Favorite Drumming Albums of 2013 – Picks By Sick Drummers – Round One

Every year the magazine picks our favorite drumming albums, which we will be doing again soon, but thought it would be fun to ask some drummers what their favorites were from this year. These are some favorites picked by some of our favorites. Keep in mind, these are not any "official" best of 2013 picks, but just for fun.

 

 

Romain Goulon of Necrophagist:

1. Deicide – In The Minds of Evil

2. Immolation – Kingdom of Conspiracy

3. Suffocation – Pinnacle of Bedlam

4. Carcass – Surgical Steel

5. Deeds of Flesh – Portals To Canaan

 

Gus Rios of Malevolent Creation:

1. Sevendust – Black Out the Sun

2. Carcass – Surgical Steel

3. Kreator – Dying Alive

4. Dark Tranquility – Construct

5. Deicide – In The Minds of Evil

 

Kai Hahto of Wintersun:

1. Fleshgod – Labyrinth

2. Steven Wilson – Raven That Refused to Sing

3. Dream Theater – Dream Theater

4. Soilwork – The Living Infinite

 

Bryan Fajardo of Noisear:

1. Chiens – Self-titled

2. Feastem – Avaritia Humanae

3. Lycanthrophy – Split w/ Blood I Bleed

4. The Kill – Make em Suffer

 

Francesco Paoli of Fleshgod Apocalypse:

1. Carcass – Surgical Steel

2. Deicide – In The Minds of Evil

3. Kataklysm – Waiting For The End To Come

4. The Black Dahlia Murder – Into The Everblack

5. Soilwork – The Living Infinite

 

Jamie Saint Merat of Ulcerate:

1. Svart Crown – Profane  

2. Clutch – Earth Rocker 

3. Cult of Luna – Vertikal  

4. Nero Di Marte – Nero Di Marte

5. Lvcifyre – Svn Eater (technically 2014, but 2 songs have been released)

** Special mention: Aosoth – IV: Arrow in Heart – The drums are programmed, but are just really well constructed. And I can't stand most drum programming!