author: Oscar Wendt
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2016
If you were put to coma at the beginning of 2016 and awaken now, you would spend an eternity to catch up with all the good albums that were released over that time. 2015 has given us a vast amount of fantastic releases but it’s 2016 which went even further with this number! And oh dear, it was very surprising at times!
I tried hard and composed the list of 15 albums which I think deserve to be singled out in particular. This includes only the albums which I’m aware of as I’m sure the list would be different if I knew some other releases as well. Hats off to Season of Mist this year for making it 4 times to the list with extraordinary records by Deströyer 666, Inquisition, Rotting Christ and Urgehal. I also think that the status of the most surprising albums belongs to Bethlehem and Furia which honestly made me speechless and shocked.
I’ll be very surprised if 2017 can bring some more fantastic albums like 2016 but, as always, I’m in good hopes and there are several bands I’m counting on!
Anyway,MYlist of the best 2016 albums in ALPHABETICALorder is as follows:
Asphyx
Incoming Death
Century Media Records
LINKS
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Prophecy Productions
PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS
BETHLEHEM
LINKS
Bölzer
Hero
Iron Bonehead Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yH6j2Ym70g
IRON BONEHEAD PRODUCTIONS
BÖLZER
LINKS
ColdWorld
Autumn
Cold Dimensions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc17-AwKXVc
COLDWORLD
COLD DIMENSIONS
LINKS
Cultes des Ghoules
Coven, or Evil Ways Instead of Love
Under the Sign of Garazel Productions/
Hells Headbangers Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eL_roSSe_Q
UTSOG PRODUCTIONS
CULTES DES GHOULES
HELLS HEADBANGERS RECORDS
LINKS
Deströyer 666
Wildfire
Season of Mist
LINKS
Furia
Księżyc Milczy Luty
Pagan Records
FURIA (LET THE WORLD BURN)
PAGAN RECORDS
LINKS
Inquisition
Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith
Season of Mist
LINKS
Profanatica
The Curling Flame of Blasphemy
Hells Headbangers Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AstnZNzQaak
PROFANATICA
HELLS HEADBANGERS RECORDS
LINKS
Rotting Christ
Rituals
Season of Mist
LINKS
Stillborn
Testimonio de Bautismo
Godz Ov War Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcMcXvayZ9s
STILLBORN
GODZ OV WAR PRODUCTIONS
LINKS
Urfaust
Empty Spave Meditation
Ván Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncvGH0-Yw4w
URFAUST
VAN RECORDS
LINKS
Urgehal
Aeons in Sodom
Season of Mist
LINKS
Vredehammer
Violator
Indie Recordings
Vredehammer
Violator
Indie Recordings
LINKS
LINKS
Winterfylleth
The Dark Hereafter
Candlelight Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6jjVXr_YdQ
CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
WINTERFYLLETH
THE GOAT TAVERN 