Here are our 2021 top releases lists; as always, feel free to share yours in the comments.

The entries are linked to an official Youtube video or to a Spotify/Bandcamp album stream. Click on the links to stream the music!

Rami Rouhana's Top Releases
1
Gojira - Fortitude

2
Leprous - Aphelion

3
Swallow the Sun - Moonflowers

4
Between the Buried and Me - Colors II
5
Mastodon - Hushed and Grim
6
Portal - Avow

Something new on the playfield.

7
Derev- Leap of Faith (EP)
8
Mansfeld - Max und Moritz

Patrick Saad's Top Releases
1
Mastodon - Hushed And Grim
2
Cynic - Ascension Codes
3
Death Tribe - Beyond The Red Light District: A Canal Experiment
4
Leprous - Aphelion
5
Obscura - A Valediction
6
Gojira - Fortitude
7
Dvne - Etemen Ænka
8
Evergrey - Escape of the Phoenix
9
Epica - Omega
10
Therion - Leviathan

Joe Francis' Top Releases
1
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu

2
Gojira - Fortitude

3
Carcass - Torn Arteries
4
Tribulation - Where the Gloom Becomes Sound
5
Leprous - Aphelion
6
Rhapsody of Fire - Glory for Salvation
7
Tom Morello - The Atlas Underground Fire
8
Fear Factory - Aggression Continuum
9
Death Tribe - Beyond The Red Light District: A Canal Experience
10
Limp Bizkit - Still Sucks
11
Architects - For Those That Wish to Exist
12
Diablo Swing Orchestra - Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole