiency is deadly... and creative. If you thought track 1, the title track, was brought at breakneck speed, you would be mistaken. "Famished for Breath" is one of the fastest things I've ever heard, like quicksilver in audio form. It is this expediency which brings this album to you, and rises it to #3 in 2016. It is insanely quick. The drummer sounds as if on another level of achievement and focus. Rarely am I taken aback by such charms, but this drummer has it. This album is a lovely entry into the world of heavy metal. And punk music. And any counterculture music. It is difficult to sum up in words, but this album will hit and you and propel you forward. Track 3 continues to move you. When you think the drumming cannot be perceivably faster, it happens and it is imperceivably fast. Really... I cannot tell the difference between the drums part at this point, it is just an intense but clear blur, uncountable. As one of the most well produced, executed, and most concise underground rock albums of all time, I simply must include this towards the top of the list. Not only are they at the top of their own musical game, they have surpassed just about everyone else. It is lonely at the top, and this is a band that don't seem to be too concerned with the outside world, letting their work speak for itself. And it does... they need little promotion, and that is something to be celebrated in this world as it is currently.
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