14.August Burns Red-Found in Far Away Places (2015):
In a genre where a lot of their peers have lost their edge as they approach 15-20 years of activity, August Burns Red is a massive outlier. They've remained committed to pushing their songwriting forward by making subtle tweaks to their sound and that effort has resulted in some remarkably consistent output. Their seventh full length ended up being the transcendent record that they had been slowly inching towards since they broke out back in 2007. Found in Far Away Places is a wildly intricate and ambitious effort that weaves all of their influences (metalcore, progressive, hardcore, punk) into an epic, breathtaking tapestry.
Standout Tracks: 1.Broken Promises 2.Separating the Seas 3.Majoring in the Minors
13.Allegaeon-Apoptosis (2019):
Dialing back the progressive elements in favor of a faster, heavier sound was an unexpectedly genius move by Colorado extreme metal outfit Allegaeon. While there's admittedly a bit less variety here than there was on 2016's Proponent for Sentience, honing in on their more extreme traits resulted in a tighter, more cohesive product that rides a winning combination of killer riffs, ferocious vocals and unwavering energy to euphoric technical/melodic death metal glory.
Standout Tracks: 1.Metaphobia 2.Exothermic Chemical Combustion 3.Interphase//Meiosis
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