Welcome to the TRTO 2018 end of year list. 2018 was a great year for hardcore and just good music in general.
I always enjoy reading end of year lists, as I end up discovering a bunch of great music I otherwise would have missed out on. Hope the Top 5 lists featured below do the same for you;
Adam Harvey (The Rage To Overcome)
Photo by Nicole Goodwin
Top 5 Demo's :
-Ekulu
-The Chain
-Vortex
-Result Of Choice
-Skourge
Top 5 EP's :
-Never Ending Game
-Warthog
-Engage
-Ecostrike
-Diztort
Top 5 LP's :
-King 9
-Candy
-Snail Mail
-Unravel
-Trail Of Lies
-Special mention to the A Star Is Born Soundtrack
Top Movies :
-Isle of Dogs
-Overlord
-Annihilation
-Hereditary
-BlacKKKlansman
-You Were Never Really Here
-Human Flow
Favourite live performances of 2018 :
-Primitive Blast / Bind & Trail Of Lies @ Lair Fest
-Engage @ ALL SHOWS (Pop up set was the best of the year)
-Unravel @ ALL SHOWS
-Turnstile @ Amps
-Power Trip @ Amps
-Parkway Drive @ Metros Freo
-Tigers Jaw @ Amps
Photo by Nicole Goodwin
Favourite record/s discovered this year that wasn't released in 2018
-Bjork : Telegram
-Waking the Cadaver : Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler
- Teenage Fanclub : Grand Prix
Predictions for 2019 :
The return of Dumb Hardcore / Perth to reclaim its title as #1 HC scene in the country
James Nester (Unravel)
Top Demo's :
Excarnate
Boundless
Top EP's :
Faceless Burial : Multiversal Abattoir
Engage : Sincerity
Converge : Beautiful Rain
Top 5 LP's :
Innumerable Forms : Punishment in Flesh
Tomb Mold : Manor of Infinite Forms
Siege Column : Inferno Deathpassion
Candy : Good To Feel
Skeletal Remains : Devouring Mortality
Honourable mention to Self Harm : Self Inflicted Chemical Torture
Top 5 Movies :
Mandy
A Star Is Born
Incredibles 2
Bohemian Rhapsody
Supreme : Blessed
Favourite live performances of 2018 :
Self Harm w/ Power Trip @ Amps
Every band at Unravel Album Launch
Trail Of Lies @ Lair Fest
Every single Engage set
Favourite record/s discovered this year that wasn't released in 2018 :
Wiki : No Mountains in Manhattan
Deep Sea Diver : Secrets
Royal Headache : High
Predictions for 2019 :
New bands
Hard riffs
Skeggs will still suck
I will learn how to riff harder
Perth's back on top
Sabrina Loong (Empower)
Top 5 Demo's :
Quick Fix
Boundless
Spitn Nailz
Necessary Vengeance
Pain Killer
Top 5 EP's :
Outright : Holler
Mil-Spec : Changes
Line Of Sight : Dissent
Engage : Sincerity
Masochist : Blinded
Top 5 LP's :
Basement : Beside Myself
Fiddlehead : Springtime and Blind
Krimewatch : Krimewatch
Endless Heights : Vicious Pleasure
Culture Abuse : Bay Dream
Top Movies :
I cant think of any movies I watched besides the Louis Theroux documentary on Polygamy. Im more of a Netflix TV series type of girl
Favourite live performances of 2018 :
Engage and Outright at Lair Fest
Favourite record/s discovered this year that wasn't released in 2018 :
Wolf Whistle : Demo 2007
Bugg : Bugg
Slowdive : Slowdive
Predictions for 2019 :
The new Fury LP
Jim Harte (Refrain)
Top 5 Demo's :
Ekulu : Demo
Second Sight : Demo
Dominant Force : We Don't Want The Last Laugh
Mondaze : Healing Dreams
Reaction : Demo
Top 5 EP's :
Morning Again : Survival Instinct
Coming Down : Coming Down
Mil-Spec : Changes
The Alchemist : Bread EP
Black Thought & 9th Wonder : Streams Of Thought Vol 1
Top 5 LP's :
Swarvy : Anti Anxiety
King Nine : Death Rattle
Recognize Ali : ISLAM
Mindforce : Excalibur
Ol' Burger Beats : Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
Top Movies :
22 July
TAG
Black Panther
Deadpool 2
White Boy Rick
Favourite live performances of 2018 :
Ivan Ave @ Rosemount
Black Milk @ Mojos
Kayamba Africa @ Kisumu, Kenya (My wedding)
Turnstile @ Amps
Miles Away @ Amps (Hasn't happened yet but always a good time)
Favourite record/s discovered this year that wasn't released in 2018 :
Soft Kill : An Open Door
Garden Of Mary : The Agony In Memory
Predictions for 2019 :
More tours will come to Perth (hopefully)
Kyle Biggins (Territory / Warcycle / No Future)
Top 5 Demo's :
Sickle
Gutless : Mass Extinction
Top 5 EP's :
Execution : Flags Of Convenience
Nerve Quakes : Running / Rewind
Hexx : Sacrafice
The Chain : Stepping Stone / Out Of My Head
Arms Race : The Beast
Top 5 LP's :
Self Harm : Adapt To Self Inflicted Chemical Torture
Infinite Void : Endless Waves
Endless Heights : Vicious Pleasure
Tragedy : Fury
Last Chaos : No
Top Movies :
I didn't watch many movies
Favourite live performances of 2018 :
Extinct Exist @ 208
Favourite record/s discovered this year that wasn't released in 2018 :
Heather : Union
Lebanon Hanover : Tomb For Two
Predictions for 2019 :
Fukker demo will be skits
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