Metacritic/EOY Aggregate: 2024 New Music: Metal

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Ranking

  1. Blood Incantation: Absolute Elsewhere (Century Media) {58}: AMG:*, Bc:+, BV:5, Cl:*, CS:9, Db:2, DiS:*, Ex:12, K:16*, MH:1*, MI:*, Ne:31*, NPR:+, NR:36, NT:30*, Oo:10, Pf:34*, PM:53, Pu:25, Qt:65, Sg:26, Spk:11, TO:11, Tr:4, U:*, Up:+, W:16; am:+*, ti:7 -- A:86/11, TH:*
  2. Knocked Loose: You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To (Pure Noise) {52}: Alt:14, BV:16, C:27, Ch:12, CS:43, DiS:*, Ex:41, G:42*, K:1*, LBF:15*, MH:4*, MI:*, MSuk:*, Ne:7*, NME:27, P:54, Pf:*, Pu:2, Rf:18, RkS:3, Sk:*, Sp:*, Spk:12, Up:+; ap:+, ny_c:11 -- A:88/14
  3. Chat Pile: Cool World (The Flenser) {50}: Blb:*, BPM:11*, BV:37, C:44, Ch:10, CS:19, Db:27, DiS:*, DW:20, Ex:7*, Fld:35, G:49, K:*, LBF:*, MH:*, MI:*, MSuk:*, Ne:25*, NT:6*, PM:75*, Pu:20, Sg:21, Spk:6*, Tr:1; ap:+, xjao:7 -- A:83/17, TH:**
  4. Judas Priest: Invincible Shield (Columbia) {29}: Blb:*, ClR:2*, CS:45, Db:4, DiS:*, Gl:+, K:26*, MH:2*, MI:*, MO:*, Qt:80, RC:*, Sp:*, Spk:*, UCR:+, W:36; am:* -- A:83/14
  5. Bring Me the Horizon: Post Human: Nex Gen (Sony) {24}: Cl:57*, D:*, DiS:*, G:*+, K:2*, MH:17, NME:49*, Pu:10, RkS:5, RSUK:*; ap:+ -- A:77/9
  6. Touché Amoré: Spiral in a Straight Line (Rise) {23}: Ch:2, D:*, DiS:*, DIY:*, Fld:49, GTV:*, LBF:*, MH:30*, NT:18*, PM:*, Pu:15, RI:14, RkS:22, Tr:36; ap:+ -- A:80/14
  7. Linkin Park: From Zero (Machine Shop/Warner) {19}: AD:*, Blb:*, D:*, G:*, I:*, K:7*, MH:*, MI:*, MO:*, RkS:4, T:*; ap:+, rx:+ -- A:75/16
  8. Sumac: The Healer (Thrill Jockey) {19}: AMG:*, BV:36, DiS:*, DW:68, Ex:33, LW:*, MH:*, Pf:*, Pf_k:13, PM:26*, Spk:16, Tr:8; pm_m:18, sg_x:+ -- A:79/9
  9. Thou: Umbilical (Sacred Bones) {18}: AMG:*, BV:31, DiS:*, Fld:44, G:*+, K:*, LW:*+, MH:33*, MI:*, P:59, Qt:78, Spk:47*, Tr:15 -- A:85/10
  10. Bruce Dickinson: The Mandrake Project (BMG) {17}: Blb:*, ClR:4*, DiS:*, K:45*:MH:5*, MI:*, RC:*, UCR:+ -- A:77/12
  11. Opeth: The Last Will and Testament (Reigning Phoenix) {16}: AMG:*, Blb:*, ClR:40*, CS:37, MH:6*, MI:*, PM:*, Spk:31, WM:13; am:+* -- A:84/10
  12. High on Fire: Cometh the Storm (MNRK) {15}: BV:45, CS:15, Db:34, DiS:*, DW:9, K:*, MI:*, MH:29*, MSuk:*, Ne:*, SpL:* -- A:77/11
  13. The Jesus Lizard: Rack (Ipecac) {15}: Cl:*, ClR:*, CM:+, DiS:*, FO:*, LW:29, Mj:*, O:*, Pf_k:17, PM:*, RC:*, SC:*, UR:*; so_k:13 -- A:83/11
  14. Poppy: Negative Spaces (Sumerian) {15}: Cl:*, DW:66, G:*, K:6*, MH:*, RkS:2, Spk:14; ap:+ -- A:80/4
  15. Metz: Up on Gravity Hill (Sub Pop/Dine Alone) {14}: BV_i:16, Cl:*, DIY:*, Ex:*, FO:*, NR:42, NT:46*, PM:*+, Qt:+, Tr:22; am:* -- A:80/9
