BangerTV | BEST METAL OF 2019 | BangerTV pick our favourite albums

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The BangerTV team reveals their favourite metal albums of 2019
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Sam's picks:
VLTIMAS - Something Wicked Marches In
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Whitechapel - The Valley
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Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
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Blayne's picks:
Minenfeld - The Great Adventure
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Possessed - Revelations of Oblivion
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None - Damp Chill of Life
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Brad's pick: Brand of Sacrifice - God Hand
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Sarah's pick: Mirror - Pyramid of Terror
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Martin's pick: The Lord Weird Slough Feg - New Organon
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Dylan's pick: Devin Townsend - Empath
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Daniel Dekay's pick: Tanith - In Another Time
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[@clitoriux]

1) White Ward - Love Exchange Failure 2) Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race 3) Borknagar - True North 4) Tomb Mold - Planetary Clairvoyance 5) Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence 6) Atlantean Kodex - The Course of Empire 7) Wilderun - Veil of Imagination 8) Possessed - Revelations of Oblivion 9) Swallow the Sun - When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light 10) Mizmur - Cairn

[@FrogWalrus]

Love Exchange Failure is pure gold.

[@drdriterodemjaha752]

we should be friends

[@heathbarry6015]

Love Exchange Failure is one of my favorites from 2019

[@tanveerbal3678]

My man. I know when I spot good taste. Going to give the one's I haven't heard a listen. Thank you.

[@bigwade4490]

Memoriam requiem for mankind was the best death metal album of 2019. Better than tomb mold and especially blood incantation

[@sahiljain178]

Soen - Lotus. All good tracks, no filler. Very often I start listening to one song and end up listening to the whole album

[@Dan16673]

Yes. Even played it ss an intro to my wedding!

[@1NJRIVERA]

Soen’s was beast

[@baldwyn972]

Isn't that how you're supposed to listen to music anyway ?

[@codyryan2316]

I'm gonna throw a mention at Tomb Mold here. Planetary Clairvoyance was amazing.

[@NihonBallz]

I was just listening to this last night and realizing that it had tons of hype but kind of fell out of the conversation a bit. Maybe it's to close (release-wise) and blends too well with Manor of Infinite Forms? I actually think it's superior to Manor. Glad I'm not the only one still thinking about Tomb Mold!

[@metalbearlife2010]

If u like Tomb Mold u should check out Vacivus' new release Annihilism Very similar but also have each band and album have their own unique sound and delivery. Anyways highly recommend it!

[@codyryan2316]

@@metalbearlife2010 I heard this and it's done by the same rhythm section of Necrot

[@metalbearlife2010]

@@codyryan2316 Oh nice, I didn't know that! That's why it's so familiar sounding. Huh, the more u know :) I'm wondering when Necrot is gonna release a new album, but Blood Offerings is one of the best death metal/hardcore releases this decade for sure. Got to see em live with Blood Incantation, Morbid Angel, and Cannibal Corpse. Sick show :)

[@codyryan2316]

@@metalbearlife2010 next year. I'm excited because everytime a sophomore record gets released lately,it turns to magic.

[@steverobertson3980]

1.Mgla-Age of Excuse 2.Cattle Decapitation-Death Atlas 3.Insomnium -eart Like a Grave

[@joyshaitan]

Great choices!

[@Villehakkinen87]

Mgla was a let down for me. Probably because the previous albums were so great that my expectations where so high for it...

[@henriquenesti9069]

Put MGLA and Insomnium releases aside is a crime

[@laporte1625]

@@henriquenesti9069 Both Mgla and Insomnium's were boooooooooringthis year. Bands are on autopilot.

[@steverobertson3980]

@@laporte1625 man I loved those albums. Music is subjective

[@FromBajor]

None, damp chill of life, what a revealing of a metal slammer, totally hooked, thx guys for showing the best album of the year

[@jpohl1968]

FromBajor Heard this album a few months ago. Instantly hooked. Was perfect for the mood I was in at the time and it got me through a pretty depressive episode I was experiencing.

[@Jan-zg2zc]

1. Wilderun - Veil of Imagination 2. In Mourning - Garden of Storms 3. Devin Townsend - Empath

[@Thrasher_Abbatoir]

In mourning rules \m/

[@_Flyingwhales]

Great taste my friend

[@SchnitzelKraft]

Cult of Luna - A Dawn to Fear, this needs a mention here. I love this album (and band)

[@TestTest123ization]

I agree.

