The 60 best metal albums of 2020 include (clockwise from top left): Mr. Bungle, The Ocean Collective, Wailin’ Storms, Liturgy, Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou, Ulcerate, Umbra Vitae, Nero di Marte, Protest the Hero and Tombs. Who would’ve though Mr. Bungle would make it this high with a re-recorded…

Bandcamp Friday Oct. 2, 2020. Clockwise from left: Adrianne Lenker, Liturgy, Secret Chiefs 3, Sunami, Crippled Black Phoenix and Soft Kill. As the election proves to be as chaotic as expected, music is more important than ever as a means of speaking truth to power and forming community around…

Clockwise from top left: L’Acéphale, Nile, Opeth, Lingua Ignota, Swallow The Sun, Alcest, Car Bomb, Liturgy, Idle Hands and Inter Arma. Well, we’ve made it to the end of the road to hell. These are the best slabs of heavy goodness I heard this year. Sometimes you have to…