Metal Hammer's Top 50 Best Albums of 2022
Metal Hammer’s brand new all-star end of year issue out now – and in it, we run down the 50 best albums of 2022 as voted by Hammer’s writers.Ghost’s majestic Impera was rig
Published: December 09, 2022 15:07
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | IMPERA | Ghost | Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #2 | Zeal & Ardor | Zeal & Ardor | Feb-11-2022, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #3 | They Fear Us | Ithaca | Jul-29-2022, Metalcore |
| #4 | The Long Road North | Cult of Luna | Feb-11-2022, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #5 | Zeit | Rammstein | Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #6 | Erebos | Venom Prison | Feb-04-2022, Melodic Death Metal |
| #7 | As the Moon Rests | A.A.Williams | Oct-07-2022, Post-Metal |
| #8 | Sunrise on Slaughter Beach | Clutch | Sep-16-2022, Stoner Rock |
| #9 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #10 | Páthos | Conjurer | Jul-01-2022, Sludge Metal |
| #11 | ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN | Machine Head | Aug-26-2022, Groove Metal |
| #12 | Leather Terror | Carpenter Brut | Mar-31-2022, Darksynth |
| #13 | Heavy Pendulum | Cave In | May-20-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #14 | The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain | Watain | Apr-29-2022, Black Metal |
| #15 | Hiss | Wormrot | Jul-08-2022, Grindcore |
| #16 | The End, So Far | Slipknot | Sep-30-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #17 | Celebrity Therapist | The Callous Daoboys | Sep-02-2022, Mathcore |
| #18 | Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind | Coheed and Cambria | Jun-24-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Mirage | Gaerea | Sep-23-2022, Black Metal |
| #20 | Malicious Intent | Malevolence | May-20-2022, Metalcore |
| #21 | Rakshak | Bloodywood | Feb-18-2022, Rap Metal |
| #22 | Where Myth Becomes Memory | Rolo Tomassi | Feb-04-2022, Post-Metal |
| #23 | Spirit Of Ecstasy | Imperial Triumphant | Jul-22-2022, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #24 | DISCO4 :: PART II | HEALTH | Apr-08-2022, Post-Industrial |
| #25 | Gnosis | Russian Circles | Aug-19-2022, Post-Metal |
| #26 | Shrine | Bleed From Within | Jun-03-2022, Melodic Metalcore |
| #27 | Morbidity Triumphant | Autopsy | Sep-30-2022, Death Metal |
| #28 | Starlight And Ash | Oceans of Slumber | Jul-22-2022, Southern Rock |
| #29 | This Shame Should Not Be Mine | GGGOLDDD | Apr-01-2022, Darkwave |
| #30 | Timewave Zero | Blood Incantation | Feb-25-2022, Space Ambient |
| #31 | Pain Remains | Lorna Shore | Oct-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #32 | Drif | Heilung | Aug-19-2022, Neo-Pagan Folk |
| #33 | Patient Number 9 | Ozzy Osbourne | Sep-09-2022, Hard Rock |
| #34 | Omens | Lamb of God | Oct-07-2022, Groove Metal |
| #35 | Cancer Culture | Decapitated | May-27-2022, Technical Death Metal |
| #36 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #37 | Dreamkiller | Sumerlands | Sep-16-2022, US Power Metal |
| #38 | TEKKNO | Electric Callboy | Sep-16-2022, Trancecore |
| #39 | The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! | Megadeth | Sep-02-2022, Thrash Metal |
| #40 | Darker Still | Parkway Drive | Sep-09-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #41 | Profound Morality | Heriot | Apr-29-2022, Sludge Metal |
| #42 | The War to End All Wars | Sabaton | Mar-04-2022, Power Metal |
| #43 | Otherness | Alexisonfire | Jun-17-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #44 | Praise Armageddonism | Blood Command | Jul-01-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #45 | Oh What the Future Holds | Fit for An Autopsy | Jan-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #46 | Requiem | Korn | Feb-04-2022, Nu Metal |
| #47 | Hate Über Alles | Kreator | Jun-10-2022, Thrash Metal |
| #48 | The Cartographer | Jo Quail, Jos Pijnappel | May-06-2022, Concerto |
| #49 | The Buried Storm | Darkher | Apr-15-2022, Ethereal Wave |