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

Yeah i love that one ! I wish more people were talking about it !.

[@frankrivers1480]

AOTY --> Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race

[@SkeetSystem]

Honestly. They're such trad death dickriders and it didn't even get a nod.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

I just came to the comments to say this very thing. SHOCKED nobody there picked that. Probably the most impressive DM album I heard all decade outside of Ulcerate's Shrine of Paralysis, Gorguts's Colored Sands, and Morbus Chron's Sweven.

[@mrchoptop5482]

Frank Rivers fuck yes that ep was so good I loved it

[@Luemm3l]

I like Sarah's taste and her digging the underground so much

[@rossracing6433]

Yeah, Pyramid of Terror was pretty freakin' sweet

[@jun7865a]

I like your profile picture! Cult of fire is a great black metal band and that album is their best from that band. Also did you know they are releasing another album next year?

[@dustypeterson5145]

Yeah, her taste lines up with mine the most in this list. Also, I know she wouldn't call her own album the best of the year or anything, but Smoulder was fucking badass and its in my top 20.

[@gravemike44]

1. Villagers of Ioannina City - Age of Aquarius 2. Jinjer - Macro 3. Monkey3 - Sphere

[@GreatBeardofWisdom]

My own top 3: 1: Cult of Luna- A Dawn to Fear 2: Rotting Christ- The Heretics 3: Blood Incantation- Hidden History of the Human Race. That being said, there's some quality bands mentioned both in the video and the comments.

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

Josh Crowe i agree 😊

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

Insomnium - Heart like a Grave Alcest - Spiritual Instinct Mgla - Age of Excuse

[@archittamarapu]

Imo Alcest were the Rivers of Nihil of this year. What a great album!

[@lobster272]

Dude, I cannot believe I missed the new Alcest album. Listening now.

[@prinonmahajan7788]

finally someone mentioned Insomnium...Heart like a grave was one of the bests this year but every reviewer didn’t put this album even in honorable mention list 🙄

[@vipatricias]

Mgla is really best band!!!

[@chunderjack]

Just wanted to say that you guys put out such great content and I've discovered so much excellent metal through your reviews. Keep up the good work \m/ Oh aoty: Cult of Luna - A Dawn to fear

[@MrAngus4]

There are two really standout records in 2019: 1. Denial of God - The Hallow Mass 2. Atlantean Kodex - The Course of Empire Also very good: 3. Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race

[@Alex-gm5po]

HHOHR by Blood Incantation. Other albums I enjoyed on 2019: Heart of lead-Kaleikr La Croix de Sang-Drastrus Sacramental death quaila-Haunter Sulphur English-Inter Arma Divided by darkness-Spirit Adrift

[@jamesbondarchuk]

Yes, the new Blood Incantation is my favorite d.m. album since Gorguts' _Pleiades' Dust_ (2016). I was surprised no one mentioned it in the video.

[@personavisceration371]

Drastus are always killer, perhaps not as much growth as previous releases.

[@michaelpurnell5203]

Swallow the Sun- When a Shadow is Forced Into the Light

[@lyjuquinn3052]

This is my favorite album of the year too. This album is fantastic

[@wastelander1015]

Mine as well.

[@ezzymedina8794]

You guys get it.

[@emeralddreams5341]

I agree!

[@nikolademitri731]

Not my fav, but definitely in my favs of the year. Def my top 10, maybe my top 5 fav metal aoty! ✌️♾

[@deanjelofrizell3023]

2019 was the year that I discovered Car Bomb.😁

[@michaelpurnell5203]

They’re fantastic

[@kitoyobeni1]

2019 was the year that I was reminded about Car Bomb, lol. Have only their first CD (just picked up Meta used today), but need to get the new one soon.

