Pig Destroyer

'Phantom Limb'

A frantic metal offensive, with punch lines galore.

Spin Rating8 of 10

Virginia's Pig Destroyer have been peddling high-octane, face-ripping, black-humor grindcore for a decade, and here they push their sound into an even fiercer realm. Guitarist Scott Hull's sweaty juggernaut riffs practically slice your flesh, but this is also a lyrics band, with J.R. Hayes screaming bon mots like "Your legs look so sexy out of context" and "Got no use for psychiatry / I can talk to the voices in my head for free." Phantom Limb is funny, sick, smart, and possibly the year's best metal album.

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6 Leonard Cohen 'Old Ideas'
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1 Cloud Nothings 'Attack on Memory'
2 Cloud Nothings 'Attack on Memory'
3 Kathleen Edwards 'Voyageur'
4 The Mark Lanegan Band 'Blues Funeral'
5 The Mark Lanegan Band 'Blues Funeral'
6 Leonard Cohen 'Old Ideas'
7 Escort 'Escort'
8 Escort 'Escort'
9 Escort 'Escort'
10 Himanshu 'Nehru Jackets'

Pig Destroyer

'Phantom Limb'

The Mark Lanegan Band 'Blues Funeral'

Of Montreal 'Paralytic Stalks'

Van Halen 'A Different Kind of Truth'

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