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2020

The silver lining to the year of Covid is metal bands seem to have had plenty of inspiration. It was very strong year for black metal and a strong year overall. A bit weak in the death metal category but still some gems to be found. Recommendations and comments are always welcome. Enjoy.

1.Atramentus - Stygian
2.Evaporated Sores - Ulcerous Dimensions
3.Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville
4.Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still
5.Hail Spirit Noir - Eden In Reverse

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Created by Neachy on 06.02.2020



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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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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



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2020: Please Don't Walk On The Mass Graves

2020 is the year of positivity!!!! Or so I thought, when the year started. "This year I'm gonna stay positive and get shit done!" - and then personal crisis after personal crisis, with horrible election cycles, catastrophies and now a literal pandemic killing hundreds of thousands and dooming us all to stay inside. Weightlifting had another massive outing with rigged competitions on top of the already well known doping, and the US police force kills more than ever.

1.Afterbirth - Four Dimensional Flesh
2.The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic
3.M.S.W. - Obliviosus
4.Drown - Subaqueous
5.Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi

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Created by Desha on 02.04.2020



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My Album Of The Year, 1970-present

Here's my AotY for each year from 1970, with a runner up (or two) following.
Pink Floyd and Yes aren't here, King Crimson is, so I'll include King Crimson

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Deep Purple - In Rock
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
4.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
5.Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards

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Created by sgtrobo on 04.04.2024



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The New Machine Of Classic Death Metal (best Albums 2010 - 2020)

1.Abyssus - Into The Abyss
2.Acephalix - Decreation
3.Ascended Dead - Abhorrent Manifestation
4.Auroch - From Forgotten Worlds
5.Auroch - Taman Shud

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Created by Alexbridger on 07.04.2021



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2020

1.Imha Tarikat - Sternenberster
2.Akhlys - Melinoë
3.Havukruunu - Uinuos Syömein Sota
4.Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville
5.Jordablod - The Cabinet Of Numinous Song

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Created by Sakuraba on 10.02.2020



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2020 Keepers Via Spotify

Surely not everything I've listened to, not even close. Every year I use Spotify to make some megalist and start plowing through. Most albums are listened to and discarded, but those that pique my interest get shunted into the Keeper playlist. (I also use other media when needed - particularly Bandcamp - but Spotify remains my favorite.)

1.10,000 Years - 10​,​000 Years
2.Acid Mammoth - Under Acid Hoof
3....And Oceans - Cosmic World Mother
4.Aversio Humanitatis - Behold The Silent Dwellers
5.Baardvader - Baardvader

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Created by BitterCOld on 19.01.2021



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My Top 100 Metal Albums of 2020 + 10 Honorable Mentions

1) Last year, I didn't quite finish with a strong list but I am hoping this year it will be. This time around I'm not sure if I want to do either a Top 50 or 100. It will depend on how much time I can dedicate to this. I came back listening to albums since February 29th and these are the fruits of my discoveries. Keep checking back throughout the year.

1.Towards - III
2.Kraken Duumvirate - The Stars Below, The Seas Above
3.Circle Of Ouroborus - Viimeinen Juoksu
4.Imha Tarikat - Sternenberster
5.Drown - Subaqueous

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Created by quieted_darkness on 15.03.2020



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Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)

This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use for personal organization, not a definitive account of the best or all of the death metal out there; there will probably be albums or bands that are not death metal in the strictest sense. You'll find some OSDM, melodeath, tech death, death-doom, maybe a bit of deathcore, I don't know. Maybe some non-death metal albums by death metal bands that I put in here just because.

1.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
2.Death - Symbolic
3.At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness
4.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
5.Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side

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Created by ScreamingSteelUS on 15.04.2022



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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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Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time

1 album per band per subgenre
work in progress, updating as I go through the song-by-song ratings on RateYourMusic.com
I will typically update my black metal faves - https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6924
and my death metal faves - https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6298
prior to updating this one

1.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2.King Diamond - Abigail
3.Voivod - Dimension Hatröss
4.Mastodon - Crack The Skye
5.Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris

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Created by sgtrobo on 14.07.2022



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TOP 100 METAL ALBUMS OF 2020

2020 has been nothing short of a horrific year. The music industry was quite possibly changed forever due to the pandemic, we saw tours and festivals canceled, and as of now, live shows seem to be a thing of the past.

However, this year ( especially in metal), we saw some big releases, impressive debuts, and the return of several bands that had been on hiatus for decades. Overall for albums, 2020 was rather impressive. Here's my favorite 100 metal albums of 2020...

1.Spectral Lore - Wanderers: Astrology Of The Nine [Collaboration]
2.Cryptic Shift - Visitations From Enceladus
3.Psychotic Waltz - The God-Shaped Void
4.Akhlys - Melinoë
5.Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still

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Created by CLITORIUX on 31.12.2020



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The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (B)

This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.Ba'al - Ellipsism
2.Back To R'lyeh - The Awakening / Last Fight Of The Primordial
3.Bad Salad - Uncivilized
4.Bakos Attila - Aranyhajnal
5.Balance Of Power - Book Of Secrets

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Created by Uxküll on 13.10.2020



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2020 Album of the Year

It's closing in on the end of 2021, so revisiting the year of the lockdown

1.Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi
2.Akhlys - Melinoë
3.Black Curse - Endless Wound
4.Cryptic Shift - Visitations From Enceladus
5.Draconian - Under A Godless Veil

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Created by sgtrobo on 20.09.2020