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Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 16

Welcome to instalment number fifteen of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. That means that I’m exactly halfway through this year’s countdown. Thank you so much to you all for reading and commenting on my choices because it gives me the impetus and the hunger to continue with it. I never learn,  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 17

Welcome to instalment number fourteen of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. I really hope you are enjoying my series – I’m blown away by the interest, the comments, and the likes that I have received so far, with very few people telling me that I’m an idiot and that I have  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 19

Welcome to day twelve of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. After a break yesterday to recharge the batteries and spend time with my family doing festive things, it’s back to business today with a refreshed verve. We’re into the top 20 now, with some fabulous albums already revealed. Got your bets  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 20

Welcome to day eleven of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’ – we’re into the top 20! Things begin to get even more serious now, even though as I have mentioned many times, the placings between 16 and 30 are in no fixed order. I hope you’re enjoying this adventure as much  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 21

Welcome to day ten of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. I’m now one third of the way through my series, and there’s no sign of fatigue or boredom from me. In fact, the longer this goes on, the more excited I become as we get closer and closer to the top  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020- Number 24

Welcome to day seven of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. I hope you’re enjoying the series so far – plenty more to come over the next couple of weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, so stay tuned! A quick reminder that you can check out the other picks so far in  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 26

Welcome to day five  of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. Thanks for sticking with me this far. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find links to my other picks this year, as well as my full lists from years gone by. Be sure to check them out. But onwards, onto  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 27

Welcome to day four of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. I’m really not feeling a big intro today and I suspect that most of you skip past it anyway, eager to see my choice for the day. So, here goes… Number 27 Kvaen The Funeral Pyre Black Lion Records Score Of  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 28

Welcome to day three of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. No big intro from me today, except to remind you that my picks between 30 and 16 are in no particular order, and that this series seeks to shine the spotlight on my favourite albums that this otherwise awful year has  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 30

After an absence in 2019, I’d like to welcome you to the return of the annual tradition at manofmuchmetal.com, the countdown of my favourite records of 2020. Please note the wording above – this is a series where I shine the spotlight for one final time this year on the albums that I have enjoyed  Continue Reading »


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