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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Greetings my fellow metalheads, and happy new year to you all!

A new year, a new list. 2023 was one hell of a year concerning metal and rock records, and with upcoming releases scheduled so far 2024…

1.Wintersun - Time II

2.Moisson Livide - Sent Empèri Gascon

3.Chapel Of Disease - Echoes Of Light

4.Wormwood - The Star

5.Blighted Eye - Agony's Bespoke

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A year behind as I managed to not get around to a 2023 list (so far). With a new Ulcerate album out I couldn’t not do one this year. Caught them live for the second time in November 2023. Aiming to catch…

1.Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God

2.Replicant - Infinite Mortality

3.Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt

4.Hail Spirit Noir - Fossil Gardens

5.Dvne - Voidkind

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This is my 2024 list. Welcome!…

1.Esoctrilihum - Do​̈​th​-​Derni​à​lh

2.Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God

3.Grey Skies Fallen - Molded By Broken Hands

4.Balwezo Westijiz - Tower Of Famine

5.Theophonos - Ashes In The Huron River

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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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1.Wintersun - Time II

2.Alcest - Les Chants De L'Aurore

3.Borknagar - Fall

4.Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God

5.Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace

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Another year, another list. Every 2024 release I hear at least once in entirety will be featured here. This is not a best-of nor a ranking so albums will be displayed in chronological order (newest at…

1.Grimgotts - The Time Of The Wolfrider

2.Invernoir - Aimin' For Oblivion

3.Marche Funèbre - After The Storm

4.Munarheim - Heimkehr

5.The Black Dahlia Murder - Servitude

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i made a really, really long break from metal

i want to find new music and new bands
*new to me

the albums i like most i will order on vinyl (or cd)

i am curious how my "taste" will…

1.Árstíðir Lífsins - Aldrlok

2.Hail Spirit Noir - Fossil Gardens

3.Hauntologist - Hollow

4.Slimelord - Chytridiomycosis Relinquished

5.Crypt Sermon - The Stygian Rose

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1.Alcest - Les Chants De L'Aurore

2.Akhlys - House Of The Black Geminus

3.Kvadrat - The Horrible Dissonance Of Oblivion

4.Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound To Fall

5.Vemod - The Deepening

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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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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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1.Canaan - Ai Margini

2.Obsidian ( U.S.) - Fathomless ( progressive death metal / djent ) - 8

3.Darkcluster - Stellar Tomb - 7

4.Hauntologist - Hollow

5.Slift - Ilion

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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.Earth Ship - Soar

2.Emu - Emu

3.Eye Eater - Alienate

4.Hail Spirit Noir - Fossil Gardens

5.Harvestman - Lashing The Rye

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