  16. Gatecreeper: Dark Superstition (Nuclear Blast) {13}: BV:28, Cl:*, Db:7, Ex:*, K:8*, MH:12, Spk:* -- A:81/6
  17. Heriot: Devoured by the Mouth of Hell (Century Media) {13}: DiS:*, K:14*, LBF:*, MH:7*, Pu:3 -- A:88/4
  18. Ihsahn: Ihsahn (Candlelilght) {12}: AMG:*, Blb:*, DiS:*, K:*, MH:8*, MI:*, MSuk:*, RC:*, SC:* -- A:85/9
  19. Oranssi Pazuzu: Muuntautuja (Nuclear Blast) {12}: BPM:*, Db:38, DiS:*, DW:87, MH:11*, Qt:9, Spk:*, Tr:24 -- A:78/7
  20. Sum 41: Heaven :x: Hell (Rise) {12}: AD:*, Ch:23, D:*, K:21*, RkS:6, Sp:*, Spk:*; am:*, ap:+ -- A:82/10
  21. Ulcerate: Cutting the Throat of God (Debemur Morti) {12}: AMG:*, Blb:*, BV:+, Db:16, MH:14*, MI:*, Spk:8 -- A:90/4
  22. Uniform: American Standard (Sacred Bones) {12}: BPM:39*, DiS:*, LW:*, MH:*, Ne:*, NT:*, P:31, Qt:61, S:*, SC:*, Sl:* -- A:87/11
  23. Alcest: Les Chants de l'Aurore (Nuclear Blast) {11}: AMG:*, Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:*, MI:*, MSuk:*, PM:*, SC:*, Spk:19* -- A:80/11
  24. Better Lovers: Highly Irresponsible (SharpTone) {11}: -- Blb:*, Cl:*, DiS:*, K:28*, MI:*, Pu:1
  25. Speed: Only One Mode (Flatspot/Last Ride) {11}: BV:29, DiS:*, K:10*, LBF:*, NME:*; ap:+, sg_hc:4 -- A:83/4
  26. Nightwish: Yesterwynde (Nuclear Blast) {10}: Blb:*, ClR:46*, DiS:*, K:36*, MH:16*, MI:* -- A:86/7
  27. 200 Stab Wounds: Manual Manic Procedures (Metal Blade) {9}: Blb:*, Db:13, DiS:*, K:23*, MH:*, MI:*, UR:* -- A:83/7
  28. Big | Brave: A Chaos of Flowers (Thrill Jockey) {9}: CS:++, Ex:36*, MH:35, Qt:57, Spk:*, Tr:28, U:* -- A:81/8
  29. Julie Christmas: Ridiculous and Full of Blood (Red Creek) {9}: Bc:+, Db:8, MH:15*, Pu:12 -- A:72/4
  30. Crypt Sermon: The Stygian Rose (Dark Descent) {9}: AMG:*, Db:1, DiS:*, MI:*, S:* -- A:85/5
  31. Inter Arma: New Heaven (Relapse) {9}: AMG:*, Db:9, MI:*, MH:*, MSuk:*, Qt:+, Tr:+ -- A:80/4
  32. Tribulation: Sub Rosa in Æternum (Century Media) {9}: Blb:*, Db:5, K:*, MH:41*, MI:* -- A:79/6
  33. The Body & Dis Fig: Orchards of a Futile Heaven (Thrill Jockey) {8}: G:*, LQ:*, MI:*, MSuk:*, Qt:21, W:12; pm_m:7 -- A:75/9
  34. Leprous: Melodies of Atonement (Inside Out) {8}: AMG:*, Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:21*, MI:*, Spk:26* -- A:79/6
  35. Orange Goblin: Science, Not Fiction (Peaceville) {8}: -- AD:*, Blb:*, ClR:18*, K:*, MH:28*
  36. Spectral Voice: Sparagamos (Dark Descent) {8}: AMG:*, Db:15, DiS:*, Fa:41, Qt:+; pm_m:4 -- A:90/2
  37. Spectral Wound: Songs of Blood and Mire (Profound Lore) {8}: AMG:*, Db:3, DiS:*, Ex:*, MH:* -- A:83/4
  38. Undeath: More Insane (Prosthetic) {8}: Blb:*, BV:47, Db:20, DiS:*, K:*, MH:45* -- A:83/6
