If for some reason you need more than Metal Injection's fantastic year end lists, then look no further than Kerrang!'s choices. The magazine listed their 50 favorite records of 2020, spanning everyone from Napalm Death and End, to Nothing and Deftones, to Corey Taylor and Kvelertak… and a bunch more.
Long story short they've got real good taste and you can check out the abbreviated list below. Though I suggest you also head over to Kerrang! and read their explanations as well.
50. grandson – Death of an Optimist
49. Corey Taylor – CMFT
48. Kvelertak – Splid
47. Public Enemy – What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
46. PVRIS – Use Me
45. Midnight – Rebirth by Blasphemy
44. The Smashing Pumpkins – CYR
43. Nova Twins – Who Are the Girls?
42. Cold Years – Paradise
41. Bury Tomorrow – Cannibal
40. Pallbearer – Forgotten Days
39. Hayley Williams – Petals for Armor
38. The Chats – High Risk Behaviour
37. Green Day – Father of All…
36. Grey Daze – Amends
35. Spanish Love Songs – Brave Faces Everyone
34. Mr. Bungle – The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo
33. Sharptooth – Transitional Forms
32. Nothing – The Great Dismal
31. Palm Reader – Sleepless
30. Envy – The Fallen Crimson
29. Brian Fallon – Local Honey
28. Lamb of God – Lamb of God
27. Napalm Death – Throes in the Jaws of Defeatism
26. Puscifer – Existential Reckoning
25. Boston Manor – Glue
24. END – Splinters From an Ever Changing Face
23. Poppy – I Disagree
22. Killer Be Killed – Reluctant Hero
21. A.A. Williams – Forever Blue
20. Neck Deep – All Distortions Are Intentional
19. Idles – Ultra Mono
18. AC/DC – PWR/UP
17. All Time Low – Wake Up, Sunshine
16. Creeper – Sex, Death and the Infinite Void
15. Ozzy Osbourne – Ordinary Man
14. Higher Power – 27 Miles Underwater
13. Trivium – What the Dead Men Say
12. Run the Jewels – RTJ4
11. Touché Amoré – Lament
10. Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – May Our Chambers Be Full
09. Machine Gun Kelly – Tickets to My Downfall
08. Svalbard – When I Die Will I Get Better?
07. Loathe – I Let It in and It Took Everything
06. Pearl Jam – Gigaton
05. Enter Shikari – Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible
04. Ghostemane – Anti-Icon
03. Deftones – Ohms
02. Biffy Clyro – A Celebration of Endings
01. Code Orange – Underneath
