Rolling Stone's 20 Best Metal Albums of 2018

Rolling Stone staffers rank the 20 best metal albums of 2018, including the latest from Judas Priest, Daughters and Sleep.

Published: December 12, 2018 14:29 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The Sciences Sleep Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal
#2 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#3 Firepower Judas Priest Mar-09-2018, Heavy Metal
#4 Dictator Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway Jul-20-2018, Alternative Metal
#5 Ordinary Corrupt Human Love Deafheaven Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze
#6 Errorzone Vein.fm Jun-22-2018, Metalcore
#7 Northern Chaos Gods Immortal Jul-06-2018, Black Metal
#8 The Wake Voivod Sep-21-2018, Progressive Metal
#9 Time & Space Turnstile Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk
#10 The Long Walk Uniform Aug-17-2018, Industrial Metal
#12 Eternal Return Windhand Oct-05-2018, Doom Metal
#13 Ion Portal Jan-26-2018, Technical Death Metal
#14 Our Raw Heart YOB Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal
#15 Joy as an Act of Resistance. IDLES Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk
#16 Manor of Infinite Forms Tomb Mold Jun-08-2018, Death Metal
#17 Unloved Frontierer Jul-27-2018, Mathcore
#18 To Drink From The Night Itself At The Gates May-18-2018, Melodic Death Metal
#19 Ghostly White Deceased Nov-16-2018, Thrash Metal
#20 Only Love The Armed Apr-27-2018, Post-Hardcore
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Sciences | Sleep | Album, Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #2 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #3 | Firepower | Judas Priest | Album, Mar-09-2018, Heavy Metal |
| #4 | Dictator | Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway | Album, Jul-20-2018, Alternative Metal |
| #5 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Album, Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #6 | Errorzone | Vein.fm | Album, Jun-22-2018, Metalcore |
| #7 | Northern Chaos Gods | Immortal | Album, Jul-06-2018, Black Metal |
| #8 | The Wake | Voivod | Album, Sep-21-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #9 | Time & Space | Turnstile | Album, Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #10 | The Long Walk | Uniform | Album, Aug-17-2018, Industrial Metal |
| #12 | Eternal Return | Windhand | Album, Oct-05-2018, Doom Metal |
| #13 | Ion | Portal | Album, Jan-26-2018, Technical Death Metal |
| #14 | Our Raw Heart | YOB | Album, Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal |
| #15 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #16 | Manor of Infinite Forms | Tomb Mold | Album, Jun-08-2018, Death Metal |
| #17 | Unloved | Frontierer | Album, Jul-27-2018, Mathcore |
| #18 | To Drink From The Night Itself | At The Gates | Album, May-18-2018, Melodic Death Metal |
| #19 | Ghostly White | Deceased | Album, Nov-16-2018, Thrash Metal |
| #20 | Only Love | The Armed | Album, Apr-27-2018, Post-Hardcore |