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2020 | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com Your guide through metal! Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:14:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themetalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Metal-Observer-Icon-45x45.png 2020 | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com 32 32 Slow Cuts of 2020 https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2020/ https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2020/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:43:19 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=44762 Doom albums of 2020 that needed time to mull over. Includes King Witch, Marrowfields, Sorcerer, Pulchra Morte, and Cardinal Wyrm.

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2020/feed/ 0 44762 TMO Albums Of The Month – July 2020 https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-july-2020/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-july-2020/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:59:24 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=42100 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Destruction – Born To Thrash (Live) I hardly expected this to suck, frankly, but I didn’t expect it to blow me away or completely rewrite the live album script, and it did both. I also didn’t expect that it would sound in most places better than some of Destruction’s finest studio moments, or add […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-may-2020/feed/ 0 41295 TMO x10: Underground Thrash EPs of the Last Decade https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-x10-underground-thrash-eps-of-the-last-decade/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-x10-underground-thrash-eps-of-the-last-decade/#respond Sat, 09 May 2020 13:12:19 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=40431 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. The thrash revival movement of the mid-to-late ’00s was a generally brief but spiky affair with a two-pronged effect. On one hand, there was a total over-saturation of generic party/beer/zombie/skateboard/mosh-themed bands like Fueled By Fire or Thrash Or Die (ugh!) who provided little substance or sincerity. On the other hand, it helped many a […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-april-2020/feed/ 0 40895 Shredding: Opeth https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-opeth/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-opeth/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2020 09:31:45 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=40360 The 30 year career of Sweden’s progressive maestros gets the Shredding treatment to find out which albums are worth the fuss. Whether or not you grow to love them, no one can truly claim to be a metal fan without having heard of Opeth. One of the first examples of a specialist band gaining wider […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-march-2020/feed/ 0 40306 TMO Albums Of The Month – February 2020 https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-february-2020/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-february-2020/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:39:07 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=40032 Coniferous Myst – VI A seemingly unstoppable force among the dungeon synth revival, Coniferous Myst has kept the arcane and mystical vibes of classic dungeon synth while pushing the boundaries on reverb-laden, forest-worshiping music. IV is a succinct journey through pine forests and into ancient crypts and castles. This is a perfect soundtrack for your […]

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