Memento's Top 200 Albums, Part 6: 99-80
Summer holidays have rolled around, whence I had time to significantly revise my ratings and assemble this provisional top 200. This will be the sixth of ten installments across which I will present this ranking on Sputnik, a convulsing website that no longer allows me to edit the favorite bands section on my page, so hopefully this top 200 will set the record straight. All the usual caveats included (this top 200 is just my opinion, consequently heavily biased toward certain styles of music, a mere snapshot in time, has a somewhat arbitrary ranking that could easily change, etc.). If you can guess any of the albums on the following iterations of the top 200 (without looking at my ratings, that is, of course) I will be impressed. LPs, EPs and live albums are eligible for inclusion. This part takes us into the '4.2s.' |
| 20 |  | Unexpect
Fables of the Sleepless Empire
99.
Genre(s): avant-garde metal, progressive metal.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 19 |  | Thrangh
Erzefilisch
98.
Genre(s): brutal prog, avant prog, avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 18 |  | Spastic Ink
Ink Complete
97.
Genre(s): progressive metal, technical thrash metal.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 17 |  | Spastic Ink
Ink Compatible
96.
Genre(s): progressive metal, technical thrash metal.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 16 |  | Suffocation
Effigy Of The Forgotten
95.
Genre(s): brutal death metal, technical death metal.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 15 |  | Lykathea Aflame
Elvenefris
94.
Genre(s): technical death metal, brutal death metal, progressive death metal, avant-garde metal.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 14 |  | Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects
Sol Niger Within
93.
Genre(s): djent, progressive metal, jazz fusion.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 13 |  | Meshuggah
obZen
92.
Genre(s): djent, progressive metal.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 12 |  | Cult of Luna
A Dawn to Fear
91.
Genre(s): post metal, atmospheric sludge metal.
Overall rating: ~4.1. |
| 11 |  | Neurosis
Given to the Rising
90.
Genre(s): post metal, atmospheric sludge metal.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
| 10 |  | Ni
Fol Naïs
89.
Genre(s): math rock, avant prog, brutal prog, avant-garde metal.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
| 9 |  | Ni
Pantophobie
88.
Genre(s): math rock, avant prog, brutal prog, avant-garde metal.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
| 8 |  | Yowie
Synchromysticism
87.
Genre(s): math rock, brutal prog.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
| 7 |  | Inzinzac
Inzinzac
86.
Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, jazz rock, math rock.
Overall rating ~4.2. |
| 6 |  | Zevious
Passing Through The Wall
85.
Genre(s): avant prog, math rock, brutal prog.
Overall rating ~4.2. |
| 5 |  | Jute Gyte
Ship of Theseus
84.
Genre(s): avant-garde metal, dissonant black metal, microtonal classical, electronic.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
| 4 |  | Jute Gyte
Oviri
83.
Genre(s): avant-garde metal, dissonant black metal, microtonal classical, electronic.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
| 3 |  | Imperial Triumphant
Spirit of Ecstasy
82.
Genre(s): avant-garde metal, dissonant black metal, dissonant death metal.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
| 2 |  | Meshuggah
Catch Thirtythree
81.
Genre(s): djent, progressive metal.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
| 1 |  | Koenji Hyakkei
Hundred Sights of Koenji
80.
Genre(s): zeuhl, brutal prog.
Overall rating: ~4.2. |
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