Pitchfork's 10 Best Metal Albums of 2017

Our monthly metal column culminates with a look back at our 2017 favorites

Published: December 28, 2017 17:53 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Infrared Horizon Artificial Brain Apr-21-2017, Technical Death Metal
#2 Mirror Reaper Bell Witch Oct-20-2017, Funeral Doom Metal
#3 Created in the Image of Suffering King Woman Feb-24-2017, Doom Metal
#4 Below the House Planning For Burial Mar-10-2017, Shoegaze
#5 Nightmare Logic Power Trip Feb-24-2017, Thrash Metal
#6 You Take Nothing Ragana Apr-01-2017, Sludge Metal
#7 The Crowning of the Fire King Sorcerer Oct-20-2017, Traditional Doom Metal
#8 Eroded Corridors of Unbeing Spectral Voice Oct-13-2017, Death Doom Metal
#9 Curse of Conception Spirit Adrift Oct-06-2017, Traditional Doom Metal
#10 In Passing Ascension Suffering Hour May-26-2017, Death Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Infrared Horizon | Artificial Brain | Album, Apr-21-2017, Technical Death Metal |
| #2 | Mirror Reaper | Bell Witch | Album, Oct-20-2017, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #3 | Created in the Image of Suffering | King Woman | Album, Feb-24-2017, Doom Metal |
| #4 | Below the House | Planning For Burial | Album, Mar-10-2017, Shoegaze |
| #5 | Nightmare Logic | Power Trip | Album, Feb-24-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #6 | You Take Nothing | Ragana | Album, Apr-01-2017, Sludge Metal |
| #7 | The Crowning of the Fire King | Sorcerer | Album, Oct-20-2017, Traditional Doom Metal |
| #8 | Eroded Corridors of Unbeing | Spectral Voice | Album, Oct-13-2017, Death Doom Metal |
| #9 | Curse of Conception | Spirit Adrift | Album, Oct-06-2017, Traditional Doom Metal |
| #10 | In Passing Ascension | Suffering Hour | Album, May-26-2017, Death Metal |