Summertime Sunshine!

So yeah, this blog has probably been forgotten, and I’ve been tossing around the idea of bringing it back for some time. The biggest obstacle I’ve had with this is the simple lack of time that I have; I haven’t had the time for the past few years to devote to this like I did before, but, if this is something I want to do, I’ll going to have to make the time. Any ways, what better way to start back up than with an Albums of the Year list? 

Before getting into the list, here are some honorable mentions that were amazing, but just didn’t make the cut for top 20:
King by Fleshgod Apocalypse
Wistful by Sylvaine
Dissonants by Hands like Houses
Bones of a Dying World by If These Trees Could Talk
Tired of Tomorrow by Nothing
You Will Never Be One of Us by Nails
Illusory by Cognizance
Taether by The Ritual Aura
Unholy Alliance by A Night in Texas / AngelMaker

Without further ado, here’s the list of my top 20 albums of 2016 (links to my favorite song off the album will be included for sampling purposes of course!):

20. Voices by Wormrot
     God’s in His Heaven - https://youtu.be/tE4jy58lUno
19. The Elysian Grandeval Galeriarch by Infant Annihilator
     Pelt of Innocent Flesh - https://youtu.be/bsXWXgLFgxc?list=PLVWeOakwdY8WjA4jVteUbtE2BvqC5YJEL
18. Dreamless by Fallujah
     Wind for Wings - https://youtu.be/SoPhHabGbR8
17. Terminal Redux by Vektor
     Cygnus Terminal - https://youtu.be/BpL3j8sCPAw
16. Tree City Sessions by Dance Gavin Dance
     Carl Barker - https://youtu.be/aNHLKCwXjos
15. Void by Within Destruction
     Rebirth of an Inverted World - https://youtu.be/waS3HZoVGLE
14. Akroasis by Obscura
     Ten Sepiroth - https://youtu.be/2OZYHJ_jme0
13. All Hell by Vanna
     Paranoia Euphoria - https://youtu.be/Ec4GZiP5XVY
12. Atrophy by Downfall of Gaia
     Ephemerol by Downfall of Gaia - https://youtu.be/lzQCrmTgd3k
11. Chapters of Misery by Slaughter to Prevail
     Beast - https://youtu.be/PxhxX4R-UTI
10. Laugh Tracks by Knocked Loose
     Billy No Mates - https://youtu.be/RLITVP550dk
9. II by Vale of Pnath
     Blacker Than - https://youtu.be/S3ShsWqtOVE
8. This Solitary Creation by Blidvinter
     This Solitary Creation - https://youtu.be/w2Y6-7IjhDo
7. Rheia by Oathbreaker
     10:56 / Second Son of R - https://youtu.be/tMTAkIDRHiA
6. The Whole of the Law by Anaal Nathrakh
     On Being a Slave - https://youtu.be/OBe2yO1q-sw
5. Illuminance by Virvum
     Tentacles of the Sun - https://youtu.be/g8ZcuJZ36-o
4. Before the Decay of Time by Until We Die
     A Tragedy Unfolds  - https://youtu.be/CBjVm74jQBM
3. Dasein by First Fragment
     Emergence - https://youtu.be/xdGsJWFj4xw
2. With Regret by Expire
    Hidden Love - https://youtu.be/s-LQ4o5ELOs
1. Kodama by Alcest
     Je Suis D’ailleurs - https://youtu.be/0xLr4v1Lv1Q?list=PLwQ1EmeGPtWkQ7TMZ-m4SwTEqRyeFnTYy

Now, of course I missed a few amazing releases that probably would’ve changed this order had I known about them, but there’s only so much time in a year to listen to new stuff! If you guys have any suggestions for albums, I’d love to hear them!
     

Stefano Valentini Drawing