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Top 50 Of 2015-2020

1.Avantasia - Ghostlights
2.Iced Earth - Incorruptible
3.Kamelot - The Shadow Theory
4.Soilwork - The Ride Majestic
5.Jorn Lande & Trond Holter - Dracula: Swing Of Death

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 21.07.2022



2020

My very subjective ranking of all heard metal and metal-adjacent albums 2020.

1.Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville
2.Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi
3.Mamaleek - Come & See
4.Sweven - The Eternal Resonance
5.Afterbirth - Four Dimensional Flesh

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Created by Jacob Butcher on 30.12.2021



Top 20 Of 2020

1.Protest The Hero - Palimpsest
2.Dark Tranquillity - Moment
3.Primal Fear - Metal Commando
4.Pyramaze - Epitaph
5.Amaranthe - Manifest

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 30.08.2021



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MSA 2020 All Write-ins

All write-in votes from Metal Storm Awards 2020

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3.Amaranthe - Manifest
4.Avatar - Hunter Gatherer
5.El Lobo En Tu Puerta - Santana Bendita

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Created by Maxder on 01.03.2021



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20 Records Through 2020

1.Sacred Outcry - Damned For All Time
2.1000mods - Youth Of Dissent
3.Sweven - The Eternal Resonance
4.Malokarpatan - Krupinské Ohne
5.Loathe - I Let It In And It Took Everything

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Created by Iron Men on 08.01.2021



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Top 30 Of 2020: A Non-exhaustive Summary Of Some Of The Highlights Of The Lowlight Year

I don't think these are necessarily the best 30 albums of this year, but they're the ones that have I guess endured in my psyche and inspiried revisits more than most others. I was tempted to do a top 50, but after around #26 or so, I found myself confronted with about 50 albums that could've conceivably made it in, most of which I hadn't relistened to enough to rank above the others with confidence.

1.Psychonaut - Unfold The God Man
2.Elder - Omens
3.Enslaved - Utgard
4.Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - Ascension
5.Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea

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Created by musclassia on 29.12.2020



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2020

My favourite albums of 2020.

I've taken a new approach this year - switching to ratings out of 5, rounded to the nearest 0.5. Trying to rate everything to the nearest 0.1 was becoming a chore. Anything rated lower than 2/5 has been excluded.

Also, while my previous lists have been 99% metal, 2020 has seen me exploring music across a much broader range of genres.

1.Loathe - I Let It In And It Took Everything
2.Hum - Inlet
3.Satyr - Locus
4.Deftones - Ohms
5.Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

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Created by Moose on 20.09.2020



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Albums I Heard In 2020

Keeping track of what I heard and liked in 2020

1.Protest The Hero - Palimpsest
2.The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic
3.Orbit Culture - Nija
4.Eternal Champion - Ravening Iron
5.Necrophobic - Dawn Of The Damned

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Created by MrHeron on 07.07.2020



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2020 Amusia's Recommendations

Manuel Castillo (Amusia) is a Mexican youtuber/reviewer specialized in heavy metal, who makes reviews without pression from the labels or distros. His passion and knowledge are the best tools he has and is followed by almost 70,000 people from the Spanish-speaking community. His partner, Carlos, also make reviews but of underground bands.

1.Haunt - Mind Freeze
2.Annihilator - Ballistic, Sadistic
3.Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division
4.Lorna Shore - Immortal
5.God Dethroned - Illuminati

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Created by ChapuLviz on 16.06.2020



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Top Albums 2020

1.The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic
2.Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still
3.Haken - Virus
4.Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant
5.Protest The Hero - Palimpsest

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Created by RockwiththeDoc on 27.05.2020



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2020 - Stare Into Social Distancing And Be Still

The best of 2020 - reduced down to 25, which was no easy feat. This is still somewhat a work in progress, but far closer to a finished product.

1.Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still
2.Enslaved - Utgard
3.Of Feather And Bone - Sulfuric Disintegration
4.Vassafor - To The Death
5.〇 - Entity

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Created by Chobo_jokeR on 23.04.2020



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Dvatisícedvacet (MMXX)

1.The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic
2.Katatonia - City Burials
3.Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
4.Pallbearer - Forgotten Days
5.Lorna Shore - Immortal

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Created by cerny_vi on 19.01.2020



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2020: Jan-Jun

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And I'm not broke yet.

Character limit maxed in mid-May (lockdown increased my music intake too much), so needed to cut down some entries.

I also gave up listing all the potential MSA candidates I ploughed through in late December

1.Psychonaut - Unfold The God Man
2.Elder - Omens
3.Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - Ascension
4.Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea
5.Barishi - Old Smoke

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Created by musclassia on 16.01.2020



2020

1.Ayreon - Transitus
2.Smackbound - 20/20
3.Amaranthe - Manifest
4.Delain - Apocalypse & Chill
5.Sordid Pink - Sordid Pink

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Created by Byners on 14.01.2020



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2020 Album Ranking

Seems like there's a limit on how many albums this site accepts on one list. Gonna have to cut out the last ones while adding new albums for the rest of the year.

1.Havukruunu - Uinuos Syömein Sota
2.Orbit Culture - Nija
3.Wolfheart - Wolves Of Karelia
4.Stormruler - Under The Burning Eclipse
5.Frozen Dreams - The Eclipse Of Eternity

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Created by Anghellic67 on 03.01.2020