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

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Another year begins, same scenario, ranking ordered from favorite down to least favorite. The list is also edited daily so the ranking may be subject to change.

2023
2022…

1.Lord Goblin - Lord Goblin

2.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

3.Spectral Wound - Songs Of Blood And Mire

4.Cistvaen - At Light's Demise

5.Inherits The Void - Scars Of Yesteryears

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Hoping to not beat last year's total albums, but to still find the good stuff this year.

1.Vulgaris - Seat Of The Fire

2.Dvne - Voidkind

3.Persefone - Lingua Ignota: Part I

4.Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound To Fall

5.Horseburner - Voice Of Storms

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I doubt I’ll get to half the releases of last year due to changes in my work but I’ll find some good stuff

Here’s a playlist with my favorite songs, max 2 songs per album: Best Songs of 2024…

1.Suldusk - Anthesis

2.Leprous - Melodies Of Atonement

3.Sgàile - Traverse The Bealach

4.Inter Arma - New Heaven

5.Julie Christmas - Ridiculous And Full Of Blood

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So it begins. 3rd year at MS, 5th year of devoted metal listening. Nothing particularly exciting coming up, but Eternal Storm looks promising, and any new Persefone is a good thing. It's early days…

1.Wintersun - Time II

2.Aquilus - Bellum II

3.Cave Sermon - Divine Laughter

4.Illumishade - Another Side Of You

5.Visions Of Atlantis - Pirates II - Armada

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1.Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds

2.Riitasointu - Pedon Leikki

3.Bloody Valkyria - Kingdom In Fire

4.Einvigi - Monokroma

5.Arx Atrata - A Reckoning

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Not totally clean, and I had to cut some categories to stay in the 1000 lines limit.

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2.Avatar - Dance Devil Dance

3.Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But A Dream...

4.Code Orange - The Above

5.Death Dealer Union - Initiation

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1.Borknagar - Fall

2.Sear Bliss - Heavenly Down

3.Slimelord - Chytridiomycosis Relinquished

4.Vitriol - Suffer & Become

5.Evergrey - Theories Of Emptiness

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Top 50. 8+ish albums.

Only LPs.

EP special mentions: Faal, Wax Portrait, Sfeerverzieker, Synestia, Cold in Berlin, Windswept & Persefone

Ranking and rating subject to constant change

Album…

1.Hamferð - Men Gu​ð​s Hond Er Sterk

2.Árstíðir Lífsins - Aldrlok

3.Ihsahn - Ihsahn

4.Rezn - Burden

5.Dark Tranquillity - Endtime Signals

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Best 2024 albums. Original plan was to limit the list to a top 50, but if I can listen to 100+ interesting albums it'll be a top 100. Keep it metal!…

1.Alcest - Les Chants De L'Aurore

2.Borknagar - Fall

3.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

4.Wormwood - The Star

5.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Opera

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1.Amigo the Devil - Yours Until the War Is Over

2.Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa - The Blossoming

3.Ὁπλίτης - Π​α​ρ​α​μ​α​ι​ν​ο​μ​έ​ν​η

4.Chapel Perilous - The Tower Of Silence

5.Cave Sermon - Divine Laughter

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These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)

- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery…

1.At The Plates - Omnivore

2.Bizarrekult - Den Tapte Krigen

3.Black Sky Giant - Red Chariot

4.Full Of Hell - When No Birds Sang [Collaboration]

5.Hate - Solarflesh: A Gospel Of Radiant Divinity

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1.Akhlys - House Of The Black Geminus

2.Civerous - Maze Envy

3.SIG:AR:TYR - Citadel Of Stars

4.Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt

5.Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God

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This is my list of newly released Albums that I listened/will listen to in 2024. I hope that I have the motivation to finally complete it this year and not stop halfway through.
The records are presented…

1.Insade - Human Obsession

2.Hauntologist - Hollow

3.Magnum - Here Comes The Rain

4.Scanner - The Cosmic Race

5.Santacreu - Cançons D'amor, Dol I Enyorança

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1.Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God

2.Hauntologist - Hollow

3.Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She

4.Aborted - Vault Of Horrors

5.Job For A Cowboy - Moon Healer

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