


This is the only Top X list we will do in December with the possibility of great D/E/S/E material being released in these next two weeks. Even though I thought I did a good job at keeping my door open to look at all passing demos, there will be lists where I do not even recognize names. This is going to be different than our full length list with there not being a clear "Best." What is going to be interesting is going through other users lists and discovering how much you missed throughout the year. Even if you know NOTHING on this charts, these type of releases are celelbrated and have been since underground metal first took off. Whatever the case, the study of D/E/S/E can be a wild ride with short and numerous releases. Some artists only release demos and splits while others just use it as a stop gap between full lengths. Paying attention to demos, EPs, splits, Etc (D/E/S/E) however can be a rewarding experience tending a horrid garden and seeing a field of potential for the future.

Guys and girls, demos, EPs, Splits, Etc (Rehearsals, Singles, Compilations) are usually the understudies of the year with only their entrance into a Top 10 album list if the author can not think of anything else and has 9 albums and needs 10.
