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1
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Full of Hell - Weeping Choir
May 17, 2019
Deathgrind
Score
100
Source →
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Spotify
2
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William Ryan Fritch - Deceptive Cadence: Music For Film Volume I & II
May 17, 2019
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
3
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Brand Of Sacrifice - God Hand
July 5, 2019
Deathcore
,
Brutal Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
4
.
The Acacia Strain - It Comes in Waves
December 26, 2019
Deathcore
,
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Misery Loves Co. - Zero
November 29, 2019
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
6
.
Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race
November 22, 2019
Death Metal
,
Progressive Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron - Lost Wisdom Pt. 2
November 8, 2019
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Buttechno - badtrip
November 9, 2019
Dub Techno
,
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Despised Icon - Purgatory
November 15, 2019
Deathcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Luke Combs - What You See Is What You Get
November 8, 2019
Contemporary Country
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Pan•American - A Son
November 8, 2019
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
iskwē - acākosīk
November 8, 2019
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
13
.
FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Gang Starr - One of the Best Yet
November 1, 2019
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Leif Vollebekk - New Ways
November 1, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Jinjer - Macro
October 25, 2019
Progressive Metal
,
Alternative Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Vastum - Orificial Purge
October 25, 2019
Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
18
.
Teebs - Anicca
October 25, 2019
Downtempo
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
November 1, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Cigarettes After Sex - Cry
October 25, 2019
Slowcore
,
Dream Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Colorado
October 25, 2019
Country Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Basement Revolver - Wax and Digital
October 18, 2019
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Battles - Juice B Crypts
October 18, 2019
Experimental Rock
,
Math Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Common Holly - When I Say to You Black Lightning
October 18, 2019
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Exclaim! awarded albums throughout 2019.
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