Consequence's 30 Best Metal & Hard Rock Albums of 2024

Heavy Consequence names the best metal & hard rock albums of 2024, including records from Judas Priest, Opeth, Blood Incantation, and Poppy.

Published: December 04, 2024 14:00 Source

# 1

Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Death Metal Progressive Metal

# 2

Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition) by Judas Priest

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Heavy Metal

# 3

Cometh the Storm by High On Fire

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Stoner Metal Sludge Metal

# 4

Cartoon Darkness by Amyl and The Sniffers

Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Garage Punk

# 5

Les Chants de lAurore by Alcest

Album • Jun 21 / 2024 Post-Metal Shoegaze

# 6

The Last Will And Testament by Opeth

Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Progressive Metal

# 7

Cool World by Chat Pile

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Noise Rock Sludge Metal

# 8

She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She by Chelsea Wolfe

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Darkwave Post-Industrial

# 9

Highly Irresponsible by Better Lovers

Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Metalcore

# 10

Negative Spaces by Poppy

Album • Nov 15 / 2024 Alternative Metal

# 11

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To by Knocked Loose

Album • May 10 / 2024 Metalcore

# 12

Fire by Kittie

Album • Jun 21 / 2024 Groove Metal

# 13

American Standard by Uniform

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Sludge Metal Noise Rock Industrial Metal

# 14

Muuntautuja by Oranssi Pazuzu

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Avant-Garde Metal

# 15

Umbilical by Thou

Album • May 31 / 2024 Sludge Metal

# 16

A Chaos Of Flowers by BIG|BRAVE

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Drone Metal

# 17

HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES by Ministry

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Industrial Metal

# 18

Rack by The Jesus Lizard

Album • Sep 13 / 2024 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 19

From Hell I Rise by Kerry King

Album • May 17 / 2024 Thrash Metal

# 20

Moon Healer by Job for a Cowboy

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Technical Death Metal Progressive Metal

# 21

Banished By Sin by Deicide

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Death Metal

# 22

Child Within The Man by Sebastian Bach

Album • May 10 / 2024 Hard Rock Heavy Metal

# 23

The Healer by Sumac

Album • Jun 21 / 2024 Atmospheric Sludge Metal Avant-Garde Metal

# 24

I Want Blood by Jerry Cantrell

Album • Oct 18 / 2024 Alternative Metal

# 25

Spiral In A Straight Line by Touché Amoré

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Post-Hardcore Emo

# 26

Nell' ora blu by Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats

Album • May 10 / 2024 Psychedelic Rock Progressive Rock

# 27

It Beckons Us All by Darkthrone

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Doom Metal Black Metal Heavy Metal

# 28

Mind Burns Alive by Pallbearer

Album • May 17 / 2024 Doom Metal

# 29

Yours Until the War is Over by Amigo the Devil

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Gothic Country Singer-Songwriter

# 30

New Heaven by Inter Arma

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Atmospheric Sludge Metal Death Doom Metal