  39. Unto Others: Never, Neverland (Century Media) {8}: DiS:*, K:*, MH:10*, MI:*, MSuk:* -- A:86/5
  40. Couch Slut: You Could Do It Tonight (Brutal Panda) {7}: BPM:50, DiS:*, DW:79, Sg:39, Sl:*; sg_m:2 -- A:76/5
  41. Job for a Cowboy: Moon Healer (Metal Blade) {7}: Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:38*, MI:*, MSuk*, Spk:28 -- A:84/7
  42. Myles Kennedy: The Art of Letting Go (Napalm) {7}: Blb:*, ClR:12*, DiS:*, K:*, Sp:* -- A:84/5
  43. Nails: Every Bridge Burning (Nuclear Blast) {7}: Blb:*, Db:25, DiS:*, K:*, MH:25, MI:*, Ne:36 -- A:78/6
  44. Oceans of Slumber: Where Gods Fear to Speak (Season of Mist) {7}: AMG:*, Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:27*, MI:*, Spk:* -- A:85/6
  45. Rotting Christ: Pro Xristou (Season of Mist) {7}: DiS:*, MH:20*, MI:*, MSuk:*, SC:* -- A:76/7
  46. State Faults: Children of the Moon (Deathwish) {7}: BV:34, Spk:2*; atw:+ -- A:100/1
  47. Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats: Nell' Ora Blu (Rise Above) {7}: DiS:*, MI:*, MSuk:*, Sp:*, U:*; am:+* -- A:77/9
  48. While She Sleeps: Self Hell (Spinefarm) {7}: Cl:*, DiS:*, K:38*, MH:46, Pu:14 -- A:75/6
  49. Bad Omens: Concrete Jungle [The OST] (Sumerian) {6}: K:*, MH:*, RkS:7; ap:+ -- A:80/2
  50. The Black Dahlia Murder: Servitude (Metal Blade) {6}: Blb:*, Db:22, DiS:*, K:*, MH:*MSuk:* -- A:79/6
  51. Candy: It's Inside You (Relapse) {6}: BV:35, DiS:*, K:*; ny_c:3, sg_hc:8 -- A:77/3
  52. Jerry Cantrell: I Want Blood (Double J Music) {6}: Blb:*, ClR:*, K:*, MH:*, Sp:*; am:* -- A:79/7
  53. Deep Purple: =1 (EarMusic) {6}: Blb:*, ClR:9*, Sp:* -- A:74/8
  54. Graphic Nature: Who Are You When No One Is Watching? (Rude) {6}: DiS:*, K:25*, MH:*, RkS:12 -- A:83/3
  55. Hamferð: Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk (Metal Blade) {6}: AMG:*, DiS:*, MH:49*, MSuk:*, Spk:* -- A:86/5
  56. Hulder: Verses in Oath (20 Buck Spin) {6}: AMG:*, Db:12, DiS:*, MI:*, MSuk:* -- A:90/4
  57. Infant Island: Obsidian Wreath (Secret Voice) {6}: BPM:30*, MSuk:*, Sg:+, Spk:*; sg_hc:5 -- A:83/4
  58. Kerry King: From Hell I Rise (Reigning Phoenix) {6}: DiS:*, K:*, MH:32*, RS:93* -- A:71/9
  59. Lord Spikeheart: The Adept (Hækalu) {6}: C:18, G:*, Qt:+, Tr:+; pm_m:10 -- A:75/3
  60. Lowen: Do Not Go to War With the Demons of Mazandaran (Church Road) {6}: K:29*, MH:9* -- A:90/2
  61. Lucifer: Luciver V (Nuclear Blast) {6}: ClR:*, Db:30, K:*, MH:19, Spk:* -- A:79/8
  62. Necrot: Lifeless Birth (Tankcrimes) {6}: Blb:*, Db:10, DiS:*, MI:* -- A:80/4
  63. Pijn: From Low Beams of Hope (Floodlit) {6}: DiS:*, MH:39*, Pu:9 -- A:85/2
