2020 Metal Album Releases

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Jan 10
Poppy - I Disagree
Poppy
I Disagree
69
critic score
(19)
74
user score
(1,658)
Sep 25
Deftones - Ohms
Deftones
Ohms
85
critic score
(28)
75
user score
(893)
Mar 13
Code Orange - Underneath
Code Orange
Underneath
84
critic score
(15)
75
user score
(700)
Oct 30
Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
Bring Me The Horizon
POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
75
critic score
(11)
76
user score
(682)
Apr 17
Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin kynsi
Oranssi Pazuzu
Mestarin kynsi
79
critic score
(6)
75
user score
(324)
Feb 7
Loathe - I Let It in and It Took Everything
Loathe
I Let It in and It Took Everything
76
critic score
(5)
75
user score
(309)
Jul 31
Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville
Imperial Triumphant
Alphaville
86
critic score
(5)
76
user score
(290)
Feb 21
Ozzy Osbourne - Ordinary Man
Ozzy Osbourne
Ordinary Man
77
critic score
(18)
63
user score
(279)
Nov 20
Liturgy - Origin of the Alimonies
Liturgy
Origin of the Alimonies
81
critic score
(6)
72
user score
(253)
Jun 23
Hum - Inlet
Hum
Inlet
80
critic score
(9)
71
user score
(252)
Jun 26
Neptunian Maximalism - Éons
Neptunian Maximalism
Éons
78
user score
(240)
Jun 26
Paysage d'Hiver - Im Wald
Paysage d'Hiver
Im Wald
65
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(206)
Oct 30
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou
May Our Chambers Be Full
82
critic score
(10)
73
user score
(184)
Apr 24
Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still
Ulcerate
Stare Into Death And Be Still
90
critic score
(3)
73
user score
(174)
Apr 3
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Viscerals
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Viscerals
79
critic score
(20)
68
user score
(172)
Oct 21
Ghostemane - ANTI-ICON
Ghostemane
ANTI-ICON
75
critic score
(7)
63
user score
(166)
Nov 6
System of a Down - Protect The Land / Genocidal Humanoidz
System of a Down
Protect The Land / Genocidal Humanoidz
77
user score
(160)
Jan 24
Thy Catafalque - Naiv
Thy Catafalque
Naiv
74
user score
(157)
Jul 3
Boris - NO
Boris
NO
80
critic score
(8)
75
user score
(157)
Apr 24
Trivium - What The Dead Men Say
Trivium
What The Dead Men Say
77
critic score
(6)
72
user score
(148)
May 15
Paradise Lost - Obsidian
Paradise Lost
Obsidian
85
critic score
(7)
72
user score
(129)
Jan 31
Leeched - To Dull the Blades of Your Abuse
Leeched
To Dull the Blades of Your Abuse
88
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(123)
May 1
Umbra Vitae - Shadow Of Life
Umbra Vitae
Shadow Of Life
75
critic score
(5)
65
user score
(123)
Mar 27
Igorrr - Spirituality and Distortion
Igorrr
Spirituality and Distortion
78
critic score
(3)
69
user score
(120)
Jul 24
Gulch - Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress
Gulch
Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress
79
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(109)
Jun 19
Lamb of God - Lamb of God
Lamb of God
Lamb of God
78
critic score
(11)
63
user score
(105)
Dec 11
Boris & Merzbow - 2R0I2P0
Boris & Merzbow
2R0I2P0
72
critic score
(7)
71
user score
(105)
Oct 30
Mr. Bungle - The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo
Mr. Bungle
The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo
73
critic score
(9)
69
user score
(104)
Apr 24
Katatonia - City Burials
Katatonia
City Burials
82
critic score
(7)
67
user score
(102)
Feb 28
Intronaut - Fluid Existential Inversions
Intronaut
Fluid Existential Inversions
88
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(99)
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Jul 24
Haken - Virus
Haken
Virus
82
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(93)
Sep 18
Napalm Death - Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
Napalm Death
Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
84
critic score
(10)
67
user score
(89)
Feb 7
Sepultura - Quadra
Sepultura
Quadra
77
critic score
(9)
70
user score
(88)
Jun 5
END - Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face
END
Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face
90
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(88)
Jun 25
Bring Me The Horizon - Parasite Eve
Bring Me The Horizon
Parasite Eve
84
user score
(88)
Feb 28
Five Finger Death Punch - F8
Five Finger Death Punch
F8
68
critic score
(5)
36
user score
(87)
Apr 24
Black Curse - Endless Wound
Black Curse
Endless Wound
77
critic score
(3)
70
user score
(80)
Aug 14
Poppy - I Disagree (more)
Poppy
I Disagree (more)
77
user score
(79)
Aug 14
Primitive Man - Immersion
Primitive Man
Immersion
75
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(75)
Jun 18
Protest The Hero - Palimpsest
Protest The Hero
Palimpsest
75
critic score
(4)
71
user score
(74)
Feb 14
Hollywood Undead - New Empire, Vol. 1
Hollywood Undead
New Empire, Vol. 1
63
critic score
(4)
30
user score
(71)
Sep 1
Bring Me The Horizon - Obey
Bring Me The Horizon
Obey
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(71)
Feb 21
Polaris - The Death Of Me
Polaris
The Death Of Me
80
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(66)
Sep 23
Undeath - Lesions of a Different Kind
Undeath
Lesions of a Different Kind
80
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(64)
Apr 3
Testament - Titans of Creation
Testament
Titans of Creation
76
critic score
(8)
71
user score
(63)
May 1
Havok - V
Havok
V
85
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(63)
Nov 20
Killer Be Killed - Reluctant Hero
Killer Be Killed
Reluctant Hero
78
critic score
(7)
72
user score
(61)
Mar 27
Wake - Devouring Ruin
Wake
Devouring Ruin
85
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(59)
May 29
Alestorm - Curse of the Crystal Coconut
Alestorm
Curse of the Crystal Coconut
77
critic score
(3)
66
user score
(58)
Aug 28
Metallica - S&M2
Metallica
S&M2
79
critic score
(10)
74
user score
(57)
Sep 25
The Ocean - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic
The Ocean
Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic
75
critic score
(4)
75
user score
(57)
Jan 10
Apocalyptica - Cell-0
Apocalyptica
Cell-0
81
critic score
(3)
59
user score
(56)
Aug 21
Deftones - Ohms
Deftones
Ohms
82
user score
(56)
Feb 28
Fluisteraars - Bloem
Fluisteraars
Bloem
72
user score
(55)
Oct 23
Pallbearer - Forgotten Days
Pallbearer
Forgotten Days
79
critic score
(10)
68
user score
(55)
Nov 6
Sólstafir - Endless Twilight of Codependent Love
Sólstafir
Endless Twilight of Codependent Love
85
critic score
(4)
65
user score
(55)
May 29
Mrs. Piss - Self-Surgery
Mrs. Piss
Self-Surgery
73
critic score
(6)
69
user score
(54)
Jan 24
Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater
Higher Power
27 Miles Underwater
77
critic score
(3)
69
user score
(51)
Sep 25
Svalbard - When I Die, WIll I Get Better?
Svalbard
When I Die, WIll I Get Better?
77
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(51)
Sep 11
Uniform - Shame
Uniform
Shame
78
critic score
(9)
69
user score
(50)
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