Album of the Year 2020

Passenger · 01-12-2020 6:07pm #1

It has been one peculiar year, there's no doubt but thankfully the Rock & Metal releases kept coming to keep us... somewhat, sane.

So with that said, what has been everybody's standout releases of 2020?

frag420 · 01-12-2020 6:18pm

Deftones / Ohms

rednik · 02-12-2020 12:44am

Fish - Weltschmerz
Deep Purple - Whoosh
Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea
The Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth
Blue Oyster Cult - The Symbol Remains

Parkman77 · 02-12-2020 11:03am

Irist - Order Of The Mind
Lamb Of God - Lamb Of God
Trivium - What The Dead Men Say
DevilDriver - Dealing With Demons I
Testament - Titans Of Creation
Metallica - S&M2
AC/DC - Power Up

GLaDOS · 02-12-2020 11:09am

The Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth
Pain of Salvation - Panther

Katatonia's City Burials as decent as well. Not a particularly strong year for my taste.

Roanmore · 02-12-2020 12:56pm

House of Noise - Massive Wagons (awful name I know).

Really like this band, only got in to them this year.
Here is the first song from the album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ck7huU9WXQ

scudzilla · 02-12-2020 5:37pm

Roanmore wrote: »

House of Noise - Massive Wagons (awful name I know).

Really like this band, only got in to them this year.
Here is the first song from the album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ck7huU9WXQ

Love the Wagons, been following them from the start, Shane their Whelans gig was cancelled.

peter4918 · 02-12-2020 8:28pm

rednik wrote: »

Fish - Weltschmerz
Deep Purple - Whoosh
Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea
The Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth
Blue Oyster Cult - The Symbol Remains

Some good choices here. I haven’t got around to listening to the Fish album yet, must listen to it over the next few days

Say Your Number · 02-12-2020 8:29pm

Would say Abyss by Unleash the Archers is my favourite album released this year along with:

Joe Satriani - Shapeshifting
Alestorm - Curse of the Crystal Coconut
Black Stone Cherry - The Human Condition
Corey Taylor - CMFT
Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea
AC/DC - Power Up
Myrkur - Folksange
Biffy Clyro - A Celebration of Endings
Bruce Springsteen - Letter to You

fluke · 05-12-2020 4:31pm

Not listened to much 'Rock' from this year, but I'd add Pearl Jam's Gigaton.

Arghus · 05-12-2020 11:48pm

The only metal album that really grabbed me this year was Alphaville by Imperial Triumphant. Absolutely brilliant album IMO, maybe my number one from any genre.

Thought Ohms was decent, wouldn't put it as the best of the year.

Also enjoyed albums by Ulver and Myrkur, but they weren't really metal releases.

RayCon · 06-12-2020 6:36pm

Didn't buy much new music this year so my vote goes to :

McStine & Minnemann - Self Titled.

Must get Fish -Weltschmerz

lord lucan · 06-12-2020 8:10pm

Only 2 jump out at me this year;

AC/DC - Power up
Mr Bungle - Ranging Wrath of the Easter Bunny

thebronze14 · 08-12-2020 8:12pm

Deftones - Ohms

09-12-2020 4:55pm

Roanmore wrote: »

House of Noise - Massive Wagons (awful name I know).

Really like this band, only got in to them this year.
Here is the first song from the album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ck7huU9WXQ

Jaysus - never heard of them, that's a belter of a song!!!

scudzilla · 09-12-2020 9:29pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Jaysus - never heard of them, that's a belter of a song!!!

try this one, even better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYitH9JtIVI

Roanmore · 09-12-2020 11:18pm

scudzilla wrote: »

try this one, even better

On heavy rotation on Spotify

Lithium93_ · 10-12-2020 3:34pm

Hellripper - The Affair Of The Poisons
Code Orange - Underneath
Heathen - Empire Of The Blind
Testament - Titans Of Creation
Armored Saint - Punching The Sky
AC/DC - PWR/UP
Corey Taylor - CMFT

frag420 · 12-12-2020 1:21am

scudzilla wrote: »

try this one, even better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYitH9JtIVI

They’ve just announced dates over here in London and others for next Sep, hopefully they will get over the water for a few dates!!!

machiavellianme · 14-12-2020 12:13am

#1. Alestorm - Curse of the Crystal Coconut
The only saving grace for 2020 and the "pirate metal drinking crew" deserves to be toured far and wide.

