It was a heavy metal year for me since these metal bands released albums that really impacted me last year. These are my top ten albums for 2021 with links to playlists for your listening. I included EPs in the list too.
1) Phinehas – The Fire Itself

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_luKkqOTKx-Slea2nwuMX0kZrSB5RjdIdc&feature=share
2) Convictions – I Won’t Survive

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kt1yOhTHrCnPXSLed2Z6NTM0wqtk652_M&feature=share
3) Impending Doom – Hellbent

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nHAVSB-4ixkR4DT2skoF6qJR7_rOiHaOY&feature=share
4) Relent – Heavy

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nVxanGW2Gr23rtFeNYe1TaWA0lVeh-rhA&feature=share
5) Bloodlines – Hevel

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kz1-Hoqd84Zrgy7gqcYuCZehz_-UpKMYI&feature=share
6) Silent Planet – Iridescent

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kJYsgYNdYzx1csdjZIsBAzlquS_v242u4&feature=share
7) Death Therapy – Melancholy Machines

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_madLSMr1Vjbr-c0Sh0rO2r9XnP7Xm2HVM&feature=share
8) Love and Death – Perfectly Preserved

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ln-5Y42Oo14znGSBsDaHpKUz2B8qfnVKk&feature=share
9) Wage War – Manic

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lt-oS-yfOL_bBvuTvQezfAO8OPsbyzJc8&feature=share
10) War of Ages – Rhema

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kNmhR_W6CI4I8GypFv1xQEnhzIkWaVGRA&feature=share