Rolling Stone's 20 Best Metal Albums of 2024

The best metal albums of 2024, including Judas Priest, Kerry King, Bruce Dickinson, Thou, Sumac, High on Fire, Body Count, Darkthrone, and Opeth.

Published: December 20, 2024 15:00 Source

# 1

From Hell I Rise by Kerry King

Album • May 17 / 2024 Thrash Metal

# 2

The Last Will And Testament by Opeth

Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Progressive Metal

# 3

The Stygian Rose by Crypt Sermon

Album • Jun 14 / 2024 Epic Doom Metal Heavy Metal

# 4

Cometh the Storm by High On Fire

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Stoner Metal Sludge Metal

# 5

The Mandrake Project by Bruce Dickinson

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Heavy Metal

# 6

Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Death Metal Progressive Metal

# 7

Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition) by Judas Priest

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Heavy Metal

# 8

The Dry Land by Huntsmen

Album • Jun 07 / 2024

# 9

Cool World by Chat Pile

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Noise Rock Sludge Metal

# 10

Umbilical by Thou

Album • May 31 / 2024 Sludge Metal

# 11

Die Berge by Paysage d'Hiver

Album • Nov 08 / 2024 Atmospheric Black Metal

# 12

The Healer by Sumac

Album • Jun 21 / 2024 Atmospheric Sludge Metal Avant-Garde Metal

# 13

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To by Knocked Loose

Album • May 10 / 2024 Metalcore

# 14

Veil of Death! Shroud of Nite by Unholy Altar

Album • Jul 05 / 2024

# 15

War. by Whores.

Album • Apr 16 / 2024 Noise Rock Sludge Metal

# 16

Deep Sage by Gouge Away

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock Alternative Rock

# 17

It Beckons Us All by Darkthrone

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Doom Metal Black Metal Heavy Metal

# 18

The Rise and Demise of the Motorsteeple by Battlesnake

Album • Jun 21 / 2024

# 19

Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force by Tzompantli

Album • May 17 / 2024 Death Doom Metal

# 20

Merciless by Body Count

Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Rap Metal Alternative Metal