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The 12 Greatest UK Metal Debuts of 2017!

We predict big big things from this little lot!

6. Memoriam – For The Fallen

Expectations were ridiculously high for Memoriam‘s full length debut…..this Bolt Thrower/Benediction bunk-up was a UK death metal supergroup of sorts and, as we all know, Bolt Thrower and Benediction are two of the greatest death metal bands to have walked this earth!

Expectations are one thing of course, meeting them is another entirely but Karl Willetts and co. did not let us down. Here was the purist death metal, delivered with absolute integrity, passion and with the kind of ferocity you’d expect from musicians of this calibre.

Sticking to simplicity over technical audacity, To The Fallen dragged its carcass through waist-deep mud and grime as it bludgeoned its way through the thickest, most viscous riffs imaginable. Hyper-speed ain’t their game. Instead, relentless battery was the aim…..and their sights were firmly set on the enemy’s frontline.

The war rages on!

5. Barrabus – Barrabus

The latest venture for UK underground legend Paul Catten (Murder One, Lazarus Blackstar, Medulla Nocte), Barrabus had been banging around since 2006 but this self-titled, genre-defying release was their debut….and what a be-suited beast it was!

Incorporating noise rock, punk, sludge and all manner of abrasive avant-garde sounds, this raw flurry of Faith No More – esque lunacy was relentless in its high energy attack. Originality is a rare breed in today’s rock/metal scene but Barrabus hold the key to open new doors and where they go from here is anyone’s guess.

Beautifully unpredictable!

4. The Darkhorse – The Carcass Of The Sun Will Sleep

Hailing from the muddy fields and pig sheds of Northamptonshire, The Darkhorse are a 4 piece metal band with the heart of doom and sludge but with the lungs of a hardcore band, drawing their influences from the likes of Sabbath, Superjoint Ritual, The Chariot and Crowbar.

A barrage of sandpaper-ravaged vocals, barrelling grooves and mammoth-fucking chords, The Carcass Of The Sun Will Sleep was a welcome punch in the chops from a band whose sludgy goodness deserved to be wallowed in.

And wallow we did!

About Chris Jennings (1964 Articles)
I love metal. Always have. Always will. As editor of Worship Metal - a site dedicated to being as positive about metal and its myriad of sub-genres as possible - my aim is to 'worship' metal through honest reviews, current news and a wide variety of features; offering the same exposure to underground bands as we do to mainstream/well known acts. Our mantra; the bands are partners and we exist to serve the bands \m/

2 Comments on The 12 Greatest UK Metal Debuts of 2017!

  1. Beyond Grace’s debut is absolutely stunning. Groove, progressive death metal with a big chunk of melody. Despite them not being on the list it’s exciting that the UK metal scene is in such a great place with so much talent

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