16:51 - Ball Fondlers 2018 was so bad I had Blaze Bayley in my top 20
16:42 - Ball Fondlers 2016 was the best for me in the last 5 years. So many good Thrash releases. 2017 was also pretty good, then 2018 it all died
16:35 - Maco I stopped reading AMG when they published that awful Spectral Voice review.
15:35 - DeliciousDishes new porta nigra [link] sounds a lot like the other track they showed before, not sure if I like the new direction. Definitely more black metal this time around
15:27 - matt4815162342 I feel like 2016 and 2018 were great years for metal rather than 2015. Maybe depends on which subgenres you prefer. 2019 feels weaker than those 2.
15:01 - IronAngel I barely listened to any metal in 2015, though. My listening goes in phases, in terms of genres and ratio of old and new.
14:57 - IronAngel Usually I find a few brilliant albums, coupled with a handful of strong contenders, creates the feeling of a "good year" - if the year's lacking in those few clear leaders, the rest of the good stuff feels meh in retrospect, too.
