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Top Metal albums from 2021 |
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nick_h_nz 
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 Topic: Top Metal albums from 2021Posted: November 15 2021 at 11:12 |
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I made the comment on the Top 15 Metal Albums post that I wasn’t sure I could make a list of my 15 favourite metal albums from this year, let alone of all time. I figured I would give it a go, and so far I’ve not got there. I have, however, narrowed my list down to 30, which is kind of like squinting at 15 and seeing double, right? I am fairly certain about these 15, but I am well aware I’m leaving out some albums that I think might grow on me, and also that within this 15 are a few that I’ve only been introduced to in the last couple of days. I am aware that there will be some recency bias there. So, for the moment, I’m leaving it here at 30, but I fully intend to return to this list after a week or so, and attempt to knock it down to 15. (And in that time, I might reassess how deserving some of the more recent to my ears albums are to this list, and whether or not I’ve been unduly harsh on some of those that I’ve missed out. Aborym - Hostile Ad Nauseum - Imperative Imperceptible Impulse The Advent Equation - Live at Psicofonia Studios Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa - Corrupted Pillars of Vanity Årabrot - Norwegian Gothic Asymmetry - Anima Blessings - Biskopskniven Caeli Concept - The Dark Playground Chassm - Falling Forever Confusion Field - Disconnection Complete Creature - Eloge de l’Ombre Dreadnought in the Pond - 0=1 Echoes and Signals - Mercurial Existentia - The Planet in the Universe Fioraidh - Mind Over Madness Five The Hierophant - Through Aureate Void Grorr - Ddulden’s Last Flight HAH - Chimaera Monstrosa Konom - Konom The Lion's Daughter - Skin Show Maladie - The Sick is Dead - Long Live the Sick Massen - ContrAesthetic Minutian - Magical Thinking Mission Jupiter - Talk to Me Molybaron - The Mutiny Neptunian Maximalism - Solar Drone Ceremony Sol Kia - Zos Ethos Souls of Diotima - Janus The Vicious Head Society - Extinction Level Event VOLA - Witness |
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Progmind
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Posted: November 15 2021 at 11:33 |
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Nice list Nick!!
My fav metal album of this year is Papangu - "Haloceno" it{s a rare mix of avant metal + zeuhl, like Mastodon and Magma, i recommend you that album other favs of mine Lantlos - Wildhund Tacoma Narrow Bridge Disaster - The World Inside
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Posted: November 15 2021 at 12:35 |
I recognised the name Papangu, and sure enough I have their Bandcamp as a saved tab on my browser, which means I haven’t yet listened to them. I’ll have to do something about that. I like TNBD, and i can honestly say i wasn’t even aware they’d released anything this year. I feel ashamed. I will definitely have to listen to The World Inside. Thanks! |
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Posted: November 15 2021 at 12:46 |
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I'd already been quite "far away" from the metal world, but returned back in 2010 as I became a reviewer on a Turkish webzine. After that "quest" was over in 2016, I again stood quite aloof. Always checked out singles and stuff, but barely interested in nearly all of them. Still checked my favourite bands' new outputs, but even that became obsolete to a great degree. I haven't listened to Kamelot's, Dimmu Borgir's, Nightwish's last albums. (I guess I did the first 2's, and fell asleep halfway.)
Anyway, there still are a bunch of metal albums that I like each year. I liked Cradle of Filth's last album a lot. Worse than their previous, but more listenable for me. I'll check out some of the stuff here mentioned. I also check out the "top" lists around the end of the year. Hope I'll come up with some stuff that interest me. |
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Posted: November 15 2021 at 12:50 |
Most of my list has come either from albums I’ve been given to review for TPA, or bands that have been forward for inclusion in PA. Metal is not one of favourite genres, but there is no genre that I won’t listen to, and find something to enjoy. |
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Posted: November 15 2021 at 12:59 |
I do have! Djent.  It is a sub-genre, though. Even sub-sub-genre.  BUT IT INFESTED THE PROG METAL!!! There was a djent album (EP, as I remember) that I liked a lot. Its name escaped me. Para something something. With a cover art including a dark space image. Para something Project. Oh, I've googled it: The Paralydium Project. It was cool. Edited by Shadowyzard - November 15 2021 at 13:00 |
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Posted: November 15 2021 at 15:32 |
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Lots of great metal this year! Def more than 15 choices :) Acrylazea - A Calvalcade Of Cosmic Calamity Ad Nauseum - Imperative Imperceptible Impulse Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa - Corrupted Pillars of Vanity Alkuharmonian Kantaja - Shadowy Peripherals Atrocious Filth - OVV Between The Buried And Me - Colors II Cara Neir - Phase Out Carcass - Torn Arteries Circle Of Sighs - Narci Dream Theater - A View From The Top Of The World Ekdikēsis - Canvas Of A New Dawn Enslaved - Caravans To The Outer Worlds Fawn Limbs - Darwin Falls Fire-Toolz - Eternal Home First Fragment - Gloire Eternelle Frontierer - Oxidized Gojira - Fortitude Grey Aura - Zwart Vierkant Helloween - Helloween Iron Maiden - Senjutsu Kayo Dot - Moss Grew On Swords And Plowshares Alike Konom - Konom Lugubrum - Bruyne Kroon Mastodon - Hushed And Grim Obscura - A Valediction Papangu - Holoceno Portal - Avow Qrixkuor - Poison Palinopsia Ruins Of Beverast - The Tule Grimoires Sol Kia - Zos Ethos Sunless - Ylem Turbulance - Frontal Wax People - Wax People Wolves In The Throne Room - Primordial Arcana probably a few more that i can't remember!
