Best Italian Metal Albums post 2000 (in development)
A list of great Italian metal albums release since 2000. If you like what you hear, give a good rating on the band's page. |
| 1 |  | Vision Divine
The Perfect Machine
Another masterpiece by Olaf Thorsen. The concept is very interesting, and the music (progressive/power metal, with a wonderful lineup: Smirnoff's and Thorsen's neoclassical solos, Puleri's thrash riffs and an astounding drummer like Morini) is amazing. 10/10 |
| 2 |  | Thy Majestie
The Lasting Power
Epic/symphonic Power metal with a medieval flavour. The perfect album that Rhapsody will never able to record. 8.5/10 |
| 3 |  | Spite Extreme Wing
Non dvcor, dvco
Black metal with italian poetical lyrics. 9/10 |
| 4 |  | Disarmonia Mundi
Nebularium
A great mix of melodic death, thrash and progressive. 9/10 |
| 5 |  | Dark Lunacy
The Diarist
Melodic Death Metal with Russian choruses. 8/10 |
| 6 |  | Ufomammut
Idolum
The masterpiece of the first half of the band's life. In comparison to "Eve", the psychedelic element is less represented, but it's a great post metal album as well. 8/10 |
| 7 |  | Spite Extreme Wing
Vltra
After the raw black metal of the previous album, Spite Extreme Wing turn to an incredibile avantgarde metal. The best Is the cover of Helter Skelter. 9.5/10 |
| 8 |  | Absentia Lunae
In Umbrarum Imperii Gloria
Black metal with industrial elements. "Memneso on" is a wonderful song. 8/10 |
| 9 |  | StormLord
Mare Nostrum
The masterpiece of the band: death, melodic black and mediterranean folk. 9/10 |
| 10 |  | Gory Blister
Skymorphosis
Technical death metal in the style of Death. 8/10 |
| 11 |  | Forgotten Tomb
Negative Megalomania
Depressive black metal mixed with depressive rock. It could be remind Shining's "V - Halmstad" or Lifelover's "Konkurs". But it's even better. 10/10 |
| 12 |  | Raintime
Flies and Lies
Power and death metal mixed together, with a modern Mood wich reminds "Come Clarity" by In Flames and "Deathcrew Hateroll" by Children of Bodom. 8.5/10 |
| 13 |  | Inchiuvatu
Piccatu
Black/Death with flutes and lyrics in Sicilian language. 9/10 |
| 14 |  | Lacuna Coil
Comalies
In spite of every prejudice, this is a very good Gothic Metal album, full of odd and beautiful songs. 8.5/10 |
| 15 |  | Hortus Animae
Waltzing Mephisto
Progressive rock and black metal. 8.5/10 |
| 16 |  | 5 Star Grave
Corpse Breed Syndrome
What if Children of Bodom meets Murderdolls? An horror-porn death/power metal album. 9/10 |
| 17 |  | Edenshade
Ceramic Placebo for a Faint Heart
Progressive and death metal, with clean vocals and poetical lyrics. It's very original. 8/10 |
| 18 |  | Aborym
Generator
Aborym explore more symphonic soundscapes in their journey through BM. The result is a very good album, which seems an industrial version of Dimmu Borgir's "Puritanical Euphorica Misantropia". 8.5/10 |
| 19 |  | Stormlord
The Gorgon Cult
Good Symphonic Black Metal. 8/10 |
| 20 |  | Ufomammut
Eve
The zenith reached by the band from Tortona. A psychedelic way to thinking about Sludge metal, without losing an ounce of heaviness. 9/10 |
| 21 |  | Elvenking
The Scythe
The usual Folk Power Metal of the band in this release appears to be mixed with Melodic Death influences which add more variety to the band's proposal. The melodies here are great. 9/10 |
| 22 |  | Vision Divine
The 25th Hour
The second chapter of the concept begun with Stream of Consciousness, and the last with the amazing singer Michele Luppi. 8/10 |
| 23 |  | Assedium
Rise of the Warlords
Among the plenty of Epic Metal bands risen in Italy between 1999 and 2007 (Holy Martyr, Doomsword, Wotan, Etrusgrave, ecc.), this is one of the best. 8/10 |
| 24 |  | Aleph
In Tenebra
A very strange Progressive Metal album, full of doomish and deathrash influences. A dark jewel. 8.5/10 |
| 25 |  | Forgotten Tomb
Songs to Leave
Pure depressive BM. 8.5/10 |
| 26 |  | Infliction
The Silencer
A catchy melodic deathrash metal album, with some influences from Sentenced. 8/10 |
| 27 |  | White Skull
Public Glory, Secret Agony
Another great album from the best Classic Power Metal band in Italy. 8.5/10 |
| 28 |  | Domine
Emperor of the Black Runes
This is the best album by the band from Florence. The Epic Metal of the two earlier albums is mixed with the Power Metal of the previous album, for a very balanced result. 8/10 |
| 29 |  | Highlord
When the Aurora Falls.....
