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Best albums of 2020 so far? (Share yours!) (Patreon)

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2020-10-06 05:04:53
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What are your favourite albums so far of 2020? What do you recommend NeO and the Ne Obluminati check out? Let us know in the comments below?

I figured this would be a good way of sharing some recommendations ahead of doing our "Best of 2020" album lists in on a few short weeks time! 

My how times flies...

Tim

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Lewis Allan

This is going to be out of left field for NeO fans I would think, but my top album of 2020 so far is 'Mourn' by Assemblage 23. This album has everything I love about the Industrial/Synthpop genre. It's heavy, it's melodic, it has powerful lyrics, and it's perfect for a Goth club dancefloor.

Dan Schieffer

My personal top 5 this year (in no order) Abyss - Unleash the Archers Oceans of Slumber - Oceans of Slumber City Burials - Katatonia Palimpsest - Protest the Hero Virus - Haken

Daniel Boulet

My top 5 of 2020, so far: 1. Hum - Inlet 2. Ulcerate - Stare Into Death and Be Still 3. The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic 4. Fleet Foxes - Shore 5. Nicolas Jaar - Cenizas

Daniel Marrable

Enslaved and The Ocean have been on repeat at my house. I can crunch the numbers again for you if you like Tim.

Sam Farrell

I have sucked at new music this year, but I'll leave some love here for Flowers of Evil by Ulver.

Neil Savage

In no particular order... The Ocean Collective - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic Septicflesh - Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX Omega Infinity - Solar Spectre John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity Black Royal - Firebride Haken - Virus Valdrin – Effigy of Nightmares Pain of Salvation - Panther

salil kanhere

Top 10 so far in no particular order: Oceans of Slumber - Oceans of Slumber Uada - Djinn The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic Oransi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi Ulcerate - Stare into Death and Be Still Cryptic Shift - Visitations From Enceladus Wake - Devouring Ruin Gaera - Limbo Alkymist - Sanctuary Firelink - Firelink

Vince

Top 20 so far, in alphabetic order: Aeternam - Al Qassam Arbrynth - A Place of Buried Light Black Crown Initiate - Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape Deathwhite - Grave Image Exgenesis - Solve et Coagula Gaerea - Limbo Havukruunu - Uinuos Syömein Sota Hyborian - Volume II Myridian - Light in the Abyss Nero di Marte - Immoto Obsidian Tongue - Volume III Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - Ascension Sojourner - Premonitions Soliloquium - Things We Leave Behind Sylosis - Cycle of Suffering Thrawsunblat - Insula Uada - Djinn Vous Autres - Sel de Pierre Winterfylleth - The Reckoning Dawn Wolfheart - Wolves of Karelia

Dina

My Top 15 in no particular order: Pain of Salvation - Panther Haken - Virus Lazuli - Le fantastique envol de Dieter Böhm Orbit Culture - Nija Dool - Summerland Oceans of slumber - Oceans of slumber The Sounds - Things we do for love Long Distance Calling - How do we want to live Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant Legeia Wept - A funeral of innocence Kyros - Celexa dreams Green Carnation - Leaves of yesteryear Atavistia - The winter way Conception - State of deception Katatonia - City burials

Daniel Gardiner

Haken - Virus Oceans Of Slumber - Oceans Of Slumber Huntsmen - Mandala Of Fear Soliloquium - Things We Leave Behind Lorna Shore - Immortal Intronaut - Fluid Existential Inversions Loathe - I Let It In And It Took Everything Elder - Omens Katatonia - City Burials Unleash The Archers - Abyss Caligulas Horse - Rise Radiant Pain Of Salvation - Panther Sweven - The Eternal Resonance Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi

Tina

Easy: Omega Infinity - Solar Spectre Ligeia Wept - A Funeral of Innocence Xen is so good on both releases. 🖤 Plus: Paradise Lost - Obsidian

Niccolò Pala

Thy Catafalque – Naiv Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion Imperial Triumphant – Alphaville Aseitas – False Peace VoidCeremony – Entropic Reflections Continuum: Dimensional Unravel Luna’s Call – Void Tvivler – EGO Bedsore – Hypnagogic Hallucinations 0% Hate – At the Mercy of Your Own Chepang – Chatta Wormhole – The Weakest Among Us Novena – Eleventh Hour Eyes – Underperformer

Rémy Alarçon

Clearly the two best albums of the year so far, imho, are "Virus" by Haken and "Palimpsest" by Protest The Hero. But I really have to mention "Void" by Luna’s Call, because this album is really solid (possibly in my personal top-5 of 2020) and it’s somehow close to NeO in terms of musical genre and influences. (Also, if re-recordings have to be counted, "Truth Inside The Shades (15th Anniversary)" by Persefone is to be mentioned.)

