best of 2021
Inter Arma, Huntsmen, BIG|BRAVE, Chelsea Wolfe & More Metal Bands' Top Albums of 2021
Tons of metal (and metal-adjacent) musicians spoke to us about their favorite albums of the year, also including members of Amenra, Spirit Adrift, Genocide Pact, Nadja, Frail Body, Chat Pile, and much more…
20 in 2021: Invisible Oranges' Top 20 Albums of the Year
Here they are: our aggregated and top picks for 2021. Be sure to listen to all of them.
Ted Nubel's Top Albums of 2021
Co-editor-in-chief Ted Nubel lists his picks for the year, including a heavy heaping of doom and traditional metal.
Jon Rosenthal's Top Albums of 2021
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.
20 Best Metalcore Albums of 2021
It’s been an amazing year for metalcore. Here are the 20 best albums the genre had to offer in 2021, from Knocked Loose to Every Time I Die to SeeYouSpaceCowboy and beyond…
Ivan Belcic's Top Albums of 2021
Resident sneaker wizard Ivan Belcic rounds up his favorites of the past year.
Chris Rowella's Top Albums of 2021
Writer Chris Rowella highlights some of the noisiest and nastiest albums of the year.
Kaptain Carbon's Top Dungeon Synth of 2021
Put on your robe and wizard hat—we’re delving deep into the magical realms of dungeon synth. Kaptain Carbon, author of our “Naive Magic” column, lists his favorite dungeon synth releases this year.
John Kerr's (Noltem, Pyrithe) Top Albums of 2021
Noltem drummer and vocalist John Kerr gives us an unordered list of his top twenty records of 2021.
Brandon Nurick's Top Albums of 2021
With varied picks from black, death, and beyond, Writer Brandon Nurick’s best albums of 2021 is likely to have a record or two you haven’t heard yet.