Defeated Sanity – Passages into Deformity (2013)

Brutal Death Metal (Berlin, Germany)

            I enjoy listening to Defeated Sanity because they make me feel like an advanced metal-head.  I don’t think you could really enjoy these guys unless you’ve already been pretty well-versed in brutal death metal.  By the end of this album, it sounds like they're playing death metal jazz.  I think Defeated Sanity should just put out a full-on death metal/jazz album.

http://defeatedsanity.bandcamp.com/album/passages-into-deformity

Embryonic Devourment – Reptilian Agenda (2013)

Brutal Death Metal (Willits, CA)

            Embryonic Devourment are easily my favorite technical death metal band.  In fact, I really didn’t like much technical metal until I discovered these guys.  Reptilian Agenda is their third full-length available at Deepsend Records.  Their first two CDs, Fear of Reality Exceeds Fantasy and Vivid Interpretations of the Void, are also highly recommended.

Ed Gein – Bad Luck (2011)

Grindcore/Hardcore (Syracuse, NY)

            Bad Luck is Ed Gein’s third album, released on Black Market Activities.  Their first two albums, It’s a Shame a Family Can Be Torn Apart by Something as Simple as a Pack of Wild Dogs and Judas Goats & Dieseleaters, are also highly recommended.