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These are the records we heard and liked a lot in 2022, a year when music took a distant backseat to the critical problems facing the UK and the world. Records are listed in no particular order.
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Meshuggah - IMMUTABLE. Atomic Fire
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The Pixies - DOGGEREL. Warner Classics
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Marketa Irglova - LILA. Overcoat Recordings
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Behemoth - OPVS CONTRA MATVRAM. Nuclear Blast
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Lamb Of God - OMENS. Epic Records
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Messa - CLOSE. Svart Publishing
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Bill Callahan - YTILAER. Drag City
Jacob Banks - LIES ABOUT THE WAR. Nobody Records
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Fit For An Autopsy - OH WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. Nuclear Blast
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Conjuror - PATHOS. Holy Roar Records