Bee's Best-of 2025

Contributed by Bee

Every time I make my year-end best-of list I struggle to remember what the hell even came out in the last 11.5 months. After pouring through my “recent acquisitions/to-be-shelved” pile of records and tapes, revisiting label websites, or what photos I took, I come up with a list that, immediately upon publication, I realize is missing crucial selections. And year and year again I lack the foresight to just write down what I liked that year. Here’s my crack at it this year.

ZYCLONE - Visions of Impending Death (General Speech/Re_Vile)
TOTAL CON - This Whole World is Gonna Pay (Brainrotter)

RECALL - Ep (11PM/Broken Skull)
EXIT PLOOM - Live and Death (R.I.P. Peace)

LAUGHING CORPSE - Beyond Recognition (Sorry State)
ENDLESS JOY - S/T (Iron Lung)
ILLITERATES - Does Not Compute (Sorry State)
WHOSE REALITY - Demo (R.I.P. Peace)

TERROR ADVOCATE - Final Demonstration (R.I.P. Peace)
BLACK DOG - Sewn into Confusion (Iron Lung)

AUTO SEAR- Speed Noise Hardcore (Sex Fiend Abomination)
PRAY TO BE SAVED - Demo (Sex Fiend Abomination)
FUCKIN' LOVERS - Crucifixion of the Masses (General Speech)
TOTAL CON - Who Needs the Peace Corps? (Static Shock/Unlawful Assembly)

BRAINBOMBS - I Need Speed/Urge to Kill (Total Black)

PUPPET WIPES - Live Inside (Siltbreeze)
VENEDIKTOS TEMPELBOOM - Huys Opnamen (Minorie)
JONAS TORTENSEN - Viser og countryrock på fynsk (Afvikling Kassetter)

AMATEUR HOUR - Går I Kras (Discreet)
BLOD - Den Oändliga Historien (Discreet)
NICK DRAKE- The Making of Five Leaves Left (Universal)
DEATH KNEEL cassette releases (Life Of Sensation)
Living Water Assembly
Spiritual Endeavour
Ink Wash Apparition
Italian Math