bmelt's 2021; albums that are v nice
work in progress, adding genres and will add more in-depth descriptions to top 25 at very least |
| 100 |  | gnidagnida
s/t
HONORABLE MENTIONS 100 - 76
noise rock / punk |
| 99 |  | Sigil (CAN)
Nether
death metal / hardcore influence |
| 98 |  | Blurr Thrower
Les Voûtes
raw black metal |
| 97 |  | Alda
A Distant Fire
nature(?) black metal |
| 96 |  | Charnel Grounds
Molecular Entropy Examined in the Bowels of a Grea
technical death metal ala Artificial Brain |
| 95 |  | White Suns
the lower way
noise rock |
| 94 |  | Low
Hey What
indie rock / lo-fi |
| 93 |  | Scarypoolparty
The Act of Forgiveness
folk-y / contemporary |
| 92 |  | Siderean
Lost on Void's Horizon
death metal |
| 91 |  | Skullcrusher
Storm in Summer
indie folk |
| 90 |  | The Exit Bags
Tower of Quiet
lo-fi / post-punk / shoegaze |
| 89 |  | Gravenchalice
Samael
black metal |
| 88 |  | Nemorous
Nemorous
post black metal |
| 87 |  | Peste Noire
Le Retour Des Pastoureaux
folk-y / black metal |
| 86 |  | Dispersed
Where Silence Reigns
brutal death metal |
| 85 |  | Lil Ugly Mane
Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern
music for Sesame Street |
| 84 |  | The Temple (NZ)
The Temple
post death metal / ulcerate-core |
| 83 |  | Magdalena Bay
Mercurial World
indie pop / electronic |
| 82 |  | Malgoth
Glory Through Savagery
face caving death metal |
| 81 |  | Labor Intvs
Sunken Crucible
blackened death metal |
| 80 |  | Suffering Hour
The Cyclic Reckoning
death metal |
| 79 |  | Ichiko Aoba
Live at Ginza Sony Park (July 3, 2020)
folk / one of the best girls to ever hold a guitar |
| 78 |  | Argyle
Nuestra Herencia
black metal reminiscent of a volcano erupting |
| 77 |  | Sleepwalkers (JPN)
Noč Na Krayu Sveta
avant-garde / black metal |
| 76 |  | Little Simz
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
hip-hop / grime |
| 75 |  | Devoid of Thought
Outer World Graves
75 - 51 LOOSELY RANKED
cosmic death metal |
| 74 |  | Really From
Really From
indie folk / jazz influence |
| 73 |  | Amulets
Blooming
ambient / sound collage |
| 72 |  | Portent
Black Humours & Sour Chasms
progressive death metal |
| 71 |  | Universally Estranged
Reared Up In Spectral Predation
cosmic death metal |
| 70 |  | BRUIT
The Machine Is Burning...
post-rock |
| 69 |  | Cerebral Effusion
Ominous Flesh Discipline
gross brutal death metal |
| 68 |  | Youth Novel
Youth Novel
emo / post-hardcore |
| 67 |  | Homeskin
Subverse Siphoning of Suburbia
black metal |
| 66 |  | Yu Su
Yellow River Blue
minimal / downtempo |
| 65 |  | Twisted Horn (AUS)
Endless Fall Into Flames
black metal / blackgaze |
| 64 |  | Dormant Ordeal
The Grand Scheme of Things
blackened death metal that riffs hard but once in a while has some questionable riffs too |
| 63 |  | Natalia Lafourcade
Un Canto por México‚ Vol․ 2
folk / latin |
| 62 |  | Malignant Altar
Realms of Exquisite Morbidity
death metal |
| 61 |  | Corbin
Ghost With Skin
r&b / emo |
| 60 |  | Kaktus Einarsson
Kick the Ladder
pop |
| 59 |  | Brii
Sem Propósito
experimental / avant-garde black metal |
| 58 |  | Iosonouncane
IRA
experimental / electronic |
| 57 |  | Kayoko Yoshizawa
Akahoshi Aoboshi
pop / experimental |
| 56 |  | Stella Research Committee
A Proposed Method For Determining Sanding Fitness
noise rock / post-punk |
| 55 |  | Springtime (AUS)
Springtime
post-punk / experimental |
| 54 |  | Dean Blunt
Black Metal 2
experimental / electronic |
| 53 |  | Kaatayra
Inpariquipê
brazillian folk / black metal |
| 52 |  | Trha
inagape
lo-fi black metal |
| 51 |  | Jonny Greenwood
Spencer
jazz / soundtrack |
| 50 |  | Erika de Casier
Sensational
TOP 50 RANKED
r&b / pop |
| 49 |  | Revenant Marquis
Below The Landsker Line
raw black metal / noise |
| 48 |  | Occulsed
Crepitation of Phlegethon
no bs death metal for lovers of incantation and other things |
| 47 |  | Djevel
Tanker som rir natten
black metal for night riderz |
| 46 |  | Apparition of Sunlight
Wilt of Roses Crimson
black metal / post-punk |
| 45 |  | Grouper
Shade
folk / ambient |
| 44 |  | Rhododendron
Protozoan Battle Hymns
really fun noise rock |
| 43 |  | Dale Kerrigan
noise bitch
da noise rock bitch |
| 42 |  | Rx Papi and Gud
Foreign Exchange
hip-hop |
| 41 |  | Grey Aura
Zwart vierkant
avant-garde / black metal / jazz |
| 40 |  | Caverne (FRA)
La fin de tous les chants
progressive / black metal |
| 39 |  | Black Marble
Fast Idol
post-punk |
| 38 |  | Jihye Lee Orchestra
Daring Mind
orchestral / jazz |
| 37 |  | Pillars of Cacophony
Parerga
tough death metal / sometimes black metal |
| 36 |  | Otay:onii
Ming Ming
industrial / pop |
| 35 |  | Jucara Marcal
Delta Estácio Blues
folk / experimental |
| 34 |  | Arab Strap
As Days Get Dark
indie rock |
