MAKE THEM SUFFER - SELF-TITLED (SharpTone Records)

Showing a healthy restraint, Make Them Suffer have reconfigured the band and in the process, trickled a succession of singles with "Doomswitch", "Ghost of Me" and "Epitaph" all landing a year apart from one another. That slow burn has since built strong as the Aussie metalcore crew deliver their fifth and most pivotal full length effort yet. Along with "Oscillator" and "Mana God", the self-titled effort frames the band's deft meld of electronics, big guitars, powerful percussion and impassioned vocals - ushering in the modern era of MTS. Refined, refocused and evidently fully reloaded, Australia's aggressors pack a wallop with a triumphant return. 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE SHAPE OF PUNK TO COME OBLITERATED (Epitaph Records)

Earlier this year, Swedish punk pillars Refused announced their final victory lap with the news of their farewell tour and plans to release a special retrospective edition of their gamechanging album, The Shape of Punk To Come. In addition, Refused would celebrate their storied career with the release of The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated which features covers, remixes and reimagined versions of the album's vital tracks from bands like Quicksand, Zulu, Gel, IDLES, Touche Amore and more. The compilation serves as a testament to the enduring shelf life of Refused's seminal 1998 masterclass and emphasizes just how relevant the band remains a generation later. 

HEAVY // HITTER - MOMENTS OF MISERY (Blue Grape Music)

The most recent addition to the growing Blue Grape Music roster which already boasts the likes of boundary-contending artists like Code Orange, GEL and Spiritual Cramp - Heavy//Hitter serve as a definitive example of Florida's burgeoning deathcore scene. The band's pummeling attack and confrontational cadence prove relentless on tracks like, "No Mercy, No Remorse", "Waste of Life" and the EP's title track. A flurry of primal beatdown, backed by sharp-production and clever songwriting in the creative tandem of vocalist Austin Hayes and guitarist Dane Loeprich - the explosion of current deathcore has yet another serious contender.

MOLDER - CATASTROPHIC RECONFIGURATION (Prosthetic Records)

Illinois death metal firebrand Molder mark their return with their third full length and the first to include guitarist Carlos Santini. While the album serves well in presenting the brutality and death metal pedigree Molder has established with previous releases like Engrossed In Decay, Santini guitars on album three make for added artillery for the band's assault. Tracks like "Overdue Burial", "Brain Boil" and the closer "Nothing Left to Ooze" indulge the campiness of genre, all while showcasing Molder wherewithal as extreme music craftsmen. Driving guitars, howling vocals and thunderous drums make for a death metal record that honors the classics while presenting something fresh. 

THE BODY - THE CRYING OUT OF THINGS (Thrill Jockey)

The duo of guitarist and vocalist Chip King with Lee Buford on percussion and electronics as The Body have been refining their soundtrack of oblivion for the better part fo two decades. The incredibly prolific tandem assert they are in class all their own on their latest, The Crying Out of Things. With unconventional composition and a masterful collision of distortion, samples and percussion, The Body constructs a massive wall of sound that is both monolithic and meticulously nuanced. More abysmal soundscapes than traditional songs, The Crying Out of Things is a masterclass that challenges the listener from start to finish.