[@projekstilez]

Absolutely amazing band personally my favourite

[@yorklovesrush]

My new favourite band. They are another level of musicality

[@nikolademitri731]

DeAnjelo Frizell Same! Mind blowing stuff, dude! ✌️

[@Wade_MF_KOG]

1.Cattle Decapitation 2. Blood Incantation 3. Nile 4. Disentomb 5. Darkthrone 6. Cerebral Rot 7. Mortiferum 8. Gatecreeper 9. Tomb Mold 10. Mgla

[@kylereece1979]

Evergrey- "The Atlantic". I dunno if yous covered this album during 2019 but this is a seriously good album from a seriously under-rated band. Brilliant melodic, dark, melancholic, powerful, emotive rock from Sweden. Full of deep, heavy grooves, soaring solos, memorable melodies and beautifully powered along by a huge lavish production. If this album- or this band passed ya by, I recommend you check them out as soon as you can!

[@sadusattack2628]

1) Rings of Saturn-Gidim 2) Insomnium-Heart Like a Grave 3) Eschaton-Death Obsession 4) 1349-The Infernal Pathway 5) Possessed-Revelations of Oblivion

[@miffmaff1]

NILE - Vile Nilotic Rites i was worried about how a album without dallas would turn out bit its fucking amazing, the best they've done in years!!

[@isaiasrico589]

miffmaff Dallas left? I haven’t heard anything from them since those whom the gods detest.

[@itsybitsyzombie]

@@isaiasrico589 He left Nile in 2017 to focus on his other band Narcotic Wasteland.

[@notjohn100]

Best deathcore album imo is Shadow Of Intent's Meloncholy

[@BungSmuggler]

I really liked the instrumental version they released too.

[@Idontknowone1able]

Personally disappointed by that one compared to Primordial and Reclaimer. Really hope they bring back the halo theme.

[@Zestydonger]

Yeah that ones second for me after Brand of Sacrifice both albums slap

[@unr3quited]

@@Idontknowone1able Melancholy is still a concept album, just not a halo one

[@Idontknowone1able]

@@unr3quited I know, and I respect Ben's decision for that. It was just the Halo theme that really made them stand out for me. That and the musicianship was amazing. I was disappointed to the lack of stand out choruses since they decided to utilize Chris voice even more on this one, and also by the lackluster orchestration. There were only a couple songs on Melancholy that really grabbed my attention in both of those aspects and everything else was just kind of meh. I had to listen to the album probably 15 times before I started to remember which songs I actually thought were worthwhile. However the production is fucking fantastic, probably one of the best mixed albums I have ever heard so that's a huge plus in my book. Still got respect for the boys.

[@CJWilliams96]

TOOL - Fear Inoculum Periphery - Hail Stan Devin Townsend - Empath Opeth - In Cauda Venenum

[@SuperAlfonsoBros]

I do agree 2019 has been difficult for me to settle on a favorite. I got into Knocked Loose this year so their new album was the last thing I checked and, I dug the hell out of it.

[@metalbearlife2010]

Yes, Knocked Loose are such a good up and coming hardcore band! Right up there with Code Orange. Also Vitriol had such a good release with To Bathe From the Throat of Cowardice. Super good technical death metal with groove.

[@samuelavery5983]

MetalBearLife highly recommend Earthshatter as well, debut album due out in jan I think.

[@Xatalion]

1. We Are not Your kind 2. Shaped By Fire 3. EarthAndSky 4. The Sea of the Tragic beast 5. Death Atlas 6. All Hail 7. Anthems 8. Daemon 9. Disarray 10. Rise of the reaper My top 10 albums of 2019

[@abdo19code]

THE BATTLE OF YALDABAOTH?!!!

[@DualHelix5]

Slipknot, LMAO

[@Xatalion]

@@DualHelix5 They are awesome live :)

[@Renathoth]

@@DualHelix5 Damn, people still shitting on others for liking Slipknot? Thought you guys grew out of that a decade ago.

[@abdo19code]

@@Renathoth I thought people grew out of Slipknot a decade ago lol

[@mghm8454]

Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas.

[@apathee_dm]

Epic Album!

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

경지민 Of course!

[@DashieNegan41]

Album of the year

[@toddapplegate]

Their annual review this year is some largely obscure b.s. from metal hipsters. I am not impressed. At least you guys probably feel really hip and cool while losing credibility in my eyes. Cattle Decapitation and Dream Theatre put out excellent albums in 2019.

[@frankf684]

Todd Applegate people have their own opinions.I enjoyed the latest Dream Theater but no where near my albums of the year.

[@keeganjames2395]

2019 is the year I dug deep into Led Zep, Black Sabbath, Kyuss, Monster Magnet and Sleep

[@mkinne3121]

Sounds like an excellent year for you!!!

