Nazz's best of 2019 (so far)
Here we are, the half-ish point, crazy that we're already 6 months into TYOOL two thousand and nineteen. Why not celebrate with the best 100 albums I've listened to this year out of ~600 '19 releases! Everything here is a 4 and above, I'll include a blurb if I feel like it. 4.5s will be at the bottom and I'll indicate where they start. The only order is release date.
Yes this will be almost all metal, yes it will be mostly black metal. Deal with it, I'm a one trick pony |
| 1 |  | Lunatic Affliction
Secreta Obscura Mysterium
bm |
| 2 |  | Extirpation
A Damnation's Stairway to the Altar of Failure
black thrash |
| 3 |  | Forest Whispers
Arkany Zniewolenia
meloblack |
| 4 |  | Skrawl
Nil (demo)
bm |
| 5 |  | Feasting
Feentanz des Frost und Schnees
atmoblack/DS
the crown jewel of Feasting's career so far, with beautiful art to boot. |
| 6 |  | Cenotaphe
Empyrée
bm
This is topping a lot of people in the bm scene's list so far this year, while fantastic I don't think it cracks even the top 50 of the year |
| 7 |  | xServitudex
Bringing Your Hell - EP
xmetalcorex |
| 8 |  | Akantha
Baptism In Psychical Analects
bm |
| 9 |  | Vessel of Iniquity
Void of Infinite Horror
bm |
| 10 |  | Together to the Stars
An Oblivion Above
atmoblackgaze |
| 11 |  | Rendered Helpless
Suffer, Seraphim
Slam
My favorite death metal album of the year so far, is probably honestly a 4.5 that I haven't gotten around to updating yet. Brutal slammy goodness that is an improvement in every way over their previous material |
| 12 |  | Perverticon
Wounds of Divinity
bm |
| 13 |  | Malist
In the Catacombs of Time
meloblack |
| 14 |  | Ancient Bards
Origine
symphonic pm |
| 15 |  | Altarage
The Approaching Roar
blackened death |
| 16 |  | Panopticon
The Crescendo of Dusk
atmoblack |
| 17 |  | Vandor
In the Land of Vandor
pm |
| 18 |  | Der Rote Milan
Moritat
bm |
| 19 |  | Ossuarium
Living Tomb
dm |
| 20 |  | Ifernach
V. Wastow
atmoblack |
| 21 |  | Warmoon Lord
Burning Banners of the Funereal War
bm |
| 22 |  | First Days of Humanity
Caves
goregrind |
| 23 |  | Bellkeeper
The First Flame of Lordran
DS |
| 24 |  | Critical Defiance
Misconception
thrash |
| 25 |  | Kalma
Lopun valkeat
bm
no, not the melodeath kalmah |
| 26 |  | Savage Necromancy
Savage Necromancy
war |
| 27 |  | Maleficentt
Night of the Crimson Stars
bm |
| 28 |  | Vehemence (FRA)
Par le sang versé
meloblack
Another one topping everyone's charts, settle down dinguses it isn't a work of art |
| 29 |  | Truchło Strzygi
Nad którymi nie czuwa żaden stróż
bm |
| 30 |  | Funereal Presence
Achatius
bm
this isn't mindblowingly amazing either |
| 31 |  | Avantasia
Moonglow
symphonic pm |
| 32 |  | Asphodelus
Stygian Dreams
death doom |
| 33 |  | Aster Wreath
some small star
atmoblack |
| 34 |  | Lycanthropus
Lycanthropus
bm |
| 35 |  | Pig's Blood
A Flock Slaughtered
war |
| 36 |  | Miscarriage (US)
Imminent Horror
death doom |
| 37 |  | Drastus
La Croix de Sang
bm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7_7H4q4dCw |
| 38 |  | Darkwater
Human
prog
Prog that I actually like quite a bit!!! |
| 39 |  | Camino 84
Yacht Rock Breaks 2
Vaporwave/Yacht Rock |
| 40 |  | Vimur
Triumphant Master of Fates
bm |
| 41 |  | Internment
Chained to the Moon
bm |
| 42 |  | Morbital
Меч Миру (Match Peace)
war |
| 43 |  | Sinmara
Hvísl Stjarnanna
bm |
| 44 |  | Children of Bodom
Hexed
melodeath
