Twenty-twenty

Twenty-twenty

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A list by
John_Doe
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September 20, 2020
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I have fallen behind on my 2020 albums listening but I might as well start a list now. This is a work in progress obviously, I'll probably be adding albums this time next year. (LOL)
87.
1.
Conception - State Of Deception
a great comeback, one of the albums I listened quite a bit this year.
87.
2.
Zopp - Zopp
a very pleasant surprise, one of the best progressive rock albums I heard this year, Canterbury-prog like, they play like it's 1972
87.
3.
Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly - Alone Together
very impressed with this, one of the best progressive rock albums I've heard this year.
87.
4.
Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant
they played it safe, but I enjoyed this a lot.
87.
5.
Anubis Gate - Covered In Colours
never expected a covers albums to be this great.
87.
6.
Pendragon - Love Over Fear
a great come back from the prog veterans.
87.
7.
Loviatar - Lightless
a real plesant surprise, it's doom, it's post rock, it's progressive, MS review made me check it out and I'm thankful.
87.
8.
Hällas - Conundrum
prog rock with some neo-prog, 70s hard rock influences, a must listen for anyone into prog music
87.
9.
Airbag - A Day At The Beach
prog band from Norway, the Gilmour-esque guitar work is fun if you ask me.
87.
10.
I Am No Hero - Nights of Wonder
best post rock album I heard this year, from Greece.
87.
11.
Psychotic Waltz - The God-Shaped Void
another great come back album
87.
12.
Fates Warning - Long Day Good Night
another solid album from FW, a great flow, time flies by.
87.
13.
Dawn Of Solace - Waves
very catchy doom, very enjoyable for me.
87.
14.
Pattern-Seeking Animals - Prehensile Tales
Ted Leonard from Spock's Beard and Enchant sings here, catchy prog.
87.
15.
Thoughts Factory - Elements
German progressive metal, one of the best I've heard this year.
87.
16.
Fren - Where Do You Want Ghosts to Reside
progressive rock from Poland, a must listen for those who like prog.
87.
17.
Pain Of Salvation - Panther
did not expect this to be this good.
87.
18.
Haken - Virus
they played it safe too, but I enjoyed it
87.
19.
Testament - Titans Of Creation
I enjoyed this,did not disappoint
87.
20.
Spell - Opulent Decay
retro hard & heavy, a huge step forward in the songwriting
87.
21.
Deathwhite - Grave Image
another catchy doom album I enjoyed
87.
22.
Katatonia - City Burials
a safe album but enjoyable
87.
23.
Deep Purple - Whoosh!
did not disappoint, more enjoyable than I expected TBH
87.
24.
Kansas - The Absence Of Presence
same thing as the new Deep Purple
87.
25.
Paradise Lost - Obsidian
like this one needs explaining
87.
26.
Night - High Tides - Distant Skies
awesome retro hard & heavy
87.
27.
Ivanhoe - Blood And Gold
new album from the underrated, overlooked German progressive metal band, welcome back
87.
28.
Magenta - Masters of Illusion
they're doing their thing, Renaissance meets Yes, some Gilmouresque guitar here and there, but clearly the guitarist feels like a relaxed Howe
87.
29.
Maciej Meller - Zenith
guitarist of Riverside solo album
87.
30.
Green Carnation - Leaves Of Yesteryear
solid come back album
87.
31.
King Gorm - King Gorm
heavy prog, 70s keyboards, Hammond organ, for anyone that likes 70s hard rock/heavy prog.
87.
32.
Ambush - Infidel
retro heavy metal, catchy and fun
87.
33.
Nord - The Only Way To Reach The Surface
an excellent mix of styles which makes the music original, unique, interesting and progressive
87.
34.
Ring van Mobius - The 3rd Majesty
retro prog, brilliant use of keyboards, it feels like it's 1972.
87.
35.
The Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth
crossover prog, atmospheric rock, Gavin Harrison on drums
87.
36.
Marquette - Into The Wild
must listen prog-rock from Germany
87.
37.
Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea
a great come back album
87.
38.
The Reticent - The Oubliette
diverse and intense progressive metal
87.
39.
King Witch - Body Of Light
the vocal performance alone makes this album worthy of inclusion here.
87.
40.
Hail Spirit Noir - Eden In Reverse
a pleasant surprise, better than I was expecting
87.
41.
Falconer - From A Dying Ember
same old thing, a grower, a shame they are disbanding
87.
42.
Delain - Apocalypse & Chill
pleasantly surprised by this, had fun listening to it
87.
43.
Blind Ego - Preaching To The Choir
side project of the guitarist of German proggers RPWL, very enjoyable light prog that rocks a bit.
87.
44.
Zombi - 2020
this sounds like progressive electronic with guitar riffs, interesting album, that's why it's here.
87.
45.
Kenziner - Phoenix
a pleasant surprise, did not expect this great songwriting.
87.
46.
Hum - Inlet
