Best Metal of the Year
Best Metal Albums of 2018
Looking over the past few years of these “best of” posts, I’ve noticed that after my top 5, I usually end up with more and more reservations about the albums I call the “best” of the year. There are plenty of great albums released each year that are worth listening to, but the ones I…
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2018 is winding down, but I’m just now getting around to posting my best metal of 2017 list. A combination of procrastination, a serious consideration of just shutting down the feature all together (due to my taste in metal narrowing to the point of implosion), and hesitation over publishing half the album covers has pushed…
Read MoreBest Metal Albums of 2016
As I make these lists it is always a tricky thing to distinguish between those albums that seem excellent at face value, and those albums that are just plain exciting and/or fun to listen to. I don’t always get this right (if I’m being honest, that Jugra album last year was probably my most listened…
Read MoreBest Metal Albums of 2015
The more I do these end of year lists, the more I realize that most new metal (like most other new music) is pretty heavily indebted to the “old stuff.” And, while it’s rare to find those truly unique bands like Peste Noire, I have to admit that a well done “homage/rip-off” can be almost…
Read MoreBest Metal Albums of 2014
Another year of actually listening to new metal down, and I’m happy to report it was another year of quality finds! There weren’t any real standouts like Peste Noire and Satan’s new ones last year (too many of this year’s picks either repeat previous, superior works, or completely ape previous, superior bands), but I still…
Read MoreBest Metal Albums of 2013
I’ve never been one for new albums. Partly because my taste tends to run “old school,” and partly because there is so much older stuff that has withstood the test of time that I still haven’t heard. Still, I thought I might try my hand at making a top ten list for metal releases from…
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