| #50 | Immutable | Meshuggah | Mar-31-2022, Djent |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | IMPERA | Ghost | Album, Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #2 | Zeal & Ardor | Zeal & Ardor | Album, Feb-11-2022, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #3 | They Fear Us | Ithaca | Album, Jul-29-2022, Metalcore |
| #4 | The Long Road North | Cult of Luna | Album, Feb-11-2022, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #5 | Zeit | Rammstein | Album, Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #6 | Erebos | Venom Prison | Album, Feb-04-2022, Melodic Death Metal |
| #7 | As the Moon Rests | A.A.Williams | Album, Oct-07-2022, Post-Metal |
| #8 | Sunrise on Slaughter Beach | Clutch | Album, Sep-16-2022, Stoner Rock |
| #9 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #10 | Páthos | Conjurer | Album, Jul-01-2022, Sludge Metal |
| #11 | ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN | Machine Head | Album, Aug-26-2022, Groove Metal |
| #12 | Leather Terror | Carpenter Brut | Album, Mar-31-2022, Darksynth |
| #13 | Heavy Pendulum | Cave In | Album, May-20-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #14 | The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain | Watain | Album, Apr-29-2022, Black Metal |
| #15 | Hiss | Wormrot | Album, Jul-08-2022, Grindcore |
| #16 | The End, So Far | Slipknot | Album, Sep-30-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #17 | Celebrity Therapist | The Callous Daoboys | Album, Sep-02-2022, Mathcore |
| #18 | Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind | Coheed and Cambria | Album, Jun-24-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Mirage | Gaerea | Album, Sep-23-2022, Black Metal |
| #20 | Malicious Intent | Malevolence | Album, May-20-2022, Metalcore |
| #21 | Rakshak | Bloodywood | Album, Feb-18-2022, Rap Metal |
| #22 | Where Myth Becomes Memory | Rolo Tomassi | Album, Feb-04-2022, Post-Metal |
| #23 | Spirit Of Ecstasy | Imperial Triumphant | Album, Jul-22-2022, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #24 | DISCO4 :: PART II | HEALTH | Album, Apr-08-2022, Post-Industrial |
| #25 | Gnosis | Russian Circles | Album, Aug-19-2022, Post-Metal |
| #26 | Shrine | Bleed From Within | Album, Jun-03-2022, Melodic Metalcore |
| #27 | Morbidity Triumphant | Autopsy | Album, Sep-30-2022, Death Metal |
| #28 | Starlight And Ash | Oceans of Slumber | Album, Jul-22-2022, Southern Rock |
| #29 | This Shame Should Not Be Mine | GGGOLDDD | Album, Apr-01-2022, Darkwave |
| #30 | Timewave Zero | Blood Incantation | Album, Feb-25-2022, Space Ambient |
| #31 | Pain Remains | Lorna Shore | Album, Oct-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #32 | Drif | Heilung | Album, Aug-19-2022, Neo-Pagan Folk |
| #33 | Patient Number 9 | Ozzy Osbourne | Album, Sep-09-2022, Hard Rock |
| #34 | Omens | Lamb of God | Album, Oct-07-2022, Groove Metal |
| #35 | Cancer Culture | Decapitated | Album, May-27-2022, Technical Death Metal |
| #36 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Album, Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #37 | Dreamkiller | Sumerlands | Album, Sep-16-2022, US Power Metal |
| #38 | TEKKNO | Electric Callboy | Album, Sep-16-2022, Trancecore |
| #39 | The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! | Megadeth | Album, Sep-02-2022, Thrash Metal |
| #40 | Darker Still | Parkway Drive | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #41 | Profound Morality | Heriot | Album, Apr-29-2022, Sludge Metal |
| #42 | The War to End All Wars | Sabaton | Album, Mar-04-2022, Power Metal |
| #43 | Otherness | Alexisonfire | Album, Jun-17-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #44 | Praise Armageddonism | Blood Command | Album, Jul-01-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #45 | Oh What the Future Holds | Fit for An Autopsy | Album, Jan-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #46 | Requiem | Korn | Album, Feb-04-2022, Nu Metal |
| #47 | Hate Über Alles | Kreator | Album, Jun-10-2022, Thrash Metal |
| #48 | The Cartographer | Jo QuailJos Pijnappel | Album, May-06-2022, Concerto |
| #49 | The Buried Storm | Darkher | Album, Apr-15-2022, Ethereal Wave |
| #50 | Immutable | Meshuggah | Album, Mar-31-2022, Djent |