... from the abysmal depths of eternal damnation!
... and here it is! 2021 Top 50 Extreme Metal albums! No individual (genre/subgenre/style) tags to any of the titles: I thought it will make this more fun, by perhaps discovering something new and unexpected. 2021 was a seriously fucked-up year, but this is not the place to get into the current state of affairs. I have to thank music for helping maintain my sanity for the past 364 days. And what music!! Bands, projects, solo acts - all came out, guns ablaze, taking no prisoners! An embarrassment of riches! In my opinion, Europe had the upper hand this year. There are 13 titles in this T50 that originated in Germany, alone. Thirteen! Please continue to support the underground!
50
KAMBRIUM
Synthetic ERA
Germany
Released on July 9, 2021
Album #5
49
NIXIL
All Knots Untied
US
Released on March 5, 2021
Debut album
48
ZAKULA
Zakula
Greece
Released on July 2, 2021
Debut album
47
DEVCORD
Godisnowhere
Austria
Released on September 10, 2021
Sophomore album
46
KROSSFYRE
Rites of Extermination
Spain
Released on July 23, 2021
Debut album
45
INFEX
Burning In Exile
US
Released on August 13, 2021
Album #3
44
SPLIT THE ABYSS
These Terrible Depths
US
Released on January 23, 2021
Album #3
43
EXTINCTCIDE
Woods Of Fire
Spain
Released on June 17, 2021
Debut album
42
ANNOUNCE THE APOCALYPSE Nefarious Means
US
Released on November 6, 2021
Sophomore album
41
PLAGUEBORNE
A Blueprint For Annihilation
Germany
Released on January 22, 2021
Debut album
40
BLOODMOON COLLECTIVE
Limitless Complex: A Deathly Deception
Canada
Released on June 4, 2021
Debut album
39
DEVOID OF THOUGHT
Outer World Graves
Italy
Released on August 27, 2021
Debut album
38
RUTTENSKALLE
Skin 'Em Alive
Portugal
Released on October 31, 2021
Debut album
37
GATES OF MOURNING
Of Raven's Wings and a Blood Moon
US
Released on May 14, 2021
Album #3
36
BEEKEEPER
Slaves To The Nothing
US
Released on May 7, 2021
Debut album (self-released in 2017)
35
LEIF
Gateways
Germany
Released on May 12, 2021
Debut album
34
KNIFE
Knife
Germany
Released on October 22, 2021
Debut album
33
VOID OF CHAOS
Plagues of Annihilation
Malta/International
Released on November 2, 2021
Debut album
32
OSCENRAD
Beyond the Fells
UK
Released on May 28, 2021
Debut album
31
HAVENGARTH
The Path Through Reminiscence
Finland
Released on September 25, 2021
Debut album
30
TORTURESLAVE
Tools of Torture
Germany
Released on February 12, 2021
Debut album
29
HATE ANGEL
Kill for Passion
Norway
Released on September 24, 2021
Debut album
28
SERENITY IN MURDER
Reborn
Japan
Released on February 10, 2021
Album #4
27
TERMINALIST
The Great Acceleration
Denmark
Released on May 7, 2021
Debut album
26
VULTURE LORD
Desecration Rite
Norway
Released on July 15, 2021
Sophomore album
25
REFORE
Built to Nothing
Czechia
Released on March 6, 2021
Debut album
24
FRACTAL GENERATOR
Macrocosmos
Canada
Released on January 15, 2021
Sophomore album
23
BURN DOWN EDEN
Burn Down Eden
Germany
Released on March 26, 2021
Album #3
22
FROZEN SOUL
Crypt Of Ice
US
Released on January 8, 2021
Debut album
21
FUNERAL VOID
In The Epic Ov A Funeral Sunset
Norway
Released on April 5, 2021
Debut album
20
BELORE
Artefacts
France
Released on November 12, 2021
Sophomore album
19
GRABAK
Scion
Germany
Released on March 31, 2021
Album #7
18
ORGANIC
Where Graves Abound
Italy
Released on October 22, 2021
Sophomore album
17
OPHIS
Spew Forth Odium
Germany
Released on October 29, 2021
Album #5
16
AGRYPNIE
Metamorphosis
Germany
Released on August 6, 2021
Album #6
15
NÝR GATA
Luna Aeterna
Germany
Released on September 17, 2021
Sophomore album
14
EPIPHANIC TRUTH
Dark Triad:
Bitter Psalms To A Sordid Species
UK
Released on May 21, 2021
Debut album
13
STEEL BEARING HAND
Slay In Hell
US
Released on April 2, 2021
Sophomore album
12
NEKROMANTHEON
Visions of Trismegistos
Norway
Released on April 30, 2021
Album #3
11
ATRAMENTUM
Doomed in Time
Germany
Released on January 15, 2021
Debut album
10
IN TORMENTATA QUIETE
Krononota
Italy
Released on February 19, 2021
Album #5
9
:NODFYR:
Eigenheid
Netherlands
Released on March 5, 2021
Debut album
8
CRYPTOSIS
Bionic Swarm
Netherlands
Released on March 26, 2021
Debut album
7
ENVIG
Gutwound
Sweden
Released on September 10, 2021
Sophomore album
6
THULCANDRA
A Dying Wish
Germany
Released on October 29, 2021
Album #4
5
DYRNWYN
Il Culto del Fuoco
Italy
Released on April 30, 2021
Sophomore album
4
LUTHARÖ
Hiraeth
Canada
Released on October 15, 2021
Debut album
3
FIRST FRAGMENT
Gloire Éternelle
Canada
Released on October 29, 2021
Sophomore album
2
STARFORGER
Wreath of Frost
UK
Released on February 5, 2021
Debut album
1
PARADOX
Heresy II End of a Legend
Germany
Released on September 24, 2021
Album #8
A thirty-one years throwback follow-up to the band's acclaimed Heresy (1990)! A spellbinding, colossal musical venture that is entitled to demand the proper recognition! This is the album that the vast majority of thrash metal legacy bands wished they had currently/recently written. Heresy II (End of a Legend) is the best thrash metal release of the year & 2021 Extreme Metal album of the year!
© 2021 by Emil Chiru
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