  64. Slift: Ilion (Sub Pop) {6}: K:*, MH:26, RC:*, Spk:37*; am:* -- A:81/7
  65. The Smashing Pumpkins: Aghori Mhori Mei (Tirty Tigers/Martha's) {6}: BPM:*, Cl:*, K:*, NR:*; am:+* -- A:73/8
  66. Tzompantli: Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force (20 Buck Spin) {6}: Db:6, MI:*; pm_m:5 -- A:75/2
  67. The Warning: Keep Me Fed (Lava/Republic) {6}: DiS:*, K:19, RkS:11; atw:+ -- A:77/3
  68. Zeal & Ardor: Greif (self-released) {6}: D:*, DiS:*, K:41*, MH:23, Pu:24 -- A:73/9
  69. Black Curse: Burning in Celestial Poison (Supulchral Voice) {5}: AMG:*, Db:23, DiS:*; pm_m:3 -- A:80/2
  70. Borknagar: Fall (Century Media) {5}: AMG:*, Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:*, MSuk:* -- A:84/6
  71. Cassyette: This World Fucking Sucks (23) {5}: DIY:*, K:34*, MH:*, Sk:* -- A:75/7
  72. Civerous: Maze Envy (20 Buck Spin) {5}: DiS:*, MI:*, Ne:11* -- A:88/4
  73. Dödsrit: Nocturnal Will (Wolves of Hades) {5}: Blb:*, Db:19, MH:31* -- A:80/3
  74. Earthtone9: In Resonance Nexus () {5}: Blb:*, ClR:*, DiS:*, MH:*, K:* -- A:80/5
  75. Fleshgod Apocalypse: Opera (Nuclear Blast) {5}: AMG:*, Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:*, MSuk:* -- A:87/5
  76. Fu Manchu: The Return of Tomorrow (At the Dojo) {5}: Blb:*, ClR:*, K:*, MI:*, RC:* -- A:79/6
  77. Grand Magus: Sunraven (Nuclear Blast) {5}: Blb:*, ClR:*, DiS:*, MH:43* -- A:78/6
  78. Megafauna: And So I Watch You From Afar (Pelagic/Velocity) {5}: Cl:*, DiS:*, IT:*, K:*, MH:* -- A:79.6
  79. Melvins: Tarantula Heart (Ipecac) {5}: Blb:*, MH:*, PM:*, U:*, UCR:+ -- A:76/10
  80. Midnight: Hellish Expectations (Metal Blade) {5}: Db:31, DiS:*, MH:*, MI:*, MSuk* -- A:78/5
  81. My Dying Bride: A Mortal Binding (Nuclear Blast) {5}: Blb:*, ClR:*, DiS:*, MI:*, MSuk* -- A:76/8
  82. Necrophobic: In the Twilight Grey (Century Media) {5}: AMG:*, Blb:*, DiS:*, MI:*, MSuk:* -- A:84/5
  83. Scene Queen: Hot Singles in Your Area (Hopeless) {5}: D:*, DiS:*, MH:*, K:48* -- A:80/5
  84. Stand Atlantic: Was Here (Hopeless) {5}: D:*, DiS:*, K:30*, RkS:23 -- A:80/3
  85. Terminal Nation: Echoes of the Devil's Den (20 Buck Spin) {5}: Db:17, DiS:*, Sg:+; sg_hc:9 -- A:90/1
  86. Devin Townsend: PowerNerd (HevyDevy/InsideOut) {5}: Blb:*, ClR:*, DiS:*, MH:22, MI:* -- A:78/6
  87. Vitriol: Suffer & Become (Century Media) {5}: AMG:*, Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:*, MI:* -- A:84/6
  88. Winterfylleth: The Imperious Horizon (Candlelight) {5}: Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:42*, MSuk:* -- A:85/4
  89. Zetra: Zetra (Nuclear Blast) {5}: DiS:*, K:18*, MH:34 -- A:73/3
