Over the last year I found myself exploring more musical styles beyond metal. I ventured in the realms of industrial, electonic music, classic rock of the 60's and 70's and also getting into more punk infused genres like hardcore, post hardcore, noise rock and mathcore. I also found myself listening to more hip hop. I guess i checked about one hundred 2015 releases, however my to do list was about double that size so there are still records I still want to check out. With this though, I present you my top 75 Albums of this year (including EP's).
Honorable Mentions (aka stuff I haven't listened enough to rank them):
Void Of Sleep - New World Order
Yuri Gagarin - At The Center Of All Infinity
We Lost The Sea - DEParture Songs
Totem Skin - Weltschmerz
Tribulation - The Children of the Night
Thulcandra - Ascension Lost
Shroud Of The Heretic - Unorthodox Equilibrium
Shapednoise - Different Selves
Sarpanitum - Blessed Be My Brothers...
Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden Of Delete
Native Construct - Quiet World
The Mortal - I Am Mortal
Misþyrming - Söngvar elds og óreiðu
Melechesh - Enki
Lost Soul - Atlantis: The New Beginning
LIL UGLY MANE - Oblivion Access & Third Side of Tape
Howls of Ebb - The Marrow Veil
Hooded Menace - Darkness Drips Forth
The Hirsch Effekt - Holon : Agnosie
Haunted Shores - Viscera
Hate Eternal - Infernus
Hanging Garden - Blackout Whiteout
Ghost Bath - Moonlover
A Forest of Stars - Beware the Sword You Cannot See
Gazpacho - Molok
Galar - De Gjenlevende
Exgenesis - Aphotic Veil
Endlesshade - Wolf Will Swallow the Sun
Dødheimsgard - A Umbra Omega
Disasterpeace - It Follows
Deafheaven - New Bermuda
Caspian - Dust and Disquiet
Batushka - Litourgiya
Bell Witch - Four Phantoms
Algiers - Algiers
I wish i would have had more time so that i could give all those and many more great albums more listens.
Im also sure i forgot some albums to include in the actual list.
Worst Albums and Best Songs of 2015 may follow.
Twas a great year with you guys. I know im late with this but i wanted to listen to some more significant releases before posting my list.
Have a great year of 2016.
Dude, this list is on point. Sooooo many great albums, and your honourable mentions list is about as good, if not better ;]
I really need to get on that Shape of Despair album.