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 |
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#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 |