Lists by thebenfo
Albums With Valuable Social Commentary
Metal and punk music have a history of displaying overt social commentary, critical of the empires they're often born into. This list is all about those records that denounce warfare conducted on…
| 1. | Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture |
| 2. | Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better? |
| 3. | Sepultura - Chaos A.D. |
| 4. | Metallica - ...And Justice For All |
| 5. | Cradle Of Filth - Existence Is Futile |
| + 8 more |
The Best Of 2025
Welcome to my list of my personal favorites of 2025. These records have an 8.5 or higher on the Metal Storm scale. They are in no particular order.
| 1. | The Halo Effect - March Of The Unheard |
| 2. | Havukruunu - Tavastland |
| 3. | Cryptosis - Celestial Death |
| 4. | K L P S - K L P S |
| 5. | Warbringer - Wrath And Ruin |
| + 33 more |
The Best Of 2019
Long story short, this was really the year that I began to actively seek out new metal music to listen to. Thus, I have a list. And of course, it must make its way up to this site.
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| 1. | Lord Dying - Mysterium Tremendum |
| 2. | October Tide - In Splendor Below |
| 3. | Memoriam - Requiem For Mankind |
| 4. | Hath - Of Rot And Ruin |
| 5. | Stormlord - Far |
| + 12 more |
The Best Of 2023
"Very good" or above. The top 20 are the best of the year. Everything else ranges from 8 to 9.5 on a "10" scale.
| 1. | Afterbirth - In But Not Of |
| 2. | Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite |
| 3. | Godthrymm - Distortions |
| 4. | Fvnerals - Let The Earth Be Silent |
| 5. | Notturno - Inside |
| + 99 more |
The Best Of 2024
These albums have a rating of 8.5 or higher using the Metal Storm scale. In absolutely no particular order.
| 1. | Job For A Cowboy - Moon Healer |
| 2. | Bipolar Architecture - Metaphysicize |
| 3. | Lord Dying - Clandestine Transcendence |
| 4. | Counting Hours - The Wishing Tomb |
| 5. | Ihsahn - Ihsahn |
| + 49 more |