2022 Albums Of The Year

ThatGuyArlo

Creating this to discuss the albums of 2022. What y'all heard so far?

EpisodeMnH

The only album I even heard so far from this year is the new Weeknd and that shit was mid lmao.

MetalCoresades

Just Dance With The Dead so far

FIRENATHANIELHACKETT

I've listened to The Weeknd and Dance with the Dead. 

DWTD grew on me with a few more listens 

JLRedWing13

Epigone by Wilderun. Gonna be hard to top this one all year. 

https://youtu.be/pdpWEpIDKCc

https://youtu.be/MQAPmNybgfA

ThatGuyArlo

I listened to the new Weeknd album and thought it was phenomenal. Seriously good shit.  

EpisodeMnH

Bro I don’t understand that shit at all lmao. Weeknd’s weakest album ever but it’s the only one MU is rockin wit. Meanwhile he’s been my favorite artist for 11 years strong now and I thought that shit was painfully average.

I gave it like 3-4 more full spins too and admittedly, the first 8 songs is a stronger run than I initially gave it credit for, but it’s still not even close to his peak, and the latter 8 songs are a straight snoozefest that can’t be saved. By Weeknd standards, only half a good album is unacceptable smh.

FIRENATHANIELHACKETT

TheOnlyEpisode said:

but it’s the only one MU is rockin wit. 

Not true at all

EpisodeMnH

FIREJOHNELWAY said:

TheOnlyEpisode said:

but it’s the only one MU is rockin wit. 

Not true at all

Ah well I never saw yall talk about or praise any of the other albums until now.

Dime2

I dont consistently listen to his records or anything but my brother loves him so I've heard alot of his shit and for the most part I've liked everything I've heard over the past few years. 

FIRENATHANIELHACKETT

TheOnlyEpisode said:

FIREJOHNELWAY said:

TheOnlyEpisode said:

but it’s the only one MU is rockin wit. 

Not true at all

Ah well I never saw yall talk about or praise any of the other albums until now.

I mean I'm not a huge fan like you but I've listened to all of his albums on release since Beauty Behind The Madness. I listen to a ton of hip hop I just don't really talk about it on here cuz MU

EpisodeMnH

FIREJOHNELWAY said:

TheOnlyEpisode said:

FIREJOHNELWAY said:

TheOnlyEpisode said:

but it’s the only one MU is rockin wit. 

Not true at all

Ah well I never saw yall talk about or praise any of the other albums until now.

I mean I'm not a huge fan like you but I've listened to all of his albums on release since Beauty Behind The Madness. I listen to a ton of hip hop I just don't really talk about it on here cuz MU

OH????

EpisodeMnH

Yo if all of Dawn FM was as fire as Sacrifice is, that shit would be in his top 3. Got damn what a fucking HIT. The remix on the deluxe is even better but regardless that’s a grand fucking slam. Too bad the rest of the album falls asleep at the wheel.

Ace_Deputy_Cheeze

Escape From The Zoo - Countin' Cards

MetalCoresades

Pure Wrath – Hymn To The Woeful Hearts
Abhoria – Abhoria
A Ghost For All Seasons – Hollowed Hope
Dance With The Dead – Driven To Madness
Circus Of Dead Squirrels – Scary Melodies
Gravelust – Passage To The End
Mossgiver – The Song Among Branches
Izthmi – Leaving This World, Leaving It All
Stangarigel – Na Severe Srdca
Confess – Revenger At All Costs
Vanaheim – Een Verloren Verhaal
Skin Tension – Omni

MetalCoresades

the new Pure Wrath is a MASTERPIECE. Absolutely beautiful melodic black metal.

EpisodeMnH

Dawn FM really grew on me hard I can’t lie lmao. It’s been getting played front to back on a daily basis at this point. I still do feel that it’s his weakest on account of how long it took to click wit me, which is a first from any of his albums, but naw it’s solid as fuck regardless and I’m now hype to hear the new songs on the tour as well. Gasoline > How Do I Make You Love Me? > Take My Breath > Sacrifice is such a strong fucking 4 song run and the extended album cut of Take My Breath is a masterpiece. I didn’t originally like the radio cut that much but the album cut completely transforms that song. I do still think there was too much “radio” stuff on it that fucks up the consecutive listens. It doesn’t really work other than the first listen so I always skip those. There’s even a playlist on Spotify called “Dawn Without FM” that’s strictly the songs on the album lmao.

