Pitchfork's Best Metal Albums of 2017 So Far

From Power Trip to the Ruins of Beverast, these heavy records have defined 2017 so far.

Published: July 02, 2017 14:00 Source

# 1

Album • Apr 21 / 2017 Technical Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal

# 2

The Lesser God by Dumal

Album • Jan 02 / 2017 Black Metal

# 3

Album • Jun 23 / 2017

# 4

Album • May 05 / 2017 Grindcore

# 5

Album • Jan 01 / 2017 Speed Metal Black Metal

# 6

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Death Metal

# 7

Album • Feb 24 / 2017 Doom Metal Atmospheric Sludge Metal Post-Metal

# 8

Far from Light by Lunar Shadow

Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Heavy Metal

# 9

Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Shoegaze Post-Metal

# 10

Nightmare Logic by Power Trip

Album • Feb 24 / 2017 Thrash Metal

# 11

You Take Nothing by Ragana

Album • Apr 01 / 2017 Sludge Metal Post-Metal

# 12

Succumb by Succumb

Album • May 05 / 2017 Death Metal

# 13

Album • May 26 / 2017 Death Metal Black Metal

# 14

Exuvia by The Ruins Of Beverast

Album • May 05 / 2017 Death Doom Metal

# 15

Album • Mar 07 / 2017 Death Metal