Abysmal Hymns: January 's Top 10 Albums

Saturday, January 31, 2026

January 's Top 10 Albums

The year is off to a decent start with more quality and quantity, so in the interest of keeping abreast of new releases, this might help you, casual readers, with what you might have missed. I am not doing little blurbs on them, just linking the reviews. This helps me organize my lists for the end of the year by listing the genre of music the album falls under. This does not mean that these albums have been released this month, but it is a list of new or upcoming albums I have enjoyed the most. I have albums in my in-box that are not coming out til June, so I am normally way ahead of the curve in this regard. They are ranked in order of what I have listened to the most. This month, there is a wide variety from pagan folk pop to grind-core to black metal, so perhaps you will find your new favorite among them. Here are the Top 10 albums for January of 2026.

10-N0/ MAS - "No Peace."

Grind-core

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/01/nomas-no-peace.html

9-Eihwar-"Hugrheim"

Pagan- Folk

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/01/eihwar-hugrheim.html

8-ghostbells- "Catacoture"

Goth

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/01/ghostbells-catacoture.html

7-Xiu Xiu-"Xiu Mutha Fuckin' Xiu: Vol.1"

Experimental

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/01/xiu-xiu-xiu-mutha-fuckin-xiu-vol1.html