[@jarunia17]

About time eh?

[@keenzbeanz6706]

HATH - Of rot and ruin. Not sure if its my favorite release, but certainly awesome.

[@platonicdescartes]

I'm just happy that metal has such diverse sounds, because my tastes are definitely not what most Banger contributors have. My top 3 were: 1. Tool - Fear Innoculum 2. Soen - Lotus 3. Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (Swedish Version)

[@rocioiribe5841]

You're still welcome here even though Banger is death/black heavy. Soen was my fav this year as well and that Opeth, what a masterpiece.

[@bbbbBeaver]

My top 3 metal of 2019 Devourment - Obscene Majesty Disentomb - The Decaying Light Full of Hell - Weeping Choir

[@ariyohidayat3091]

Holly sheet !, almost forget how good Obscene Majesty was

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

1- Exhorder- Mourn the Southern Skies 2- Bewitcher - Under the Witching Cross 3- Sanhedrin - The Poisoner 4- Jinjer - Macro 5- Death Angel - Humanicide 6. The Well - Death and Consolation 7 Overkill- Wings of War 8. Monolord- No Comfort 9. King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard- Infest the Rats Nest 10. Warthog - live

[@Sjs9000]

Made a playlist including almost all of the albums in this video on Spotify called Banger best of 2019

[@peeweewallabowski7084]

Link?

[@zachiswayposi1]

Yes, need that link

[@zachiswayposi1]

@Beat Richli throw that link up

[@desotron341]

Scott Siegel link?

[@MultiAres666]

Link please

[@nathanjudy7705]

For me it is absolutely: Mizmor - Cairn

[@danaouellette5537]

It's a great album!

[@ebony.p]

Same here, wish it was getting more buzz

[@troysrebro6244]

Thank fuck someone else gives that album some appreciation

[@joeyuzwa891]

Wait, Mizmor released a new album this year? I need to check that out.

[@chucklepadory]

Joe Yuzwa oh it’s good

[@michaelgonzales92mg]

Possessed- Revelations of Oblivion was definitely my favorite metal album of the year. That album is gonna go down as a majore classic shredder album in the years to come

[@charleswood123]

I agree. It crushes most of the poser shit listed here

[@stewartlichfield6409]

Metal has so many release across so many subgenres it's super easy to miss great records, so lists like this (with contributors of varying tastes) are a great way to fill in the gaps - so cheers, guys! Some of my faves this year: The Antichrist Imperium: Vol. II Every Tongue Shall Praise Satan - Ripping blackened death, with a mournful, slightly gothy edge and serious amounts of shred. Curse of Denial - Coming for Your Soul - Old school, prog death metal that'll take you to the Edge of Sanity. Obsidian Tide: Pillars of Creation - The best Opeth album of 2019 Idle Hands: Mana Bewitcher: Under the Witching Cross Gatecreeper - Deserted Inter Arma - Sulphur English Soen - Lotus Cattle Decapitation: Death Atlas Bonus record I had zero expectations for but which ending up blowing me away - Abigail Williams: Walk Beyond the Dark

[@mikeb4858]

Nice haircut Blayne. Nice picks Sarah. VERY nice shirt Popoff. When Sam said "cutest member' and didn't jump cut to DeKay I was surprised. Not that Gowan isn't dreamy, but come on. DeKay's got curls for days. Daaaaaaaaaa-yum. Whitechapel, Opeth, Idle Hands and Devin Townsend are all some of my AotY finalists, but my #1 AotY is Batushka's Panihida. Brutal, imposing, bleak and compelling, Panihida is the best of very strong 2019.

[@erzsblasfantaven3334]

I agree with almost every word you said

[@Teo-gm6yl]

1 Rotting Christ - The Heretics 2 Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas 3 Mayhem - Daemon

[@Cosmic_Cretin]

Rotting Christ is just so damn consistent

[@YaBoiFetz]

Death Atlas is my absolute number 1 this year

[@Teo-gm6yl]

@@Cosmic_Cretin no the exact opposite take a listen on the albums. Its pure quality

[@syringeeleven4706]

Darkthrone - Old Star 🤘🏻 Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas 🤘🏻

[@DarkFire515]

Easy picks for me: 1) Hecate Enthroned - Embrace of the Godless Aeon. The best symphonic black metal album ever created. Yes, really. Give it a listen \m/ 2) Urn - Iron Will of Power. I love black / thrash crossover and this is by far the best I've heard since Arts of Destruction by Desaster. 3) Schammasch - Hearts of No Light. Experimental black metal from Switzerland's finest. 4) Rotting Christ - The Heretics. Just amazing as always with RC. Happy christmas to all at Banger. Loved your work in 2019, looking forwards to more great stuff in 2020!

