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Metta, Benevolence BBC 6Music : Live on the Invitation of Mary Anne Hobbs

Gas Lit (Expanded)

Primordial Arcana

Istok

Solar Paroxysm

Mortal Coil

Celestial Blues

Preserved In Torment

Empires Vanquished And Dismantled

Tales Of Othertime

Migration

2021 was an exceptional year for metal - not many&nbsp;innovations, but an increase in overall quality and an insane amount of more than solid albums. The productions got better, the riffs harder and many established bands returned to the best of their core abilities.&nbsp; ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿Seven more album deserve an honorable mention however, making it 20 recommendations all together:&nbsp; <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://thetruepanopticon.bandcamp.com/album/and-again-into-the-light"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://thetruepanopticon.bandcamp.com/album/and-again-into-the-light">.​.​.​And Again Into The Light by Panopticon</a>﻿﻿<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/bloodmoon-i"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/bloodmoon-i">Bloodmoon: I by Converge &amp; Chelsea Wolfe</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/avow"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/avow">Avow by PORTAL</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/bloodmoon-i"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://heiress.bandcamp.com/album/distant-fires"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://heiress.bandcamp.com/album/distant-fires">Distant Fires by heiress</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kingbuffalo.bandcamp.com/album/the-burden-of-restlessness"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kingbuffalo.bandcamp.com/album/the-burden-of-restlessness"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kingbuffalo.bandcamp.com/album/the-burden-of-restlessness">The Burden of Restlessness by King Buffalo</a>﻿﻿<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kauan.bandcamp.com/album/ice-fleet"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://kauan.bandcamp.com/album/ice-fleet"></a><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://darkwoodsmybetrothed.bandcamp.com/album/angel-of-carnage-unleashed"> Angel Of Carnage Unleashed by Darkwoods My Betrothed</a>﻿ ﻿﻿Enjoy!

Opium Hum's favorite metal albums of the year - Black Metal, Drone, Sludge, Doom & more. 

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Into the abyss: Best Metal albums of 2021.