Albums of the Decade: SUMAC — What One Becomes
These three musicians coming together for a project should have ripped an obscene hole in time and space five years ago.
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…
The Truth, The Glow, The Fall: A Playlist of Astral Pop
There’s a wealth of weird and wonderful sounds out there that sit, however loosely, under the pop umbrella.
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: 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: 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: Architects – All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
There are few metal bands, UK or otherwise, that can compete with the stunning back catalogue of Architects.
The Top 20 Astral Noize Albums of the Year 2019
Find out who takes the top spot this year.
