2018 Entropy666
As with the film Irreversible but in reverse from sweetness to vicious brutality.
66 to 11 - Mainly 4s ranked in order of genre and increasing extremity and disorder (entropy).
10 to 1 - My Top 10 albums of the year.
A back injury over the Australian winter gave time for mass downloading of overlooked old and new music. Raided many lists/recs so thanks to: Nazzadan, Hawks, Adolf, Willie, Sniff, Spirit, Dewinged, StrikeOfThe Beast, Thalassic, Jacquibim, Oltnabrick, Uzumaki, Klingel0905... |
| 66 |  | Mariah Carey
Caution
r&b hip hop
How bout you GTFO GTFO GTFO |
| 65 |  | Ariana Grande
Sweetener
pop r&b hip hop
I'm cuter tho. |
| 64 |  | MC Solaar
Géopoétique
French hip hop r&b pop jazz trip hop rock...
Very late entry, instantly catchy and an access point for gateway noobs like me to this eclectic mix of genres. I listened to MC Solaar for language practise when I was learning French. Great hip hop jazz discog. |
| 63 |  | Deaf Havana
Rituals
pop
A hated album but they produce excellent vocal melodies whether they're post hardcore, alt rock or pop. |
| 62 |  | Dream the Electric Sleep
The Giants' Newground
alt rock progressive
90s grunge-lite nostalgia |
| 61 |  | VOLA
Applause of a Distant Crowd
progressive rock metal
chill vocal melodies |
| 60 |  | Night Verses
From the Gallery of Sleep
instrumental progressive rock post hardcore
delicious lead guitar |
| 59 |  | Judas Priest
Firepower
heavy m/m/m/m/m/m/m/m/metal |
| 58 |  | Bury Tomorrow
Black Flame
metalcore
This band has great melodies and those cleans. Better than their last 2 albums. |
| 57 |  | Zapruder
Zapruder
post metal metalcore progressive jazz
Botch TDEP jazzy fun. |
| 56 |  | The Ocean
Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
post metal progressive
The Natural History subject in my science degree often had me thinking of Precambrian. Let the soundtrack to the geological timescale continue. |
| 55 |  | Clamfight
III
post metal
This is excellent. |
| 54 |  | Amorphis
Queen of Time
melodeath progressive
Incredibly consistent band. |
| 53 |  | Primordial
Exile Amongst the Ruins
black metal rock pagan
To Hell or the Hangman close to SOTY, catchy album. |
| 52 |  | Chapel of Disease
...and as We Have Seen the Storm, We Have Embraced
melodeath progressive
Of the Gods de ne ne ne neh neh Of the Gods |
| 51 |  | Omnium Gatherum
The Burning Cold
melodeath |
| 50 |  | Kalmah
Palo
melodeath |
| 49 |  | Rivers of Nihil
Where Owls Know My Name
prog tech dm |
| 48 |  | Beyond Creation
Algorythm
prog tech dm |
| 47 |  | Obscura
Diluvium
prog tech dm |
| 46 |  | Horrendous
Idol
prog dm |
| 45 |  | Prescriptiondeath
Hallucinosis
powerviolence
Smashes your face in. |
| 44 |  | Cripple Bastards
La Fine Cresce Da Dentro
grind |
| 43 |  | Wake
Misery Rites
hardcore grind
Spewing anger. |
| 42 |  | Lonely Grave
Craterface
hardcore grind
More Gaza anger. |
| 41 |  | Conjurer
Mire
post black metal |
| 40 |  | Bosse-de-Nage
Further Still
post black metal
Relentless vocals and drumming bash your ears in. |
| 39 |  | Sepulcher
Panoptic Horror
death metal thrash
crossover like vocals |
| 38 |  | Rebel Wizard
Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response
black metal thrash
delicious lead guitar |
| 37 |  | Necrophobic
Mark of the Necrogram
melodic black metal death metal