thick riffs and atmosphere, soft & loud/heavy balancing out, quite enjoyable.
87.
47.
Demons & Wizards - III
did not expect much of it, but it definitely delivered
87.
48.
Paralydium - Worlds Beyond
catchy progressive metal, a bit unoriginal, but quite entertaining and competent
87.
49.
John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity
unexpectedly fun to listen to, I honestly thought this would really suck.
87.
50.
Lucifer - Lucifer III
nothing new here, but enjoyable 70s Sabbath influenced female fronted rock
87.
51.
Freeways - True Bearings
fun enjoyable retro hard & heavy
87.
52.
Motorpsycho - The All Is One
I have a problem with long albums and this one is 84 minutes long, but it's great eclectic prog.
87.
53.
Wytch Hazel - III Pentecost
retro hard & heavy done right
87.
54.
Kraan - Sandglass
German prog veterans comeback album, very enjoyable, unexpectedly great
87.
55.
Wishbone Ash - Coat Of Arms
a very pleasant surprise, I admit to having low expectations but this is a solid album.
87.
56.
White Stones - Kuarahy
a death metal album for me to enjoy, there are always a couple.
87.
57.
Mountain Witch - Extinct Cults
enjoyable heavy/doom, obvious Sabbath worship, but well done.
87.
58.
Teramaze - I Wonder
very catchy, good performance, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
87.
59.
Plini - Impulse Voices
great instrumental guitar work album
87.
60.
Collapse Under The Empire - Everything We Will Leave Beyond Us
excellent, great atmosphere post-rock
87.
61.
Rick Wakeman (with The English Rock Ensemble) - The Red Planet
surprisingly good album from this prog veteran.
87.
62.
DGM - Tragic Separation
nothing new here, but it's well performed, nice guitar work.
87.
63.
White Walls - Grandeur
another great come back album, progressive metal must listen if you ask me.
87.
64.
Avandra - Skylighting
great prog rock/metal, nice flow
87.
65.
Fires In The Distance - Echoes From Deep November
awesome death/doom, listened because of the review, so thanks.
87.
66.
Distant Dream - Point Of View
post rock meets shred, interesting mix
87.
67.
Draconian - Under A Godless Veil
solid gothic-doom, with an excellent female vocalist, great atmosphere
87.
68.
BleakHeart - Dream Griever
doom meets shoegaze, very enjoyable with a very good singer
87.
69.
Black Fate - Ithaca
solid power metal with an excellent vocalist
87.
70.
Light Field Reverie - Another World
gets better with every listen, solid album
87.
71.
A Lily Gray - Sirens
djenty progressive metal, catchy and competent, with a nice flow
87.
72.
Communic - Hiding From The World
no introduction necessary i believe, solid album
87.
73.
Váthos - Underwater
atmospheric post-black I enjoyed quite a bit
87.
74.
Wolf - Feeding The Machine
I enjoyed this quite a bit, solid come back.
87.
75.
Deftones - Ohms
I enjoyed this more than I expected to.
87.
76.
Shedfromthebody - A Dead And Aimless Hum
interesting album, nice mix of influences from shoegaze, dream-pop, doom
87.
77.
Armored Saint - Punching The Sky
these veterans are back with a very enjoyable album
87.
78.
Vanden Plas - The Ghost Xperiment - Illumination
same old Vanden Plas, but the songwriting is solid
87.
79.
Blizzen - World In Chains
another retro-heavy album, solid vocals
87.
80.
Chaosbay - Asylum
progressive math-metal, nice flow, entertaining and competent
87.
81.
Traveler - Termination Shock
retro heavy done right
87.
82.
Primal Fear - Metal Commando
enjoyable heavy/power, if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
87.
83.
Biff Byford - School Of Hard Knocks
I did not know what to expect from this, but I enjoyed it a lot.
87.
84.
Vicious Rumors - Celebration Decay
better than I expected, that's why it's here
87.
85.
The Night Flight Orchestra - Aeromantic
very catchy melodic hard rock, songs get stuck in your head, or my head better said.
87.
86.
Benediction - Scriptures
I rarely enjoy death metal, but I liked this one.
87.
87.
Haunt - Flashback
better than the first album they did this year, third album coming up.
Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Two more additions, albums from

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Wytch Hazel

started this list with 35 albums, now i got to 80, this has been a good year.
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A Lily Gray
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Awsome list i thumbed it with my real botj hands 👏😁 we must share sometimes 💪
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Three more additions, albums from

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Avandra
Plini
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Two more additions, albums from

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Ring Van Mobius
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Nice to see Titans of Creation!
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