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.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion

5.Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno

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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.Iotunn - Kinship

3.Opeth - The Last Will And Testament

4.Wintersun - Time II

5.Moisson Livide - Sent Empèri Gascon

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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.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion

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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.Fellowship - The Skies Above Eternity

2.Opeth - The Last Will And Testament

3.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion

4.Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature

5.Monolithe - Black Hole District

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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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List generated programmatically based on my last fm history so I don’t miss new albums from artists I’ve already listened to.

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.Ryujin - Ryujin

2.Nyktophobia - To The Stars

3.Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno

4.Sovereign (NOR) - Altered Realities

5.Vorga - Beyond The Palest Star

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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.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

2.Iotunn - Kinship

3.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

4.Alcest - Les Chants De L'Aurore

5.Wormwood - The Star

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1.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

2.Árstíðir Lífsins - Aldrlok

3.Dvne - Voidkind

4.Mother Of Graves - The Periapt Of Absence

5.Neal Morse - No Hill For A Climber

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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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1.Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

2.Akhlys - House Of The Black Geminus

3.Civerous - Maze Envy

4.Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe

5.Mother Of Graves - The Periapt Of Absence

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1.Opeth - The Last Will And Testament

2.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion

3.Mitochondrion - Vitriseptome

4.Thy Catafalque - XII: A Gyönyörű Álmok Ezután Jönnek

5.Beardfish - Songs For Beating Hearts

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1.Borknagar - Fall

2.In Vain - Solemn

3.Dvne - Voidkind

4.Thy Catafalque - XII: A Gyönyörű Álmok Ezután Jönnek

5.Hail Spirit Noir - Fossil Gardens

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