28. Torche – “Admission”

Sludge metallers Torche admit that their sixth album is influenced by none other than Gary Numan. Ok, they haven’t gone full tilt electronic but “Admission” is full of soaring melodies that would not feel out of place in a eighties anthem. What makes this album really interesting is that they are tethered to massive sludgy riffs. Torche have kept their bowel shaking blast of primal noise but wedded it to melodic song writing. “Admission” therefore manages to be uplifting doom. Heavy but also distinctively positive and stirring.