Metal Hammer's 50 Best Albums of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, Metal Hammer magazine name Tool’s long-awaited Fear Inoculum their album of the year
Published: December 10, 2019 09:31
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fear Inoculum | TOOL | Aug-30-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #2 | Rammstein | Rammstein | May-17-2019, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #3 | We Are Not Your Kind | Slipknot | Aug-09-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | Empath | Devin Townsend | Mar-29-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #5 | Samsara | Venom Prison | Mar-15-2019, Deathcore |
| #6 | CALIGULA | Lingua Ignota | Jul-19-2019, Death Industrial |
| #7 | Eternal Forward Motion | Employed To Serve | May-10-2019, Metalcore |
| #8 | Birth of Violence | Chelsea Wolfe | Sep-13-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Gold & Grey | Baroness | Jun-14-2019, Stoner Rock |
| #10 | A Dawn to Fear | Cult Of Luna | Sep-20-2019, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #11 | When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light | Swallow the Sun | Jan-25-2019, Doom Metal |
| #12 | In Cauda Venenum | Opeth | Sep-27-2019, Progressive Rock |
| #13 | Spiritual Instinct | Alcest | Oct-25-2019, Post-Metal |
| #14 | Hearts of No Light | Schammasch | Nov-08-2019, Black Metal |
| #15 | The Heretics | Rotting Christ | Feb-15-2019, Melodic Black Metal |
| #16 | Weeping Choir | Full of Hell | May-17-2019, Deathgrind |
| #17 | Atonement | Killswitch Engage | Aug-16-2019, Melodic Metalcore |
| #18 | Mana | Unto Others | May-10-2019, Heavy Metal |
| #19 | Renaissance Men | The Wildhearts | May-03-2019, Hard Rock |
| #20 | Futha | Heilung | Jun-28-2019, Nordic Folk Music |
| #21 | The Nothing | Korn | Sep-13-2019, Nu Metal |
| #22 | Hallucinogen | Blut Aus Nord | Sep-19-2019, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #23 | Age of Excuse | Mgła | Sep-02-2019, Black Metal |
| #24 | Hidden History of the Human Race | Blood Incantation | Nov-22-2019, Death Metal |
| #25 | Planetary Clairvoyance | Tomb Mold | Jul-19-2019, Death Metal |
| #26 | The Course of Empire | Atlantean Kodex | Sep-13-2019, Heavy Metal |
| #27 | Death Atlas | Cattle Decapitation | Nov-29-2019, Technical Death Metal |
| #28 | Sulphur English | Inter Arma | Apr-12-2019, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #29 | Dawn of Infinite Fire | Asagraum | Sep-13-2019, Black Metal |
| #30 | Mourn the Southern Skies | Exhorder | Sep-20-2019, Thrash Metal |
| #31 | Gastir – Ghosts Invited | Gaahls Wyrd | May-24-2019, Black Metal |
| #32 | STRENGTH IN NUMB333RS | FEVER 333 | Jan-18-2019, Rap Metal |
| #33 | Old Star | Darkthrone | May-31-2019, Black Metal |
| #34 | Black Anima | Lacuna Coil | Oct-11-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #35 | Twin Temple (Bring You Their Signature Sound.... Satanic Doo-Wop) | Twin Temple | Jul-13-2018, |
| #36 | Wolf God | Grand Magus | Apr-19-2019, Heavy Metal |
| #37 | The Language of Injury | Ithaca | Feb-01-2019, Metalcore |
| #38 | Saint Vitus | Saint Vitus | Feb-01-1984, Traditional Doom Metal |
| #39 | New Organon | The Lord Weird Slough Feg | Jun-14-2019, Heavy Metal |
| #40 | The Valley | Whitechapel | Mar-29-2019, Deathcore |
| #41 | The Wings of War | Overkill | Feb-22-2019, Thrash Metal |
| #42 | The Goat | Puppy | Jan-25-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #43 | The Gereg | The Hu | Sep-13-2019, Folk Rock |
| #44 | amo | Bring Me The Horizon | Jan-25-2019, Pop Rock |
| #45 | Daemon | Mayhem | Nov-08-2019, Black Metal |
| #46 | Mordial | Car Bomb | Sep-27-2019, Mathcore |
| #47 | Walk The Sky | Alter Bridge | Oct-18-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #48 | Astronoid | Astronoid | Feb-01-2019, Post-Metal |