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Posted: November 15 2021 at 16:07 |
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^ Between my list and yours we share only five titles. But there are a further 10 in your list that could have made my list. I shall have to check out the remaining titles!
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Posted: November 15 2021 at 16:13 |
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^ basically those are albums i would rate 3.5 or better. Given your propensity for twisted mind-blowing metal, i will definitely check out some from your list!
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Posted: December 14 2021 at 04:29 |
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Wheel - Resident Human Sur Austru | Obârșie Dordeduh | Har Need | Norchestrion: A Song for the End White Void | Anti Vola | Witness Atravan | The Grey Line Evergrey | Escape Of The Phoenix Voice Among The Many | Collide Witherfall | The Curse Of Autumn Poverty's No Crime | A Secret To Hide Lake Of Tears | Ominous Flotsam And Jetsam | Blood In The Water Soen | Imperial Helloween | Helloween Silver Talon | Decadence and Decay Be'Lakor | Coherence Felipe Andreoli | Resonance Images Of Eden | Angel Born Heavy Temple | Lupi Amoris Teramaze | Sorella Minore Seventh Dimension | Black Sky Memoriam | To the End Animate | Infinite Imaginations Teramaze | And the Beauty They Perceive Black Sites | Untrue Count Raven | The Sixth Storm Eldritch | Eos Terra Odium | Ne Plus Ultra Chevelle | Niratias Iotunn | Access All Worlds Molybaron | The Mutiny Icon Of Sin | Icon Of Sin Existentia | The Planet In The Universe Asymmetry - Anima Brainstorm | Wall of Skulls Karmanjakah | A Book About Itself A Dying Planet | When The Skies Are Grey Fallensun | The Wake of the Fall Neon Black Audio | Karma Artem Illusio | Artem Illusio Apostle Of Solitude | Until the Darkness Goes Aeon Zen | Transversal Sweet Oblivion | Relentless Dream Theater | A View From The Top Of The World Mordred | The Dark Parade White Stones | Dancing Into Oblivion Todd La Torre | Rejoice In The Suffering Negură Bunget | Zău Hollow | Tower Devoid - Lonely Eye Movement Sangham | Intangible Altesia | Embryo Our Man In The Bronze Age | Hexed Endeavours The Wormhole Experience | The Oracle In Mourning | The Bleeding Veil Within Progress | Inner Clæmus | Daydream Xfears | The First Exodus | Persona Non Grata Bestial Invasion | Divine Comedy: Inferno Trna | Istok Haunt | Beautiful Distraction Theos | Precognitive Synapse | Singularities Gojira | Fortitude NorthTale | Eternal Flame Edited by Cristi - December 14 2021 at 09:33 |
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Posted: December 14 2021 at 09:13 |
Between my list and Mike’s, there were several albums from I, Voidhanger Records featured. A great label, with some great artists and albums. Sad news was posted today on their FB page, so for anyone who didn’t see it: “Hi everyone, Gabriele Gramaglia of Cosmic Putrefaction and Vertebra Atlantis here. Luciano, the leader of the label, asked me to give you all this communication that I do with heavy heart and the utmost concern. Unfortunately Luciano is now hospitalized in sub-intensive care unit and he is not fine at all. I was incredibly shocked when I received this news from him and my hands right now are trembling. That is the major reason for delays in communication with him that may have occur to anyone, me included, the past few weeks, and that is the worst I could ever have thought of. Right now all we can do is to gather around him with our hearts and just hope and wish him nothing but the best. I'll try to be in touch with him as much as possible and I will keep you posted as soon as possible about his conditions. Thanks a lot for the attention, Gabriele“ |
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Posted: December 14 2021 at 20:14 |
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^ yeah, the I, Volhanger label is killin it lately!
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Posted: December 14 2021 at 23:50 |
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^killin it is perhaps an odd choice of words to use, while the head of the record label lies in intensive care. But yeah, the label is on 🔥 this year! 🥰❤️🖤
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Posted: December 15 2021 at 07:03 |
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^ oops! Unfortunate choice of words in that case!
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