Stereogum's 10 Best Metal Albums of 2020

Looking back at the year in metal.

Published: December 11, 2020 18:48 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 RAVENING IRON Eternal Champion Nov-20-2020, US Power Metal
#2 Wanderers: Astrology of The Nine Mare Cognitum, Spectral Lore Apr-01-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal
#3 Degen van Licht Turia Feb-14-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal
#4 Toda História pela Frente Kaatayra Aug-18-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal
#5 Uinuos Syömein Sota Havukruunu Jul-17-2020, Pagan Black Metal
#6 The Sanguinary Impetus Defeated Sanity Jul-24-2020, Brutal Death Metal
#7 Mass Cathexis Krallice Aug-07-2020, Technical Death Metal
#8 Stare Into Death and Be Still Ulcerate Apr-24-2020, Technical Death Metal
#9 Eternity of Shaog Esoctrilihum May-22-2020, Black Metal
#10 Mestarin kynsi Oranssi Pazuzu Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | RAVENING IRON | Eternal Champion | Album, Nov-20-2020, US Power Metal |
| #2 | Wanderers: Astrology of The Nine | Mare CognitumSpectral Lore | Album, Apr-01-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #3 | Degen van Licht | Turia | Album, Feb-14-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #4 | Toda História pela Frente | Kaatayra | Album, Aug-18-2020, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #5 | Uinuos Syömein Sota | Havukruunu | Album, Jul-17-2020, Pagan Black Metal |
| #6 | The Sanguinary Impetus | Defeated Sanity | Album, Jul-24-2020, Brutal Death Metal |
| #7 | Mass Cathexis | Krallice | Album, Aug-07-2020, Technical Death Metal |
| #8 | Stare Into Death and Be Still | Ulcerate | Album, Apr-24-2020, Technical Death Metal |
| #9 | Eternity of Shaog | Esoctrilihum | Album, May-22-2020, Black Metal |
| #10 | Mestarin kynsi | Oranssi Pazuzu | Album, Apr-17-2020, Avant-Garde Metal |