Another year begins, same scenario, ranking ordered from favorite down to least favorite. I've no specific target set this year, but it's doubtful I'll reach last year's monstrous amount. I might even throw in the odd EP this time round.

The list is also edited daily so the ranking may be subject to change.

1.Cistvaen - At Light's Demise

2.Khirki - Κ​υ​κ​ε​ώ​ν​α​ς

3.Dödsrit - Nocturnal Will

4.Sgàile - Traverse The Bealach

5.Hauntologist - Hollow

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Almost all album titles fall in one of two categories: The album shares the title with one of its songs (the title track) or, alternatively, the album title is independent from the songs (no title track).

However, there are examples of songs that have a central link to the album title without sharing the same name. In these cases, certain lyrics from the song were chosen as the album title.

This (alphabetical) list shows the names of these “hidden title tracks” and the central lyrics that gave the name to the corresponding album.

Please feel free to suggest more of your favorite metal/hard rock examples of these “hidden title tracks”.

1.40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky

2.A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays

3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

4.Agalloch - The Mantle

5.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

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Hoping to not beat last year's total albums, but to still find the good stuff this year.

1.Dvne - Voidkind

2.Persefone - Lingua Ignota: Part I

3.Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound To Fall

4.Cave Sermon - Divine Laughter

5.Dark Oath - Ages Of Man

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I doubt I’ll get to half the releases of last year due to changes in my work but I’ll find some good stuff

Here’s a playlist with my favorite songs, max 2 songs per album: Best Songs of 2024

1.Suldusk - Anthesis

2.Maruja - Connla’s Well

3.Sgàile - Traverse The Bealach

4.Couch Slut - You Could Do It Tonight

5.Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds

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1.Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds

2.Einvigi - Monokroma

3.Far Beyond - The End Of My Road

4.Riitasointu - Pedon Leikki

5.Dödsrit - Nocturnal Will

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So it begins. 3rd year at MS, 5th year of devoted metal listening. Nothing particularly exciting coming up, but Eternal Storm looks promising, and any new Persefone is a good thing. It's early days after all.

Goal? I made it to 625 albums last year, with a pretty slack first 6 months. Aiming for 800.

Update: This list is officially discontinued, apart from albums that are good enough to warrant multiple listens, aka the top end. There are various reasons for this, but a lot of changes are happening in life and I cannot/do not want to give this much time to every release I can.

1.Aquilus - Bellum II

2.Cave Sermon - Divine Laughter

3.Illumishade - Another Side Of You

4.Persefone - Lingua Ignota: Part I

5.Solbrud - IIII

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Another new list , this time shortest month per year

1.Borknagar - Fall

2.Traveler - Prequel To Madness

3.Ace Frehley - 10,000 Volts

4.Stygian Crown - Funeral For A King

5.Blaze Bayley - Circle Of Stone

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Greetings my fellow metalheads, and happy new year to you all!

A new year, a new list. 2023 was one hell of a year concerning metal and rock records, and with upcoming releases scheduled so far 2024 is going to become even more exciting!
I hope you will join me In my journey to expand my musical horizon.
This is my favorite metal releases of 2024.

This year I Will be adding country of origin into the album description. I Will also be adding EP’s this year.
Furthermore I will only be adding releases with a “7” rating and above.
I won’t consider a rating below “7” to be among my favorite releases as I won’t be bother listening to it.

UPDATE:
I have decided that this is gonna be a top 50 like last year. .

Anyways, I wish you a Heavy and banging new year, and please feel free to check out my list.

Have a great day!

1.Aquilus - Bellum II

2.Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds

3.Chapel Of Disease - Echoes Of Light

4.Judas Priest - Invincible Shield

5.Khirki - Κ​υ​κ​ε​ώ​ν​α​ς

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1.Ryujin - Ryujin

2.Sovereign (NOR) - Altered Realities

3.Vorga - Beyond The Palest Star

4.Blue Öyster Cult - Ghost Stories

5.Prognan - Sjene Nad Balkanom

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1.In Vain - Solemn

2.Borknagar - Fall

3.Aquilus - Bellum II

4.Ihsahn - Ihsahn

5.Necrophobic - In The Twilight Grey

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The best album art of 2024. I usually gravitate towards album covers based on these factors:
-Level of detail (Foreground, background, etc. One dimensional album covers don't work for me usually)
-Art style (Renaissance is cool, power metal fantasy cartoons are not)
-Colour scheme (Vibrant colours but not too wacky or fluro)
-Winter, space, large scale visuals
-Contrast (Through colour and actual landscape)
-Abstract/paradoxical

No particular order, they are all great

1.Solbrud - IIII

2.Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound To Fall

3.Infected Rain - Time

4.Darkspace - Dark Space -II

5.Borknagar - Fall

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Another year, another list. Every 2024 release I hear at least once in entirety will be featured here. This is not a best-of nor a ranking so albums will be displayed in chronological order (newest at the top). (I had to restart this list because I accidentally deleted the last one lol).

1.Elvellon - Ascending In Synergy

2.Hell:On - Shaman

3.Pallbearer - Mind Burns Alive

4.Shokran - Duat

5.2 Wolves - Not Worth It

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1.Inquisition - Veneration Of Medieval Mysticism And Cosmological Violence

2.Borknagar - Fall

3.In Vain - Solemn

4.Belore - Eastern Tales

5.Hour Of Penance - Devotion

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1.Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound To Fall

2.Job For A Cowboy - Moon Healer

3.Bipolar Architecture - Metaphysicize

4.Necrowretch - Swords Of Dajjal

5.Unaussprechlichen Kulten - Häxan Sabaoth

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Top 50. 8+ish albums.

Only LPs.

EP special mentions: Faal, Wax Portrait, Sfeerverzieker, Synestia, Cold in Berlin, Persefone & Meanstreak

Ranking and rating subject to constant change

Album count: 765
Average rating: 6.29

1.Ihsahn - Ihsahn

2.Hamferð - Men Gu​ð​s Hond Er Sterk

3.The Vision Bleak - Weird Tales

4.Dark Oath - Ages Of Man

5.Motherwood - A Fading Elegy

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