PopMatters' 20 Best Metal Albums of 2022

This has proved a fantastic year for extreme music and metal, and the new wave is masterfully progressing. These are the best metal albums of 2022.

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# 1

The Ailing Facade by Aeviterne

Album • Mar 18 / 2022 Dissonant Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal

# 2

Shiki by Sigh

Album • Aug 26 / 2022 Progressive Metal Avant-Garde Metal

# 3

God's Country by Chat Pile

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Noise Rock Sludge Metal

# 4

Hostile Architecture by Ashenspire

Album • Jul 21 / 2022 Avant-Garde Metal Progressive Metal

# 5

Disharmonium - Undreamable Abysses by Blut Aus Nord

Album • May 20 / 2022 Atmospheric Black Metal

# 6

They Fear Us by Ithaca

Album • Jul 29 / 2022 Metalcore

# 7

NULL by KEN mode

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Noise Rock Sludge Metal

# 8

Gateways to Resplendence by Abhorrent Expanse

Album • Apr 08 / 2022 Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal

# 9

Artificial Brain by Artificial Brain

Album • Jun 03 / 2022 Dissonant Death Metal

# 10

The Majesty of Decay by Judicator

Album • Nov 25 / 2022 Power Metal Progressive Metal

# 11

Krüller by Author & Punisher

Album • Feb 11 / 2022 Industrial Metal Drone Metal

# 12

Gnavhòl by Nordjevel

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Black Metal

# 13

Monuments to Impermanence by Pyrithe

Album • Apr 29 / 2022 Sludge Metal Avant-Garde Metal

# 14

Consecration of the Spiritüs Flesh by Esoctrilihum

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Black Metal Death Metal

# 15

Adumbration of the Veiled Logos by Verberis

Album • Jun 17 / 2022 Black Metal

# 16

04 by Negativa

Album • Jan 28 / 2022 Atmospheric Black Metal Depressive Black Metal

# 17

Aveilut by Scarcity

Album • Jul 15 / 2022 Atmospheric Black Metal Avant-Garde Metal Totalism

# 18

Liminal by Petbrick

Album • Sep 23 / 2022 Noise Rock Industrial Metal

# 19

New Catastrophism by Locrian

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Dark Ambient Drone

# 20

Heavy Rocks by Boris

Album • Aug 12 / 2022 Noise Rock Stoner Metal