A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2016 was pretty solid year for metal, a couple of masterpieces in melodic death metal and power metal, black metal keep going strong and some old acts returning stronger than ever.




1. ★ [Blackstar]
By David Bowie (Art rock)


2. Atrocity Exhibition
By Danny Brown (Experimental Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop)


3. Runaljod – Ragnarok
By Wardruna (Dark Folk, Neo-Pagan Folk)


4.Blonde
By Frank Ocean (R&B, Neo-Soul, Ambient Pop)


5. Act V: Hymns With the Devil in Confessional
By The Dear Hunter (Progressive Rock, Rock Opera)

Created by:

Handala | 25.12.2022

	1.	Insomnium - Winter's Gate Melodic death metal
	2.	Eternal Champion - The Armor of Ire US power metal, Havey metal
	3.	Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale Gothic doom metal
	4.	La Torture Des Ténèbres - Civilization Is The Tomb Of Our Noble Gods Ambient black metal
	5.	Demon Bitch - Hellfriends Havey metal
	6.	Thy Catafalque - Meta Avantgarde black metal
	7.	Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika Viking folk metal
	8.	Blood Incantation - Starspawn Death metal
	9.	Be'lakor - Vessels Melodic death metal
	10.	Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake Bay Area thrash metal
	11.	Messa - Belfry Doom metal
	12.	Fleshgod Apocalypse - King Symphonic death metal
	13.	Avantasia - Ghostlights Symphonic power metal
	14.	Saor - Guardians Atmospheric black metal, Folk metal
	15.	Anthrax - For All Kings Heavy metal, Thrash metal
	16.	Schammasch - Triangle Black metal, Death metal
	17.	DGM - The Passage Progressive power metal
	18.	Zeal & Ardor - Devil Is Fine Avantgarde black metal
	19.	Orbit Culture - Rasen Melodic death metal
	20.	Devin Townsend - Transcendence Progressive metal