| #49 | Distance Over Time | Dream Theater | Feb-22-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #50 | The Door to Doom | Candlemass | Feb-22-2019, Epic Doom Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fear Inoculum | TOOL | Album, Aug-30-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #2 | Rammstein | Rammstein | Album, May-17-2019, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #3 | We Are Not Your Kind | Slipknot | Album, Aug-09-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | Empath | Devin Townsend | Album, Mar-29-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #5 | Samsara | Venom Prison | Album, Mar-15-2019, Deathcore |
| #6 | CALIGULA | Lingua Ignota | Album, Jul-19-2019, Death Industrial |
| #7 | Eternal Forward Motion | Employed To Serve | Album, May-10-2019, Metalcore |
| #8 | Birth of Violence | Chelsea Wolfe | Album, Sep-13-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Gold & Grey | Baroness | Album, Jun-14-2019, Stoner Rock |
| #10 | A Dawn to Fear | Cult Of Luna | Album, Sep-20-2019, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #11 | When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light | Swallow the Sun | Album, Jan-25-2019, Doom Metal |
| #12 | In Cauda Venenum | Opeth | Album, Sep-27-2019, Progressive Rock |
| #13 | Spiritual Instinct | Alcest | Album, Oct-25-2019, Post-Metal |
| #14 | Hearts of No Light | Schammasch | Album, Nov-08-2019, Black Metal |
| #15 | The Heretics | Rotting Christ | Album, Feb-15-2019, Melodic Black Metal |
| #16 | Weeping Choir | Full of Hell | Album, May-17-2019, Deathgrind |
| #17 | Atonement | Killswitch Engage | Album, Aug-16-2019, Melodic Metalcore |
| #18 | Mana | Unto Others | Album, May-10-2019, Heavy Metal |
| #19 | Renaissance Men | The Wildhearts | Album, May-03-2019, Hard Rock |
| #20 | Futha | Heilung | Album, Jun-28-2019, Nordic Folk Music |
| #21 | The Nothing | Korn | Album, Sep-13-2019, Nu Metal |
| #22 | Hallucinogen | Blut Aus Nord | Album, Sep-19-2019, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #23 | Age of Excuse | Mgła | Album, Sep-02-2019, Black Metal |
| #24 | Hidden History of the Human Race | Blood Incantation | Album, Nov-22-2019, Death Metal |
| #25 | Planetary Clairvoyance | Tomb Mold | Album, Jul-19-2019, Death Metal |
| #26 | The Course of Empire | Atlantean Kodex | Album, Sep-13-2019, Heavy Metal |
| #27 | Death Atlas | Cattle Decapitation | Album, Nov-29-2019, Technical Death Metal |
| #28 | Sulphur English | Inter Arma | Album, Apr-12-2019, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #29 | Dawn of Infinite Fire | Asagraum | Album, Sep-13-2019, Black Metal |
| #30 | Mourn the Southern Skies | Exhorder | Album, Sep-20-2019, Thrash Metal |
| #31 | Gastir – Ghosts Invited | Gaahls Wyrd | Album, May-24-2019, Black Metal |
| #32 | STRENGTH IN NUMB333RS | FEVER 333 | Album, Jan-18-2019, Rap Metal |
| #33 | Old Star | Darkthrone | Album, May-31-2019, Black Metal |
| #34 | Black Anima | Lacuna Coil | Album, Oct-11-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #35 | Twin Temple (Bring You Their Signature Sound.... Satanic Doo-Wop) | Twin Temple | Album, Jul-13-2018, |
| #36 | Wolf God | Grand Magus | Album, Apr-19-2019, Heavy Metal |
| #37 | The Language of Injury | Ithaca | Album, Feb-01-2019, Metalcore |
| #38 | Saint Vitus | Saint Vitus | Album, Feb-01-1984, Traditional Doom Metal |
| #39 | New Organon | The Lord Weird Slough Feg | Album, Jun-14-2019, Heavy Metal |
| #40 | The Valley | Whitechapel | Album, Mar-29-2019, Deathcore |
| #41 | The Wings of War | Overkill | Album, Feb-22-2019, Thrash Metal |
| #42 | The Goat | Puppy | Album, Jan-25-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #43 | The Gereg | The Hu | Album, Sep-13-2019, Folk Rock |
| #44 | amo | Bring Me The Horizon | Album, Jan-25-2019, Pop Rock |
| #45 | Daemon | Mayhem | Album, Nov-08-2019, Black Metal |
| #46 | Mordial | Car Bomb | Album, Sep-27-2019, Mathcore |
| #47 | Walk The Sky | Alter Bridge | Album, Oct-18-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #48 | Astronoid | Astronoid | Album, Feb-01-2019, Post-Metal |
| #49 | Distance Over Time | Dream Theater | Album, Feb-22-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #50 | The Door to Doom | Candlemass | Album, Feb-22-2019, Epic Doom Metal |