PopMatters' 20 Best Metal Albums of 2021
We are lucky to have received such an excellent bunch of records under what has been an incredibly stressful year. These are the 20 best metal albums of 2021.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bleed the Future | Archspire | Oct-29-2021, Technical Death Metal |
| #2 | ULTRAPOP | The Armed | Apr-16-2021, Noise Rock |
| #3 | Gas Lit | Divide And Dissolve | Jan-29-2021, Drone Metal |
| #4 | Celestial Blues | King Woman | Jul-30-2021, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #5 | Har | Dordeduh | May-14-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #6 | The Divine Punishment | Antediluvian | Sep-01-2021, Death Metal |
| #7 | The Gospel of the Devourer | madam data | Jul-16-2021, Drone Metal |
| #8 | Stalker | Utopia | Aug-27-2021, |
| #9 | Mountain Fever | Subterranean Masquerade | May-14-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #10 | L'Égide Ardente | Oriflamme | May-13-2021, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #11 | Vital | Big Brave | Apr-23-2021, Post-Metal |
| #12 | Dream Weapon | Genghis Tron | Mar-26-2021, Math Rock |
| #13 | Remains | Hellish Form | Jun-25-2021, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #14 | Form in Motion | Autarkh | Mar-12-2021, Industrial Metal |
| #15 | Imperative Imperceptible Impulse | Ad Nauseam | Feb-12-2021, Technical Death Metal |
| #16 | Mirrors | Pupil Slicer | Mar-12-2021, Mathcore |
| #17 | Ng'ambu | Mehenet | Sep-10-2021, Black Metal |
| #18 | Atropos | Vouna | Jul-16-2021, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #19 | The Crucible | Threshing Spirit | Oct-28-2021, Black Metal |
| #20 | Phantom Indigo | Seputus | Jun-04-2021, Technical Death Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bleed the Future | Archspire | Album, Oct-29-2021, Technical Death Metal |
| #2 | ULTRAPOP | The Armed | Album, Apr-16-2021, Noise Rock |
| #3 | Gas Lit | Divide And Dissolve | Album, Jan-29-2021, Drone Metal |
| #4 | Celestial Blues | King Woman | Album, Jul-30-2021, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #5 | Har | Dordeduh | Album, May-14-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #6 | The Divine Punishment | Antediluvian | Album, Sep-01-2021, Death Metal |
| #7 | The Gospel of the Devourer | madam data | Album, Jul-16-2021, Drone Metal |
| #8 | Stalker | Utopia | Album, Aug-27-2021, |
| #9 | Mountain Fever | Subterranean Masquerade | Album, May-14-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #10 | L'Égide Ardente | Oriflamme | Album, May-13-2021, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #11 | Vital | Big Brave | Album, Apr-23-2021, Post-Metal |
| #12 | Dream Weapon | Genghis Tron | Album, Mar-26-2021, Math Rock |
| #13 | Remains | Hellish Form | Album, Jun-25-2021, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #14 | Form in Motion | Autarkh | Album, Mar-12-2021, Industrial Metal |
| #15 | Imperative Imperceptible Impulse | Ad Nauseam | Album, Feb-12-2021, Technical Death Metal |
| #16 | Mirrors | Pupil Slicer | Album, Mar-12-2021, Mathcore |
| #17 | Ng'ambu | Mehenet | Album, Sep-10-2021, Black Metal |
| #18 | Atropos | Vouna | Album, Jul-16-2021, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #19 | The Crucible | Threshing Spirit | Album, Oct-28-2021, Black Metal |
| #20 | Phantom Indigo | Seputus | Album, Jun-04-2021, Technical Death Metal |