One of my favourite albums of the year is a black metal band from Canada.
It may even take the #1 spot. While I do like black metal, I can't remember the last time a black metal album was my AotY.
Spectral Wound - At Wine-Dark Midnight in the Mouldering Halls
https://youtu.be/7Ek-YGgSWwI?si=k8xCrmlX6SzPr_b7
Save for your doomed future