We're halfway through the year and you know what that means, dear metalheads... Our Top 25 Metal Albums at Mid-Year is here! 5+ hours of lists, libations and laughs! We're joined by our good friend Justin Riley, AKA the Dr. of Death Metal, as we count down our favorite records released between January and June. Plus, Will returns, delivering his classic caveman charm for the first 30 minutes before heading off to Atlas Brew Works to run a metal show. Fortunately, he leaves his list in the snuggable embrace of Matt, who reads each pick... as Will. This massive episode also features joke revisionism with Jay, George becoming a sexy billboard, Decibel Metal and Beer Fest memories, and an incredibly intelligent discussion on how some albums just hit us right in the nuts.

Metalheads Podcast's Top 25

25) Fvnerals - Let the Earth Be Silent
24) Stormhaven - Blindsight
23) God Disease - Apocalyptic Doom
22) Gatekeeper - From Western Shores
21) Sermon - Of Golden Verse
20) Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current
19) Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean - Obsession Destruction
18) Witch Ripper - The Flight After the Fall
17) Perilaxe Occlusion - Vapor Chamber
16) Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
15) Enforced - War Remains
14) The Ocean - Holocene
13) King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
12) Ashen Horde - Antimony
11) Megaton Sword - Might & Power
10) VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
9) Thy Catafalque - Alföld
8) Majesties - Vast Reaches Unclaimed
7) Gorod - The Orb
6) Obituary - Dying of Everything
5) Cloak - Black Flame Eternal
4) Oak Pantheon - The Absence
3) Fires in the Distance - Air Not Meant for Us
2) Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
1) Enslaved - Heimdal

George's Top 25

25) Turbid North - The Decline
24) Megaton Sword - Might & Power
23) Necropanther - Betrayal
22) Thulcandra - Hail the Abyss
21) Ahab - The Coral Tombs
20) Sermon - Of Golden Verse
19) Cloak - Black Flame Eternal
18) Frozen Soul - Glacial Domination
17) Enforced - War Remains
16) Vulture Industries - Ghosts from the Past
15) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
14) Alcyone - Cult of Kukulkan
13) Fires in the Distance - Air Not Meant for Us
12) Aridus - Serpent Moon
11) Ashen Horde - Antimony
10) Godflesh - Purge
9) Venomous Concept - The Good Ship Lollipop
8) Lamp of Murmuur - Saturnian Bloodstorm
7) The Ocean - Holocene
6) Pil & Bue - Special Agents
5) Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
4) Pupil Slicer - Blossom
3) Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current
2) Oak Pantheon - The Absence
1) Enslaved - Heimdal

Jay's Top 25

25) Blindfolded and Led to the Woods - Rejecting Obliteration
24) Kostnatění - Úpal
23) Overkill - Scorched
22) Uriah Heep - Chaos & Colour
21) Ahab - The Coral Tombs
20) Aara - Triade III: Nyx
19) Ulthar - Helionomicon
18) God Disease - Apocalyptic Doom
17) Fires in the Distance - Air Not Meant for Us
16) Sermon - Of Golden Verse
15) Obituary - Dying of Everything
14) Oak Pantheon - The Absence
13) Perilaxe Occlusion - Vapor Chamber
12) VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
11) Spirit Possession - Of the Sign…
10) Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean - Obsession Destruction
9) Witch Ripper - The Flight After the Fall
8) Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
7) Cloak - Black Flame Eternal
6) Marianas Rest - Auer
5) Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
4) Enslaved - Heimdal
3) King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
2) Thy Catafalque - Alföld
1) Megaton Sword - Might & Power

Will's Top 25

25) Black Sabbath - Live Evil 40th Anniversary Edition
24) Metal Church - Congregation of Annihilation
23) Necrofier - Burning Shadows in the Southern Night
22) Wild Beyond - Wild Beyond
21) DeathCollector - Death's Toll
20) Ashen Horde - Antimony
19) Memoriam - Rise to Power
18) Colosso - Zero
17) Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
16) Usnea - Bathed in Light
15) Dirge - Dirge
14) Mammon's Throne - Mammon's Throne
13) VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
12) Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
11) Ashen - Ritual of Ash
10) Creeping Death - Boundless Domain
9) Soulmass - Let Us Pray
8) God Disease - Apocalyptic Doom
7) Wretched Fate - Carnal Heresy
6) Overkill - Scorched
5) Allfather - A Violent Truth
4) Cloak - Black Flame Eternal
3) Enforced - War Remains
2) Street Tombs - Reclusive Decay
1) Obituary - Dying of Everything