Ricky

Another shout-out to Protest The Hero - Palimpsest and Igorrr - Spirituality and Distortion

BK

Albums I've been enjoying this year: Black Crown Initiate - Violent Portraits..., Cloudkicker - Solitude (although it loses steam towards the end), Def Leppard - London to Vegas (live set - what a joy to listen to all these classics again after so many years - and they sound great live too!), GoGo Penguin - S/T, Oceans of Slumber - S/T and Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea (except for the song "Maelstrom" which I utterly loathe).

BK

Although it's from 2019, I only discovered Finsterforst's "Zerfall" this year and absolutely love it! Their album "Mach Dich Frei" from 2015 is also solid. They call it Black Forest Metal and it's friggin' epic. Love it! I speak no German at all but I find their music so heavy with atmosphere and emotion that my lack of understanding makes no difference. They could be singing about the perils of piles for all I know. Check out the truly epic (there's that word again) "Ecce Homo" from Zerfall - it's 36 minutes of pure...black...foresty metally goodness. Yes, that one track goes for 36 minutes.

BK

Lastly, just because it's Devin and I am a huge fan, some of his output this year has been exceptional - he's released a lot of stuff, whether it's ambient, acoustic, pop, extreme metal (yay for Stampy's Blaster!) or even his podcasts that take you on a journey into his emotional states when creating records from his past....it's just been an amazingly prolific period for him. Oh, and he's done all these rather interesting online concerts, some of which raised funds for health services. A total class act and an extraordinary human. Looking forward to Order of Magnitude, Lightworks, The Moth...and whatever is coming next. BTW, Gene Hoglan will be a guest at his upcoming Halloween show. Get on it! :)

Valerie Syren

Aether Realm: 'Redneck Vikings from Hell' - I absolutely love those guys.

Matt Brook

Rannoch - Reflections Upon Darkness Autonoesis - Autonoesis Arstidir Lifsins - Saga a Tveim Tungum II All Them Witches - Nothing as the Ideal

Sarah Yucel

These are the ones that grown into or instant favorites for now. There are more but i need more listenings to be a “complete favorite album” 2020 Gaerea - Limbo Pain of Salvation - Panther Katatonia - City Burials Omega Infinity - Solar Spectre Paradise Lost - Obsidian ..And Oceans - Cosmic World Mother Corps Fleur - Corps Fleur Ligeia Wept - A Funeral of Innocence Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear Teramaze - I wonder Unreqvited - Empathica Conception - State of Deception Ihsahn - Pharos

Christoph Klein

First: John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity (instrumental trio fun with JP, finally reunited with Mike Portnoy on drums and Dave La Rue on bass) . Second is the Belgian band Thurisaz, who are certainly not very well known internationally, though already existing since 1997, but really have delvered a remarkable album with "Re-Incentive" now in 2020!

Mat

Good morning/evening to all. This is our list so far: Dark Fortress- Spectres from the Old World ...And Oceans- Cosmic World Mother Carach Angren- Franckensteina Strataemontanus Omega Infinity- Solar Spectre Ligeia Wept- A funeral of Innocence Gaerea- Limbo Selbst- Relatos de Angustia Paradise Lost- Obsidian Anaal Nathrakh- Endarkenment Finntroll- Vredesvävd Apocalyptica- Cell-0 Best regards.

Noam Barnea

Pain of Salvation - Panther (fav band <3 ) Apocalyptica - Cell-0 Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters that's what I have so far :P there are other that I like, but I need to get way more familiar with them to have an opinion. (Imperial Triumphant, Oceans of Slumber, Loathe, Creature...)

Nathan H

No particular order, they're all great in their own ways! Kyros - Celexa Dreams Conception - State of Deception Haken - Virus Dance with the Dead - Blackout Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant Frost* - Others Caspian - On Circles Dreamcatcher - Dystopia: Lose Yourself/The Tree of Language Ben Rosett - BOSTER PACK Long Distance Calling - How Do We Want To Live? Pain of Salvation - Panther

Ne Obliviscaris

Thanks to all those commenting with recommendations! Keep them coming! - Tim

Chrysoar

The Ocean Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic Black Crown Initiate Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape Gaerea Limbo

jmmhk

This year my favorite three albums released this year are Phanerozoic II Mesozoic | Cenozoic by: The Ocean Rise Radiant by: Caligula's Horse Palimpsest by: Protest the Hero and then it's not really a new album release, but Between the Buried and Me has been remastering their older albums which I have enjoyed very much as well.

