Best Albums of 2020

[Zzzptm]

Getting a head start on this - and you guys need to check this out ASAP:

https://skyvalleymistress.bandcamp.com/album/faithless-rituals



Skip the cheese in the intro track and get right to the face-melting meat. I've been a fan of this band for a few years and this is them hitting the big time, I hope. It's a shame their back catalog got pulled from Bandcamp, but this release makes up for it. Great googly moogly, but this is a monster album!

It just dropped today and it's like Christmas for my ears.

[Charger]

I have to check that one out...I remember really liking those couple of Sky Valley Mistress tracks you put up on the other thread.

[Zzzptm]

^ This is why I love Bandcamp. Always get a chance to play before you pay!

[Zzzptm]

Going to add another that I've heard two tracks from and bought the pre-order for them:

https://1000mods.bandcamp.com/album/youth-of-dissent



1000mods are a solid outfit and this will be their 4th album, promises to please greatly!

[Zzzptm]

Released 18 Jan 2020, so it's on my consideration for the best of this year:

https://cobrathief.bandcamp.com/album/animal-oxygen

[JSTHECONQUEROR]

As of right now it would be:

1. Tetema- Necroscape (Mike Patton Project)
2. Ozzy Osbourne- Ordinary Man
3. Candlemass- The Pendulum (EP)

I am looking forward to:

King Diamonds New Album. Whenever that happens!
Khemmis- Doomed Heavy Metal (Featuring a cover of Dio's Rainbow in the Dark!)
Cirith Ungol- Forever Black
Elder- Omens

Sadly, all of these im looking forward to come out in April besides KD. April was actually a good month for music if you ask me!

[Zzzptm]

Going to add another that I've heard two tracks from and bought the pre-order for them:

https://1000mods.bandcamp.com/album/youth-of-dissent



1000mods are a solid outfit and this will be their 4th album, promises to please greatly!

Full album available now and it's great stuff, give it a go!

[Zzzptm]

https://vuelveteloca.bandcamp.com/

Been a while since I posted here, but this one's another winning album, in my book. Just released today, and I've been waiting for this. My wait has been richly rewarded.

[Zzzptm]

This one dropped today. https://laiglesiaatomica.bandcamp.com/album/la-guerra-del-fin-del-mundo

Some great metal jamming, all instrumentals based on the idea of "The War at the End of the World". These are some monster jams, dudes.

[Zzzptm]

There are three others that I've bought from Bandcamp this year, thought I'd mention them, as well:

https://kaylethstoner.bandcamp.com/album/2020-back-to-earth



Space/stoner rock with an amazing sax solo on track 3, "Lost in the Canyons".

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https://strangemajik.bandcamp.com/album/20-20-2



Guy sings like Jagger, plays guitar like Bolin. Great combination.

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https://moongoosecult.bandcamp.com/album/the-wax-monster-lives-behind-the-first-row-of-trees



Frank Zappa is alive and well and is writing lyrics for these guys. That last track, "South Popular Guy" is a gas.

[Zzzptm]

This got released in 2020 and I like it a lot, so it's on my list.



https://bratsandboystribute.bandcamp.com/album/you-wanna-know-what-its-like

[Charger]

This year's been a bit slow as far as albums go...

I've got these three nominees sodar:








I haven't gotten Delain's Apocalypse & Chill yet....Visions Of Atlantis releases a special live album in November which might be a contender...same with Hammerfall's upcoming live album.

[Zzzptm]

^ Fore the record, I'm still going back to Whoosh and giving it a spin, it's got staying power.

[Thelemech]

This year's been a bit slow as far as albums go...

I've got these three nominees sodar:








I haven't gotten Delain's Apocalypse & Chill yet....Visions Of Atlantis releases a special live album in November which might be a contender...same with Hammerfall's upcoming live album.

I just ordered the Metal Church album you posted. I am glad that you like it Charger, It gives me hope that it will be a great record.
The last few albums I have bought, that being the new Metallica SM and Trivium What the Dead Men Say and they were both major disapointments and I have only played them once or twice each.

[Zzzptm]

Picked this up today, some great heavy spacerock from Spain.