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A Brutal Poem Of Technicalities (Ordered By Years)
So here are some Brutal, Technical, Progressive and sometimes Atmospheric death metal works I enjoy or that I believe should be given a try because they're unique and interesting, almost an essentials…
| 1. | Atheist - Piece Of Time |
| 2. | Nocturnus - The Key |
| 3. | Atrocity - Hallucinations |
| 4. | Death - Human |
| 5. | Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten |
| + 270 more |
My Top Dissonant Metal Picks
Are you addicted to the eerie sound of Deathspell Omega, Ulcerate and Portal? Then this list is for you.
| 1. | Above Aurora - Path To Ruin |
| 2. | Above Aurora - Myriad Woes |
| 3. | Abyssal - Antikatastaseis |
| 4. | Ad Nauseam - Nihil Quam Vacuitas Ordinatum Est |
| 5. | Ad Nauseam - Imperative Imperceptible Impulse |
| + 96 more |
2020
The silver lining to the year of Covid is metal bands seem to have had plenty of inspiration. It was very strong year for black metal and a strong year overall. A bit weak in the death metal category but…
| 1. | Atramentus - Stygian |
| 2. | Evaporated Sores - Ulcerous Dimensions |
| 3. | Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville |
| 4. | Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still |
| 5. | Hail Spirit Noir - Eden In Reverse |
| + 45 more |
2020 Album Ranking
Seems like there's a limit on how many albums this site accepts on one list. Gonna have to cut out the last ones while adding new albums for the rest of the year.
| 1. | Havukruunu - Uinuos Syömein Sota |
| 2. | Orbit Culture - Nija |
| 3. | Wolfheart - Wolves Of Karelia |
| 4. | Stormruler - Under The Burning Eclipse |
| 5. | Frozen Dreams - The Eclipse Of Eternity |
| + 894 more |
2020 - Stare Into Social Distancing And Be Still
The best of 2020 - reduced down to 25, which was no easy feat. This is still somewhat a work in progress, but far closer to a finished product.
| 1. | Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still |
| 2. | Enslaved - Utgard |
| 3. | Of Feather And Bone - Sulfuric Disintegration |
| 4. | Vassafor - To The Death |
| 5. | 〇 - Entity |
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2020: Jan-Jun
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And I'm not broke yet.
Character limit maxed in mid-May (lockdown increased my music intake too much), so needed to cut down some entries.
I also gave…
Character limit maxed in mid-May (lockdown increased my music intake too much), so needed to cut down some entries.
I also gave…
| 1. | Psychonaut - Unfold The God Man |
| 2. | Elder - Omens |
| 3. | Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - Ascension |
| 4. | Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea |
| 5. | Barishi - Old Smoke |
| + 304 more |
MSA 2020 All Write-ins
All write-in votes from Metal Storm Awards 2020
| 1. | Amaranthe - Manifest |
| 2. | Avatar - Hunter Gatherer |
| 3. | Amaranthe - Manifest |
| 4. | Lunatic Soul - Through Shaded Woods |
| 5. | Monsterworks - Malignment |
| + 1248 more |
Top 30 Of 2020: A Non-exhaustive Summary Of Some Of The Highlights Of The Lowlight Year
I don't think these are necessarily the best 30 albums of this year, but they're the ones that have I guess endured in my psyche and inspiried revisits more than most others. I was tempted to…
| 1. | Psychonaut - Unfold The God Man |
| 2. | Elder - Omens |
| 3. | Enslaved - Utgard |
| 4. | Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - Ascension |
| 5. | Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea |
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200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 279 more |
2020 Keepers Via Spotify
Surely not everything I've listened to, not even close. Every year I use Spotify to make some megalist and start plowing through. Most albums are listened to and discarded, but those that pique my…
| 1. | 10,000 Years - 10,000 Years |
| 2. | Acid Mammoth - Under Acid Hoof |
| 3. | ...And Oceans - Cosmic World Mother |
| 4. | Aversio Humanitatis - Behold The Silent Dwellers |
| 5. | Baardvader - Baardvader |
| + 58 more |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 17 May 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 486 more |
Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)
This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness |
| 4. | At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side |
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My Top 100 Metal Albums of 2020 + 10 Honorable Mentions
1) Last year, I didn't quite finish with a strong list but I am hoping this year it will be. This time around I'm not sure if I want to do either a Top 50 or 100. It will depend on how much time…
| 1. | Kraken Duumvirate - The Stars Below, The Seas Above |
| 2. | Circle Of Ouroborus - Viimeinen Juoksu |
| 3. | Imha Tarikat - Sternenberster |
| 4. | Drown - Subaqueous |
| 5. | Khthoniik Cerviiks - Æequiizoiikum |
| + 106 more |
The Black Lodge 2020 List
Top 30 in alphabetical order plus some honourable mentions, the top 3 EPs and the best split. Here in the Black Lodge we had some other 20 album that could get in, but the gates in Twin Peaks woods slammed…
| 1. | Above Aurora - The Shrine Of Deterioration |
| 2. | Acherontas - Psychic Death - The Shattering Of Perceptions |
| 3. | Akhlys - Melinoë |
| 4. | Ars Magna Umbrae - Apotheosis |
| 5. | Blaze Of Perdition - The Harrowing Of Hearts |
| + 43 more |