Had an enormous amount of free time for the holidays so decided to do something I’ve been wanting to do. I like lists and rankings, if you’re looking at this, you probably do too. This is a work in progress…

1.The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic

2.Rina Sawayama - Sawayama

3.Gonin-ish - 死人賛歌

4.Respire - Black Line

5.Crippled Black Phoenix - Ellengæst

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COVID-19 year, one of the worst year in history of mankind, not only of heavy metal music.

1.Brothers Of Metal - Emblas Saga

2.Mindless Sinner - Poltergeist

3.Demons & Wizards - III

4.Rage - Wings Of Rage

5.Primal Fear - Metal Commando

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1.Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider

2.Iced Earth - The Dark Saga

3.Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes

4.Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden

5.Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings

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1.Protest The Hero - Palimpsest

2.Dark Tranquillity - Moment

3.Primal Fear - Metal Commando

4.Pyramaze - Epitaph

5.Amaranthe - Manifest

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All write-in votes from Metal Storm Awards 2020…

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3.Amaranthe - Manifest

4.Avatar - Hunter Gatherer

5.El Lobo En Tu Puerta - Santana Bendita

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First 18 in a order as I think its best. Yes in order so my best 18 albums what I can say were best. Really best from all!
Rest in order, just because I am selfish I wanna know what I have listen.

I…

1.Katavasia - Magnus Venator

2.Marko Hietala - Pyre Of The Black Heart

3.Yoth Iria - Under His Sway

4.Trident - Nord

5.Ivanhoe - Blood And Gold

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1.Auðn - Vökudraumsins Fangi

2.Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still

3.Vader - Solitude In Madness

4.Aeternam - Al Qassam

5.Necrophobic - Dawn Of The Damned

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Another end to a year, another list to make.

Like always I've added the specific genre/subgenre so you can easily pick out the albums that might be of interest to you.

I know some of you like…

1.Paradise Lost - Obsidian

2.IAH - III

3.Asian Death Crustacean - Baikal

4.Dawnwalker - Ages

5.Necrophobic - Dawn Of The Damned

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1.Communic - Hiding From The World

2.Sepultura - Quadra

3.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil

4.Oceans Of Slumber - Oceans Of Slumber

5.Sorcerer - Lamenting Of The Innocent

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1.Vanden Plas - The Ghost Xperiment - Illumination

2.Dark Tranquillity - Moment

3.Demons & Wizards - III

4.Brothers Of Metal - Emblas Saga

5.Bonfire - Fistful Of Fire

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This year it was hard to make the list but here it is, with 3 bonuses…

1.Demons & Wizards - III

2.Unleash The Archers - Abyss

3.Majestica - A Christmas Carol

4.Brothers Of Metal - Emblas Saga

5.Manticora - To Live To Kill To Live

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This year it was hard to make the list but here it is, with 3 bonuses…

1.Gaerea - Limbo

2.Black Crown Initiate - Violent Portraits Of Doomed Escape

3.Mors Principium Est - Seven

4.Demons & Wizards - III

5....And Oceans - Cosmic World Mother

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1.Abysmal Dawn - Phylogenesis

2.AC/DC - Power Up

3.August Burns Red - Guardians

4.Ayreon - Transitus

5.Beneath The Massacre - Fearmonger

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In rough order of enjoyment, the albums I've listened to from 2020…

1.Paradise Lost - Obsidian

2.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil

3.Plini - Impulse Voices

4.Igorrr - Spirituality And Distortion

5.Atramentus - Stygian

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Some of the highlights for me this year: Anaal Nathrakh, Cult Of Fire, Enslaved, Necrophobic, Paradise Lost, Testament....Some are pre orders but I'm sure the new Dark Tranquillity, Sodom, and Uada…

1.Abysmal Dawn - Phylogenesis

2.Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment

3.Azarath - Saint Desecration

4.Benediction - Scriptures

5.Cadaver - Edder & Bile

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