Paysage d’Hiver

Here they are: our aggregated and top picks for 2021. Be sure to listen to all of them.

Our co-Editor in Chief lists his 2021 favorites, including what should be a fairly obvious “Album of the Year” for those who pay attention.

Continuing our series of year end lists is Colin Dempsey, whose eclectic list cites varying ends of the musical spectrum.

With a heavy focus on black metal but crucial picks from other areas, writer Cheryl Carter highlights her favorite albums of the year.

We’ve collected some of our favorite releases from 2021 so far for your perusal.

All the new metal releasing between April 18th, 2021 and April 24th, 2021 — spin (or skip) new music from Paysage d’Hiver, Bongzilla, Spectral Lore, and more.

Senior Editor Jon Rosenthal shares his favorite picks from 2020.

All the new metal releasing between November 22nd and November 27th, 2020 — spin (or skip) new music from Sodom, Paysage d’Hiver, Obscurae, and more.

A two-hour black metal magnum opus is the selected soundtrack for this (far briefer) reflection on doing the laundry.

Eight of us teamed up to collect our favorite heavy albums of June 2020 — if you need a shortlist of new albums that will rocket your mind into the cosmos, look no further.