| 33 |  | Stargazer (AUS)
Psychic Secretions
progressive death metal |
| 32 |  | Eos (CAN)
Les Corps S'Entrechoquent
black metal |
| 31 |  | Vauruva
Manso Queimor Dacordado
black metal (by the same guy that's behind Kaatayra) |
| 30 |  | Jusell, Prymek, Sage, Shiroishi
Setsubun
jazz / folk |
| 29 |  | Hyperdontia
Hideous Entity
teeth death metal |
| 28 |  | Sweet Trip
A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals
dream pop / shoegaze |
| 27 |  | Kvadrat
Ψυχική Αποσύνθεση
brutal black metal (lol) |
| 26 |  | Qrixkuor
Poison Palinopsia
blackened death metal wormhole |
| 25 |  | Diskord
Degenerations
death metal |
| 24 |  | Dead and Dripping
Miasmic Eulogies Predicating an Eternal Nocturne
brutal-ish death metal |
| 23 |  | Vertebra Atlantis
Lustral Purge in Cerulean Bliss
dissonant death metal |
| 22 |  | Seputus
Phantom Indigo
death metal / avant-garde |
| 21 |  | Atvm
Famine, Putrid and Fucking Endless
death / progressive metal |
| 20 |  | Lapalux
Total Reality, Total Chaos
electronic etc |
| 19 |  | Mach-Hommy
Pray For Haiti
thinking lads hip-hop |
| 18 |  | Disimperium
Malefic Obliteration
grind / death metal in the vein of Infernal Coil
Album cover reminds of an Impetuous Ritual album cover, this is like 15 minutes of grinding no-fucks given death metal. Full-length when? |
| 17 |  | Japanese Breakfast
Jubilee
indie pop
This was easily my summer album of 2021, it being so fun and warm it begged to be played over and over for any occasion and that last track is one of the years best, period. I played this album endlessly in the month of June at gatherings with friends and on a couple of road trips. a couple of my friends are now certified JB fans some of them even getting merch themselves to sport. Random little tid-bit, but when my friend asked what was playing she saw the album cover and to her and my surprise recognized it, as she is friends with a photographer that helped decorate the set they took the album picture on. To be specific, her friend brought the persimmons.. small world eh? I mean I live in LA and the picture was taken in LA so not that far-fetched I guess.. |
| 16 |  | Mefitis
Offscourings
slappin’ death metal |
| 15 |  | Xenia Rubinos
Una Rosa
soul / jazz etc |
| 14 |  | Cenotaph
Precognition to Eradicate
brutal death metal
NO MALIGNANCY OR DEFEATED SANITY THIS YEAR? DON’T FEAR CENOTAPH ARE HERE. ALL THEIR SONGS TITLES ARE WRITTEN IN CAPS SO THIS FELT APPROPRIATE |
| 13 |  | Deviant Process
Nurture
technical death metal with feeling |
| 12 |  | Feu! Chatterton
Palais d'Argile
indie rock / psychedelic |
| 11 |  | Pendant
To All Sides They Will Stretch Out Their Hands
ambient etc |
| 10 |  | Minturn Pilot
Childhood Send
post hardcore / punk |
| 9 |  | Skin Tension
Machinic Impulses Of The Hyperreal
avant-garde / death / noise metal / experimental etc |
| 8 |  | Palsied
Certain Death Austerities
wonky death metal |
| 7 |  | Rx Nephew
Slitherman Activated
hip-hop / experimental
while obviously polarizing, the album goes harder than most and is absurdly fun too. This guy puts out like 2 or more albums a month, and while being a relatively new artist, he has 20 + releases under his belt already. There’s nobody as raw as neph right now and anyone that’s willing to spit bars over a beat like Beam On Your Toes gets two big thumbs up from me. Oh and Make Drunk Cool Again is superb as well but for the list’s sake, one album per artist |
| 6 |  | Sunless
Ylem
death metal |
| 5 |  | Flaming Ouroboros
Uphold the Majesty
raw black metal
I have a super soft spot for this and my ranking might not be warranted per se but it occupies a similar space to a band like Vothana, which I’m crazy for. This band revels in obscurity though this album has made quite the splash and for anyone paying attention knows this is some special stuff. Raw black metal that feels triumphant and actually kind of hopeful in a way. I’ve spun this numerous times this year and can’t wait to hear where they go next |
| 4 |  | Vothana
Hành Động Bây Giờ, Tương Lai Đảm Bảo / Action Now,
raw black metal
😘 |
| 3 |  | Ustalost
Before The Glinting Spell Unvests
black metal
Quenching my thirst for a new Yellow Eyes album, Ustalost’s very late in the year release won me over immediately. The album (similarly to YE) hits that sweet spot between wicked and tragic and is surprisingly nuanced for what is. The inclusion of synths and Gregorian chants all over this feel real good. Can’t get enough of this, and until we get a follow up to Rare Field Ceiling this will definitely hold me over. |
| 2 |  | Skee Mask
Pool
electronic etc |
| 1 |  | Ad Nauseam
Imperative Imperceptible Impulse
avant-garde death metal / perfection |
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