Consequence of Sound's Top 25 Metal & Hard Rock Albums of 2018

The Heavy Consequence staff selects the best metal and hard rock albums from an eclectic year of heavy music.

Published: December 05, 2018 20:30 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Our Raw Heart YOB Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal
#2 I Loved You at Your Darkest Behemoth Oct-05-2018, Black Metal
#3 Ordinary Corrupt Human Love Deafheaven Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze
#4 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#5 Firepower Judas Priest Mar-09-2018, Heavy Metal
#6 The Sciences Sleep Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal
#7 Time & Space Turnstile Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk
#8 The Wake Voivod Sep-21-2018, Progressive Metal
#9 Errorzone Vein.fm Jun-22-2018, Metalcore
#10 Prequelle Ghost Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock
#11 Stranger Fruit Zeal & Ardor Jun-08-2018, Avant-Garde Metal
#12 Desolation Khemmis Jun-22-2018, Doom Metal
#13 Eat the Elephant A Perfect Circle Apr-20-2018, Alternative Rock
#14 Everything is Fine Amigo the Devil Oct-19-2018, Gothic Country
#15 Down Below Tribulation Jan-26-2018, Gothic Metal
#16 Vicious Halestorm Jul-27-2018, Hard Rock
#17 Scourge Monotheist Mar-16-2018, Technical Death Metal
#18 Eternal Return Windhand Oct-05-2018, Doom Metal
#19 A Patient Man Cult Leader Nov-09-2018, Sludge Metal
#20 Electric Messiah High On Fire Oct-05-2018, Sludge Metal
#21 Amerikkkant Ministry Mar-09-2018, Industrial Metal
#22 Cosmic Crypt Mammoth Grinder Jan-26-2018, Death Metal
#23 Book of Bad Decisions Clutch Sep-07-2018, Hard Rock
#24 Ion Portal Jan-26-2018, Technical Death Metal
#25 Head Cage Pig Destroyer Sep-07-2018, Metalcore
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Our Raw Heart | YOB | Album, Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal |
| #2 | I Loved You at Your Darkest | Behemoth | Album, Oct-05-2018, Black Metal |
| #3 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Album, Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #4 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #5 | Firepower | Judas Priest | Album, Mar-09-2018, Heavy Metal |
| #6 | The Sciences | Sleep | Album, Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #7 | Time & Space | Turnstile | Album, Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #8 | The Wake | Voivod | Album, Sep-21-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #9 | Errorzone | Vein.fm | Album, Jun-22-2018, Metalcore |
| #10 | Prequelle | Ghost | Album, Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock |
| #11 | Stranger Fruit | Zeal & Ardor | Album, Jun-08-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #12 | Desolation | Khemmis | Album, Jun-22-2018, Doom Metal |
| #13 | Eat the Elephant | A Perfect Circle | Album, Apr-20-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | Everything is Fine | Amigo the Devil | Album, Oct-19-2018, Gothic Country |
| #15 | Down Below | Tribulation | Album, Jan-26-2018, Gothic Metal |
| #16 | Vicious | Halestorm | Album, Jul-27-2018, Hard Rock |
| #17 | Scourge | Monotheist | Album, Mar-16-2018, Technical Death Metal |
| #18 | Eternal Return | Windhand | Album, Oct-05-2018, Doom Metal |
| #19 | A Patient Man | Cult Leader | Album, Nov-09-2018, Sludge Metal |
| #20 | Electric Messiah | High On Fire | Album, Oct-05-2018, Sludge Metal |
| #21 | Amerikkkant | Ministry | Album, Mar-09-2018, Industrial Metal |
| #22 | Cosmic Crypt | Mammoth Grinder | Album, Jan-26-2018, Death Metal |
| #23 | Book of Bad Decisions | Clutch | Album, Sep-07-2018, Hard Rock |
| #24 | Ion | Portal | Album, Jan-26-2018, Technical Death Metal |
| #25 | Head Cage | Pig Destroyer | Album, Sep-07-2018, Metalcore |