Daniel Edwards

So many great releases this year! It's going to be very difficult to finalise my end of year AOTY list. Some of my favourites so far: Ulcerate - Stare into Death and be Still Sutrah - Aletheia The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic Sweven - The Eternal Resonance Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville Enslaved - Utgard Cryptic Shift - Visitations from Enceladus Wake - Devouring Ruin Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi Bedsore - Hypnagogic Hallucinations Drouth - Excerpts from a Dread Liturgy Cult of Lilith - Mara Spectral Lore & Mare Cognitum - Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine Esoctrilihum - Eternity of Shaog Gaerea - Limbo Spectrum of Delusion - Neoconception Kardashev - The Baring of Shadows Symbolik - Emergence Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear Inferi - Of Sunless Realms Rannoch - Reflections Upon Darkness Exist - Spotlight's Glow Black Crown Initiate - Violent Portraits of a Doomed Escape Exocrine- Maelstrom Inexorum - Moonlit Navigation Fluisteraars - Bloem Luna's Call - Void Amiensus - Abreaction VoidCeremony- Entropic Reflections Continuum: Dimensional Unravel

Jacob James

The Truth Inside the Shades re-recorded from Persefone is amazing!

Desirae Laura

Oceans of Slumber Paradise Lost-Obsidian Katatonia-City Burials Enslaved-Utgard Ihsahn-Telemark (only an EP but amazing) Sojourner-Premonitions My Dying Bride-Ghost of Orion Unleash the Archers-Abyss (Insanely talented Cdn band) Bell Witch/Aerial Ruin-Stygian Bough Volume 1(only an EP again) The Ocean-Phanerozoic II Unreqvited-Emathica 2 that haven't been released yet but no doubt will be on my year end list -Thou/Emma Ruth Rundle-May our Chambers be Full ----Draconian-Under a Godless Veil

Val

2020 is a great year for music despite the world chaos... Medico Peste - The Black Bile Omega Infinity - Solar Spectre Sopor Aeternus - Island of the Dead Odraza - Rzeczom Mortiis - Spirit of Rebellion Over the Voids - Hadal Ligeia Wept - A Funeral of Innocence Carach Angren - Franckensteina Strataemontanus Batushka - Raskol Gaerea - Limbo Borgne - Y Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkment Ulver - Flowers of Evil Haven't had the occasion to listen to everything that came out this year, but here are some of those I could !

Eric Jaeger

Wow Sopor Aeternus is very unique. I’m going down you’re list of suggestions so I haven’t gone through them all yet but that one very much catches my ear!

Tina

Sopor Aeternus is one of Xen's most favourite bands, Eric ;)

Val

Forgot to add : Persefone - Truth Inside The Shades. ❤️

Bethany

Igorrr's "Spirituality & Distortion" and Omega Infinity's "Solar Spectre" got me through the year. Finntroll's new one "Vredesvavd" (or however you spell it) is also fun

Eva

Long Distance Calling are so good 🖤

Eva

Shoutout to OI , PL, AN and Apocalyptica 🤘🏻

Eva

Dreamcatcher is on of my daughters favorite bands. I did not expect them to pop up here. :)

Eva

Apparently Patreon sent my first comment into the void, so here's my second attempt. Music from 2020 that helped me to get through this year, in no particular order Apocalyptica - Cell -0 Long Distance Calling - How do we want to live? Ihsahn - Pharos Eivør - Segl Jonathan Húlten - Chants from another Place Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment Paradise Lost - Obsidian Ulver - Flowers of Evil

Eva

If Wardruna releases their new album this year, I guess it'll make it on my list. Also I forgot to mention Lindsay Schoolcraft - Worlds away.

Vince

Okay I have to add one more that just popped in: Necrophobic - Dawn of the Damned! Seriously, so good!

Ricky

I don't go searching for new music too often so thanks all for the recommendations To tally up some results: x8 The Ocean – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic x7 Gaerea – Limbo, Pain of Salvation – Panther x6 Haken – Virus, Oceans of slumber – Oceans of slumber, Omega Infinity – Solar Spectre, Paradise Lost – Obsidian x5 Ligeia Wept – A Funeral of Innocence x4 Caligula's Horse – Rise Radiant, Katatonia – City Burials, Black Crown Initiate – Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape, Protest The Hero - Palimpsest

Yasith

Me neither, Especially after discovering Neo :) So Thank you for this!

Scott Robinson

The two stand-out albums for me are: Haken - Virus Memories of Old - The Zeramin Game

William Magill

Still trying to weigh up newer ones (still the honeymoon period?) vs some of the older ones that might not have grabbed me. Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment: it's 100% 'thrakh, and as good as ever Fleshvessel - Bile of Man Reborn: one 24-minute track of experimental death, with bits of piano and choir and 80s synth. Wasn't sure at first but keep going back. Malist - To Mantle the Rising Sun: Disappointed at first, didn't seem as good as their debut. Good thing I revisited a couple of times, because it really is great melodic BM. Uada - Djinn: I swear it's got a bit more of a rock swagger, and it's not without its flaws, but at the end of the day it's really quite catchy. Havukruunu - Uinuos syömein sota: putting the epic in epic black metal Maybe some others like Kvaen, Sweven, Daniel Deluxe, and there are a number above that I haven't heard yet, as well as more recent releases like Pallbearers...

William Magill

I only came across the Rannoch weeks ago, rather later than its release. But also Omnivortex last month too, which was fantastic.