Consequence of Sound's Top 10 Metal Albums of 2016

These heavy albums both captivated and offered solace throughout a harsh year.

Published: November 30, 2016 06:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 No One Deserves Happiness The Body Mar-18-2016, Drone Metal
#2 Magma GOJIRA Jun-17-2016, Progressive Metal
#3 Gore Deftones Apr-08-2016, Alternative Metal
#4 Kodama Alcest Sep-30-2016, Blackgaze
#5 Yodh Mizmor Aug-12-2016, Doom Metal
#6 Hunted Khemmis Oct-21-2016, Doom Metal
#7 Landless Eight Bells Feb-12-2016, Post-Rock
#8 The Spoor of Vipers Ustalost Apr-05-2016, Black Metal
#9 Rheia Oathbreaker Sep-30-2016, Blackgaze
#10 Air Astronoid Jun-10-2016, Post-Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | No One Deserves Happiness | The Body | Album, Mar-18-2016, Drone Metal |
| #2 | Magma | GOJIRA | Album, Jun-17-2016, Progressive Metal |
| #3 | Gore | Deftones | Album, Apr-08-2016, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | Kodama | Alcest | Album, Sep-30-2016, Blackgaze |
| #5 | Yodh | Mizmor | Album, Aug-12-2016, Doom Metal |
| #6 | Hunted | Khemmis | Album, Oct-21-2016, Doom Metal |
| #7 | Landless | Eight Bells | Album, Feb-12-2016, Post-Rock |
| #8 | The Spoor of Vipers | Ustalost | Album, Apr-05-2016, Black Metal |
| #9 | Rheia | Oathbreaker | Album, Sep-30-2016, Blackgaze |
| #10 | Air | Astronoid | Album, Jun-10-2016, Post-Metal |