2019: My Favorite Albums

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2019: My Favorite Albums

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A list by
Metal Fromage
Created
October 04, 2019
Entries
57
Endorsements
3
Only good stuff included.

So far 2019 has been truly marvelous year full of stellar metal releases. I'll be updating this list as I find more worthy ones and/or get more into the ones already listed.

My ratings:

✮✮✮✮✮ = Instant classic.
✮✮✮✮½ = The Force is strong with this one.
✮✮✮✮ = Pretty damn good!
✮✮✮½ = Very nice, but has some minor issues.
✮✮✮ = Above average and enjoyable, even if somewhat flawed.
57.
1.
Finsterforst - Zerfall
Pagan folk metal ✮✮✮✮✮
57.
2.
Iapetus - The Body Cosmic
Progressive death metal ✮✮✮✮✮
57.
3.
Numenorean - Adore
Post-metal, Black metal ✮✮✮✮✮
57.
4.
IQ - Resistance
Progressive rock ✮✮✮✮✮
57.
5.
White Ward - Love Exchange Failure
Black metal, Post-metal ✮✮✮✮✮
57.
6.
Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear
Post-metal, Sludge metal ✮✮✮✮✮
57.
7.
Paladin - Ascension
Extreme power metal ✮✮✮✮✮
57.
8.
Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen
Atmospheric black metal, Melodic black metal ✮✮✮✮✮
57.
9.
Necropanther - The Doomed City
Melodic death metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
10.
Devin Townsend - Empath
Progressive metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
11.
Lacrimas Profundere - Bleeding The Stars
Gothick rock, Gothic metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
12.
Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
Progressive rock ✮✮✮✮½
57.
13.
Candlemass - The Door To Doom
Doom metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
14.
Vorna - Sateet Palata Saavat
Pagan folk metal, Melodic black metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
15.
In Mourning - Garden Of Storms
Melodic death metal, Progressive metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
16.
Riot City - Burn The Night
Heavy metal, Speed metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
17.
Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave
Melodic death metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
18.
Swallow The Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light
Melodic death metal, Melodic doom metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
19.
Atlantean Kodex - The Course Of Empire
Epic doom metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
20.
Soen - Lotus
Progressive metal, Alternative metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
21.
Angel Witch - Angel Of Light
Heavy metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
22.
Ihlo - Union
Progressive metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
23.
Belzebubs - Pantheon Of The Nightside Gods
Melodic black metal, Melodic death metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
24.
Aephanemer - Prokopton
Melodic death metal ✮✮✮✮½
57.
25.
Ashbringer - Absolution
Atmospheric black metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
26.
Black Sites - Exile
Heavy metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
27.
Myrath - Shehili
Progressive metal, Oriental folk metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
28.
Idle Hands - Mana
Heavy metal, Gothic rock ✮✮✮✮
57.
29.
Batushka - Panihida
Black metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
30.
Possessed - Revelations Of Oblivion
Death metal, Thrash metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
31.
Tool - Fear Inoculum
Progressive metal, Alternative metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
32.
Grima - Will Of The Primordial
Atmospheric black metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
33.
Brymir - Wings Of Fire
Extreme folk metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
34.
Bloodred Hourglass - Godsend
Melodic death metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
35.
Killery - Ready For The Apocalypse
Thrash metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
36.
Dream Theater - Distance Over Time
Progressive metal ✮✮✮✮
57.
37.
Queensrÿche - The Verdict
Progressive metal ✮✮✮½
57.
38.
Borknagar - True North
Melodic black metal, Progressive black metal ✮✮✮½
57.
39.
Flotsam And Jetsam - The End Of Chaos
Thrash metal ✮✮✮½
57.
40.
Wind Rose - Wintersaga
Progressive metal, Folk metal ✮✮✮½
57.
41.
Xentrix - Bury The Pain
Thrash metal ✮✮✮½
57.
42.
Exhorder - Mourn The Southern Skies
Thrash metal, Groove metal ✮✮✮½
57.
43.
Entombed A.D. - Bowels Of Earth
Death metal ✮✮✮½
57.
44.
Excalion - Emotions
Power metal ✮✮✮½
57.
45.
Kryptos - Afterburner
Thrash metal ✮✮✮½
57.
46.
Sacred Reich - Awakening
Thrash metal ✮✮✮½
57.
47.
Eternal Storm - Come The Tide
Melodic death metal ✮✮✮½
57.
48.
Amon Amarth - Berserker
Melodic death metal ✮✮✮½
57.
49.
Spirit Adrift - Divided By Darkness
Doom metal, Heavy metal ✮✮✮½
57.
50.
Týr - Hel
Folk metal ✮✮✮½
57.
51.
Freternia - The Gathering
Power metal ✮✮✮½
57.
52.
Traveler - Traveler
Heavy metal ✮✮✮½
57.
53.
Nocturnus AD - Paradox
Technical death metal ✮✮✮
57.
54.
Exumer - Hostile Defiance
Thrash metal ✮✮✮
57.
55.
Death Angel - Humanicide
Thrash metal ✮✮✮
57.
56.
Toxic Holocaust - Primal Future: 2019
Blackened thrash metal, Crossover thrash metal ✮✮✮
57.
57.
Overkill - The Wings Of War
Thrash metal ✮✮✮
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