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Andy's Top 2026
Another year, another list. Let's find out what exciting new metal releases lie ahead.
My top rated songs:
1. Tjaktjadálvve - "Encompassing Nothingness"
2. Cnoc An Tursa - "Address…
My top rated songs:
1. Tjaktjadálvve - "Encompassing Nothingness"
2. Cnoc An Tursa - "Address…
| 1. | Cnoc An Tursa - A Cry For The Slain |
| 2. | Immolation - Descent |
| 3. | Blindead 23 - Deuterium |
| 4. | Panopticon - Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet |
| 5. | Ethereal Darkness - Echoes |
| + 491 more |
2026: Jan-Jun
Likely going to be a slower year than 2025, which was slower than 2024 but still had me checking out over 1000 albums - let's see if I can approach that total again.
| 1. | Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World |
| 2. | Elder - Through Zero |
| 3. | Miserere Luminis - Sidera |
| 4. | Urzah - A Tranquil Void |
| 5. | A Forest Of Stars - Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface |
| + 476 more |
Top 50 Albums Of 2026
Greetings everybody, and happy new year!
New year, new list! As usual.
I am happy to once again dive head first into a new year of great metal music!
Things have changed a lot since the last time…
New year, new list! As usual.
I am happy to once again dive head first into a new year of great metal music!
Things have changed a lot since the last time…
| 1. | Fires In The Distance - Circadian Promise |
| 2. | Blindead 23 - Deuterium |
| 3. | Hällas - Panorama |
| 4. | Immolation - Descent |
| 5. | At The Gates - The Ghost Of A Future Dead |
| + 45 more |
One New Album Per Day 2026
I want to listen to a new album every day this year, 2026. I hope I don't forget it.
Top 10:
1. Devoid Of Thought - Devoid Of Thought
2. Junon - The Golden Citadel Of The Astral Sphere
3. Cryptic…
Top 10:
1. Devoid Of Thought - Devoid Of Thought
2. Junon - The Golden Citadel Of The Astral Sphere
3. Cryptic…
| 1. | Anna Pest - Dark Arms Reach Skyward With Bone White Fingers II: Be (Not) Afraid |
| 2. | Ellende - Zerfall |
| 3. | Enshine - Elevation |
| 4. | Wildhunt - Aletheia |
| 5. | Blasfemador - Malleus Maleficarum |
| + 198 more |
Ch'ti 2026
I'm still alive, that means I must continue my annual top of metal albums, I guess.
| 1. | Ethereal Darkness - Echoes |
| 2. | Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World |
| 3. | Elder - Through Zero |
| 4. | DeadTrees - New World |
| 5. | Archspire - Too Fast To Die |
| + 107 more |
2026 Top 50
Another year, another list.. Thanks for looking!
So much quality this year that I've gone from a Top 20 to a Top 50.
EP of the Year
🥇 - Predatory Void - Atoned In Metamorphosis
🥈 -
🥉 -…
So much quality this year that I've gone from a Top 20 to a Top 50.
EP of the Year
🥇 - Predatory Void - Atoned In Metamorphosis
🥈 -
🥉 -…
| 1. | Miserere Luminis - Sidera |
| 2. | Inherits The Void - The Silent Abscission |
| 3. | DeadTrees - New World |
| 4. | Kaatayra - Caminhos De Água |
| 5. | Hällas - Panorama |
| + 87 more |
2026 - Top 50 Albums
Top 50 2026 albums - Only full records. Let's hope for a great year in metal!
| 1. | Ethereal Darkness - Echoes |
| 2. | Fires In The Distance - Circadian Promise |
| 3. | Hellripper - Coronach |
| 4. | Panopticon - Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet |
| 5. | Cryptic Shift - Overspace & Supertime |
| + 92 more |
Oldy's 2026 Albums Ranked
| 1. | Hellripper - Coronach |
| 2. | Ethereal Darkness - Echoes |
| 3. | Draconian - In Somnolent Ruin |
| 4. | Spirit Adrift - Infinite Illumination |
| 5. | Immolation - Descent |
| + 186 more |
The 26 Of 2026
| 1. | Fires In The Distance - Circadian Promise |
| 2. | Bizarrekult - Alt Som Finnes |
| 3. | Draconian - In Somnolent Ruin |
| 4. | Miserere Luminis - Sidera |
| 5. | Yoth Iria - Gone With The Devil |
| + 12 more |