While most of 2020 has been spent living in the COVID-19 pandemic, some highlights still included new music that helped us get through this bizarre year. It’s hard to believe the year is winding down but, the year-end lists are starting to come through. Decibel Magazine has revealed their top 40 albums of 2020, including Dark Fortress, Uada, Enslaved, and Tombs.
Check out the full list below:
40) Dark Fortress, Spectres From The Old World
39) Fawn Limbs, Sleeper Vessels
38) Exgenesis, Solve et Coagula
37) Megaton Sword, Blood Hails Steel – Steel Hails Fire
36) Oranssi Pazuzu, Mestarin Kynsi
35) Svalbard, When I Die, Will I Get Better?
34) Enslaved, Utgard
33) In The Company Of Serpents, Lux
32) Xibalba, Años En Infierno
31) Wake, Devouring Ruin
30) Cirith Ungol, Forever Black
29) Proscription, Conduit
28) Celestial Season, The Secret Teachings
27) Midnight, Rebirth By Blasphemy
26) Krallice, Mass Cathexis
25) ACxDC, Satan Is King
24) Temple Of Void, The World That Was
23) Atramentous, Stygian
22) Tombs, Under Sullen Skies
21) Haunt, Flashback
20) Kirk Windstein, Dream In Motion
19) Pallbearer, Forgotten Days
18) Lamp Of Murmur, Heir Of Elliptical Romanticism
17) Godthrymm, Reflections
16) Dropdead, Dropdead
15) Ripped To Shreds, 亂 (Luan)
14) Vile Creature, Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
13) Of Feather & Bone, Sulfuric Disintegration
12) Armored Saint, Punching The Sky
11) Incantation, Sect Of Vile Divinities
10) Goden, Beyond Darkness
09) Paradise Lost, Obsidian
08) Uada, Djinn
07) Sweven, The Eternal Resonance
06) Necrot, Mortal
05) Spirit Adrift, Enlightened In Eternity
04) Paysage d’Hiver, Im Wald
03) Imperial Triumphant, Alphaville
02) Eternal Champion, Ravening Iron
01) Napalm Death, Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism