Plazz's 2020 Metal Top 20
For all you slow and moderate users out there. List is 3.5's and upwards.
Ranking is random apart from the top 3. |
| 1 |  | Alarum
Circle's End
Simply beautiful. One of the rare bands that combine tech death and fusion this well. |
| 2 |  | Azusa
Loop of Yesterdays
Heavier, more cerebral albeit less digestible than the debut. Could grow even further. |
| 3 |  | Brave The Cold
Scarcity
Pounding death 'n' roll with an injection of hard core and proggy-industrial parts with synths and clean vox as well, referring to Harris' previous Menace project. Refreshing and energetic listen. |
| 4 |  | Quasarborn
A Pill Hard to Swallow
Serbian prog thrash. Idemo momci. |
| 5 |  | Alitor
II
Another bunch of Serbs that deserve attention. Check out their debut as well. |
| 6 |  | Mr. Bungle
The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny
Now imagine if the original had this production in 1986, would have made a fucking thrash classic. |
| 7 |  | Undeath
Lesions of a Different Kind
Cool. |
| 8 |  | Cuttermess
Take 'm to the Guillotine
Nice first effort, sounding both fresh and old skool. Looking forward to hearing more from these guys. |
| 9 |  | Fates Warning
Long Day Good Night
Really enjoyed this one. |
| 10 |  | Inferi (USA)
Of Sunless Realms
Yup. |
| 11 |  | Encenathrakh
Thraakethraaeate Thraithraake
Well, what can I say. That lyric video on YT alone... |
| 12 |  | Hexecutor
Beyond Any Human Conception Of Knowledge…
Nice trebles. |
| 13 |  | Deftones
Ohms
No comment. |
| 14 |  | Madrost
Charring The Rotting Earth
Not as grabbing as its precursor, but still good. |
| 15 |  | Napalm Death
Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
Brave The Cold's 2020 twin. |
| 16 |  | Cytotoxin
Nuklearth
Hmm. |
| 17 |  | Thaetas
Shrines to Absurdity
Pinch harmonics galore. Brutal stuff. Suffo meets SoP meets Artificial Brain, Gigan, Gorguts etc. |
| 18 |  | Sepultura
Quadra
m/ |
| 19 |  | Thanatos
Violent Death Rituals
It's violent, it's death, it's rituals. |
| 20 |  | !T.O.O.H.!
Free Speech
Excellent new collection of songs from these Czech masters of burlesque gore / perversion / aberration. Also contains the songs from the Komous EP.
Edit: the album art is seriously depraved, like I cannot even begin to tell how. |
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