A great power metal album in the style of Stratovarius. 8/10 |
| 30 |  | Maldoror
In Saturn Mystique
Another black diamond by the band from Turin. In its last work before the band changed its name, Maldoror continue on the path of Symphonic BM of its debut, but adds some very interesting EBM elements (in particular on "Osiris Elettro Mantrum"), which remind the Aborym's debut "Kali Yuga Bizarre" (which was released the previous year). 8.5/10 |
| 31 |  | Progenie Terrestre Pura
U.M.A.
Amazing debut for one of the best avantgarde bands in Europe. U.M.A. is the perfect crossover between post rock, psychedely, progressive and black metal I've ever listen at. 9.5/10 |
| 32 |  | Abhor (ITA)
I.gne N.atura R.enovatur I.ntegra
A great album of occult BM, with interesting lyrical themes. 8.5/10 |
| 33 |  | Dark Quarterer
Pompei
Dark Quarterer over the top. In 2020 the old band guided by Gianni Nepi hits the target: great arrangements, jazzy mood and the ability to amaze every time. It could be the best band in this list. 8.5/10 |
| 34 |  | Vision Divine
Stream of Consiousness
A true masterpiece of Progressive Power Metal, as the two following albums of the band. 10/10 |
| 35 |  | StormLord
Far
Another great album from the Capitoline band. It continues in the mood of "Mare Nostrum", but it's even more epic and symphonic. 8/10 |
| 36 |  | Inchiuvatu
Viogna
The most various and fresh among Inchiuvatu's alubms. Even the interludes are great (try listen to "Chi scuru chi c'รจ"), and the tracks are more complex and better recorded than the earlier works. 8/10 |
| 37 |  | Hortus Animae
The Blow of Furious Winds...
Another step forward for the band, which enriches its sound with gothic & symphonic elements, and complex prog arrangements. The violin, then, is handled beautifully. 9/10 |
| 38 |  | Opera IX
Maleventum
Probably the most mature work by the band. It continues in the style of the previous one, but with better arrangements. 8.5/10 |
| 39 |  | Dark Quarterer
Symbols
After the proggy twist of the previous album, the band releases its best work since "Etruscan Prophecy". "Symbols" is a prog metal album, full of references to '70 prog and classic HM, with intelligent lyrics, very good and "catchy" songs and a great performance of the musicians. 9/10. |
| 40 |  | Progenie Terrestre Pura
oltreLuna
On its second album, Progenie Terrestre Pura adds to its progressive/electronic/post Black metal a great amount of psybient. The result is excellent. 9/10 |
| 41 |  | Hortus Animae
Secular Music
Hortus Animae continue their evolution by incorporating elements of modern Melodic Death. The result is, as always, excellent. 8.5/10 |
| 42 |  | Novembre
Novembrine Waltz
The album of November's maturity. Melancholy atmospheres, prog digressions and a splendid Kate Bush's cover. 8.5/10 |
| 43 |  | Abhor (ITA)
Occulta religiO
Abhor comes back with a dirty and lisergic album, which could remind of Abysmal Grief or Cultes des Ghoules (8/10) |
| 44 |  | Ad Nauseam
Imperative Imperceptible Impulse
A masterpiece in modern technical death metal. The influences by Deathspell Omega, Ulcerate and Gorguts are rielaborated in a personal, psychotic way. 9/10 |
| 45 |  | Crown of Autumn
Byzantine Horizons
