It’s safe to say this year has been a huge blur. I honestly had to do a double take when I realized we are already halfway through 2020. Though we’ve all been thrown off by the complete trash fire of a year that it’s been, there have still been a ton of incredible albums released within the realms of heaviness.
Here are my top 20 metal-ish albums of 2020, so far.
1. Paradise Lost – Obsidian
2. Xibalba – Anos En Infierno
3. Mindforce – Swingin Swords, Choppin Lords
4. The Black Dahlia Murder – Verminous
5. Code Orange – Underneath
6. Rotting Out – Ronin
7. END – Splinters From An Ever Changing Face
8. Greyhawk – Keepers of the Flame
9. Lamb of God – Lamb of God
10. Umbra Vitae – Shadow of Life
11. Higher Power – 27 Miles Underwater
12. Sölicitör – Spectral Devastation
13. Testament – Titans of Creation
14. Drain – California Cursed
15. Aurora’s Eyes – The Grief
16. Dryland – Dances with waves
17. Hum – Inlet
18. Ulthar – Providence
19. Naglfar – Cerecloth
20. Caligula’s Horse – Rise Radiant