Headbangers Podcast

Happy new year from Headbangers! Despite the catastrophic year that 2020 has been, we thought we would dig up our personal favourite metal releases, showcasing what we believe to be the titans of heavy music that waved the flag for the genre last year. Here is the list of albums to check them out: Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater: https://open.spotify.com/album/5QS3d3TiNeDsuF4jkwesGD?si=RBlnRjy6Tn2XCpH9b5pvdQ Justice for the damned - Pain is Power: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U3PQ6eRRoQRz6IbGwABD0?si=Vhy4Mt9GT9m5qjJVjRuCvQ Code Orange - Underneath https://open.spotify.com/album/70kThssMOMBi4GyBPCk0Gu?si=VNJAxhtQSACQ9fi-Ne-NsA End - Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face: https://open.spotify.com/album/6X3196GAOJl9oHyQC2YJNm?si=TmDJOzN6T6OJFgHrQGYyGA Gulch - Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress: https://open.spotify.com/album/4bfyHcprcCpzLWqgOsAu4r?si=sJT9739rR4GmMi_gGkL-YQ Cryptic Shift - Visitations from Enceladus: https://open.spotify.com/album/7cGu80ia5OvMQlxIqTLMA1?si=tFCFSZ1pRwC4pAGSdYjRyA Ingested - Where only Gods may tread: https://open.spotify.com/album/2HfR7vjgwDKTivJe2m3caa?si=hKdjIXOaSpqtj2q_nuA2IA Trivium - What the dead men say: https://open.spotify.com/album/0aXIJYbWk4u41iJmoJmp8y?si=0D_o030QTtSnNmipplr0GA Paradise Lost - Obsidian: https://open.spotify.com/album/1ameBtOmrJFgiNXx8W7OLx?si=mUmaBN8PSzOw_snNTOk5hw Katatonia - City Burials: https://open.spotify.com/album/1DX36PVNNEo2o9RAZN6OYJ?si=j27sed0eSjm7yA8nneG8qA

Join us whilst we give our opinion on the best metal genre to the worst. Let us know your rankings in the comments. Warning, prepare for some hot takes!

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