Wormrot: goat just out of shot
Arguably the biggest surprise in our Top 50 this year, Singapore’s grindcore gods Wormrot have hit the No.15 spot with the scattershot frenzy of their latest album, Hiss. Widely acclaimed and tangibly unique, it expanded the band’s musical remit to include everything from shimmering post-rock to corrosive, abstract noise. One thing it didn’t seem to have upon initial inspection was any kind of mass appeal. No wonder guitarist and chief songwriter Rasyid Juraimi is so shocked.