Rolling Stone's 10 Best Metal Albums of 2019

From Korn's 'The Nothing' to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's 'Infest the Rats' Nest,' we count down the best metal albums of 2019.

Published: December 11, 2019 18:44 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 We Are Not Your Kind Slipknot Aug-09-2019, Alternative Metal
#2 Crux Moon Tooth Mar-29-2019, Progressive Metal
#3 Gastir – Ghosts Invited Gaahls Wyrd May-24-2019, Black Metal
#4 Spiritual Instinct Alcest Oct-25-2019, Post-Metal
#5 Old Star Darkthrone May-31-2019, Black Metal
#6 Infest The Rats' Nest King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Aug-16-2019, Thrash Metal
#7 Planetary Clairvoyance Tomb Mold Jul-19-2019, Death Metal
#8 Rammstein Rammstein May-17-2019, Neue Deutsche Härte
#9 In Cauda Venenum Opeth Sep-27-2019, Progressive Rock
#10 The Nothing Korn Sep-13-2019, Nu Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | We Are Not Your Kind | Slipknot | Album, Aug-09-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #2 | Crux | Moon Tooth | Album, Mar-29-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #3 | Gastir – Ghosts Invited | Gaahls Wyrd | Album, May-24-2019, Black Metal |
| #4 | Spiritual Instinct | Alcest | Album, Oct-25-2019, Post-Metal |
| #5 | Old Star | Darkthrone | Album, May-31-2019, Black Metal |
| #6 | Infest The Rats' Nest | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Aug-16-2019, Thrash Metal |
| #7 | Planetary Clairvoyance | Tomb Mold | Album, Jul-19-2019, Death Metal |
| #8 | Rammstein | Rammstein | Album, May-17-2019, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #9 | In Cauda Venenum | Opeth | Album, Sep-27-2019, Progressive Rock |
| #10 | The Nothing | Korn | Album, Sep-13-2019, Nu Metal |