For The Sake Of Heaviness - Top 20 Albums of 2024 Pt. 1 - 11-20

Butch and Mercyful Mike rank their Top 20 Albums of 2024! This is episode 1 of 2. We shout out a few honorable mentions, then get to the bottom half of our lists, 11 - 20. What's on your Top 20? Let us know in the comments! It's been a great year for all things HEAVY!

[@paranoia.church]

Interesting picks, guys! A few nice curveballs in there, and I really appreciate the reminder about Demon Spell. I remember listening to a song when it first came out but never followed up on it-which would’ve been a huge miss because this is right up my alley. Looking forward to watching the Part 2. In my opinion, this was one of the best years in music in a long time. I couldn’t narrow my picks down from around forty-and that’s even after leaving out a whole bunch of incredible releases, including the highly regarded Opeth and Blood Incantation, David Gilmour, countless NWOTHM bands, and more. Cheers! Happy holidays and stay heavy! 🤘😈 Not all Metal, but here you go, in alphabetical order: Anciients - Beyond the Reach of the Sun Bewitcher - Spell Shock Blaze Bayley - Circle of Stone Blitzkrieg - Blitzkrieg Blues Pills - Birthday Crypt Sermon - The Stygian Rose David Reece - Baptized by Fire Deep Purple - =1 DOOL - The Shape of Fluidity Fans of the Dark - Video Frost* - Life in the Wires Gatecreeper - Dark Superstition Ha Vay - Baby I’m the Wolf Hellbutcher - Hellbutcher High Parasite - Forever We Burn Impellitteri - War Machine Iron Curtain - Savage Dawn Judas Priest - Invisible Shield Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood Kingcrow - Hopium Lucifer - Lucifer V Lowen - Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran Marche Funèbre - After the Storm Marilyn Manson - OAUG: Chapter 1 Meer - Wheels Within Wheels Neal Morse - The Restoration Officium Triste - Hortus Venenum Pallbearer - Mind Burns Alive Saxon - Hell, Fire and Damnation Sebastian Bach - Child Within the Man Sonic Universe - It Is What It Is Toxikull - Under the Southern Light Tribulation - Sub Rosa Aeternum Unto Others - Never, Neverland Vorga - Beyond the Palest Star Wheel - Charismatic Leaders Zeal & Ardor - GREIF

[@ForTheSakeOfHeaviness]

That Demon Spell EP is nuts! --Mike

[@mtaffer]

Nice picks. Love seeing Mega Colossus here. Fortune and Glory is one of my favorite songs of the year, i've replayed it so many times!

[@ForTheSakeOfHeaviness]

@@mtaffer Incredible album!

[@darkenx20]

Such a shame that the Lucifer's Hammer vocalist just passed away... according to Metal archives he was murdered...

[@ForTheSakeOfHeaviness]

That seems to be the case from what I've read as well. So sad... --Mike