MY TOP 20 FOR JUNE 2022

The first half of 2022 is gone. I still hope my distinguished readers bear with me and find my lists usable rather than useless... Why am I still doing these? I really don't know but they give a momentary picture in time and serve as a good reminder.

The wrap-up for H1 2022 for me? Quantity over quality, which means 2022 doesn't live up to the expectations. Yes, some great albums but in general it's a pedestrian year with too many releases that are easily forgotten. Or as I used to call them "fast food" - checking them, maybe listening one or two times, then comes the next one... 

June? Besides the obvious choices, there wasn't much for me. My notes consist of 43 records, out of them 25 are listed below. I simply stopped there without listing any more honorable mentions... I chose Temple of Void to be my leading album, but it could easily be White Ward or Kreator. You know it's a no particular order list. I guess I'll stay with some of June's releases longer than a while but let's wait and see how many of those will get into the AOTY list. Those that are missing? Maybe they are in my notes...

So here it is - another list for the history. Enjoy!

TEMPLE OF VOID - Summoning the Slayer
Release Date: 3 June

WHITE WARD - False Light
Release Date: 17 June

KREATOR - Hate Über Alles
Release Date: 10 June


RUNESPELL - Sentinels of Time
Release Date: 1 June


ARTIFICIAL BRAIN - Artificial Brain
Release Date: 3 June

EXOCRINE - The Hybrid Suns
Release Date: 17 June


KRALLICE - Psychagogue
Release Date: 17 June

MORIBUND DAWN - Dark Mysteries of Time & Eternity
Release Date: 2 June


ENCHANTMENT - Cold Soul Embrace
Release Date: 24 June



INEXORUM - Equinox Vigil
Release Date: 17 June


SAOR - Origins
Release Date: 24 June


ECHELON - Open Wide the Adminite Gates
Release Date: 30 June



SIJJEEL - Salvation Within Insanity
Release Date: 3 June


DEATHFUCKINGCUNT - Decadent Perversity
Release Date:


CHAOTIAN - Effigies of Obsolescence
Release Date:


VALLEY OF THE SUN - The Chariot
Release Date: 17 June


BERATOR - Elisian Inferno
Release Date: 10 June



HUSH. - The Pornography of Ruin 
Release Date: 24 June


SERGEANT THUNDERHOOF - This Sceptered Veil
Release Date: 3 June
ORNAMENTOS DEL MIEDO - Yo, no soy yo
Release Date: 24 June






MANDATORY MENTIONS


MALIGNANT AURA - Abysmal Misfortune Is Draped Upon Me (released on 31 May)

CONSECRATION - Cinis

DENOUNCEMENT PYRE - Forever Burning

PORCUPINE TREE - Closer/Continuation

PAGANIZER - Beyond the Macabre

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