  90. 1349: The Wolf and the King (Season of Mist) {4}: Blb:*, DiS:*, MI:*, SC:* -- A:82/5
  91. Aborted: Vault of Horrors (Nuclear Blast) {4}: AMG:*, DiS:*, K:*, MSuk:* -- A:77/7
  92. Anciients: Beyond the Reach of the Sun (Season of Mist) {4}: AMG:*, Bob:*, Db:40, MH:* -- A:76/5
  93. Black Country Communion: V () {4}: ClR:5
  94. The Body: The Crying Out of Things (Thrill Jockey) {4}: DiS:*, K:*, MH:*; am:* -- A:80/5
  95. Caligula's Horse: Charcoal Grace (InsideOut) {4}: DiS:*, MH:48*, MI:* -- A:80/5
  96. Defeated Sanity: Chronicles of Lunacy (Season of Mist) {4}: AMG:*, MI:*, MSuk:*; pm_m:9 -- A:83/4
  97. Dvne: Voidkind (Metal Blade) {4}: DiS:*, MH:18* -- M:83/3
  98. Moggs Motel: Moggs Motel (SPV) {4}: Blb:*, ClR:27*, RC:* -- A:80/3
  99. Mork: Syv (Peaceville) {4}: Blb:*, DiS:*, MI:*, Spk:* -- A:81/6
  100. The Obsessed: Gilded Sorrow (Ripple Music) {4}: DiuS:*, MH:36*, MSuk:* -- A:77/5
  101. Pest Control: Year of the Pest (Quality Control HQ -EP) {4}: DW:45 -- TH:***
  102. Ripped to Shreds: Sanshi (Relapse) {4}: AMG:*, Db:14, MI:* -- A:83/2
  103. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: Of the Last Human Being (Avant Night) {4}: AMG:*, ClR:*, Ex:*, Qt:76 -- A:78/4
  104. Wheel: Charismatic Leaders (Inside Out) {4}: Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:*, MI:* -- A:82/5
  105. Wormed: Omegon (Season of Mist) {4}: pm_m:1, sg_m:9
  106. Mimi Barks: This Is Doom Trap (Silent Cult) {3}: DiS:*, K:39* -- A:80/3
  107. Cnts: Thoughts & Prayers () {3}: Blb:*, DiS:*, PM:+ -- A:73/3
  108. Coffin Storm: Arcana Rising (Peaceville) {3}: HM:*, MSuk:*, Spk:* -- A:76/5
  109. Counterparts: Heaven Let Them Die (Pure Noise -EP) {3}: Alt:46, DiS:*Spk:* -- A:87/2
  110. Dark Tranquililty: Endrtime Signals (Century Media) {3}: Blb:*, MI:*, MSuk:* -- A:73/7
  111. Dissimulator: Lower Form Resistance (20 Buck Spin) {3}: AMG:*, DiS:*; pm_m:20 -- A:80/2
  112. Enterprise Earth: Death: An Anthology (MNRK) {3}: Blb:*, DiS:*, MI:* -- A:82/5
  113. Fever 333: Darker White (Century Media/333 Wreckords Crew) {3}: D:*, DIY:*, MH:50 -- A:66/5
  114. Frail Body: Artificial Bouquet (Deathwish) {3}: Spk:20, Tr:+ -- A:60/1
  115. Ace Frehley: 10,000 Volts (MNRK) {3}: Blb:*, S:*, UCR:+ -- A:73/4
  116. Ben Frost: Scope Neglect (Mute) {3}: G:*+; vu:+ -- A:66/7
  117. Full of Hell: Coagulated Bliss (Closed Casket Activities) {3}: BV:+, Db:21, Tr:+ -- A:81/5
  118. Glacial Tomb: Lightless Expanse (Prosthetic) {3}: AMG:*, Db:28, DiS:* -- A:80/2
  119. Hellbutcher: Hellbutcher (Metal Blade) {3}: Db:24, DiS:*, K:* -- A:75/4
