Here's my list of the best records of 2020. This was another great year for music despite the musical world being sidelined by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gigs were cancelled around the world. Bands had to think of new inventive ways to release and record new music.
I don't want to get drawn into the current bleakness of the world but celebrate these amazing albums that impressed myself over the last 12 months.It was a tough year for myself personally which led me to take a 2 month hiatus earlier this year due to family and personal issues. Though the lure of the RIFF was too strong and called me back into action.
I want to thank you all for reading the blog on a daily basis and letting me air my views on releases within the world of Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal.
I want to personally thank Frazer Jones at Desert Psychlist for his endless encouragement and support this year and in-depth chats on Facebook. Same goes to Matthew Thomas, Gizmo, Michael William Petry, Edd JR Saylor, Todd Stealey, Håkan Nyman, Marty Harvey, James Marshall, Bill Goodman, Bucky Brown and Neils CTR for their support as well.
I have to thank the awesome PR Reps and Record Labels who let me review their promos in 2020.
Right. Oscar Speech Over. Time to get down to serious business of HEAVY RIFFS
Top 25 Records of 2020
1. Green Druid - At The Maw Of Ruin
2. Lowrider - Refractions
3. PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS - Viscerals
4. Elephant Tree - Habits
5. SLOATH - III
6. Valkyrie - Fear
8. Forming The Void - Reverie
9. EMPRESS - Premonition
10. KIND - Mental Nudge
11. Geezer - Groovy
12. Vinnum Sabbathi - Of Dimensions And Theories
13. Cegvera - The Sixth Glare
14. Stone Machine Electric - The Inexplicable Vibrations Of Frequencies Within The Cosmic Netherworld
15. Creston Spiers - Brown Dwarf
16. Jahbulong - Eclectic Poison Tones
17. Somnus Throne - Somnus Throne
18. Black Rainbows - Cosmic Ritual Supertrip
19. King Chiefs - Flying Into Void
20. Superlord - VS. Gargantuan
21. Twin Wizard - Glacial Gods
22, Black Helium - The Wholly Other
23. OHHMS - Close
24. Volcanova - Radical Waves
25. River Cult - Chilling Effect
