1.Abysmal Dawn - Phylogenesis

2.AC/DC - Power Up

3.August Burns Red - Guardians

4.Ayreon - Transitus

5.Beneath The Massacre - Fearmonger

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In rough order of enjoyment, the albums I've listened to from 2020

1.Paradise Lost - Obsidian

2.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil

3.Plini - Impulse Voices

4.Igorrr - Spirituality And Distortion

5.Atramentus - Stygian

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Some of the highlights for me this year: Anaal Nathrakh, Cult Of Fire, Enslaved, Necrophobic, Paradise Lost, Testament....Some are pre orders but I'm sure the new Dark Tranquillity, Sodom, and Uada albums will make it into my favorites. Any suggestions would be appreciated and looked into for sure. Thanks for looking.

1.Abysmal Dawn - Phylogenesis

2.Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment

3.Azarath - Saint Desecration

4.Benediction - Scriptures

5.Cadaver - Edder & Bile

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Well here it is!

1.Ensiferum - Thalassic

2.Skyforest - A New Dawn

3.Avatar - Hunter Gatherer

4.Vredehammer - Viperous

5.Finntroll - Vredesvävd

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Just about finished the first half of the year without losing too much to the character limit; I have learnt to make these list descriptions increasingly pithy

1.Enslaved - Utgard

2.Wills Dissolve - Echoes

3.Wayfarer - A Romance With Violence

4.Aversio Humanitatis - Behold The Silent Dwellers

5.Lucid Planet - Lucid Planet II

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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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1.Psychonaut - Unfold The God Man

2.Orbit Culture - Nija

3.Havukruunu - Uinuos Syömein Sota

4.Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human: Survival Horror

5.Paradise Lost - Obsidian

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1.Paradise Lost - Obsidian

2.Trivium - What The Dead Men Say

3.Dark Tranquillity - Moment

4.Deftones - Ohms

5.Oceans Of Slumber - Oceans Of Slumber

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2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

1.Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still

2.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil

3.Fires In The Distance - Echoes From Deep November

4.Yuri Gagarin - The Outskirts Of Reality

5.Symbolik - Emergence

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My top to bottom list of everything from 2020 I've spent time with and have also purchased either physically or digitally (which is why most of them have high ratings). Releases featured on MS only. Whole number ratings out of 10 and my personal opinions included.

NOTE: I am no longer updating this list. 2020 was a great year for music despite being not a great year in general but I am onto a 2021 list. You can check it out here: http://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6525

1.Psychonaut - Unfold The God Man

2.Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant

3.Sojourner - Premonitions

4.On Thorns I Lay - Threnos

5.Elder - Omens

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1.Benediction - Scriptures

2.Sepultura - Quadra

3.Lamb Of God - Lamb Of God

4.Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment

5.Enslaved - Utgard

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No stars - Don't know yet
✮✮✮✮✮ - Incredible, possibly Album Of The Year
✮✮✮✮½ - Awesome
✮✮✮✮ - Solid release
✮✮✮½ - Good release
✮✮✮ - Not bad
✮✮½ - Shuffle material (probably boring as an album)
✮✮ - Disappointing

1.Earth Rot - Black Tides Of Obscurity

2.Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment

3.Benighted - Obscene Repressed

4.Thurisaz - Re-Incentive

5.Heaven Shall Burn - Of Truth & Sacrifice

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2020 Playlist

1.Paradise Lost - Obsidian

2.Pain Of Salvation - Panther

3.Oceans Of Slumber - Oceans Of Slumber

4.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil

5.On Thorns I Lay - Threnos

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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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Good sh!t. Or not so good.

1.Lotus Thief - Oresteia

2.Sons Of Apollo - MMXX

3.Serious Black - Suite 226

4.Sylosis - Cycle Of Suffering

5.Archon Angel - Fallen

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