[@ggstarwizzrd]

TOOL - Fear Inoculum Devin Townsend - Empath Opeth - In Cauda Venenum

[@Charlominator]

Xoth - Interdimensional Invocations

[@darknessnight1115]

Disappointed nobody mentioned this

[@speedchopperbass]

Cheers

[@Farkmetal]

Seattle

[@sofukingwhat]

Hell yes best death trash album in years

[@melvinramone2605]

I have to mention Oozing Wound - High Anxiety 'cause those dudes crush everybody and never get enough love. Lingua Ignota - Caligula was way up there for me too. Other than that, I'm not usually a big Death Metal guy but this year Blood Incantation, Tomb Mold (how did none of you canucks shout them out?), Cerebral Rot, Gatecreeper, Fetid, Witch Vomit, Superstition, Exhumed, and Cattle Decapitation all killed it this year. If you read that list you might notice a lot of 20 Buck Spin on there. They were on fire this year.

[@Shrieking_In_the_Void]

hey Blayne, there's this band, Deathspell Omega, you should check 'em out - you'll probably love them!

[@caiosantos3226]

Gatecreeper - Deserted was insane this year for me.

[@lacydog69]

Obsequiae- “Palms of Sorrowed Kings” This album just came in and swept away any other band that was vying for top spot

[@jessehilton1337]

Jonathan Newman dude, you are so freakin right. It’s easily my favorite record of the year.

[@larandeason6696]

Artist- After The Burial Album - Evergreen Banger Song - Quicksand

[@joetrosclair8434]

The Great Old Ones: Cosmicism Has been on repeat a LOT For me

[@joetrosclair8434]

Jesus Christ Denton really? It’s my favorite of theirs sofar 🤷‍♂️ To each, their own

[@joetrosclair8434]

Jesus Christ Denton our of genuine curiosity, which album would you rate as their best? I’m spending my morning re-listening to all of them just for fun.

[@adnihilis]

I'm glad someone finally mentioned The Great Old Ones. Love the new one. Also in my top picks for 2019 is Krypts "Cadaver Circulation." Just can't stop listening to those 2 albums.

[@Sorrow366]

Aephanemer - Prokopton Darkthrone - Old Star Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas

[@sebenpunkt]

For me Idle Hand's Mana record was outstanding Also Atlantean Kodex rocked it. Sarah, you nailed it^^

[@Space_Chief]

CAR BOMB - MORDIAL So disappointed this isn't getting more love.

[@bostonscharwarth7408]

Space Chief PEWPEWPEWPEWPEW

[@chronometa]

Yassss

[@GreatBeardofWisdom]

My copy turned up a couple of hours ago so will be digging into it over the holiday. I've heard good things and I can't wait!

[@MrSpectralfire]

I liked Damp Chill of Life and God Hand but Empath was the album I liked most out of these recommendations. My pick would have been Fleshgod Apocalypse's Veleno.

[@dannyfreeman3800]

I'm happy Slough Feg got some love, They've been an amazing band for a long time.

[@AuntieTrichome]

Vltimas is my pick as well. Killer album.

[@matthewporter8141]

My pick of the year is undoubtedly Warforged's "I:Voice" with runner's up Apanthropy's "Monument of Solitude" and Smoulder's (yo, Sarah!) "Times Of Obscene Evil and Wild Daring."

[@mohammadakhavan716]

my top 3 albums of 2019 Cattle Decapitation Death Atlas Possessed Revelations of Oblivion and Cloak The Burning Dawn

[@NinjaFoxn96]

Yeha Death Atlas is an easy pick for me as nr.1

[@PorscheJon]

I love cattle decap but I feel death atlas is overrated. A good album but not great. I actually enjoy the blood incantation record more. Fuck I even enjoyed the new as I lay dying record more than I want to admit.