Side note, this has also showed me how badly I needed to switch over to Spotify from Apple Music. The main reason I was tired of Apple Music was that they added that stupid ass Dolby Atmos shit to everything, which isn’t optional. You can’t turn it off. And basically, it sounds good on headphones or good monitors, but if you’re listening simply on your phone speakers, it jus sounds drowned in long reverb and it completely sucks the life out of the mix. That’s also on me for not listening thru a better source, but a lot of the time, I only have time to jus play shit thru my phone speakers on the go, so this was a huge problem for me. So Dawn FM sounded dead to me but a lot of that had to do wit that Dolby Atmos bullshit. Now that I’m on Spotify hearing the original mixes as intended, it hits so much better.

NOCAP

Lmaoooo I told you that album was gas

Ace_Deputy_Cheeze

Current ranking

Escape From The Zoo - Countin' Cards

The Linda Lindas - Growing up
Harley Poe - Horrorful

Guppy - Big Man Says Slappydoo

Madde - The Salt To Walk On

Church Of The Cosmic Skull - There Is No Time

Otoboke Beaver - Super Champon

MetalCoresades

Unranked so far

Pure Wrath – Hymn To The Woeful Hearts
Saor – Origins
Mechina – Venator
Gravelust – Passage To The End
A Ghost For All Seasons – Hollowed Hope
Carpenter Brut – Leather Terror
Wind Rose – Warfront
Dance With The Dead – Driven To Madness
Alestorm – Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum
Dog Fashion Disco – Cult Classic
Abhoria – Abhoria
Nekrogoblikon – The Fundamental Slimes And Humours
Circus Of Dead Squirrels – Scary Melodies
Stangarigel – Na Severe Srdca
Bridear – Aegis Of Athena
Confess – Revenge At All Costs
Ghost Data – Symphony Of The Shepherdess
Izthmi – Leaving This World, Leaving It All
A Pale December – Death Panacea
Sidus Atrum – Spiral Of Life
Vanaheim – Een Verloren Verhaal
MASTER BOOT RECORD – PERSONAL COMPUTER
Mossgiver – The Song Among Branches
Skin Tension – Omni
Hyngwar – Eternal Glory
Imperial Circus Dead Decadence – The Feeling Of Indulging In Death Eats Even Humiliation, And Praises Life To Love The Life Beyond
Final Light – Final Light

MetalCoresades

ROUGH RANKING, will probably change some a bit as I listen more...

1.     Pure Wrath – Hymn To The Woeful Hearts
2.     Saor – Origins
3.     Mechina – Venator
4.     A Ghost For All Seasons – Hollowed Hope
5.     Alestorm – Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum
6.     Kardashev – Liminal Rite
7.     Wind Rose – Warfront
8.     Non Est Deus – Impious
9.     Dog Fashion Disco – Cult Classic
10.  Lament – Morris
11.  Grimmold – Tales Of The Forest
12.  Gravelust – Passage To The End
13.  Vital Spirit – Still As The Night, Cold As The Wind
14.  Circus Of Dead Squirrels – Scary Melodies
15.  Final Light – Final Light
16.  Kvaen – The Great Below
17.  Izthmi – Leaving This World, Leaving It All
18.  Carpenter Brut – Leather Terror
19.  Dance With The Dead – Driven To Madness
20.  MASTER BOOT RECORD – PERSONAL COMPUTER
21.  Ibaraki – Rashomon
22.  Occams Laser – Phantasm
23.  Abhoria – Abhoria
24.  Sidus Atrum – Spiral Of Life
25.  Nekrogoblikon – The Fundamental Slimes And Humours
26.  Vio-Lence – Let The World Burn
27.  Hyngwar – Eternal Glory
28.  Grimmold – Heatherfrost
29.  Stangarigel – Na Severe Srdca
30.  Confess – Revenge At All Costs

UNRANKED SO FAR....
Bridear – Aegis Of Athena
Ghost Data – Symphony Of The Shepherdess
A Pale December – Death Panacea
Vanaheim – Een Verloren Verhaal
Mossgiver – The Song Among Branches
Skin Tension – Omni
Imperial Circus Dead Decadence – The Feeling Of Indulging In Death Eats Even Humiliation, And Praises Life To Love The Life Beyond
Deathspell Omega – The Long Defeat
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard – The Harvest
Panopticon – Collapse
Pensees Nocturnes – Douce Fange
Watch Out For Snakes – Dis(Integrate)

Still waiting on new Megadeth, Demon Hunter, Becoming The Archetype, Gloryhammer, In Flames, The Halo Effect, and Amon Amarth

anything I'm missing that's a must listen?