{"id":2829,"date":"2021-01-19T01:07:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T06:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2.dougkubert.com\/blog\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2021-02-05T19:43:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:43:21","slug":"best-singles-eps-and-demos-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2.dougkubert.com\/blog\/?p=2829","title":{"rendered":"Best Singles\/EPs\/Demos of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like the previous post of Noise for Zeros’ best albums of 2020<\/a>, this list of singles, EPs, and demos isn’t limited to a top 10 either. Below are\u00a013\u00a0releases that made an epically shitty year a little less so, one small chunk at a time. Many are debut releases for bands that hint at great things to come in 2021 and beyond, plus you’ll find a list of\u00a0runners up that also helped chip away at the monstrosity of the year 2020\u2026<\/p>\n

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Arts<\/strong>: Graveside Summoning <\/em>7\u201d EP (Youth Attack)
\nDon’t know if it’s a bias stemming from my background, but\u00a0black metal made by hardcore punks often sounds\u00a0better to my ringing ears. Maybe it’s because they usually don’t try so hard to be edgelords, or if they do, they come off\u00a0more like\u00a0resolute nihilists than pathetic sociopaths. Arts, featuring Mark McCoy, Youth Attack label head and member of hardcore giants Charles Bronson, Holy Molar, Das Oath and many more, knows how to put enough snarl and bite into\u00a0Arts’ black metal stew to retain\u00a0a sinister\u00a0and raging\u00a0tone\u00a0that’s often absent with\u00a0latter day black metal. Whereas many black metal\u00a0releases tend to drone on into tedium, Graveside Summoning <\/em>pulls you in by the throat\u00a0with four ripping buzzsaw guitar-driven\u00a0tracks before fading back into the fog, leaving you\u00a0craving more.<\/p>\n