John's Top 25

25) Witte Wieven - Dwaallicht
24) Soulmass - Let Us Pray
23) Gatekeeper - From Western Shores
22) Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current
21) Ashen Horde - Antimony
20) Oak Pantheon - The Absence
19) Ocean of Grief - Pale Existence
18) Altari - Kröflueldar
17) VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
16) Herod - Iconoclast
15) Sermon - Of Golden Verse
14) The Ocean - Holocene
13) Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean - Obsession Destruction
12) Gorod - The Orb
11) Insomnium - Anno 1696
10) Thy Catafalque - Alföld
9) Ne Obliviscaris - Exul
8) Ice Age - Waves of Loss and Power
7) Death of Giants - Ventesorg
6) Pressure Points - The Island
5) Fires in the Distance - Air Not Meant for Us
4) Tribunal - The Weight of Remembrance
3) Enslaved - Heimdal
2) The Anchoret - It All Began With Loneliness
1) Stormhaven - Blindsight

Matt's Top 25

25) Oak Pantheon - The Absence
24) The Ocean - Holocene
23) VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
22) Skrying Mirror - Omnimalevolence
21) Dirge - Dirge
20) Conspiracy of Zero - Ahthos Arouris
19) Herod - Iconoclast
18) Ashen Horde - Antimony
17) Iravu - A Fate Worse Than Home
16) Nightmarer - Deformity Adrift
15) Obituary - Dying of Everything
14) Haunt - Golden Arm
13) Bastard Grave - Vortex of Disgust
12) Witch Ripper - The Flight After the Fall
11) Ulthar - Helionomicon
10) Kollaps\e - Phantom Centre
9) Kruelty - Untopia
8) Dawn Ray'd - To Know the Light
7) Gorod - The Orb
6) Olde Throne - In the Land of Ghosts
5) Ignominy - Imminent Collapse
4) Håndgemeng - Ultraritual
3) Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
2) Majesties - Vast Reaches Unclaimed
1) Enslaved - Heimdal

Markisan’s Top 25

25) Necrofier - Burning Shadows in the Southern Night
24) Oromet - Oromet
23) Decipher - Arcane Paths to Resurrection
22) Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
21) Usnea - Bathed in Light
20) Megaton Sword - Might & Power
19) Creeping Death - Boundless Domain
18) Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
17) Allochiria - Commotion
16) Pожь - Bсё
15) Eremit - Wearer of Numerous Forms
14) Morwinyon - Wastelands
13) Gorod - The Orb
12) Blaze of Sorrow - Vultus Fati
11) Hellish Form - Deathless
10) Oak Pantheon - The Absence
9) Majesties - Vast Reaches Unclaimed
8) Perilaxe Occlusion - Vapor Chamber
7) Krigsgrav - Fires in the Fall
6) Fires in the Distance - Air Not Meant for Us
5) Gatekeeper - From Western Shores
4) Enslaved - Heimdal
3) Fagus - Inter
2) Sarcoptes - Prayers to Oblivion
1) Fvnerals - Let the Earth Be Silent

Justin Riley's Top 25

25) Creeping Death - Boundless Domain
24) Sanguisugabogg - Homicidal Ecstasy
23) Ominous Scriptures - Rituals of Mass Self-Ignition
22) Street Tombs - Reclusive Decay
21) Hot Graves - Plaguewielder
20) Skourge - Torrential Torment
19) Memoriam - Rise to Power
18) Bodyfarm - Ultimate Abomination
17) Bastard Grave - Vortex of Disgust
16) Kommand - Death Age
15) Astriferous - Pulsations from the Black Orb
14) Enforced - War Remains
13) Valgrind - Millennium of Night Bliss
12) Haxprocess - The Caverns of Duat
11) VoidCeremony - Threads of Unknowing
10) Wretched Fate - Carnal Heresy
9) Ashen - Ritual of Ash
8) Necropanther - Betrayal
7) Gorod - The Orb
6) Majesties - Vast Reaches Unclaimed
5) Oak Pantheon - The Absence
4) Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
3) Ironmaster - Weapons of Spiritual Carnage
2) God Disease - Apocalyptic Doom
1) Nothingness - Supraliminal

Metalheads Podcast Mid-Year Top 25: The Lists

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