Alex's Top 15 albums of 2020 |

- Thy Catafalque - Naiv
It is good to know some things in the world can be counted on - as in Thy Catafalque staying on top of its game
- Garmarna - Forbundet
My discovery of the year
- Death the Leveller - II
Maybe it is how the year 2020 felt for me, but doom, and epic doom, was in vogue in my mind. Next 4 entries reflect that. This is the best Irish export since Primordial
- Fer De Lance - Colossus
- Evangelist - Ad Mortem Festinamus
- The Wizar'd - Subterranean Exile
- Angellore - Rien ne devait mounir
More gothic, but still doomy
- High Spirits - Hard to Stop
Professor Black delivers
- Varde - Fedraminne
Lots of black metal releases listened to this year, but not many was Top 10. This one was a good surprise
- Atramentus - Stygian
Funeral doom variety
- Darkened - Kingdom of Decay
Solid modern well produced death metal
- Lords of Black - Alchemy of Souls Part I
From the classic heavy metal genre
- Khors - Where the Word Acquires Eternity
A little lower on the list than I would like to see my favorite Ukrainian atmospheric black metal band, but an enjoyable album nevertheless
- Archon Angel - Fallen
Zak Stevens can still sing
- Dark Tranquillity - Moment
I just had to
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Alex's Top 5 surprises of 2020 |

- Arcanum Sanctum - Ad Astra
If you want progressive melodic death metal, this Russian band sizzles
- Nils Patrik Johansson - The Great Conspiracy
As a solo project from a famous frontman, this one was interesting
- Rotting Kingdom - A Deeper Shade of Sorrow
Lexington, KY, is not only the land of bluegrass and country. Death metal can grow there as well
- Put' - The Songs of the Death
I moved this album to the Surprise list, since it is a 2018 re-release
- Venator / Angel Blade - split
Venator portion is NWOBHM of 2020
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Alex's Disappointment(s) of 2020 |

- Dark Tranquillity - Moment
Because only the best will do, and this was played safe
- Horna - Kuoleman Kirjo
I tried & tried, and still couldn't get into it
- Striges - Verum Veterum
Also from Shatraug. I think I need next Sargeist to blow it off the hinges
- October Falls - Syys
Ambient is fine, static is not
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Alex's Joke(s) 2020 |

- Ice War - Defender, Destroyer
And a few years ago I liked this project
- Henrik Palm - Poverty Metal
- Meridian Dawn - The Fever Syndrome
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