Best of 2025

[Minus1]

Grunt - Kiveen Ikuistettu

Yet another killer live release by Grunt, following last years (I think?) Vieraat Aivot. First gig with that classic Grunt of heavy and ripping sound, and those strong vocals we all love. And so well recorded, it's a pure enjoyment to listen to. Second gig is different, slowly crafting minimalistic sounds, in a minimalistic environment. Even though I used word "minimalistic", the sounds are intense! Very interesting and clever choice to have two different live settings, sets and atmosphere. Works really well, and delivers the variety of what Grunt is capable. Packaging is a photobook, basically. Accompanies various images, having very harsh tones, even when speaking in visual terms. I think Mikko posted this about at lenght in the Grunt topic, go see it!

Great post, thanks. I'm especially thankful for the Grunt details. (I don't want to bug the man with too many questions.) 😂

[xdementia]

As usual mine is genre agnostic and listed here: http://existest.org/ee_v3/?p=10797

From that - and a few additional - are the noise/industrial specific albums:

Frederikke Hoffmeier (Puce Mary) – The Girl with the Needle OST
Desolation Colony – Impossibility of a Barren World
Empusae feat. Deutsch Nepal & Lamia Vox – Empusae's Dystopian Partycollection
Temple of Clear Light – Communion
Yemen Civil Servant – Hush Bribes

Honorable Mentions:

The Vomit Arsonist - To What End
Infirme Infini - Mycoplasma
Empty Vessel - Ruin Value