Here are our 2022 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
Polyphia - Remember that You will Die
2
Kimaera - Imperivm
3
Phenomy - Sindicate of Pain
4
The Aristocrats with Primuz Chamber Orchestra
5
Porcupine Tree - Closure/ Continuation
6
Blind Guardian - The God Machine
7
Star One - Revel in Time
7
Bloodbath -Survival of the Sickest

Top Singles

1
Ne Obliviscaris - Equus
2
Anuryzm - Luddite
3
Unmuted - Creation
4
Karl Sanders - S.F.R.
5
Ambrotype - Blackout
5
Kaoteon - Neither God Nor Master
7
Lucerna Mundi - War in Heaven

Ostura – Father – This track is actually not yet released. It will be part of the album “The War”, however it is by far the track I listened to most in 2022, non stop repeat and never got bored of a single second of it. I am very excited for the next Ostura album and cannot wait for it to be out.

Joe Francis' Top Releases
1
Aeternam - Heir of the Rising Sun
2
Russian Circles - Gnosis
3
Rammstein - Zeit
4
Zeal & Ardor - Zeal & Ardor
5
Animals as Leaders - Parrhesia
6
Fit For An Autopsy - Oh What the Future Holds
7
Ithaca - They Fear Us
8
Mezarkabul - Makina Elektrika
9
Blind Guardian - The God Machine
10
Megadeth - The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!

Honorable Mention