The 60 best metal albums of 2020 include (clockwise from top left): Deftones, Tallah, Loathe, Ulthar, Pyrrhon, Bedsore, Orthodox, Katla, -(16)- and Boris. Thirty down, 30 to go! We’re in the thick of our journey through metal in 2020. This is really where the true standouts start to come…

Japanese trio Boris has taken the vanguard of experimental metal through a balance of deafening heaviness and delicate meditations. The band is known for the former, but cuts like “The Sinking Belle” and “Resonance”—from collaborative albums with Sunn O))) and Merzbow—emphasize a more ethereal approach. This contrast runs deep…

With an absolute lunatic on the mic and two dedicated noisemakers complementing on guitar and drums, Endon is a band whose extremity goes without saying. Three LPs, several EPs and a collaborative album with Boris speak for themselves. The Japanese quintet’s newest album foreshadows an unsettling experience just with its title. Noise…