best of 2021

Joe Aprill lays out his top 20 for 2021 plus a few noteworthy EPs.

The Krieg front man’s list stays local to the US and UK and, no, he can’t tell you why.

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 start off our 2021 year-end lists with Brandon Corsair, whose list packs in tons of powerful underground releases.

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