Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2020



Published: November 12, 2020 14:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism Napalm Death Sep-18-2020, Deathgrind
#2 RAVENING IRON Eternal Champion Nov-20-2020, US Power Metal
#3 Alphaville Imperial Triumphant Jul-31-2020, Avant-Garde Metal
#4 Im Wald Paysage d'Hiver Jun-26-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal
#5 Enlightened in Eternity Spirit Adrift Oct-16-2020, Heavy Metal
#6 Mortal Necrot Aug-28-2020, Death Metal
#7 The Eternal Resonance Sweven Mar-20-2020, Progressive Metal
#8 Djinn Uada Sep-25-2020, Melodic Black Metal
#9 Obsidian Paradise Lost May-15-2020, Gothic Metal
#10 Beyond Darkness Goden May-08-2020, Death Doom Metal
#11 Sect of Vile Divinities Incantation Aug-21-2020, Death Metal
#12 Punching the Sky Armored Saint Oct-23-2020, Heavy Metal
#13 Sulfuric Disintegration Of Feather And Bone Nov-13-2020, Death Metal
#14 Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! Vile Creature Jun-19-2020, Sludge Metal
#15 亂 (Luan) Ripped to Shreds Apr-17-2020, Death Metal
#16 Dropdead 2020 Dropdead Jan-01-1994, Thrashcore
#17 Reflections Godthrymm Feb-14-2020, Doom Metal
#18 Heir Of Ecliptical Romanticism Lamp Of Murmuur Oct-02-2020, Black Metal
#19 Forgotten Days Pallbearer Oct-23-2020, Doom Metal
#20 Dream in Motion Kirk Windstein Jan-24-2020, Sludge Metal
#21 Flashback Haunt Jul-03-2020, Heavy Metal
#22 Under Sullen Skies Tombs Nov-20-2020, Black Metal
#23 Stygian Atramentus Aug-21-2020, Funeral Doom Metal
#24 The World That Was Temple of Void Mar-27-2020, Death Doom Metal
#25 Satan is King Acxdc May-15-2020, Grindcore
#26 Mass Cathexis Krallice Aug-07-2020, Technical Death Metal
#27 Rebirth by Blasphemy Midnight Jan-24-2020, Heavy Metal
#28 The Secret Teachings Celestial Season Mar-21-2021, Death Doom Metal
#29 Conduit Proscription Sep-25-2020, Death Metal
#30 Forever Black Cirith Ungol Apr-24-2020, Heavy Metal
#31 Devouring Ruin Wake Mar-27-2020, Black Metal
#32 Años En Infierno Xibalba May-29-2020, Death Metal
#33 Lux In the Company of Serpents May-15-2020, Stoner Metal
#34 Utgard Enslaved Oct-02-2020, Progressive Metal
#35 When I Die, Will I Get Better? Svalbard Sep-25-2020, Blackgaze
#36 Mestarin kynsi Oranssi Pazuzu Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal
#37 Blood Hails Steel - Steel Hails Fire Megaton Sword Nov-13-2020, US Power Metal
#38 Solve Et Coagula Exgenesis May-15-2020, Death Doom Metal
#39 Sleeper Vessels Fawn Limbs Sep-18-2020, Mathcore
#40 Spectres from the Old World Dark Fortress Feb-28-2020, Melodic Black Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism | Napalm Death | Album, Sep-18-2020, Deathgrind |
| #2 | RAVENING IRON | Eternal Champion | Album, Nov-20-2020, US Power Metal |
| #3 | Alphaville | Imperial Triumphant | Album, Jul-31-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #4 | Im Wald | Paysage d'Hiver | Album, Jun-26-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #5 | Enlightened in Eternity | Spirit Adrift | Album, Oct-16-2020, Heavy Metal |
| #6 | Mortal | Necrot | Album, Aug-28-2020, Death Metal |
| #7 | The Eternal Resonance | Sweven | Album, Mar-20-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #8 | Djinn | Uada | Album, Sep-25-2020, Melodic Black Metal |
| #9 | Obsidian | Paradise Lost | Album, May-15-2020, Gothic Metal |
| #10 | Beyond Darkness | Goden | Album, May-08-2020, Death Doom Metal |
| #11 | Sect of Vile Divinities | Incantation | Album, Aug-21-2020, Death Metal |
| #12 | Punching the Sky | Armored Saint | Album, Oct-23-2020, Heavy Metal |
| #13 | Sulfuric Disintegration | Of Feather And Bone | Album, Nov-13-2020, Death Metal |
| #14 | Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! | Vile Creature | Album, Jun-19-2020, Sludge Metal |
| #15 | 亂 (Luan) | Ripped to Shreds | Album, Apr-17-2020, Death Metal |
| #16 | Dropdead 2020 | Dropdead | Album, Jan-01-1994, Thrashcore |
| #17 | Reflections | Godthrymm | Album, Feb-14-2020, Doom Metal |
| #18 | Heir Of Ecliptical Romanticism | Lamp Of Murmuur | Album, Oct-02-2020, Black Metal |
| #19 | Forgotten Days | Pallbearer | Album, Oct-23-2020, Doom Metal |
| #20 | Dream in Motion | Kirk Windstein | Album, Jan-24-2020, Sludge Metal |
| #21 | Flashback | Haunt | Album, Jul-03-2020, Heavy Metal |
| #22 | Under Sullen Skies | Tombs | Album, Nov-20-2020, Black Metal |
| #23 | Stygian | Atramentus | Album, Aug-21-2020, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #24 | The World That Was | Temple of Void | Album, Mar-27-2020, Death Doom Metal |
| #25 | Satan is King | Acxdc | Album, May-15-2020, Grindcore |
| #26 | Mass Cathexis | Krallice | Album, Aug-07-2020, Technical Death Metal |
| #27 | Rebirth by Blasphemy | Midnight | Album, Jan-24-2020, Heavy Metal |
| #28 | The Secret Teachings | Celestial Season | Album, Mar-21-2021, Death Doom Metal |
| #29 | Conduit | Proscription | Album, Sep-25-2020, Death Metal |
| #30 | Forever Black | Cirith Ungol | Album, Apr-24-2020, Heavy Metal |
| #31 | Devouring Ruin | Wake | Album, Mar-27-2020, Black Metal |
| #32 | Años En Infierno | Xibalba | Album, May-29-2020, Death Metal |
| #33 | Lux | In the Company of Serpents | Album, May-15-2020, Stoner Metal |
| #34 | Utgard | Enslaved | Album, Oct-02-2020, Progressive Metal |
| #35 | When I Die, Will I Get Better? | Svalbard | Album, Sep-25-2020, Blackgaze |
| #36 | Mestarin kynsi | Oranssi Pazuzu | Album, Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #37 | Blood Hails Steel - Steel Hails Fire | Megaton Sword | Album, Nov-13-2020, US Power Metal |
| #38 | Solve Et Coagula | Exgenesis | Album, May-15-2020, Death Doom Metal |
| #39 | Sleeper Vessels | Fawn Limbs | Album, Sep-18-2020, Mathcore |
| #40 | Spectres from the Old World | Dark Fortress | Album, Feb-28-2020, Melodic Black Metal |