Fever

On their third album, the globally dominating Welsh thrashcore band came to terms with melody while keeping their intensity. From the colossal martial-tribal drums that open “Your Betrayal” onward, they barely let up for a second. Check out the heavyweight riffing on “Pleasure and Pain” and “Begging for Mercy”, the shredding solos on “The Last Fight” and “Dignity” and the classical progressions of epic six-minute centerpiece “Alone”. Chorus hooks are everywhere, too, the best of which are found on “Bittersweet Memories”.