Too Soon? Jeff Treppel’s Best Metal Albums of 2021… So Far

Halfway through the year and I am vaccinated and ready to party! Do your part so I can go to Psycho Vegas and see cool bands. In the meantime, here are some of the records that made the first six months of 2021 less miserable.

At the Gates – The Nightmare of Being (Century Media)
Bewitcher – Cursed Be Thy Kingdom (Century Media)
Demiser – Through the Gate Eternal (Boris)
Enforced – Kill Grid (Century Media)
Genghis Tron – Dream Weapon (Relapse)
Gojira – Fortitude (Roadrunner)
Haunt – Beautiful Distraction (Church)
Helloween – Helloween (NB)
Iotunn – Access All Worlds (Metal Blade)
John Carpenter – Lost Themes III: Alive After Death (Sacred Bones)
Midnight Odyssey – Biolume Part 2: The Golden Orb (I, Voidhanger)
Perturbator – Lustful Sacraments (Blood Music)
Pounder – Breaking the World (Shadow Kingdom)
Tribulation – Where the Gloom Becomes Sound (Metal Blade)
Wode – Burn in Many Mirrors (20 Buck Spin)