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Ted Nubel concludes our individual favorites lists for 2022 with lots of heavy metal and doom – check back next week when we unceremoniously aggregate everything into a spreadsheet for our list of lists.

Brandon Corsair’s list is the only one that calls out the editors for not picking an album, but hey, maybe he has a point. Dive in for some killer heavy and death metal picks.

Nine IO writers share their mid-year favorites for 2022.

Excuse our brief interruption – here’s some releases from the last two weeks that urgently demand your ears, including Misery Index, Blut aus Nord, Primitive Man, and more. Expect this week’s releases in a few days.

Stream Cauchemar’s new album here before it releases and read an interview with Annick Giroux, vocalist and also the owner of Temple of Mystery.

broken glass everywhere