Our 20 Favorite Albums of One of Our Least Favorite Years
This is it! It is finally the end of 2020, and at the 11th hour, we are sharing our Top 20 albums fo the year. Why did we wait so long? Mostly because Brian forgot to post it days ago. But also because we wanted to go out with a bang? Sure…let’s go with that….
Happy New Year everybody! Here’s to a better year in 2021!
And remember – Be responsible. Stay healthy. Stay Metal.
There Be Quibbles Ahead
We have a solid set of releases for you this episode! They aren’t perfect – which is obviously what we discuss here – but they are all worth a listen. Well, they are worth your time if you are into the respective styles of Metal.
And remember – Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay Metal.
Reviews:
Alestorm – Curse of the Crystal Coconut (Napalm)
Caligula’s Horse – Rise Radiant (Inside Out)
Astralborne – Eternity’s End (Prosthetic)
Well, your hosts don’t argue much here, but we welcome you to argue with us! This week we share a few lists that are not our albums fo the year, including lists like Best Artwork (which you can see below), Most Disappointing, and Worst Albums. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
We hope you have wonderful holiday with your friends and family!
This weeks metallic mix is brought to you by bands who all have exemplary skills, Aside from the instruments they are paying, that is about all they have in common because their styles are drastically different…which is how we like to roll around here.
Reviews:
Archspire – Relentless Mutation (Season of Mist)
Caligula’s Horse – In Contact (Inside Out)
Neck of the Woods – The Passenger (Basick)
First Impression:
Sinsaenum – “Ashes” from Ashes EP out November 10th from earMUSIC
We come across a lot of albums we love for any of a number of reasons but it is rare we come across something that truly stuns us (in a good way). Well, we have one of those rare occurrences this week, and it helped create an episode that us musically all over the place. No seriously…try listening to all of this back-to-back, or worse, on shuffle. Shit gets weird fast.
Reviews:
Crimfall – Amain (Metal Blade)
NYN – Entropy: Of Chaos and Salt (Vmbrella)
The Hirsch Effekt – Eskapist (Long Branch)
First Impression:
Caligula’s Horse – “Will’s Song (Let the Colors Run)” from In Contact out September 15, 2017 through Inside Out
