Whores.

Burn your body, free your soul.

Metal, even at its most neanderthalic, has been about transcendence. The moment in the mosh where the flailing limbs start to resemble a larger pattern, the chaos in the wall of sound solidifies into coherence. And no one puts that duality to work like Whores. The Atlanta trio makes the meanest sludge-rock this side of The Melvins and their debut EP CLEAN was a brutal, yet smart opening salvo. So listen to our interview with them, read our thoughts on CLEAN and see why it’s the best of the 10s.

“I don’t know what makes me feel ok. Music, really. Coffee, cats, fuzz pedals. Basic stuff really.”

— Christian Lembach