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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 |
| + 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 |
| + 20 more |
2020: Jul-Dec
Just about finished the first half of the year without losing too much to the character limit; I have learnt to make these list descriptions increasingly pithy
| 1. | Enslaved - Utgard |
| 2. | Wills Dissolve - Echoes |
| 3. | Wayfarer - A Romance With Violence |
| 4. | Aversio Humanitatis - Behold The Silent Dwellers |
| 5. | Lucid Planet - Lucid Planet II |
| + 464 more |
That Cold Black Magic, By Glenn Killer And His Thorchestra
As is the case with my other lists, this is for my own organizational purposes and is designed purely to help me keep track of all the many black metal bands and albums that I enjoy, since I can't…
| 1. | Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
| 2. | Sigh - Graveward |
| 3. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 4. | Sigh - Heir To Despair |
| 5. | The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew |
| + 609 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 |
| + 25 more |
Albums With Multiple Title Tracks
Albums that share their name with a song usually have only one title track. However, there are also examples of albums where several songs contribute to the album name.
Please feel free to suggest more…
Please feel free to suggest more…
| 1. | Alcest - Écailles De Lune |
| 2. | All For Metal - Gods Of Metal (Year Of The Dragon) |
| 3. | Alpinist - Lichtlærm |
| 4. | Anathema - Eternity |
| 5. | Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything |
| + 111 more |
Albums By Vocal Groups Where The Title Track Is An Instrumental
Instrumental tracks on albums of vocal groups are often seen as filler material or as a possibility to show musical skills.
In contrast, the title track is often considered to be the central and defining…
In contrast, the title track is often considered to be the central and defining…
| 1. | Absu - Tara |
| 2. | Afflicted - Prodigal Sun |
| 3. | Afterbirth - Four Dimensional Flesh |
| 4. | Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes |
| 5. | Analepsy - Quiescence |
| + 103 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 |
Metal Albums Ranked From WORSHIP To DISLIKE
Ratings go from:
WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe…
WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe…
| 1. | Æther Realm - Tarot |
| 2. | Abhoria - Abhoria |
| 3. | Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops |
| 4. | Agrypnie - Metamorphosis |
| 5. | Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function |
| + 322 more |
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 |
| + 173 more |
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 |
| + 84 more |
2020 Album of the Year
It's closing in on the end of 2021, so revisiting the year of the lockdown
| 1. | Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi |
| 2. | Akhlys - Melinoë |
| 3. | Black Curse - Endless Wound |
| 4. | Cryptic Shift - Visitations From Enceladus |
| 5. | Draconian - Under A Godless Veil |
| + 54 more |
2020 Album Ranking
No stars - Don't know yet
✮✮✮✮✮ - Incredible, possibly Album Of The Year
✮✮✮✮½ - Awesome
✮✮✮✮ - Solid release
✮✮✮½ - Good release
✮✮✮ - Not bad
✮✮½ - Shuffle material (probably boring as an…
✮✮✮✮✮ - Incredible, possibly Album Of The Year
✮✮✮✮½ - Awesome
✮✮✮✮ - Solid release
✮✮✮½ - Good release
✮✮✮ - Not bad
✮✮½ - Shuffle material (probably boring as an…
| 1. | Earth Rot - Black Tides Of Obscurity |
| 2. | Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment |
| 3. | Benighted - Obscene Repressed |
| 4. | Thurisaz - Re-Incentive |
| 5. | Heaven Shall Burn - Of Truth & Sacrifice |
| + 82 more |
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 |
| + 95 more |