Albums of the Decade: Black Peaks – Statues
Black Peaks have done much to prove that artistic, classy and fearless modern music is capable of making a huge impact beyond the underground.
Albums of the Decade: Batushka – Litourgiya
Heavy with melody, and making good use of dynamics and contrast, Litourgiya possesses something which only the best black metal has…
Albums of the Decade: Thou – Magus
The Summer of Thou may now be in the past, but we won’t be forgetting Magus anytime soon.
Albums of the Decade: Primitive Man – Caustic
The heaviest album of the decade? Quite possibly.
Albums of the Decade: Body Void – I Live Inside A Burning House
A monument to pain, but also a manual for survival.
Albums of the Decade: Imperial Triumphant – Vile Luxury
Vile Luxury may be rooted in the brass-clad ruins of some fictional 1920s version of New York; but it also feels like a prediction of what the 2020s may bring.
Albums of the Decade: Marissa Nadler – Strangers
Marissa Nadler finds nuggets of poetry in the humdrum of everyday life, turning doom and gloom into something ethereal.
Albums of the Decade: Indian – From All Purity
If you crave brutal songwriting and claustrophobic soundscapes, this album is definitely a must have in your collection.
Albums of the Decade: Elder – Reflections Of A Floating World
Not only Elder’s crowning achievement but also one of the most innovative, memorable and impressive albums of the past decade.
Albums of the Decade: Chelsea Wolfe – Hiss Spun
Any of the Californian’s six albums could feature in this AOTD series, but Hiss Spun takes the crown for sheer ambition.
Albums of the Decade: Zeal & Ardor – Devil Is Fine
A different approach to black metal, a unique voice for the genre and genuinely one of the most important albums to have been released this decade.
Albums of the Decade: The Black Dahlia Murder – Ritual
The closest that The Black Dahlia Murder have come to surpassing the immense malice of 2007’s Nocturnal.
Albums of the Decade: Power Trip – Nightmare Logic
Nightmare Logic is the indisputable thrash Album of the Decade, and one heck of a fun listen.
Albums of the Decade: Gatecreeper – Sonoran Depravation
Sonoran Depravation combines all these sounds and ideas of what makes death metal death metal and shows them off wondrously.
Albums of the Decade: Code Orange – Forever
We dive a little deeper on a modern classic.
Albums of the Decade: Malevolence – Reign Of Suffering
As debuts go, there are few that can compete with Reign Of Suffering.
