Pitchfork's Best Metal Albums of 2018

Including records by YOB, Deafheaven, Skeletonwitch, and more

Published: December 19, 2018 06:00 Source

# 1

Hellions of Fire by Black Viper

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Speed Metal

# 2

Grievous by Convulsing

Album • Aug 22 / 2018 Black Metal Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal

# 3

Spirit Crusher by Dödsrit

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Black Metal Blackened Crust Neocrust

# 4

Ordinary Corrupt Human Love by Deafheaven

Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Blackgaze Post-Metal

# 5

Death Velour by Ghastly

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Death Metal

# 6

Idol by Horrendous

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Progressive Metal Death Metal

# 7

Corpse Fortress by Ilsa

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Doom Metal Sludge Metal

# 8

Cosmic Crypt by Mammoth Grinder

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Death Metal

# 9

Head Cage by Pig Destroyer

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Metalcore

# 10

Ion by Portal

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Technical Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal

# 11

Let Our Names Be Forgotten by Ragana + Thou

Album • Sep 25 / 2018 Doom Metal Sludge Metal

# 12

Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response by Rebel Wizard

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Black Metal Heavy Metal

# 13

Devouring Radiant Light by Skeletonwitch

Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Melodic Black Metal

# 14

The Sciences by Sleep

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Stoner Metal Doom Metal

# 15

Love In Shadow by Sumac

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Atmospheric Sludge Metal

# 16

Only Love by The Armed

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock

# 17

I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. by The Body

Album • May 11 / 2018 Death Industrial Drone Metal

# 18

Manor of Infinite Forms by Tomb Mold

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Death Metal

# 19

Errorzone by Vein.fm

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Metalcore Mathcore

# 20

The Wake by Voivod

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Progressive Metal

# 21

Our Raw Heart by YOB

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Doom Metal