siege column

Brandon Corsair, leader of the California death metal band Draghkar and studious metal journalist, reveals his top picks for the year, diving deep into the underground.

The Ripped to Shreds mastermind looks back at 2020’s most disgusting jams, featuring even more putrid artwork.

Currently an editor at Bandcamp, you’ve also seen Zoe’s metal writing at Revolver, Pitchfork, CLRVYNT, and more. She stopped by to let IO know what she liked best this year.

All the new metal (and otherwise) fit to spin (or skip) from 7/1-7/7/2018.