Sentynel and Twelve unwrap their Top Ten(ish) of 2021 and these lists require careful study. There will be a test.
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Doom_et_Al’s and Dear Hollow’s Top Ten(ish) of 2021
Lists are a gift and Doom_et_Al and Dear Hollow have presents to distribute. Prepare for tidings of anger and joy.
A Pox on All Their Houses: The AMG Staff Pick Their Top Ten(ish) Records o’ 2021
“The pandemic shifts and mutates, mankind continues to disappoint, and AMG Industries, Ltd. LLC, rolls on through it all like an apocalyptic battle wagon with titanium crash bumpers.” The picks are in.
Have a Mërry Little AMG Christmäs
Happy, Merry Christmas from the folks who force you to read AMG Industries all year.
Stuck in the Filter – November’s Angry Misses
“November had a pretty solid assortment of quality releases, both covered by us truly and unnoticed by the ascendant elite. Luckily, the intellectuals and high-IQ-having filtration team successfully dug out sparkly gems from the gross mesh of the Filter this month. Whether you agree with or support these choices depends on your innate ability to understand music and its intricate nuance.” Filter and gold.
The Willowtip Files: Watchmaker – Erased from the Memory of Man
“Pennsylvanian-based independent label Willowtip Records was established by Jason Tipton in the late ’90s. From humble beginnings the label has stood the test of time, becoming one of the most respected and highly regarded record labels in the extreme metal scene. It takes something special to create a label with a consistently unfuckwithable roster of quality, innovative artists, while retaining long-term integrity and durability. Willowtip is the self-proclaimed forward-thinking label, releasing a slew of modern classics and top-shelf albums that may have a lower profile but are more than worth your while. This feature focuses on a pivotal early period in the label’s history that had a huge impact on my own extreme metal tastes. As such, I am highlighting some outstanding albums released by Willowtip between 2001-2006.” Watchmaker knows what time it is.
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Contrite Metal Guy – Mistakes Were Made [N00b Cautionary Tales and Warnings Edition]
“The life of the unpaid, overworked metal reviewer is not an easy one. Cascading promos, unreasonable deadlines, draconian editors, and the unwashed metal mobs – it makes for a swirling maelstrom of music and madness. In all that tumult, errors are bound to happen and sometimes our initial impression of an album may not be completely accurate. With time and distance comes wisdom, and so we’ve decided to pull back the confessional curtain and reveal our biggest blunders, missteps, oversights and ratings face-plants. Consider this our sincere AMGea culpa. Redemption is retroactive, forgiveness is mandatory.” The foolishness of youth.
Stuck in the Filter – October’s Angry Misses
“It’s been a minute and change since I felt anything was good enough to include in the Filter, but October is always a stuffed month for metal. It’s no surprise, then, that I had to narrow down my choices to the things I thought deserved the most mention. With a couple of my fellow spelunkers behind me, I dive deep into the recesses of this filth-caked compartment.” Fear the Filter.
Record(s) o’ the Month – September 2021
I literally turned in my dissertation for print and worked 80 hours a week for the last month. Sure, I could delegate. But after everything, I really do think it’s better to just let them be late. I mean, isn’t this kind of my thing now?
Stuck in the Filter – September’s Angry Misses
“The filters are full once again at the AMG filtration and industrial smoothing facility. And let’s not even mention what was found over at the sludge control depot. That means we’ve been scraping and scouring so long, even the rotting head of a former writer we keep mounted on the wall thinks our minds are gone.” Clogs in the wind.
