Akhenaten’s Best EPs of 2023

While 2023 was full of tons of incredible full length releases, it was also a great year for EPs. I found myself digging through a cornucopia of excellent short form releases that came out, many of which are from right here in Montreal where I'm based. Read on to discover the top five extended plays …

Akhenaten’s Worst Albums of 2023

Just as every year must end with a recollection of the best music that emerged throughout the course of it, highlighting the cream that always rises to the top, so to must we highlight the absolute dregs that sink to the bottom of the barrel like sour milk at the bottom of a dumpster. Here …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2023

The time has come to deliver my list of my personal favourite records of 2023. Please remember that this is not an objective list of albums considered the best. It's just my opinion that these are the best because I liked them more than anything else that came out this year. 10. Øbelisk - The …

Akhenaten’s Best EPs of 2022

Did you think I was finished talking about 2022 just because I already released my list of best records for the year? Hah! I've fooled you! Full length albums are not all that matters under the sun. Extended plays also deserve some love, and so here we are to count the top five EPs I've …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2022

2022 had an absurd amount of good and great music release, most of which I haven't even skimmed the surface of on this here blog. However, of all the music I did listen to and did manage to review, these are the top ten records that really stood out to me. I'm going to continue …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2021

10. Spectral Wound - A Diabolic Thirst Though I may be biased in being currently based in Montreal myself, I can't help but say that I adore this record. These black metal warriors from the frozen north of Canada have provided their best offering yet, with a heaping heavy helping of intense, relentless extremity that …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2020

10. Midnight - Rebirth by Blasphemy It's undeniable that Midnight's sound has changed a little bit over the years, and that change of sound has culminated in the band's most recent effort, 2020's Rebirth by Blasphemy. With higher production value the group has lost a little bit of their roughshod and raw sound but has …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2019

10. Children of Bodom - Hexed I was never a huge Children of Bodom fan, if I'm being completely honest. While the band is (or rather, was) great with some really catchy songs and flashy musicianship, their sound was always one that was a bit too in the realm of power metal than melodic death metal …