Ov Sulfur continues their noise parade, building on last year’s Oblivion EP, releasing two singles in 2022 that demand your attention for as long as you can stomach the beat down. “Stained in Rot” is a beacon for their up-and-coming full-length debut.

Ever since their second album, 2021’s Lifeblood, Brand of Sacrifice has been slowly releasing singles with collaborators: Underoath’s Spencer Chamberlain, We Came As Romans, and, on this track, Ryo Kinoshita (who, at the time, was Crystal Lake’s vocalist). The effect of the collaborations have yielded some serious metal songwriting alongside a unique flavor to each new work. The band dropped “Exodus” — notably, with no collaborators — right before the end of this year, so here’s hoping something from a new album ends up on this list next year.

Ask me at the end of next year, and I’ll look back at this list and say this song should have been higher.

“Yesterday’s price is not today’s price.” That’s right. Pusha T can charge more now than ever.