TOP 10 EXTREME METAL ALBUMS OF 2020

We kick off our "Extreme Metal Week" by naming our top 10 releases of 2020 from the genre (which in our lexicon includes black, death, thrash and all its different variants). Overall, I'd say it was an average year for this segment of the heavy universe, but the following ten albums are definitely worth checking out. Links to the band's music (and review where applicable) have been included underneath each entry. SPOILER ALERT !!!!! #10 BASTARD PRIEST - Vengeance ... https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/08/30/demoep-roundup-bastard-priest-and-the-passing #9 TORONTO - Under Seige https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/04/20/demoep-roundup-toronto-and-noidva #8 FRONT - Anti-Christ Militia https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/05/12/demoep-roundup-front-and-evoker-reviews #7 CARDIAC ARREST - The Day That Death Prevailed https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/08/04/cardiac-arrest-the-day-that-death-prevailed #6 WARKVLT - Deathymn https://warkvlt.bandcamp.com/ #5 BUTCHER - 666 Goats Carry My Chariot https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/01/16/butcher-666-goats-carry-my-chariot #4 SODOM - Genesis XIX https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/thrash-sodom-genesis-xix #3 VADER - Solitude In Madness https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/06/03/vader-solitude-in-madness #2 MIDNIGHT - Rebirth By Blasphemy https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/02/07/midnight-rebirth-by-blasphemy #1 CRYPT DAGGER - From Below https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/02/18/crypt-dagger-from-below