Kingdok's 2020
what a shit year, good f#@kin' riddance. Didn't listen to a huge variety of albums, but still heard some nice stuff. |
| 1 |  | Benighted
Obscene Repressed
Benighted's most complete album to me. Every song kills, no fat anywhere and many of the songs are among my personal faves of the band.
Scarecrow |
| 2 |  | Raging Speedhorn
Hard To Kill
More streamlined and straight forward than Lost Ritual, but their sound has developed superbly well with a new co-vocalist. Ultimately it's their most fun album since the near-classic We Will Be Dead Tomorrow
Doom Machine |
| 3 |  | Enter Shikari
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible
Got massively back into these guys during the early pandemic, perfectly coinciding with this. Became my sound of lockdown, feels like it redefines the band and does it really well.
Marionettes (I & II) |
| 4 |  | Celebrity Sex Scandal
The Fundamental
A real surprise, massively ups the ante from their first two albums. Fantastically weird shit with horns.
A Jaundiced Eye |
| 5 |  | Tallah
Matriphagy
Another slow burner, this one is still growing on me
L.E.D. |
| 6 |  | Dark Tranquillity
Moment
Took a few listens before it started to take a hold, but the same can be said of all DT albums. Still love keyboard driven melodeath.
Ego Deception |
| 7 |  | Spanish Love Songs
Brave Faces Everyone
Not as impactful musically as Schmaltz, but the lyrics are destructive.
Routine Pain |
| 8 |  | Deftones
Ohms
Loved this initially, but it faded over time with the hooks not really sinking in so much.
Urantia |
| 9 |  | The Avalanches
We Will Always Love You
Simple, beautiful, melancholic.
Feels like an hour long track. |
| 10 |  | Pup
This Place Sucks Ass
A nice treat when it came out, but kinda feels a bit like a collection of (pretty decent) B-sides.
Anaphylaxis |
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