We conclude our countdown of our top 20 metal/hardcore albums of 2003, breaking down our top 5s!

We continue discussing our favorite metal/hardcore albums of 2003 with picks 10 thru 6

We begin counting down our 20 favorite metal albums of 2003 as we discuss picks 20-11!

It’s the grand finale of the tournament as the final four wage war: Death - Human takes on Carcass - Necroticism and Incantation - Onward to Golgotha faces Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness. Only one album will remain to become the first ever Scouring the Depths March Madness champion. Also, we run through the slate of new releases dropping in April including Enforced, Jesus Piece and Smoulder! ////Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @scouringpod

We determine which albums will fill in the remaining spots in the final four as we discuss two more brutal second round matchups: Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness vs Immolation- Dawn of Possession & Incantation- Onward to Golgotha vs Obituary- Cause of Death. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @scouringpod to check out the full bracket and vote in the final round this Sunday!

We determine the first two albums to make it into the Final Four as Death - Human faces off against Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated and Carcass - Necroticism takes on Cynic - Focus. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@scouringpod) to vote in the polls and to see the full bracket!

We wrap up the first round of OSDM March Madness by discussing/debating four sick matchups: Morbid Angel- Altars of Madness vs Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos, Immolation- Dawn of Possession vs Deicide- Legion, Pestilence- Consuming Impulse vs Incantation- Onward to Golgotha, and Obituary- Cause of Death vs Atheist - Unquestionable Presence. We also review the results from our social media polls (follow us @scouringpod on instagram and twitter to vote in the next round and view the full bracket)!

OSDM March Madness is officially underway with four insane first round matchups including Death - Human vs Autopsy - Mental Funeral, Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten vs Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated, Carcass - Necroticism vs Entombed - Left Hand Path, & Cynic - Focus vs Dismember - Like An Ever Flowing Stream. Follow us on instagram and twitter @scouringpod to vote in the polls for each tournament matchup and to view the entire bracket!

In the final chapter of Post Metal Essentials, we discuss two records by two powerhouse instrumental bands: Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw & Russian Circles - Station. Plus: we announce our massive plans for what we’ll be covering on the show in March

In the penultimate chapter of the Post-Metal Essentials series, we talk about two emotionally hard hitting records: Amenra - Mass IIII & We Lost the Sea - Departure Songs