LISTMANIA 2021 WRAP-UP

 

Unless something else arrives by surprise (which sometimes does happen), it’s time to wrap up our 2021 LISTMANIA series.

As in years past we posted an extensive series of lists. As usual, some of them were re-postings of lists that appeared at “big platform” web sites and print magazines, and others were prepared by our own stable of race-horse writers. But once again we had a large group of lists from other guests and old friends. Plus, we’ve again received valuable, extensive lists in reader comments on THIS POST (new lists can still be added there).

In this article I’m setting forth links to all of the 2021 year-end lists that we published, divided into categories and listed within each category in the order of their appearance. For people who are looking for the best metal that 2021 had to offer, these lists and our readers’ lists provide a tremendous resource, as they have in past years.

Heart-felt thanks again to everyone who contributed to 2021 LISTMANIA and to everyone who made time to read what we pulled together. A lot of people put a lot of effort into this series, as we do every year, but I can tell from the page views that it continues to mean something to fans of heavy music, and so we’ll continue doing it.

P.S. We have one kind of 2021 list that is still rolling on, day-by-day — my own list of last year’s Most Infectious Extreme Metal Songs. If you want another way to re-engage with the metal of 2021 and perhaps still make some new discoveries, hopefully you’ll find that a fun way to do it. You can see where that stands by following this link.

 

NCS STAFF, OTHER NCS CONTRIBUTORS,
AND OTHER OLD FRIENDS

Andy Synn (The EPs)
Andy Synn (The Disappointing)
Andy Synn (The Good)
Andy Synn (The Great)
Andy Synn (The Critical Top 10)
Andy Synn (The Personal Top 10)

DGR (50-41)
DGR (40-31)
DGR (30-21)
DGR (20-11)
DGR (10-1)

Wil Cifer
Todd Manning
Professor D. Grover the XIIIth
Karina Noctum
Deckard Cain
Gonzo (Part 1)
Gonzo (Part 2)
Vonlughlio
Nathan Ferreira
SurgicalBrute

 

BAND MEMBERS

Neill Jameson (Krieg, Poison Blood) – Part 1
Neill Jameson (Krieg, Poison Blood) – Part 2
Neill Jameson (Krieg, Poison Blood) – Part 3
Neill Jameson (Krieg, Poison Blood) – Part 4
Neill Jameson (Krieg, Poison Blood) – Part 5
Seb Painchaud (Tumbleweed Dealer)
Johan Huldtgren (Obitus)
Austin Lunn (Panopticon)

 

FELLOW BLOGGERS

Brutalitopia
To the Teeth (A List of Lists)

 

MAGAZINES AND “BIG PLATFORM” SITES

Decibel
Revolver
PopMatters
Stereogum
Rolling Stone
Bandcamp Daily