PopMatters' Best Metal Albums of 2018

Amidst all the global socio-political unrest and the personal trials of 2018, metal has had a noticeably strong and positive year in terms of the albums...

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Our Raw Heart YOB Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal
#2 Love In Shadow Sumac Sep-21-2018, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
#3 The Incubus of Karma Mournful Congregation Mar-23-2018, Funeral Doom Metal
#4 Esoteric Malacology Slugdge Mar-02-2018, Death Metal
#5 Manor of Infinite Forms Tomb Mold Jun-08-2018, Death Metal
#6 The Sciences Sleep Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal
#7 Mouvement Chaos Echœs Feb-15-2018, Avant-Garde Metal
#8 Awaken Agrimonia Jan-26-2018, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
#9 Melted on the Inch Boss Keloid Apr-27-2018, Stoner Metal
#10 Head Cage Pig Destroyer Sep-07-2018, Metalcore
#11 Idol Horrendous Sep-28-2018, Progressive Metal
#12 Vile Luxury Imperial Triumphant Jul-13-2018, Avant-Garde Metal
#13 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#14 Down Below Tribulation Jan-26-2018, Gothic Metal
#15 Prequelle Ghost Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock
#16 Ion Portal Jan-26-2018, Technical Death Metal
#17 Lo, and I Am Burning Slaves BC Mar-16-2018, Hardcore Punk
#18 Devouring Radiant Light Skeletonwitch Jul-20-2018, Melodic Black Metal
#19 Magus Thou Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal
#20 Errorzone Vein.fm Jun-22-2018, Metalcore
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Our Raw Heart | YOB | Album, Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal |
| #2 | Love In Shadow | Sumac | Album, Sep-21-2018, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #3 | The Incubus of Karma | Mournful Congregation | Album, Mar-23-2018, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #4 | Esoteric Malacology | Slugdge | Album, Mar-02-2018, Death Metal |
| #5 | Manor of Infinite Forms | Tomb Mold | Album, Jun-08-2018, Death Metal |
| #6 | The Sciences | Sleep | Album, Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #7 | Mouvement | Chaos Echœs | Album, Feb-15-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #8 | Awaken | Agrimonia | Album, Jan-26-2018, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #9 | Melted on the Inch | Boss Keloid | Album, Apr-27-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #10 | Head Cage | Pig Destroyer | Album, Sep-07-2018, Metalcore |
| #11 | Idol | Horrendous | Album, Sep-28-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #12 | Vile Luxury | Imperial Triumphant | Album, Jul-13-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #13 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #14 | Down Below | Tribulation | Album, Jan-26-2018, Gothic Metal |
| #15 | Prequelle | Ghost | Album, Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock |
| #16 | Ion | Portal | Album, Jan-26-2018, Technical Death Metal |
| #17 | Lo, and I Am Burning | Slaves BC | Album, Mar-16-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #18 | Devouring Radiant Light | Skeletonwitch | Album, Jul-20-2018, Melodic Black Metal |
| #19 | Magus | Thou | Album, Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal |
| #20 | Errorzone | Vein.fm | Album, Jun-22-2018, Metalcore |