Well everyone, the day is finally upon us! I know it's only April, and I'm only a couple listens in, but Inferi's already gonna be pretty hard to unseat for AOTY for me.

• Archspire - Too Fast to Die (CAN-BC)
• Inferi - Heaven Wept (USA-TN)
• Oppressor God - Veil of Shadows [EP] (USA-AZ)
• Tethys - The Antikytherium (USA-CO) (NB: Inferi's vocalist, Stevie Boiser <3)