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2020 Power Metal album releases. A list of all music releases for 2020. Find the best music on Album of the Year.
Dec 23, 2020 · TOP 15 SYMPHONIC & POWER METAL ALBUMS OF 2020. 15. Iron Savior – Skycrest (AFM Records) One of Hamburg’s premier power metal exports and purveyors of all things Sci-Fi returns with a vengeance a mere one year after a powerful 2019 showing.
- Sacred Outcry – Damned for All Time. [Cover artwork: George Apalodimas] Without question, there are an infinite amount of cases similar to what Greece’s Sacred Outcry endured regarding their debut full-length, but very few are lucky enough to have a comparable positive outcome resulting in a triumph as significant as Damned for All Time.
- Goldenhall – Collide. [Cover artwork: Claudio Bergamín] The fact that a year as dreadful as 2020 decided to provide two remarkable power metal albums equally deserving of the top spot seems every bit as fortuitous as it is unjust.
- Seven Spires – Emerald Seas. [Cover artwork: Junki Sakuraba] The second band on this year’s list to bring a substantial level of theatricality to the table is Boston’s Seven Spires.
- Unleash the Archers – Abyss. [Cover artwork: Adam Burke] Hello, I am an idiot. Perhaps you’re already aware of this, but in case you need further proof related to power metal, consider the fact that I have Unleash the Archer’s Abyss in my number four spot after saying this approximately three months ago
Sep 2, 2022 · The Best Power Metal Albums of the 2020s. Decade. 2020s. Source. All. Genre. Power Metal. 2020s. 2021. 2022. 2023. 2024. 1. Blind Guardian - The God Machine. September 2, 2022. Power Metal, Speed Metal. Critic Score. 78. 5 reviews. Amazon. Music. Spotify. 2. Helloween - Helloween. June 18, 2021. Power Metal. Critic Score. 77. 8 reviews. Amazon.
- Kvelertak – Splid
- Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – May Our Chambers Be Full
- Odraza – rzeczom
- Puscifer – Existential Reckoning
- Vader – Solitude in Madness
- Uniform – Shame
- Testament – Titans of Creation
- Oranssi Pazuzu – Mestarin Kynsi
- Katatonia – City Burials
- Killer Be Killed – Reluctant Hero
Origin:Stavanger, Norway The Gist: Splid is the first Kvelertak studio album to feature singer Ivar Nikolaisen, who took over frontman duties in 2018. The Norwegian “black ‘n roll” band found new life with Nikolaisen following the departure of Erlend Hjelvik after 2016’s Nattesferd. “We felt like we still hadn’t made our best album,” guitarist Vida...
Origin:Louisville, Kentucky, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana The Gist: Singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle and underground sludge purveyors Thoufused their disparate talents for this collaborative LP. Thou provided the backing of heavy, plodding riffage while Rundle provided vocals and her own distinct guitar playing. The contrast creates an intriguing d...
Origin:Kraków, małopolskie, Poland The Gist: Polish duo Odraza explore the many post-modern pockets of black metal on Rzeczom. The genre has come so very far, endlessly branching into sub-categories of its own — a concept that appears to fascinate Odraza. Ironically, for a genre formed on the intolerance of a “true” sound and attitude — as dictated...
Origin: Los Angeles, California The Gist: The fourth studio album from Puscifer sees the enigmatic vocalist Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) joined once more by core members Mat Mitchell (guitar/production) and Carina Round (vocals/songwriting), among others. Existential Reckoningmarked their first LP in five years. On the new effort, ...
Origin: Olsztyn, Poland The Gist: The godfathers of Polish death metal never disappoint, and Vader’s Solitude in Madness is as consistent and satisfying as any of their records, albeit with maybe their fiercest production job yet. If you find comrades Behemoth too heavy on the arty aesthetics and too light on good ol’ fashioned brutality, Vader wil...
Origin:New York, New York The Gist: Uniform didn’t set out to record the soundtrack to a pandemic. But it’s not difficult to see the connections between singer Michael Berdan, when discussing the bruising “Life in Remission”, saying, “It’s about seeing those around me suffer and die and knowing all too well that it just as easily could have been me...
Origin:Berkeley, California The Gist: Few old-school thrash bands have been at it longer – and have admirably refused to deviate far from the stylistic script – as Testament, who returned this year with their 13th studio effort overall, Titans of Creation. Still led by singer Chuck Billy and guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, the album is ...
Origin:Tampere, Finland The Gist: Oranssi Pazuzu exploded into the metal spotlight in 2016 with their album Värähtelijä. The band seamlessly blended black metal, adventurous psychedelic rock, and shoegaze, proving they can create a unique masterclass atmosphere that can best be described as haunting. Oranssi Pazuzu seem to effortlessly possess some...
Origin:Stockholm, Sweden The Gist: Sweden’s most sophisticated goth metallers, Katatonia, have been on hiatus for four years, focusing on their death metal revival side project, Bloodbath, with such intensity that their 11th album, City Burials, came as almost a surprise. The long pause seems to have done the band some good — after a string of some...
Origin:Various locations The Gist: The term “Supergroup” is thrown around quite a bit, but in the case of Killer Be Killed, this truly is a super group. Comprised of members Greg Puciato (ex-Dillinger Escape Plan), Max Cavalera (Soulfly, ex-Sepultura), Troy Sanders (Mastodon), and Ben Koller (Converge), Killer Be Killed returned six years after the...
Dec 9, 2020 · So, here they are, the 66 Best Metal Songs of 2020! And don't forget to follow the corresponding Spotify playlist . Note: All releases are presented in chronological order.
Apr 24, 2020 · The Best Metal Albums of 2020. Decade. 2020s. Source. All. Genre. Metal. 2020s. 2021. 2022. 2023. 2024. 1. Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still. April 24, 2020. Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal. Critic Score. 89. 6 reviews. Amazon. Music. Spotify. 2. Haken - Virus. July 24, 2020. Progressive Metal, Djent. Critic Score. 87.