[@mohammadakhavan716]

@Isaac Greedy check out new Cloak record too its fucking great i also like King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard record

[@firesword0077]

My top three in no particular order are: Soen - Lotus Infant Annihilator - The Battle of Yaldabaoth Devin Townsend - Empath

[@firesword0077]

There were way more albums I listened to and liked this year, but these were probably the best three IMO.

[@rhyanoneill1932]

Soens album is fucking amazing!

[@rocioiribe5841]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who loved that Soen album!

[@Omid87b]

Wormwood - Nattarvet Insomnium - Heart Like a Grave Soen - Lotus Swallow the Sun - When a Shadow is Forced into the Light In Mourning - Garden of Storms Brutus - Nest

[@PeteHawthorne]

Swallow The Sun!

[@didrikmesicek4825]

Finally someone that doesn't just wank off to underground death metal. Great picks

[@bbbbBeaver]

Brutus has been my favorite band that I discovered in 2019.

[@rafaelcolella2289]

Finally someone else other than me recognising Soen

[@BungSmuggler]

Here are mine in no particular order! Soilwork - Verkligheten After the Burial - Evergreen Cognizance - Malignant Domain Killswitch - Atonement Periphery - Hail Stan Fit for an Autopsy - Tragic Beasts Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas Ghost Iris - Apple of Discord Jinjer - Macro As I Lay Dying - Shaped by Fire

[@h2o1969]

God bless Canada. I love this channel. I don’t agree with all of your guys picks, but the diversity always provides something for me to check out.

[@jellevanloo8728]

Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

[@vaporizejello]

I listened to that a few times. it was gold!

[@dimeraRaven]

For me: 1. Possessed - Revelations of Oblivion 2. Darkthrone - Old Star 3. Sabaton - The Great War

[@servietsky67]

Green Lung - Woodland Rites King Gizzard and the Lizzard Wizard - Infest the Rat's Nest Opeth - In Cauda Venenum Cult of Luna - a Dawn to Fear Inter Arma - Sulphur English honorary mentions : Waste of Space Orchestra, Low Flying Hawks, Cattle Decapitation, Blood Incantation, Tool, Monolord, Sunn 0))), Gatecreeper, Blackwater Holylight, Zig Zags

[@robiu013]

i'd say Cult of Luna - A Dawn to Fear

[@SchnitzelKraft]

Yeah, they're not mentioned enough here.

[@goyjea]

Cult of Luna : A Dawn to Fear.

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

Jean-François G. Love it!! 😊😊😊. Amazing!.

[@alejandroricharte1812]

1. Tool- Fear Inoculum 2. Fen- The Dead Light 3. Blood Incantation-Hidden History of the Human Race 4. Tanith- In Another Time 5. Numenorean- Adore 6. Counterparts- Nothing Left to Love 7. Full of Hell- Weeping Choir 8. Tomb Mold- Planetary Clairvoyance 9. Cult of Luna-A Dawn to Fear 10. Overruled- Hybris

[@luccarobertoteixeirafonsec8355]

My best 3 would be: 1- Numenorean - Adore Canadian Black Metal band that I really loved and enjoyed all tracks 2 - shadow of intent - melancholy 3 - Whitechapel- the valley Honorable mentions to: mgla - age of excuse thy art is murder - human target The pilgrim - walk in to the forest Green lung - woodland rites Heilung - futha I know that my list is really diverse but i tried to pick what do I most got into this year

[@BushSniffers]

Adore pissed me off so fucking much after their first masterpiece of an album, maybe I was on a bad mood when I first heard it.

[@XOKNP]

Adore was such a fantastic album, it sounded like a natural evolution to their style while still retaining their roots

[@daniel.daniel7795]

1 - Possessed 2 - Darkthrone 3 - Mystifier 4 - Vltimas 5 - Nocturnus A.D.

[@sadusattack2628]

Finally! Someone mentions Nocturnus A.D.!!!

[@daniel.daniel7795]

@@sadusattack2628 I just dont understand how can people just forget this album.

[@ChristopherPFoley]

"Mana" - Idle Hands

[@Infyra]

This is amazing.

[@VomitRottenn]

Jackie is that slappppp

[@zuzuzard6974]

Album of the year for me is Wilderun - Veil of Imagination. Runner up would be True North - Borknagar. Two absolutely fantastic albums.

