2021 was rough, but music got us through.

2021 was rough, but music got us through.
The AN team reveals their favourite albums of 2021.
Find out who takes the top spot this year.
Rescuing the band from a creative slump and some career-threatening personal squabbles, Diamond Eyes represented less a return to form and more a haughty show of strength.
A cataclysmic slab of stomach-churning prowess which never shies away from spreading its noxious wings.
A gateway album we needed in a decade sorely lacking in them.
An album that sounds unlike any other.
The final part of our end-of-year countdown reveals the Astral Noize album of the year 2018.
Our four-part Album of The Year piece hots up as we near the final 25.
The second part in our gargantuan AOTY piece spans a wide range of progressive takes on heavy music.