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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With my best of 2022 coming soon, I thought It would be a good idea to do one for last year. It won't be that accurate since I didn't pay that much attention to new releases in 2021. But I still…

1.Iotunn - Access All Worlds

2.Simulacrum - Genesis

3.Turbulence - Frontal

4.Obscura - A Valediction

5.Between The Buried And Me - Colors II

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1.Gojira - Fortitude

2.Archspire - Bleed The Future

3.Tribulation - Where The Gloom Becomes Sound

4.Aephanemer - A Dream Of Wilderness

5.Beast In Black - Dark Connection

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For those interested in suggestions of albums by genre

Removed:
- Trolls
- Limp bizkit outside of Alternative category
- albums already nominated. After the results, I will add the nominated albums that…

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2.Heleven - Into The Oceans

3.Imminence - Heaven In Hiding

4.Lantlôs - Wildhund

5.Leprous - Aphelion

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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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1.Wolves In The Throne Room - Primordial Arcana

2.Unleashed - No Sign Of Life

3.Whitechapel - Kin

4.Thy Catafalque - Vadak

5.Thulcandra - A Dying Wish

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Another year, another list. My favorite DM from 2021, listed alphabetically by band name with subgenres. Some notable omissions include: Altarage, Asphyx, At The Gates, Be'lakor, Deviant Process,…

1.200 Stab Wounds - Slave To The Scalpel

2.1914 - Where Fear And Weapons Meet

3.Abiotic - Ikigai

4.Aborted - ManiaCult

5.Abscession - Rot Of Ages

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1.Cân Bardd - Devoured By The Oak

2.Thy Catafalque - Vadak

3.Iotunn - Access All Worlds

4.Dordeduh - Har

5.Empyrium - Über Den Sternen

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Another boring the best of 2021 list..

Happy new year…,,…

1.Exodus - Persona Non Grata

2.Carcass - Torn Arteries

3.Cannibal Corpse - Violence Unimagined

4.Worm - Foreverglade

5.Trivium - In The Court Of The Dragon

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"The artwork was created by acclaimed Polish artist, Mariusz Lewandowski, whose art matched LIVLØS’ artistic vision" the band revealed to And Justice For Art..."…

1.Gojira - Fortitude

2.Evadne - The Pale Light Of Fireflies

3.Imminence - Heaven In Hiding

4.Vildhjarta - Måsstaden Under Vatten

5.Swallow The Sun - Moonflowers

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1.Harakiri For The Sky - Mӕre

2.Phinehas - The Fire Itself

3.Evergrey - Escape Of The Phoenix

4.Galleons - Galleons

5.Obscura - A Valediction

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1.Mastodon - Hushed And Grim

2.Carcass - Torn Arteries

3.Mortiferum - Preserved In Torment

4.The Ruins Of Beverast - The Thule Grimoires

5.Be'lakor - Coherence

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This year was a very good year in terms of releases, so this year it was very difficult to make a top 10 plus 3 extras. It could probably be another 10 albums or even another 10.

1.Epica - Omega

2.Tribulation - Where The Gloom Becomes Sound

3.Swallow The Sun - Moonflowers

4.1914 - Where Fear And Weapons Meet

5.Between The Buried And Me - Colors II

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Here are my favorite metal albums of the year!…

1.Spiritbox - Eternal Blue

2.Obscura - A Valediction

3.Archspire - Bleed The Future

4.Jinjer - Wallflowers

5.Epica - Ωmega

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A list of Bands and Albums to check in 2021 in chronological(release) order…

1.Need - Norchestrion: A Song For The End

2.Emma Ruth Rundle - The Helm Of Sorrow [Collaboration]

3.Soen - Imperial

4.Tribulation - Where The Gloom Becomes Sound

5.Steven Wilson - The Future Bites

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