TSAAAAR BOMBAAAAA damn catchy album |
| 36 |  | Uada
Cult of a Dying Sun
melodic black metal |
| 35 |  | Aorlhac
L'esprit des vents
melodic black metal |
| 34 |  | Drudkh
They Often See Dreams About The Spring
black metal folk |
| 33 |  | Panopticon
The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness
black metal folk |
| 32 |  | Coldworld
Nostalgia
black metal
Really good intense bm. Different to Melancholie. |
| 31 |  | Ripped to Shreds
埋葬
death metal
China in California. |
| 30 |  | Evil Warriors
Fall from Reality
bm dm thrash |
| 29 |  | Dead Void
The Looming Spectre
straight up cold death metal doom |
| 28 |  | Outer Heaven
Realms Of Eternal Decay
dm doom hardcore |
| 27 |  | Obliteration
Cenotaph Obscure
dm doom |
| 26 |  | Scorched (USA-DE)
Ecliptic Butchery
dm doom |
| 25 |  | Tomb Mold
Manor of Infinite Forms
dm |
| 24 |  | Hyperdontia
Nexus of Teeth
dm |
| 23 |  | Ulthar
Cosmovore
BLACKENED DEATH (DOOM) METAL
bm dm crust |
| 22 |  | Occultum
In Nomine Rex Inferni
bm dm |
| 21 |  | The Order of Apollyon
Moriah
bm dm |
| 20 |  | Mutilation Rites
Chasm
bm dm sludge
Heavy, grimy, crusty and vicious. |
| 19 |  | Hissing
Permanent Destitution
bm dm doom |
| 18 |  | Malthusian
Across Deaths
bm dm doom |
| 17 |  | Esoctrilihum
Inhüma
bm dm doom
2 great albums this year. |
| 16 |  | Portal
ION
bm dm experimental |
| 15 |  | Temple Nightside
Recondemnation
bm dm doooooooooooom |
| 14 |  | Jyotisavedanga
Thermogravimetry Warp Continuum
bm dm noise
The howling wind vocals may be overbearing for many but this has crushing riffs and atmosphere. |
| 13 |  | Massive Retaliation
Arms of the War God
bm dm
Same bestial vocals as Siege Column but didn't catapult me as far across the room. |
| 12 |  | Injurious
Abominable Extermination Through Uncanny Passages
brutal death metal
bdm drumming is addictive and trance inducing. |
| 11 |  | Molested Divinity
Desolated Realms Through Iniquity
brutal death metal |
| 10 |  | Drawn and Quartered
The One Who Lurks
MY TOP 10 FOR 2018
death metal
Awesome production. Damn heavy riffs and vocals. |
| 9 |  | Imperial Triumphant
Vile Luxury
blackened death metal jazz
Eerie stifling brutal. |
| 8 |  | Spearhead
Pacifism Is Cowardice
blackened death metal hardcore
Blackened DEATH scream bloody GOOORRRRRRE |
| 7 |  | The Antichrist Imperium
Volume II Every Tongue Shall Praise Satan
progressive black metal death metal
The Akercocke Circle keeps delivering. |
| 6 |  | Rogaty
Diabeł
blackened death metal
The Polish vocals and musical influences add great variety to this heavy unhinged beast. |
| 5 |  | Deceased
Ghostly White
death metal thrash
This dropped late and is immediate on first listen. Rocketed into my top 10. Epic and thrashes out. |
| 4 |  | Convulsing
Grievous
blackened death metal
There is beauty in this epic beast. |
| 3 |  | Infernal Coil
Within a World Forgotten
blackened death metal grind
Can't fault this. Suffocating atmosphere. |
| 2 |  | Witch King
Voice Of The Ossuary
blackened death metal
Evil, vicious and damn heavy. |
| 1 |  | Siege Column
Inferno Deathpassion
blackened death metal punk
Ranges from Motorhead punk to ferocious blackened death. The filthy bestial rabid vocals and thunderous riffs and drumming smash your head to pieces. |
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