Best of 2018

Mathcore Index's Best of 2018

Christian:

There were so many incredible releases this year I was having a bit of anxiety about leaving some stuff out, so apart from my top 10 full-lengths I also did a comprehensive roundup of EPs and honorable mentions that I believe deserve just as much attention as the LPs listed below. Finally, this list was determined by a combination of Bandcamp, Spotify, and Last.fm (go ahead and laugh, charted 10+ years of listening) and naturally my level of enjoyment, so rest assured your boy gave this a lot of thought. Let's go.

Read the full list after the jump.

Potion - "Real Teen Wolves" (guitar playthrough)

Guitar playthrough from Potion, featuring members of Antarctica / Car Made of Glass / TEBOTJF, and ex-Embryonic Devourment.

Mathcast Episode 27: 12/5/18

This is the 27th episode of Mathcast, in which we discuss ATKA, The Arusha Accord, Hemwick, Auteur, Methwitch, Operation Kino, Anna Sage, A Dozen Black Roses, Stress, Kodos, revisit Chamber, and interview one of our very favorite bands, Delta Sleep.

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Car Made of Glass - "Incorporating Human Cognitive Biases in a Probabilistic Model of Retweeting"

Mathcore Index Presents: Car Made of Glass - "Incorporating Human Cognitive Biases in a Probabilistic Model of Retweeting"

Mathcast Episode 26: 11/1/18

This is the 26th episode of Mathcast, in which we discuss Soaked In Disillusion, The Nietzsche, Pool Kids, Permanent Tension, Outbred, Zapruder, Seimugen Houtai, Cortez, Five Pound Pocket Universe, Bave, Baring Teeth, and lose 10 bands worth of dialog.

Listen on iTunes.

Interview with Pedram Valiani of Frontierer

 Mathcore Index correspondent Kay Davies interviews Pedram Valiani of Frontierer and Sectioned.

Car Bomb - live @ Mathcore Index Fest 2018

Car Bomb's full 50 minute headlining set from Mathcore Index Fest 2018, their only performance of 2018.

Mathcast Episode 25: 10/5/18

This is the 25th and 2 year anniversary episode of Mathcast, in which we discuss Faus, Carnivores at Grace, The Threats, Nesh, The Dawn, Noise Trail Immersion, revisit Jesus Horse, Euclid C Finder, and Snooze, and recap our favorite bands from the last year of podcasting.

An Albatross - live at Mathcore Index Fest 2018

Philadelphia based experimental noisecore act An Albatross' energetic full set from Mathcore Index Fest 2018, featuring a new song off their forthcoming EP, "Return of the Lazer Viking."

Fero Lux - live at Mathcore Index Fest 2018

Floridian post-hardcore / mathcore act Fero Lux’s epic 40 minute set from Mathcore Index Fest 2018, complete with a cover of Botch’s classic “Saint Matthew Returns to the Womb.”