  120. Kalandra: A Frame of Mind (Norse Music) {3}: DiS:*, MH:40* -- A:90/2
  121. Kanonenfieber: Die Urkatastrophe (Century Media) {3}: AMG:*DiS:*; pm_m:19 -- A:90/2
  122. Kati Rán: Sála (Svart) {3}: DiS:*, MH:47* -- A:83/3
  123. Meth: Shame (Prosthetic) {3}: BPM:36, Spk:*, Tr:+ -- A:82/6
  124. Mother of Graves: The Periapt of Absence (Profound Lore) {3}: Db:11, DiS:* -- A:90/1
  125. Nile: The Underground Awaits Us All (Napalm) {3}: Blb:*, DiS:*, MH:* -- A:79/7
  126. Oxygen Destroyer: Guardian of the Universe (Redefining Darkness) {3}: AMG:*, Db:32, MH:* -- A:80/2
  127. Paysage d'Hiver: Die Berge (Kunsthall Produktionen) {3}: AMG:*, Db:29, MI:* -- A:77/3
  128. Saxon: Hell, Fire and Damnation (Silver Lining) {3}: ClR:44, MI:*, RC:* -- A:72/7
  129. Siamese: Elements (Long Branch) {3}: Blb:*, K:*, Pu:21 -- A:77/3
  130. Sleepwalker: Delirium Pathomutageno Adductum (self-released) {3}: sg_m:1
  131. Sólstafir: Hinj Helga Kvöl (Century Media) {3}: MH:24*, MI:* -- A:70/5
  132. Accept: Humanoid (Napalm) {2}: ClR:*, Sp:* -- A:79/6
  133. Sebastian Bach: Child Within the Man (Reigning Phoenix) {2}: ClR:22, MH:* -- A:68/4
  134. Bilmuri: American Motor Sports (Columbia) {2}: RkS:20
  135. Body Count: Merciless (Century Media) {2}: XCI:**
  136. Commoner: A Commoner's Quest () {2}: K:*, LW:+ -- A:80/1
  137. Concrete Winds: Concrete Winds (Sepulchral Voice) {2}: sg_m:5
  138. Convulsing: Perdurance (self-released) {2}: sg_m:3
  139. Darkthrone: It Beckons Us All (Peaceville) {2}: Db:37, DiS:* -- A:59/3
  140. Envy: Eunoia (Temporary Residence/Pelagic) {2}: DiS:*, Fa:39 -- A:75/2
  141. Future Palace: Distortion (Arising Empire) {2}: DiS:*, Sp:* -- A:80/3
  142. Haunted Plasma: I () {2}: AMG:*; pm_m:15 -- A:80/1
  143. Krallice: Ingorganic Rites (self-released) {2}: Ne:47* -- A:79/2
  144. Make Them Suffer: Make Them Suffer (Greyscale/SharpTone) {2}: Alt:42, MH:* -- A:72/3
  145. Malconfort: Humanism () {2}: pm_m:2
  146. Massive Wagons: Earth to Grace () {2}: ClR:14
  147. Mitochondrion: Vitriseptome (Profound Lore) {2}: AMG:*; pm_m:6 -- A:80/1
  148. Noxis: Violence Inherent in the System (Rotted Life) {2}: AMG:*; pm_m:17 -- A:80/1
  149. Obliti Devoravit: Under My Michigan Sky (Colloquial Sound) {2}: sg_m:4
  150. Pallbearer: Mind Burns Alive (Nuclear Blast) {2}: K:*, Sp:* -- A:84/8
  151. Prize Horse: Under Sound (New Morality Zine) {2}: Fa:43, Sg:+
  152. Public Acid: Deadly Struggle (Beach Impediment) {2}: AV:+; sg_hc:10
  153. Pyrrhon: Exhaust (Willowtip) {2}: AMG:*; pm_m:12 -- A:90/1
  154. Satan: Songs in Crimson (Metal Blade) {2}: MH:44* -- A:70/3
