Pitchfork's Best Metal Albums of 2018

Including records by YOB, Deafheaven, Skeletonwitch, and more

Published: December 19, 2018 06:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Hellions of Fire Black Viper Sep-14-2018, Speed Metal
#2 Grievous Convulsing Aug-22-2018, Black Metal
#3 Spirit Crusher Dödsrit Sep-28-2018, Black Metal
#4 Ordinary Corrupt Human Love Deafheaven Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze
#5 Death Velour Ghastly Apr-20-2018, Death Metal
#6 Idol Horrendous Sep-28-2018, Progressive Metal
#7 Corpse Fortress Ilsa Mar-02-2018, Doom Metal
#8 Cosmic Crypt Mammoth Grinder Jan-26-2018, Death Metal
#9 Head Cage Pig Destroyer Sep-07-2018, Metalcore
#10 Ion Portal Jan-26-2018, Technical Death Metal
#11 Let Our Names Be Forgotten Ragana, Thou Sep-25-2018, Doom Metal
#12 Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response Rebel Wizard Aug-17-2018, Black Metal
#13 Devouring Radiant Light Skeletonwitch Jul-20-2018, Melodic Black Metal
#14 The Sciences Sleep Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal
#15 Love In Shadow Sumac Sep-21-2018, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
#16 Only Love The Armed Apr-27-2018, Post-Hardcore
#17 I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. The Body May-11-2018, Death Industrial
#18 Manor of Infinite Forms Tomb Mold Jun-08-2018, Death Metal
#19 Errorzone Vein.fm Jun-22-2018, Metalcore
#20 The Wake Voivod Sep-21-2018, Progressive Metal
#21 Our Raw Heart YOB Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hellions of Fire | Black Viper | Album, Sep-14-2018, Speed Metal |
| #2 | Grievous | Convulsing | Album, Aug-22-2018, Black Metal |
| #3 | Spirit Crusher | Dödsrit | Album, Sep-28-2018, Black Metal |
| #4 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Album, Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #5 | Death Velour | Ghastly | Album, Apr-20-2018, Death Metal |
| #6 | Idol | Horrendous | Album, Sep-28-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #7 | Corpse Fortress | Ilsa | Album, Mar-02-2018, Doom Metal |
| #8 | Cosmic Crypt | Mammoth Grinder | Album, Jan-26-2018, Death Metal |
| #9 | Head Cage | Pig Destroyer | Album, Sep-07-2018, Metalcore |
| #10 | Ion | Portal | Album, Jan-26-2018, Technical Death Metal |
| #11 | Let Our Names Be Forgotten | RaganaThou | Album, Sep-25-2018, Doom Metal |
| #12 | Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response | Rebel Wizard | Album, Aug-17-2018, Black Metal |
| #13 | Devouring Radiant Light | Skeletonwitch | Album, Jul-20-2018, Melodic Black Metal |
| #14 | The Sciences | Sleep | Album, Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #15 | Love In Shadow | Sumac | Album, Sep-21-2018, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #16 | Only Love | The Armed | Album, Apr-27-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #17 | I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. | The Body | Album, May-11-2018, Death Industrial |
| #18 | Manor of Infinite Forms | Tomb Mold | Album, Jun-08-2018, Death Metal |
| #19 | Errorzone | Vein.fm | Album, Jun-22-2018, Metalcore |
| #20 | The Wake | Voivod | Album, Sep-21-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #21 | Our Raw Heart | YOB | Album, Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal |