Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2022



Published: November 10, 2022 15:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 It's Time...To Rise from the Grave Undeath Apr-22-2022, Death Metal
#2 Heavy Pendulum Cave In May-20-2022, Alternative Metal
#3 Loud Arriver Sonja Sep-16-2022, Heavy Metal
#4 Blackbraid I Blackbraid Aug-26-2022, Melodic Black Metal
#5 Acts Of God Immolation Feb-18-2022, Death Metal
#6 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#7 Kanawha Black Nechochwen May-13-2022, Pagan Black Metal
#8 Hate Über Alles Kreator Jun-10-2022, Thrash Metal
#9 NULL KEN mode Sep-23-2022, Noise Rock
#10 Upon Desolation Mortuous Sep-16-2022, Death Metal
#11 Starlight And Ash Oceans of Slumber Jul-22-2022, Southern Rock
#12 Thought Form Descent Wake Jul-22-2022, Black Metal
#13 God's Country Chat Pile Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock
#14 Synchro Anarchy Voivod Jan-26-2022, Progressive Metal
#15 Pain into Power Terror May-06-2022, Hardcore Punk
#16 Dreamkiller Sumerlands Sep-16-2022, US Power Metal
#17 The Pact Negative Plane Apr-30-2022, Black Metal
#18 Enveloping Absurdity Phobophilic Sep-16-2022, Death Metal
#19 Song of Salvation Dream Unending Nov-11-2022, Death Doom Metal
#20 Myopia Mizmor, Thou Apr-23-2022, Doom Metal
#21 Earth Infernal Satan Apr-01-2022, Heavy Metal
#22 Legend Vanum Apr-22-2022, Atmospheric Black Metal
#23 Memory Theater Escuela Grind Sep-30-2022, Grindcore
#24 DEATHWESTERN SpiritWorld Nov-25-2022, Metalcore
#25 Tlazcaltiliztli Tzompantli May-06-2022, Death Doom Metal
#26 Legacy of Ruin Eight Bells Feb-25-2022, Post-Metal
#27 Where the Shadows Adorn Mother of Graves Oct-14-2022, Death Doom Metal
#28 劇變 (Jubian) Ripped to Shreds Oct-14-2022, Death Metal
#29 Through Sheer Will and Black Magic… Dæva Oct-14-2022, Thrash Metal
#30 Defiled in Oblivion Castrator Jul-29-2022, Death Metal
#31 Electrified Brain Municipal Waste Jul-01-2022, Crossover Thrash
#32 Regenesis Black Anvil Nov-04-2022, Melodic Black Metal
#33 Spirit Of Ecstasy Imperial Triumphant Jul-22-2022, Avant-Garde Metal
#34 Halo Amorphis Feb-10-2022, Progressive Metal
#35 The Knocking, Or The Story of the Sound that Preceded Their Disappearance Doldrum May-27-2022, Black Metal
#36 Let There Be Witchery Midnight Mar-04-2022, Speed Metal
#37 From the Rot Is a Gift Stillform Aug-19-2022, Noise Rock
#38 Shiki Sigh Aug-26-2022, Progressive Metal
#39 Mirage Gaerea Sep-23-2022, Black Metal
#40 Summoning the Slayer Temple of Void Jun-03-2022, Death Doom Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | It's Time...To Rise from the Grave | Undeath | Album, Apr-22-2022, Death Metal |
| #2 | Heavy Pendulum | Cave In | Album, May-20-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #3 | Loud Arriver | Sonja | Album, Sep-16-2022, Heavy Metal |
| #4 | Blackbraid I | Blackbraid | Album, Aug-26-2022, Melodic Black Metal |
| #5 | Acts Of God | Immolation | Album, Feb-18-2022, Death Metal |
| #6 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #7 | Kanawha Black | Nechochwen | Album, May-13-2022, Pagan Black Metal |
| #8 | Hate Über Alles | Kreator | Album, Jun-10-2022, Thrash Metal |
| #9 | NULL | KEN mode | Album, Sep-23-2022, Noise Rock |
| #10 | Upon Desolation | Mortuous | Album, Sep-16-2022, Death Metal |
| #11 | Starlight And Ash | Oceans of Slumber | Album, Jul-22-2022, Southern Rock |
| #12 | Thought Form Descent | Wake | Album, Jul-22-2022, Black Metal |
| #13 | God's Country | Chat Pile | Album, Jul-29-2022, Noise Rock |
| #14 | Synchro Anarchy | Voivod | Album, Jan-26-2022, Progressive Metal |
| #15 | Pain into Power | Terror | Album, May-06-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #16 | Dreamkiller | Sumerlands | Album, Sep-16-2022, US Power Metal |
| #17 | The Pact | Negative Plane | Album, Apr-30-2022, Black Metal |
| #18 | Enveloping Absurdity | Phobophilic | Album, Sep-16-2022, Death Metal |
| #19 | Song of Salvation | Dream Unending | Album, Nov-11-2022, Death Doom Metal |
| #20 | Myopia | MizmorThou | Album, Apr-23-2022, Doom Metal |
| #21 | Earth Infernal | Satan | Album, Apr-01-2022, Heavy Metal |
| #22 | Legend | Vanum | Album, Apr-22-2022, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #23 | Memory Theater | Escuela Grind | Album, Sep-30-2022, Grindcore |
| #24 | DEATHWESTERN | SpiritWorld | Album, Nov-25-2022, Metalcore |
| #25 | Tlazcaltiliztli | Tzompantli | Album, May-06-2022, Death Doom Metal |
| #26 | Legacy of Ruin | Eight Bells | Album, Feb-25-2022, Post-Metal |
| #27 | Where the Shadows Adorn | Mother of Graves | Album, Oct-14-2022, Death Doom Metal |
| #28 | 劇變 (Jubian) | Ripped to Shreds | Album, Oct-14-2022, Death Metal |
| #29 | Through Sheer Will and Black Magic… | Dæva | Album, Oct-14-2022, Thrash Metal |
| #30 | Defiled in Oblivion | Castrator | Album, Jul-29-2022, Death Metal |
| #31 | Electrified Brain | Municipal Waste | Album, Jul-01-2022, Crossover Thrash |
| #32 | Regenesis | Black Anvil | Album, Nov-04-2022, Melodic Black Metal |
| #33 | Spirit Of Ecstasy | Imperial Triumphant | Album, Jul-22-2022, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #34 | Halo | Amorphis | Album, Feb-10-2022, Progressive Metal |
| #35 | The Knocking, Or The Story of the Sound that Preceded Their Disappearance | Doldrum | Album, May-27-2022, Black Metal |
| #36 | Let There Be Witchery | Midnight | Album, Mar-04-2022, Speed Metal |
| #37 | From the Rot Is a Gift | Stillform | Album, Aug-19-2022, Noise Rock |
| #38 | Shiki | Sigh | Album, Aug-26-2022, Progressive Metal |
| #39 | Mirage | Gaerea | Album, Sep-23-2022, Black Metal |
| #40 | Summoning the Slayer | Temple of Void | Album, Jun-03-2022, Death Doom Metal |