Stereogum's 10 Best Metal Albums of 2021

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Published: December 09, 2021 19:00 Source

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Album • Nov 19 / 2021 • 93%
Avant-Garde Metal Black Metal
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EP • Oct 29 / 2021 • 87%
Blackgaze
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Album • Aug 27 / 2021 • 92%
Atmospheric Black Metal
Popular

Recorded and mixed at E-Sound Studios (www.opnamestudio.net) by T. Cochrane & M. Koops, July 2020 Produced by Fluisteraars and T. Cochrane Mastered by Greg Chandler at Priory Recording Studios (www.prioryrecordingstudios.co.uk) NO KEYBOARDS WERE USED ON THIS RECORD!

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Album • Sep 24 / 2021 • 89%
Death Metal
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Album • Dec 10 / 2021 • 97%
Atmospheric Black Metal
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Album • Nov 26 / 2021 • 88%
Death Metal Black Metal Deathgrind
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Album • Jul 04 / 2021 • 74%
Atmospheric Black Metal Trance Metal

.- vocals .- other Photo credits: NASA

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Album • May 07 / 2021 • 95%
Blackgaze
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Album • Aug 27 / 2021 • 93%
Death Doom Metal
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Album • Sep 24 / 2021 • 89%
Funeral Doom Metal
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