My top 2021 ranking. The year I became a member of MS, and the year I started to delve into new releases of across all genres.

1.Khirki - Κτηνωδία

2.Seth - La Morsure Du Christ

3.Dvne - Etemen Ænka

4.Spectral Wound - A Diabolic Thirst

5.Duskmourn - Fallen Kings And Rusted Crowns

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(This list is a work in progress)

In this list I intend to compile all of my favorite interludes, intros, outros, short acoustic tracks, instrumentals, non-metal or otherwise atypical songs from the…

1.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance

2.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

3.Melechesh - Emissaries

4.Agalloch - The Mantle

5.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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This year we have one best album plus a top 30 list in alphabetical order. We people of the Black Lodge are f***ing evil, but we're also quite sick, that's why our album of the year maybe is…

1.Emptiness - Vide

2.1914 - Where Fear And Weapons Meet

3.Amenra - De Doorn

4.Antediluvian - The Divine Punishment

5.Barús - Fanges

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2021 was the first year when I actively listened to whatever new single or album I found out was coming from a band I like. In the past there had usually been a severe delay between the release and my…

1.Eximperitus - Šahrartu

2.Stormkeep - Tales Of Othertime

3.Mental Cruelty - A Hill To Die Upøn

4.Lorna Shore - ...And I Return To Nothingness

5.Vildhjarta - Måsstaden Under Vatten

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Metallic World War 2021

2017 champions Archspire want to defend their leadership (strategy: we raze you with more BPM), while Dvne (3rd place in 2017) and Rivers of Nihil (3rd place in 2018) enhance their…

1.Between The Buried And Me - Colors II

2.Dvne - Etemen Ænka

3.Archspire - Bleed The Future

4.Obscura - A Valediction

5.Mastodon - Hushed And Grim

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Favourite albums of 2021. Will most likely be obsolete in a few days.

1.Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa - Corrupted Pillars Of Vanity

2.Converge - Bloodmoon: I [Collaboration]

3.Ethereal Shroud - Trisagion

4.Funeral Mist - Deiform

5.Year Of No Light - Consolamentum

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Hitting somewhere within the region of 900 new albums that I've heard released in 2021, I've consumed a frankly ridiculous amount of music this year; I reckon things will return to a slightly…

1.Between The Buried And Me - Colors II

2.Dvne - Etemen Ænka

3.Heliocentric - Ishmael

4.Trivium - In The Court Of The Dragon

5.Spaceslug - Memorial

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Last updated on 25 June 2024.

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

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List of artists/albums heard with head & heart.

1.Cradle Of Filth - Existence Is Futile

2.Møl - Diorama

3.Spaceslug - Memorial

4.LE MONDE PAR LE FEU - À NÉANT

5.Deafheaven - Infinite Granite

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I just want to note that these are my favorites to listen to right now, and not necessarily the albums I would rate "best" or "most classic". Pure preference …

1.Entombed - Left Hand Path

2.Antestor - The Forsaken

3.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

4.Amenra - De Doorn

5.Wintersun - Wintersun

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So earlier in 2021, I actually finished a nine year old list, and I thought starting this in July and backfilling with previous listens would be a good idea. Turns out not jotting down some thoughts about…

1.Horndal - Lake Drinker

2.Unto Others - Strength

3.Obscura - A Valediction

4.Gatecreeper - An Unexpected Reality

5.Asphyx - Necroceros

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1.Trivium - In The Court Of The Dragon

2.Swallow The Sun - Moonflowers

3.Iron Maiden - Senjutsu

4.Leprous - Aphelion

5.Soen - Imperial

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welcome to my 2021 list of albums you all already know, which will in no way be abandoned halfway through the year, trust me guys…

1.Cynic - Ascension Codes

2.Between The Buried And Me - Colors II

3.Amenra - De Doorn

4.Skepticism - Companion

5.Japanische Kampfhörspiele - Neues Aus Dem Halluzinogenozinozän

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This is a big year for me, when it comes to music. Having spent so much time in lockdown, I've been introduced to so many new sounds and artists. This list is the biggest in my life, and there have…

1.Between The Buried And Me - Colors II

2.Rivers Of Nihil - The Work

3.Archspire - Bleed The Future

4.Dvne - Etemen Ænka

5.Thy Catafalque - Vadak

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Albums I've listened to released between April - June.

1.Suidakra - Wolfbite

2.Thy Catafalque - Vadak

3.Duskmourn - Fallen Kings And Rusted Crowns

4.Odraza - Acedia

5.Crimson Dimension - Crimson Dimension

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