[@blackatmospheric]

Hailz to Blayne....you nail it with the selection of None-Damp chill of life as your favorite of this year. None music always touch my heart in a very special way. 🤘🏻💀

[@steverogers6340]

Empath followed by In Cauda Venenum, both albums will live with me for a long long time. Edit, loved Soen's : Lotus too.

[@jordanaut]

My favourite was Imperium Dekadenz - When We Are Forgotten. Absolutely love that album, best Atmospheric Black Metal album of the year for me

[@alterofcain]

no Borknagar love? they put out the best album of their career

[@dylanzoney7141]

1. Evergreen - After The burial 2. We are not your kind - Slipknot 3. Artificial Void - Unprocessed

[@kitoyobeni1]

I have a feeling my album of the year will be one of the releases I'm still chasing down; Obsequaie, Officium Triste, Car Bomb, Moon Tooth, Possessed, Acid Reign, etc. Ever since my local metal cd shop closed, I've been struggling to track down these locally, need to place some orders online this weekend. I did like Daniel's picks (Tanith and Vulture).

[@moosemoosington1441]

Sarah's taste was the closest to mine, but I was sad to see no mention of Wilderun nor Disillusion by anyone. Those are both favorites of mine that have had rather long hiatuses, and they were fantastic releases. I really did dig the massive showing of traditional heavy metal and epic and trad doom this year. This trend could continue for a few more years and I would be ecstatic. This year was phenomenal, and I hope metal continues to see this resurgence in quality and quantity of worthwhile releases. What better time to get back into music discovery than these passed two years.

[@LickeyWebster]

The Disillusion record caught be by surprise. I didn't even know it existed until 2 months after it was out. And I've been a fan of both of the prior records for years. Its a masterpiece, and I'm listening to it almost every day. Long waits regardless, they're unique and masterful. It may very well be my favorite of the year. And thats saying something. Its been a great year for metal.

[@Chris_Longstreet]

Sarah “look into the underground that’s where the best stuff is...I promise you”

[@Falxifer95]

She's not wrong though.

[@Chris_Longstreet]

I know it, I love her attitude!!

[@rnbtheadventuresofrhettbri1933]

Pretty cool to see Blayne pick the album by None as album of the year. I got it as part of my Metalhead Box package and I loved it as well.

[@estebanmendez4277]

Not metal but is the most metal thing of the year, Lingua Ignota - Caligula and gotta give props to that incredible Liturgy - H.A.Q.Q, Mizmor - Cairn was really good as well! The vocals on that album still bring pain in my body, the Deathspell Omega - Furnaces it’s such an amazing concept album and to end it Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination was so good and interesting in its composition cuz of the use of dissonance and consonance

[@michaelgonzales92mg]

Riot City- Burn the night was another one of my favorite metal albums of 2019 a good classic heavy metal sound with fantastic vocals.

[@VomitRottenn]

WARRIORS OF TIME!!

[@robbiemoreland3869]

One of my favourites as well such an awesome album

[@jeffnduran]

Hell yeah!!!!

[@strangeradios]

my fav metal album of the year is Hallucinogen by Blut aus Nord.

[@themetalgator6668]

1. Candlemass- the door to doom 2. Blood incantation- HHOTHR 3. Gatecreeper- Deserted 4. Vanum- ageless fire 5. Smoulder- TOOEAWD 6. Tomb Mold- Planetary clairvoyance 7. Hath- of rot and ruin 8. Amon amarth- berserker 9. Nile- Vile Nilotic rites 10. Superstition- TAOUT Honorable mentions: cerebral rot, death angel, exhumed, ossuarium, vltimus, imprecation, warrior path

[@robinlove6981]

So surprised too see NONE make it on there. Been loving this album year too

[@steelhorseclub]

Seems easy to me: Car bomb Cattle decapitation As I lay dying Spurn Teeth Deathspell Omega Sect

[@wayward165]

1. Dream Tröll - Second To None 2. Screamer - Highway Of Heroes 3. Double Crush Syndrome - Death To Pop

[@laporte1625]

For those who like their metal unusual, entrancing, aggressive , proggy and awesome: Creature - Contes Funèbres. My personal favorite this year, along with alot of others already mentioned (Cattle Decapitation, Vltimas, Blood Incantation, Oreida, etc.)

