Decibel magazine have issued their choices for the top 40 albums of 2026, both online and in print form. While the print copy of their latest issue features the editorializing and interviews you’ve come to expect from the publication, Decibel have also shared a flat list of their choices online. As such, you can look over their picks for what topped the year for them below:
- 40. Fire Magic – “Memories Of Fire“
- 39. Sarcator – “The Ones We Follow“
- 38.. Archspire – “Too Fast To Die“
- 37. Worm – “Necropalace“
- 36. Mastodon – “Marrow Deep“
- 35. Snet – “V bažinách vedomí“
- 34. Night Of The Vampire – “The Enchanting Winds Of The Dreamweaving Masquerade“
- 33. Street Tombs – “Existence Is Corruption“
- 32. Sigh – “Goh-Ka“
- 31. Wayfarer – “Riders Of The Setting Sun“
- 30. Exxûl – “Sealed Into None“
- 29.. Fake Dust – “Decrepitizing Din Of The Cerebral Psyopticon“
- 28. Corrosion Of Conformity – “Good God / Baad Man“
- 27. Hällas – “Panorama“
- 26. Anthrax – “Cursum Perficio“
- 25. Bacht’n de Vulle Moane – “Verdwazing der Dwazen“
- 24. Godthrymm – “Projections“
- 23. Cryptic Shift – “Overspace & Supertime“
- 22. Devil Master – “Bloody Dreams“
- 21. Spirit Adrift – “Infinite Illumination“
- 20. The Silver – “Looking Glass Hymnal Blue“
- 19. Down – “Volume V“
- 18. Warning – “Rituals Of Shame“
- 17. Dreadnought – “Wars Of Spirit // Wards Of Light“
- 16. Godflesh – “Decay“
- 15. Khemmis – “Khemmis“
- 14. Hellripper – “Coronach“
- 13. Immolation – “Descent“
- 12. Panopticon – “Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet“
- 11. Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats – “Shapes Of Midnight“
- 10. Funebrarum – “Beckoning The Void Of Eternal Silence“
- 09. Mother Of Graves – “The Light That Keeps Us“
- 08. The Keening – “Devotion“
- 07. Converge – “Love Is Not Enough“
- 06. At The Gates – “The Ghost Of A Future Dead“
- 05. Poison Ruïn – “Hymns From The Hills“
- 04. Chat Pile – “Who Loves The Sun“
- 03. Hulder – “Verbolgen“
- 02. Disfear – “The Last Nail“
- 01. Neurosis – “An Undying Love For A Burning World“