  155. Slimelord: Chytridiomycosis Relinquished (20 Buck Spin) {2}: DiS:*; pm_m:16 -- A:80/2
  156. Thrown: Excessive Guilt (Arising Empire) {2}: K:*, Pu:23 -- A:63/3
  157. Vicious Blade: Relentless Force (Redefining Darkness) {2}: Db:35, MH:* -- A:80/1
  158. Vola: Friend of a Phantom (Mascot) {2}: Blb:*, DiS:* -- A:74/4
  159. Yoth Iria: Blazing Inferno (Edged Circle Productions) {2}: Db:36, MH:* -- A:80/1
  160. 156/Silence: People Watching (Sharp Tone) {1}: DiS:*, Spk:* -- A:81/3
  161. 40 Watt Sun: Little Weight (Fisher's Folly/Cappio) {1}: AMG:* -- A:80/1
  162. Apparition: Disgraced Emanations From a Tranquil State (Profound Lore) {1}: Db:26 -- A:60/1
  163. Sebastian Bach: Child Within the Man (Reigning Phoenix) {1}: UCR:+
  164. Balwezo Westijiz: Tower of Famine (Profound Lore) {1}: pm_m:14
  165. Brat: Social Grace (Prosthetic) {1}: K:* -- A:78/5
  166. Brodequin: Harbinger of Woe (Season of Mist Underground Activist) {1}: Spk:40
  167. Cane Hill: A Piece of Me I Never Let You Find (Out of Line) {1}: MH:* -- A:80/1
  168. Contention: Artillery From Heaven (Daze) {1}: sg_hc:6
  169. Cower: Celestial Devestation (Human Worth) {1}: Qt:59
  170. Darkest Hour: Perpetual Terminal (MNRK) {1}: K:* -- A:80/6
  171. Deceased . . .: Children of the Morgue (Hells Headbangers) {1}: Db:33
  172. Departure Chandelier: Satan Soldier of Fortune (Nuclear War Now!) {1}: Db:39
  173. Djevel: Natt Til Ende () {1}: pm_m:8
  174. Effluence: Necrobiology (Putrefactive) {1}: sg_m:7
  175. Falling in Reverse: Popular Monster (Epitaph) {1}: Blb:* -- A:49/4
  176. Fír: De stilte van God () {1}: pm_m:13
  177. Giant Walker: Silhouettes () {1}: -- Pu:22
  178. Glassing: From the Other Side of the Mirror (Pelagic) {1}: Tr:+
  179. God Is an Astronaut: Embers (Napalm) {1}: DiS:* -- A:75/2
  180. Immortal Bird: Sin Querencia (20 Buck Spin) {1}: sg_m:8
  181. Mefitis: The Skorian//The Greyleer () {1}: pm_m:11
  182. Morvigor: De Spiegel (Vita Detestabilis) {1}: sg_m:6
  183. Peeling Flesh: The G Code (Unique Leader) {1}: Blb:* -- A:75/2
  184. Persher: Sleep Well (Thrill Jockey) {1}: Qt:53+ -- A:70/1
  185. Regional Justice Center: Freedom Sweet Freedom (Closed Casket Activities) {1}: sg_hc:7
  186. Sadness: I Want to Make Something as Beautiful as You (self-released) {1}: sg_m:10
  187. Skillet: Revolution (self-released) {1}: Blb:* -- A:80/1
  188. Sunny Day Real Estate: Diary (Live at London Bridge Studio) (self-released) {1}: S:* -- A:83/2
  189. Uboa: Impossible Light (The Flenser) {1}: Spk:21
  190. Wintersun: Time II (Nuclear Blast) {1}: Blb:* -- A:80/1
  191. Your Arms Are My Cocoon: Death of a Rabbit (self-released) {1}: A:33