My number 1 for AOTY of 2024

This one caught me by surprise & I swear it has metal voodoo powers as the first listen had me thinking I did not have the mental energy to process it. However, it worked on me, my brain was nagging me to put it back on as it was bereft without it, & it is the soundtrack of inner thoughts, just like NIN was over 20 years ago.

I feel this Finnish album will be one that I will be playing & processing well into 2025 & beyond

Oranssi Pazuzu Muuntautuja
Bandcamp link
https://oranssipazuzu.bandcamp.com/album/muuntautuja

Thank you for taking this AOTY journey with me. I am excited see everyone else's lists🥳

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2

This band from Oregon has a crazy blend of sounds that combine so many of my much loved bands and artists. Plus there are several songs that catch me in the feels and make me want to put them on a loop.

Unto Others Never, Neverland
Bandcamp link:
https://untootherspdx.bandcamp.com/

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3

Face melting blackened death metal from Denver Colorado that was love at first listen :)

Vale of Pnath Between the Worlds of Lofe and Death

Bandcamp link:
https://valeofpnath.bandcamp.com/album/between-the-worlds-of-life-and-death

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4

From the fediverse, maybe not with an account directly for this music project, but the musician is on here with us :)

Possibly a sense of rebellion from too many church years as a kid combined with a love of Phantom of the Opera has made me fall heavily for this Italian experiemental, oh my goodness what is it? I love it! album :)

Keygen Church
Nel Nome Del Codice

Bandcamp link:
https://keygenchurch.bandcamp.com/album/nel-nome-del-codice

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5

Some good solid Norwegian progressive metal to start the final 5 countdown and to enter into the group metal AOTY list ;)

Borknagar Fall
Bandcamp link
https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/fall-24-bit-hd-audio

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6

This album from the Little Rock band has several songs that just give me the feels :)

Pallbearer Mind Burns Alive
Bandcamp link:
https://pallbearer.bandcamp.com/album/mind-burns-alive

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7

I think this entry may have benefitted from being with me for most of the year. The band has recently announced that the lead singer is leaving/left the band and there may have been a leak as to who is going to replace him...

Ingested The Tide of Death and Fractured Dreams
Bandcamp link
https://ingested.bandcamp.com/album/the-tide-of-death-and-fractured-dreams

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8

There is always room for some solid deep & grounding doom from the north, the Faroe Islands to be exact. Islanders seem to have a greater number of metal artists than other places, whatever the secret, keep it up guys!

Hamferð Men Guðs hond er sterk
Bandcamp link
https://hamferd.bandcamp.com/album/men-gu-s-hond-er-sterk

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9

Tool without being Tool, and still having an original album. Finnish band Wheel is definitely as charismatic as the album name, which I hope to use in work to justify a business trip. I'm off to spend time at the Charismatic Leaders concert, I mean conference ;)

Wheel Charismatic Leaders
Bandcamp link
https://insideoutmusic.bandcamp.com/album/charismatic-leaders-2

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