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Here, we present our “Best of 2020” Collection. The individual top ten best articles from each of our participating contributors. Links to Radio Shows and podcasts. And our collective best list (compiled by an extensively complex rating system) culminated from the individual lists.
Enjoy listening to the Best of 2020 podcasts and radio shows (coming soon), featuring a ton of the music and hopefully you found some things that maybe you missed throughout the year. Feel free to share the lists and/or podcasts around and let us know what you were rocking to in 2020.
Keep an eye on our Upcoming Release page for all the info on the hottest releases throughout 2021. Here’s to 2021!
THE CGCM COLLECTIVE BEST 20(1) OF 2020
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#16 (5-way tie) – WARD XVI – Metamorphosis 🇬🇧
(10 points – tie with ICONIC EYE, IN/VERTIGO, SHADOW AND THE THRILL and LAMB OF GOD)
CGCM Album Review: Ward XVI – Metamorphosis by Tom Cornell
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#16 (5-way tie) – LAMB OF GOD – Lamb of God 🇺🇸
(10 points – tie with ICONIC EYE, IN/VERTIGO, SHADOW AND THE THRILL and WARD XVI)
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#16 (5-way tie) – SHADOW AND THE THRILL – Sugarbowl 🇺🇸
(10 points – tie with ICONIC EYE, IN/VERTIGO, LAMB OF GOD and WARD XVI)
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#16 (5-way tie) – IN/VERTIGO – Sex, Love & Chaos 🇨🇦
(10 points – tie with ICONIC EYE, SHADOW AND THE THRILL, LAMB OF GOD and WARD XVI)
CGCM Album Review: IN/VERTIGO – Sex, Love & Chaos by Ivan Galesic.
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#16 (5-way tie) – ICONIC EYE – Back From Behind Sun 🇬🇧
(10 points – tie with IN/VERTIGO, SHADOW AND THE THRILL, LAMB OF GOD and WARD XVI)
CGCM EP review Iconic Eye – Back From Behind the Sun by Sparky
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Buy Back From Behind the Sun via the Iconic Eye website
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#15 (2-way tie) – PASSION – Passion 🇬🇧
(11 points – tie with STEELCITY)
CGCM Album Review: PASSION – Passion by Trevor “Psychoone” McDougall
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#15 (2-way tie) – STEELCITY – Mach II 🇺🇸
(11 points – tie with PASSION)
CGCM Album Review: Steelcity – Mach II by Maddog
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#14 – SMACKBOUND – 20/20 🇫🇮
(12 points)
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#11 (3-way tie) – TORCH – Reignited 🇸🇪
(13 points – tie with HAREM SCAREM and OZ)
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#11 (3-way tie) – HAREM SCAREM – Change the World 🇨🇦
(13 points – tie with TORCH and OZ)
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#11 (3-way tie) – OZ – Forced Commandments 🇫🇮
(13 points – tie with TORCH and HAREM SCAREM)
CGCM Album review OZ – Forced Commandments by Sparky
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#8 (3-way tie) – TOKYO BLADE – Dark Revolution 🇬🇧
(15 points – tie with MASSIVE WAGONS and DAVID REECE)
CGCM Album review Tokyo Blade – Dark Revolution by Sparky
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#8 (3-way tie) – MASSIVE WAGONS – House of Noise 🇬🇧
(15 points – tie with TOKYO BLADE and DAVID REECE)
CGCM Album review House of Noise by Coxy
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#8 (3-way tie) – DAVID REECE – Cacophony of Souls 🇺🇸
(15 points – tie with TOKYO BLADE and MASSIVE WAGONS)
CGCM Album Review: DAVID REECE – Cacophony of Souls by Trevor “Psychoone” McDougall
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#7 – PRIMAL FEAR – Metal Commando 🇩🇪
(16 points)
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#5 (2-way tie) – SHAKRA – Mad World 🇨🇭
(20 points – tie with GIRISH AND THE CHRONICLES)
CGCM Album Review: SHAKRA – Mad World by Tom Cornell
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#5 (2-way tie) – GIRISH AND THE CHRONICLES – Rock the Highway 🇮🇳
(20 points – tie with SHAKRA)
CGCM Album Review: GIRISH AND THE CHRONICLES – Rock The Highway by Attila Kiss
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#4 – BLACK SWAN – Shake the World 🇺🇸
(25 points)
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#3 – AC/DC – Pwr/Up 🇦🇺
(26 points)
CGCM Album review AC/DC – Power Up by Sparky
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#2 – H.E.A.T – II 🇸🇪
(51 points)
CGCM Album Review: H.E.A.T – II by Trevor “Psychoone” McDougall
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#1 – STORM FORCE – Age of Fear 🇨🇦
(54 points)
CGCM Album review Storm Force – Age of Fear by Wallygator
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