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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

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Created by Anghellic67 on 03.01.2020



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Brimbly-Brambly Bucka-Bucka Woozle-Wuzzle It's A Doom List.

This is a list of the doom albums I have listened to.

The list starts with a handful of what I'd call my favorite doom albums. The first few of those count among my favorite of all time, with Paranoid,…

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Warning - Watching From A Distance
3.Kypck - Черно
4.Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light
5.Heaven And Hell - The Devil You Know

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 24.01.2015



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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…

1.Psychonaut - Unfold The God Man
2.Elder - Omens
3.Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - Ascension
4.Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea
5.Barishi - Old Smoke

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Created by musclassia on 16.01.2020



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Twenty-twenty

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)…

1.Conception - State Of Deception
2.Zopp - Zopp
3.Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly - Alone Together
4.Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant
5.Anubis Gate - Covered In Colours

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Created by JoHn Doe on 20.09.2020



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F3ynman's Checklist

Here are albums (ordered by subgenre) that I want to listen to, but haven't yet.
For some albums, I've heard one or two songs, but not the entire album. Therefore, these albums still await…

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2.God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright
3.Fórn - The Departure Of Consciousness
4.Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
5.Spiritual Beggars - Ad Astra

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Created by F3ynman on 20.10.2021



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MSA 2020 All Write-ins

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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Created by Maxder on 01.03.2021



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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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Old Nick's Top-30 Of 2020

The title is pretty much self explanatory. This is the list of albums released in 2020 that I listened to the most in the past year. The first five are in strict order of preference, the rest are a bit…

1.Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment
2.Psychotic Waltz - The God-Shaped Void
3.Sweven - The Eternal Resonance
4.Hail Spirit Noir - Eden In Reverse
5.Dool - Summerland

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Created by nikarg on 04.01.2021



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Dark Metal: The Definitive Albums

The purpose of this list is not to find and record which albums are the best but to define Dark Metal. We will try to specify which albums are the definitive examples of Dark Metal. "Dark Metal"…

1.Rotting Christ - Sanctus Diavolos
2.Celtic Frost - Monotheist
3.Nightfall - At Night We Prey
4.Septicflesh - Sumerian Daemons
5.Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest

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Created by NurseryRhyme on 03.10.2021



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Tominator's 2020... Best To Worst

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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Created by tominator on 31.12.2020



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Pop Stars And Nerd Metal - Iron's 2020

Reviving the old tradition of yearly lists. I was uncertain, because my lists have barely any metal and certainly none that MSers don't already know about, but there's nowhere else to publish…

1.Ichiko Aoba - "Gift" at Sogetsu Hall
2.Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
3.Ichiko Aoba - Adan no kaze
4.tricot - 真っ黒 (Makkuro)
5.tricot - 10

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Created by IronAngel on 16.07.2020



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2020 Amusia's Recommendations

Manuel Castillo (Amusia) is a Mexican youtuber/reviewer specialized in heavy metal, who makes reviews without pression from the labels or distros. His passion and knowledge are the best tools he has and…

1.Haunt - Mind Freeze
2.Annihilator - Ballistic, Sadistic
3.Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division
4.Lorna Shore - Immortal
5.God Dethroned - Illuminati

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Created by ChapuLviz on 16.06.2020



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2020

1.Vile Creature - Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
2.Fuck The Facts - Pleine Noirceur
3.Duma - Duma
4.Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full [Collaboration]
5.Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi

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Created by Marc-Antoine on 24.01.2020



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Favourite Albums of 2020

2020 Playlist…

1.Paradise Lost - Obsidian
2.Pain Of Salvation - Panther
3.Oceans Of Slumber - Oceans Of Slumber
4.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil
5.On Thorns I Lay - Threnos

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Created by illusivecamel🐪 on 22.01.2020



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TOP 100 METAL ALBUMS OF 2020

2020 has been nothing short of a horrific year. The music industry was quite possibly changed forever due to the pandemic, we saw tours and festivals canceled, and as of now, live shows seem to be a thing…

1.Spectral Lore - Wanderers: Astrology Of The Nine [Collaboration]
2.Cryptic Shift - Visitations From Enceladus
3.Psychotic Waltz - The God-Shaped Void
4.Akhlys - Melinoë
5.Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still

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Created by CLITORIUX on 31.12.2020