1.Disillusion - Ayam

2.Aenaon - Mnemosyne

3.Wilderun - Epigone

4.Ghost - Impera

5.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter III: The Astral Drain

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1.White Ward - False Light

2.Gaerea - Mirage

3.Dream Unending - Song Of Salvation

4.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

5.Voivod - Synchro Anarchy

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1.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

2.White Ward - False Light

3.Gaerea - Mirage

4.Disillusion - Ayam

5.The Halo Effect - Days Of The Lost

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My very subjective ranking of all heard metal and metal-adjacent albums 2022.

1.Mamaleek - Diner Coffee

2.Wilderun - Epigone

3.Disillusion - Ayam

4.Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture

5.Cavernlight - As I Cast Ruin Upon The Lens That Reveals My Every Flaw

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Shieeet, here we go again...
Best death metal AD 2022 according to myself, listed alphabetically by band name with subgenres. Some notable omissions include: Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Decapitated, Fallujah, Lorna Shore, Omophagia, Paganizer and Temple Of Void. These left me a bit disappointed so I chose not to include them on the list proper, even though I enjoyed all the bands' newest albums. I'm also still catching up on a lot of records so this list will be updated semi-regularly. Hopefully you will find something you haven't heard here. Feel free to recommend stuff in the comments. Enjoy!

Oh and as a side note, none of the genre descriptors are meant as derogative, I obviously enjoy all these bands and albums. Caverncore (or cavernous death) for example is meant as familiar in sound/style to a band like Cruciamentum or Chthe'ilist.

1.Abysmal Dawn - Nightmare Frontier

2.Acephalix - Theothanatology

3.Aeternam - Heir Of The Rising Sun

4.Aethereus - Leiden

5.Allegaeon - Damnum

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Top finds from 2022 as I'm working my way through the backlog built by a couple of months of mental absence, loosely ordered but with a passing semblance of meaning to the numbers... A work in progress, obviously.

1.Kuolemanlaakso - Kuusumu

2.Vanhävd - Vila

3.Watain - The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain

4.My Sleeping Karma - Atma

5.Déhà - Decadanse

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These are my top 100 favorite new releases of 2022

Genre stats:
Black: 22
Death: 18
Doom: 15
Stoner: 9
Sludge: 8
Heavy: 7
Post: 5
Thrash: 5
Prog / Avant-garde: 4
Alternative: 2
Gothic: 1
Folk: 1
Drone: 1
Hardcore: 1

1.Lune - Hymns To The Lunar Realm

2.Famyne - II: The Ground Below

3.Umbra Conscientia - Nigredine Mundi

4.Angrrsth - W Czeluść

5.Devil Master - Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night

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2022.1（1-12）
2022.2（13-21）
2022.3（22-33）
2022.4（34-53）
2022.5（54-72)
2022.6（73-88）
2022.7（89-）

1.Trenches - Reckoner

2.Shadow Of Intent - Elegy

3.Dark Millennium - Acid River

4.Toundra - Hex

5.Fit For An Autopsy - Oh What The Future Holds

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Best of march....still cold winter whit strong sunshine

1.Agathodaimon - The Seven

2.Eucharist - I Am The Void

3.Dark Funeral - We Are The Apocalypse

4.Bomber - Nocturnal Creatures

5.Night Crowned - Rebirth Of The Old

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So much music yet so little time!

These are all the 2022 albums that I've been able to check out so far.

1.Messa - Close

2.Shape Of Despair - Return To The Void

3.A.A. Williams - As The Moon Rests

4.Brutus (BEL) - Unison Life

5.Vanhävd - Vila

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Ratings go from:

WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe not fitting my tastes.

I've decided to stop rating albums with a numerical value as I tend to feel uncomfortable with that. This list has a minimalistic, subjective and visceral approach, based purely on sensations and personal tastes. Mainly for personal use and doesn't pretend to be a serious ranking, but emerges from the need to remember which bands and albums I enjoyed and the ones I disliked. I constantly revisit new releases so first impressions may change over time. It usually takes 8-10 spins for me to get completely sure of a rating.

1.Æther Realm - Tarot

2.Abhoria - Abhoria

3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops

4.Agrypnie - Metamorphosis

5.Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function

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even though 2021's list isn't final yet (are they ever?) - I'm compelled any-damn-way to rank the 2022's I've been bamboozled with the most... most of it happens to be metal in some way or another - but, like my previous ones... non-metal albums that kick my ass (softly?) will surely be included, as well - hope it helps or is at least interesting to even one MS'er! (even if that MS'er is me hehe)

updated - 5/19/22
updated - 1/18/23

1.Skin Tension - Omni

2.Devin Townsend - Lightwork

3.Persefone - Metanoia

4.Wilderun - Epigone

5.Sigh - Shiki

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Ratings go from:

WORSHIP ❤️❤️❤️: Absolute greatness, a mindblowing album.
LOVE ❤️❤️🖤: Amazing release with very few flaws.
LIKE ❤️🖤🖤: Enjoyable but far from perfect.
DISLIKE 💔: Not very good or maybe not fitting my tastes.

I've decided to stop rating albums with a numerical value as I tend to feel uncomfortable with that system. This list has a minimalistic, subjective and visceral approach, based purely on sensations and personal tastes. I constantly revisit new releases so first impressions may change over time. It usually takes 3-4 spins for me to get completely sure of a rating.

1.Vehemence - Ordalies

2.The Mist From The Mountains - Monumental: The Temple Of Twilight

3.Allegaeon - Damnum

4.Fit For An Autopsy - Oh What The Future Holds

5.Vanaheim - Een Verloren Verhaal

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1.Wind Rose - Warfront

2.Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)

3.Saxon - Carpe Diem

4.Amorphis - Halo

5.Girish And The Chronicles - Hail To The Heroes

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All my top 2022 albums ranked in order that I have listened to completely. No EP's included only full length albums.

1.An Abstract Illusion - Woe

2.Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality

3.Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter III: The Astral Drain

4.Aenaon - Mnemosyne

5.Djevel - Naa Skrider Natten Sort

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