I also enjoyed Anti-flag's 20:20 vision (or 20:20 di-vision reissue), the Bombpops were a solid slice of summer and Pig Destroyers EP in August summed up the second lockdown. Marilyn Masons new record was also worth a listen as was the Nofx vs Frank Turner split (mostly for Frank's take on "eat the meek"). However, unlike others here, I haven't much time for the new Deftones or AC-DC offerings as they didn't push the envelope as much as they normally do. Smashing Pumpkins new record tried, but failed.

Regis779 · 14-12-2020 8:42am

Nightwish Human :II: Nature

16-12-2020 5:53pm

in no particular order
Katatonia - City Burials
BodyCount - Carnivore
Enter Shikari - Nothing is true & Everything is possible
Zeal & Ardor - Wake of a Nation - EP
Ishan - Pharos - EP
Gojira - Another World (Single)

and, i know the album was released last year, but they released a lockdown video for it this year

Cattle Decapitation - Bring back the plague

Say Your Number · 16-12-2020 8:25pm

machiavellianme wrote: »

#1. Alestorm - Curse of the Crystal Coconut
The only saving grace for 2020 and the "pirate metal drinking crew" deserves to be toured far and wide.

It's a great shame that Fannybaws remains unplayed in front of live audiences.

Anesthetize · 16-12-2020 9:14pm

Deftones - Ohms
Touche Amore - Lament
Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin kynsi

Gonzovision · 18-12-2020 11:30am

The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic
Cloudkicker - Solitude
pg.lost - Oscillate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E12saHWlaWI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgzfXCkcKYM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrPb_xrW-Ec

Sugarlumps · 19-12-2020 1:23pm

Deftones & Biffy Clyro.

joujoujou · 21-12-2020 4:21pm

Napalm Death - Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism.

machiavellianme · 23-12-2020 12:30am

lord lucan wrote: »

Only 2 jump out at me this year;

AC/DC - Power up
Mr Bungle - Ranging Wrath of the Easter Bunny

Deleted User wrote: »

in no particular order
Katatonia - City Burials
BodyCount - Carnivore
Enter Shikari - Nothing is true & Everything is possible
Zeal & Ardor - Wake of a Nation - EP
Ishan - Pharos - EP
Gojira - Another World (Single)

and, i know the album was released last year, but they released a lockdown video for it this year
Cattle Decapitation - Bring back the plague

I always love this thread for the suggestions and I've relistened to a few mentioned on here in case I didn't do them justice first time around. I have to say, that Mr Bungle album is epic!
As is the Cattle Decapitation tune, which I'm brand new to. Wow!

But given the number of votes here, can someone please explain what makes the Ohms album so good? I wouldn't even rate it as the best deftones release this year (Black stallion rocks

) nevermind album of the year? I'm clearly missing something and I don't know what "it" is.

One_More_Mile · 29-12-2020 9:19pm

Wolfheart - Wolves of karellia
Sweven - The eternal resonance
Dark tranquillity- Moment

PTH2009 · 30-12-2020 1:30am

1 Biffy Clyro- A Celebration of Endings
2 Pearl Jam- Gigaton
3 AC/DC-PWR up
4 Corey Taylor- CMFT (Black Blue Eyes, Samantha's gone and Culture Had my fav tracks, others are meh)

Dublin Spur · 30-12-2020 12:47pm

PWR UP

Passenger · 31-12-2020 12:12am

Decibel Albums of the Year 2020

20. Kirk Windstein, Dream in Motion, eOne
19. Pallbearer, Forgotten Days, NB
18. Lamp of Murmuur, Heir of Ecliptical Romanticism, Self-released
17. Godthrymm, Reflections, Profound Lore
16. Dropdead, Dropdead, Armageddon
15. Ripped to Shreds 亂 (Luan), Pulverized
14. Vile Creature, Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!, Prosthetic
13. Of Feather & Bone, Sulfuric Disintegration, Profound Lore
12. Armored Saint, Punching the Sky, Metal Blade
11. Incantation, Sect of Vile Divinities, Relapse
10. Goden, Beyond Darkness, Svart
9. Paradise Lost, Obsidian, NB
8. Uada, Djinn, Eisenwald
7. Sweven, The Eternal Resonance, Van
6. Necrot, Mortal, Tankcrimes
5. Spirit Adrift, Enlightened in Eternity, 20 Buck Spin
4. Paysage d’Hiver, Im Wald, Kunsthall Produktionen
3. Imperial Triumphant, Alphaville, Century Media
2. Eternal Champion, Ravening Iron, No Remorse
1. Napalm Death, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism, Century Media