After a mediocre come back, Crown of Autumn released a great album, which expands the band's proposal to Power and Black metal, in addition to the early gothic/folk/melodeath of the debut. 9/10 |
| 46 |  | Novembre
The Blue
Novembre always hits the target. "The Blue", althought It's not its masterpiece, is a truly solid record of proggy Death/Doom metal. 8/10 |
| 47 |  | Malombra
The Dissolution Age
In this album Malombra abandons the dark prog of previous releases, to approach a sound that owes the most electronic gothic drifts. The result is excellent, even if lower than the previous masterpieces. 8/10 |
| 48 |  | Monumentum
Ad Nauseam
Even if the previous album was a masterpiece, "Ad Nauseam" is a step ahead. The mix of gothic, Doom, elettronica and darkwave is sublime. 9/10 |
| 49 |  | Hirpus
Ianuaria
A ferocious and martial black metal album, icy in its gait. 8/10 |
| 50 |  | Veneror
Percussimus Foedus cum Morte
Occult black metal, a surprising record. 8.5/10 |
| 51 |  | Will 'O' Wisp
Unseen
Will 'o' Wisp returns with an album that distances itself from the Death Metal matrix of the first album, embracing purely Avantgarde sounds that will delight Phlebotomized and Atrox fans. 8.5 / 10 |
| 52 |  | Sadist
Sadist
A great comeback for the Ligurian band. The songs show all the elegance and power of the early '90s. 9/10 |
| 53 |  | Disarmonia Mundi
Mind Tricks
Great Melodic death metal album, full of catchy melodies and a great performance by Speed Strid. 8.5/10 |
| 54 |  | Eldritch
Eos
Eldritch returns to its original, progressive style, with a very soldi record. 8/10 |
| 55 |  | Paul Chain
Cosmic Wind
A true masterpiece of bluesy improvisations. 9/10 |
| 56 |  | Paul Chain
Master of All Times
Paul Chain explores his space rock and blues roots in a surprinsing psychedelic blues album. 8.5/10 |
| 57 |  | Paul Chain
Sign from Space
The second step of the blues tetralogy by Paul Chain. 8.5/10 |
| 58 |  | Vertebra Atlantis
Lustral Purge in Cerulean Bliss
Vertebra's debut album Atlantis is a compendium of what has been best brought to you in recent years by the post death / black metal scene. A group capable of combining Emperor, Ulcerate and Evoken deserves consideration. 8.5 / 10 |
| 59 |  | Eldritch
Reverse
Eldritch, after the progressive glories of the memorable "Ill Nino", completely change direction and propose a groove album, technical and full of modern influences. Upon its release the album was opposed by early fans, and caused a crisis that threw the band into the ranks of minor bands. Years later, "Reverse" remains an album to be rediscovered and enjoyed in all its freshness. 8.5 / 10 |
| 60 |  | Presence (ITA)
Gold
The latest, great album by Sophya Baccini & co. Although a little more "mannered" than its very fresh predecessors, "Gold" is an album on the border between progressive rock and metal, perfect in composition and execution. Never so epic, never so dark, Presence creates its latest great masterpiece. 8.5 / 10 |
| 61 |  | Noise Trail Immersion
Symbology of Shelter
Another band which embrace the dissonant sound of I, Voidhanger's roster. NTI develop a weird path which join mathcore, post hardcore and black metal in a truly horrifying album. 9/10 |
| 62 |  | Forgotten Tomb
Love's Burial Ground
The second masterpiece by the Depressive BM master's. 8.5/10 |
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