We’ve entered the annual tradition end of the year lists and Decibel magazine have come roaring out the gate with their choices for the best records to have arrived in 2024. They’ve settled on a top 40 list to sum up this latest spin around the sun. Should you want the reasoning behind their choices, you’ll have to pick up their new issue in print. You can find more details on that over at decibelmagazine.com.
As for what they selected, read on:
- #40 Anciients – “Beyond The Reach Of The Sun“
- #39 Departure Chandelier – “Satan Soldier Of Fortune“
- #38 Oranssi Pazuzu – “Muuntautuja“
- #37 Darkthrone – “It Beckons Us All …….“
- #36 Yoth Iria – “Blazing Inferno“
- #35 Vicious Blade – “Relentless Force“
- #34 High On Fire – “Cometh The Storm“
- #33 Deceased – “Children Of The Morgue“
- #32 Oxygen Destroyer – “Guardian Of The Universe“
- #31 Midnight – “Hellish Expectations“
- #30 Lucifer – “Lucifer V“
- #29 Paysage d’Hiver – “Die Berge“
- #28 Glacial Tomb – “Lightless Expanse“
- #27 Chat Pile – “Cool World“
- #26 Apparition – “Disgraced Emanations From A Tranquil State“
- #25 Nails – “Every Bridge Burning“
- #24 Hellbutcher – “Hellbutcher“
- #23 Black Curse – “Burning In Celestial Poison“
- #22 The Black Dahlia Murder – “Servitude“
- #21 Full Of Hell – “Coagulated Bliss“
- #20 Undeath – “More Insane“
- #19 Dödsrit – “Nocturnal Will“
- #18 Opeth – “The Last Will And Testament“
- #17 Terminal Nation – “Echoes From The Devil’s Den“
- #16 Ulcerate – “Cutting The Throat Of God“
- #15 Spectral Voice – “Sparagmos“
- #14 Ripped To Shreds – “Sanshi“
- #13 200 Stab Wounds – “Manual Manic Procedures“
- #12 Hulder – “Verses In Oath“
- #11 Mother Of Graves – “The Periapt Of Absence“
- #10 Necrot – “Lifeless Birth“
- #09 Inter Arma – “New Heaven“
- #08 Julie Christmas – “Ridiculous And Full of Blood“
- #07 Gatecreeper – “Dark Superstition“
- #06 Tzompantli – “Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force“
- #05 Tribulation – “Sub Rosa In Æternum“
- #04 Judas Priest – “Invincible Shield“
- #03 Spectral Wound – “Songs Of Blood And Mire“
- #02 Blood Incantation – “Absolute Everywhere“
- #01 Crypt Sermon – “The Stygian Rose“