[@nicholasromig5506]

Sarah, thanks for the Lunar Shadow shoutout. my second favourite behind Devil Master this year.

[@kimeklund8880]

Humanitys Last Breath - Abyssal Thy Art Is Murder - Human Target Shadow of intent - Melancholy Infant Annihalator - Battle of yaldabahoth Vulvodynia - Mob Justice The Ogre packet slammers - giant green destruction Brand of sacrifece and Shrine of malice has been great also

[@Idontknowone1able]

AOTY: Warforged - I: Voice 2. Fit For An Autopsy - Sea Of Tragic Beasts 3. Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas 4. Periphery - Hail Stan 5. Tool - Fear Inoculum

[@Morbidtaint]

Nothing like a BangerTV end of the year list to make me feel like I know next to nothing about metal

[@7abian]

metal records of 2019 i enjoyed a lot: Mylingar - Döda Själar Goblinsmoker - Toad King Body Void - You Will Know The Fear You Forced Upon Us Quallus - Quallus Malignant Altar - Retribution of Jealous Gods Witch Vomit - Buried Deep In A Bottomless Grave Triumvir Foul - Urine of Abomination Thou - Ceremonies Of Repetition Cough - More dead than live Mortiferum - Disgorged From Psychotic Depths Sunn o))) - Life Metal Blind Monarch - What Is Imposed Must Be Endured

[@johnstamos75]

7abian Great picks. The Triumvir Foul record was up there for me

[@michaelbarry9038]

Eluveitie- Ategnatos I always love the instrument combination with Eluveitie and the mixture of beauty and brutally which doesn't feel forced or cheesy on either. Makes my black heart happy 😍🤟

[@Zombieberry27]

Yes. This. Made me look up their back catalog and they became one of my favorite bands.

[@grimbelfix2648]

Can't get Ambiramus out of my head and also any album which features any amount of Randy Blythe should be an instant contender for AOTY, even though Randy could've been used better than just doing some narration

[@SteezyHubzMTB]

Actually they were my favorite band until that album came out 😬 now they kind of sound like disco and I don't like it as much 😣

[@flegmaavatar1551]

Cult of Luna - A Dawn To Fear, Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence

[@JinxMoody]

1. Nailed to Obscurity - Black Frost 2. Soilwork - Verkligheten 3. With Our Arms to the Sun - The Mogollon Monster 4. Aephanemer - Prokopton 5. In Mourning - Garden of Storms 6. Fen - The Dead Light 7. Wormwitch - Heaven Dwells Within 8. Hath - Of Rot and Ruin 9. Death Angel - Humancide 10. Insomnium - Heart Like a Grave

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

Cattle decapitation, and cult of luna !!. 😊😊😊. Love those to bands releases that year!.

[@gui4816]

I miss the music clips...

[@MidnightBootySnatchr]

Me too but it'd take too long otherwiss

[@nicholasromig5506]

blame youtube for that

[@jesusani]

Fit for an Autopsy - The Sea of Tragic Beasts. My best Deathcore album of 2019

[@pourlefun]

Good call on 'Damp Chill of Life'. I had the digital but circled-back for the digipak after another listen. Hypnotic Dirge may end up owing you guys an Xmas card.

[@Caylen666]

Super stoked to see Blayne picked that None record, I discovered the band this year because I was in a time of my life where DSBM really connected with me, and this album is fantastic. Definitely taking a spot in my top ten and definitely takes the crown for best DSBM album of the year. The Keys of Orthanc record was gnarly too, really good Black Metal, as was DeKay’s Bewitcher shout out.

[@henriquenesti9069]

MGLA - Age of Excuse Soen - Lotus Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

[@berserker8884]

Im really suprised they never covered any Mgla, it was one of the biggest releases of the year.

[@thesunabsolute]

@@berserker8884 They purposely stay away from any bands that have any controversy attached to them. Not saying it's right, but its their site. *shrugs*

[@berserker8884]

@@thesunabsolute I guess. Didn't know Mgla had any real controversy whatsoever tho, bloody hell, curse that damn antifa.

[@jengelson]

@@berserker8884 i like Mgla`s music but the interviews are the same esoteric rubbish like most BM bands