Six years into the 2020s, respected British metal publication Metal Hammer have assembled a list of the albums they feel serve as the best of this ongoing decade has served us thus far. There’s definitely some divisive choices and jarring omissions to be found in the list, which you can find in full with writeups for each choice over at loudersound.com. As for which 30 albums made the cut, read on:
30. Green Lung – “This Heathen Land“
29. Bloodywood – “Rakshak“
28. Nightwish – “Yesterwynde“
27. Loathe – “I Let It In And It Took Everything“
26. Halestorm – “Everest“
25. Code Orange – “The Underneath“
24. Trivium – “What The Dead Men Say“
23. Slipknot – “The End, So Far“
22. Evanescence – “The Bitter Truth“
21. Poppy – “Negative Spaces“
20. Judas Priest – “Invincible Shield“
19. Bring Me The Horizon – “POST HUMAN: NeX GEn“
18. Knocked Loose – “You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To“
17. Creeper – “Sanguivore“
16. Lorna Shore – “Pain Remains“
15. Blood Incantation – “Absolute Elsewhere“
14. BABYMETAL – “METAL FORTH“
13. Avenged Sevenfold – “Life Is But A Dream…“
12. Electric Callboy – “Tekkno“
11. Metallica – “72 Seasons“
10. Heilung – “Driff“
09. Architects – “The Sky, The Earth & All Between“
08. Bad Omens – “The Death Of Peace Of Mind“
07. Rammstein – “Zeit“
06. Spiritbox – “Eternal Blue“
05. Iron Maiden – “Senjutsu“
04. Sleep Token – “Take Me Back To Eden“
03. Gojira – “Fortitude“
02. Deftones – “private music“
01. Ghost – “Impera“