Revolver Albums of the Year 2020

20. Necrot – Mortal
19. Puscifer – Existential Reckoning
18. Mrs. Piss – Mrs. Piss
17. Mr. Bungle – The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny
16. Nothing – The Great Dismal
15. Gulch – Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress
14. Lamb of God – Lamb of God
13. Marilyn Manson – We Are Chaos
12. Poppy – I Disagree
11. Higher Power – 27 Miles Underwater
10. Ghostemane – Anti-Icon
09. Killer Be Killed – Reluctant Hero
08. Spirit Adrift – Enlightened in Eternity
07. Bring Me The Horizon – POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
06. Run The Jewels – RTJ4
05. Loathe – I Let It in and It Took Everything
04. Body Count – Carnivore
03. Greg Puciato – Child Soldier: Creator of God
02. Code Orange – Underneath
01. Deftones – Ohms

Kerrang Albums of the Year 2020

20. Neck Deep – All Distortions Are Intentional
19. Idles – Ultra Mono
18. AC/DC – PWR/UP
17. All Time Low – Wake Up, Sunshine
16. Creeper – Sex, Death and the Infinite Void
15. Ozzy Osbourne – Ordinary Man
14. Higher Power – 27 Miles Underwater
13. Trivium – What the Dead Men Say
12. Run the Jewels – RTJ4
11. Touché Amoré – Lament
10. Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – May Our Chambers Be Full
09. Machine Gun Kelly – Tickets to My Downfall
08. Svalbard – When I Die Will I Get Better?
07. Loathe – I Let It in and It Took Everything
06. Pearl Jam – Gigaton
05. Enter Shikari – Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible
04. Ghostemane – Anti-Icon
03. Deftones – Ohms
02. Biffy Clyro – A Celebration of Endings
01. Code Orange – Underneath

Arghus · 03-01-2021 1:47am

Anesthetize wrote: »

Deftones - Ohms
Touche Amore - Lament
Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better?
Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin kynsi

This album is fcking class. Mad that it's not getting more recognition.

Motley Crue · 04-01-2021 9:29am

I think this is the first year, in my life, as a fan of music where I've struggled to associate with new music - new release - specifically Rock/Metal and there hasn't been anything to say to me "I'm a new release, I deserve to be listened too" and I think a lot of that is because I've not had as many chances to listen to music, not taken as many journeys, not made as many sporadic trips to the record store. Not gone to as many gigs, seen as many acts and supports, that's really had an impact on me for sure.

thebronze14 · 04-01-2021 5:53pm

machiavellianme wrote: »

I always love this thread for the suggestions and I've relistened to a few mentioned on here in case I didn't do them justice first time around. I have to say, that Mr Bungle album is epic!
As is the Cattle Decapitation tune, which I'm brand new to. Wow!

But given the number of votes here, can someone please explain what makes the Ohms album so good? I wouldn't even rate it as the best deftones release this year (Black stallion rocks ) nevermind album of the year? I'm clearly missing something and I don't know what "it" is.

For me Deftones are a band similar to Slipknot in that if they released a Greatest Hits package it would be one of the best albums ever...I usually love 4/5 songs from each of their albums but the rest is mostly filler for me. Ohms I think doesn't have the individual high points of some of their other albums but I think that each song is varied/different and quality and as an album doesn't have any filler.

nacho libre · 17-02-2021 8:21pm

Faidra - Six Voices Inside

Mavorim - Axis Mundi

Malokarpatan - Krupinské Ohne

Havukruunu - Uinuos syömein sota

Omitir - Ode

Ovnev - Transpiration

Orkblut - Shadowmancer of the Haunted Knolls

Oes Galliath - Sous l'oeil fermé des paradis

Lamp of Murmuur - Heir of Ecliptical Romanticism,

Häxanu - Snare of All Salvation

Prison of Mirrors - De Ritualibus et Sacrificiis ad Serviendum Abysso

Selbst - Relatos de angustia

Streams of blood - Erløsung

Svrm - Занепад

Stormruler - Under the Burning Eclipse

Stormkeep - Galdrum

Winterfylleth – The Reckoning Dawn

Ysengrin - Initiatio

Album of the Year 2020

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