A welcome suprise and return to almost the level of Halo of Blood which was almost a return to the level of Hatebreeder/Follow the Reaper |
| 45 |  | Venom Prison
Samsara
dxc |
| 46 |  | Twisted Tower Dire
Wars in the Unknown
trad |
| 47 |  | Prostitute Disfigurement
Prostitute Disfigurement
brutal death |
| 48 |  | Goatkraft
Sulphurous Northern Bestiality
war |
| 49 |  | The Black Sorcery
Wolven Degrade
black death |
| 50 |  | Csejthe
L'Horreur De Čachtice
atmoblack |
| 51 |  | Witchfinder
Hazy Rites
stoner doom |
| 52 |  | Tulip (USA)
Tulip
cyber mathcore |
| 53 |  | Fluoride
Disentanglement
grind |
| 54 |  | Enterprise Earth
Luciferous
dxc |
| 55 |  | Departure Chandelier
Antichrist Rise to Power
bm |
| 56 |  | Ceremony Of Silence
Oútis
tech death |
| 57 |  | Makkmat
Beina Brenner
pv |
| 58 |  | Appalachian Winter
Winter Always Returns
atmoblack |
| 59 |  | Numenorean
Adore
atmo meloblack |
| 60 |  | Inter Arma
Sulphur English
death doom |
| 61 |  | Inferi (USA)
The End of an Era | Rebirth
melo tech death |
| 62 |  | Hath
Of Rot And Ruin
dm |
| 63 |  | Haimad
The Return
symphonic black |
| 64 |  | Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult
Mardom
bm |
| 65 |  | Lurid Panacea
The Insidious Poisons
brutal deathgrind |
| 66 |  | Internal Rot
Hack Session
grind |
| 67 |  | Ground (USA-NJ)
Mourn Innocence
grind |
| 68 |  | Smoulder
Times of Obscene Evil and Wild Daring
trad doom |
| 69 |  | Qantice
The Anastoria
symphonic power |
| 70 |  | Istapp
The Insidious Star
meloblack |
| 71 |  | Chevalier
Destiny Calls
speedy trad |
| 72 |  | Blazon Stone
Hymns of Triumph and Glory
pm |
| 73 |  | Crisis Sigil
Crisis Sigil
grind |
| 74 |  | Thronehammer
Usurper of the Oaken Throne
doom |
| 75 |  | Kampfar
Ofidians manifest
bm |
| 76 |  | Spirit Adrift
Divided by Darkness
trad |
| 77 |  | Lowest Creature
Sacrilegious Pain
crossover |
| 78 |  | Haunt (USA-CA)
If Icarus Could Fly
trad |
| 79 |  | Grimgotts
Dragons of the Ages
pm |
| 80 |  | StormLord
Far
melodic black |
| 81 |  | Chat Pile
This Dungeon Earth
sludgy noise rock |
| 82 |  | Isegrimm
Ik Gihorta Dat Seggen
DS |
| 83 |  | Mo'ynoq
Dreaming in a Dead Language
bm |
| 84 |  | Delfinia
Deep Elevation
pm |
| 85 |  | Ondfodt
Dödsrikets kallelse
bm |
| 86 |  | Pulchra Morte
Divina Autem et Aniles
dm |
| 87 |  | Ithaca
The Language of Injury
mxc |
| 88 |  | Sonder
Plainsongs for Bunmak Interim
trance |
| 89 |  | Cara Neir
Part III / Part IV
skramz |
| 90 |  | Saor
Forgotten Paths
atmoblack |
| 91 |  | Sadisme
Festering in Telepathic Communion
4.5's start here
angry dsbm
Probably still my favorite release of the year. Wreched pained angry DSBM shouting at you about how mad and sad he is |
| 92 |  | Pensees Nocturnes
Grand Guignol Orchestra
avant-garde bm
Avant circus bm not for the small brains |
| 93 |  | Mothersuperior
Infernal Honor
war noise
If I made a distinction between my AOTYSF and my EPOTYSF, this is my favorite EP of the year |
| 94 |  | Endorphins Lost
Seclusions
pv |
| 95 |  | Sankara
Total Liberation of the Human Race
war |
| 96 |  | Bloodbound
Rise of the Dragon Empire
pm
Easily my most listened to record of the year |
| 97 |  | Mortality Rate
You Were the Gasoline
mxc |
| 98 |  | Minenfeld
The Great Adventure
dm
I guess I lied. Rendered Helpless isn't my favorite dm this year, this is. |
| 99 |  | Suhnopfer
Hic regnant borbonii manes
meloblack
This probably isn't a 4.5 anymore, I'd move it closer to a 4. |
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