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
2021…

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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I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens…

1.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

2.Opeth - Blackwater Park

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

5.Opeth - Still Life

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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.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

2.Wintersun - Time II

3.Iotunn - Kinship

4.Moisson Livide - Sent Empèri Gascon

5.Chapel Of Disease - Echoes Of Light

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With 600-odd albums across Q1 and Q2, I've gotten through marginally less than last year so far, let's see if I keep that up…

1.Blighted Eye - Agony's Bespoke

2.A Swarm Of The Sun - An Empire

3.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

4.Anciients - Beyond The Reach Of The Sun

5.Laudare - Requiem

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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.Weather Systems - Ocean Without A Shore

2.Suldusk - Anthesis

3.Leprous - Melodies Of Atonement

4.Chat Pile - Cool World

5.Sgàile - Traverse The Bealach

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1.Iotunn - Kinship

2.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

3.Alcest - Les Chants De L'Aurore

4.Wintersun - Time II

5.Borknagar - Fall

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1.Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex Of The Worlds

2.Iotunn - Kinship

3.Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic

4.Riitasointu - Pedon Leikki

5.Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno

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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.Beardfish - Songs For Beating Hearts

2.Brothers Of Metal - Fimbulvinter

3.Mitochondrion - Vitriseptome

4.My Enchantment - Illuminare

5.Tribulation - Sub Rosa In Æternum

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1.Svdestada - Candela

2.Emil Bulls - Love Will Fix It

3.Dark Oath - Ages Of Man

4.Malist - Of Scorched Earth

5.Saxon - Hell, Fire And Damnation

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1.Wintersun - Time II

2.Weather Systems - Ocean Without A Shore

3.Iotunn - Kinship

4.Swallow The Sun - Shining

5.In Vain - Solemn

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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.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

3.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

4.Iotunn - Kinship

5.Wormwood - The Star

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1.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

2.Árstíðir Lífsins - Aldrlok

3.Mother Of Graves - The Periapt Of Absence

4.Dvne - Voidkind

5.Gaerea - Coma

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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 no cover album or re-recordings.

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

Ranking and rating…

1.Hamferð - Men Gu​ð​s Hond Er Sterk

2.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

3.Iotunn - Kinship

4.Árstíðir Lífsins - Aldrlok

5.Ihsahn - Ihsahn

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The list will be updated every week until the end of the year...

1.Fit For An Autopsy - The Nothing That Is

2.Iotunn - Kinship

3.Wormwood - The Star

4.In Vain - Solemn

5.Drown In Sulphur - Dark Secrets Of The Soul

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