Stereogum's 40 Best Metal Albums Of 2016
Let’s just put this out there: Metal had a pretty bad 2016. Maybe this is specific to my country, America, which also had a pretty bad 2016. Maybe I’m projecting a little bit. Maybe you live someplace where everything is going great, and maybe where you live, metal is going great, too. If that’s the […]
Published: December 14, 2016 15:20
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paradise Gallows | Inter Arma | Jul-08-2016, Sludge Metal |
| #2 | Slow Forever | Cobalt | Mar-25-2016, Sludge Metal |
| #3 | Starspawn | Blood Incantation | Aug-19-2016, Death Metal |
| #4 | Krighsu | Wormed | Mar-25-2016, Technical Death Metal |
| #5 | Luminiferous Aether | Mare Cognitum | May-26-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #6 | Pleiades' Dust | Gorguts | May-13-2016, Technical Death Metal |
| #7 | Air | Astronoid | Jun-10-2016, Post-Metal |
| #8 | III:Trauma | Harakiri for the Sky | Jul-22-2016, Blackgaze |
| #9 | Memento Collider | Virus | Jun-03-2016, Experimental Rock |
| #11 | Värähtelijä | Oranssi Pazuzu | Feb-26-2016, Psychedelic Rock |
| #12 | The Year is One | Spiritus Mortis | Nov-11-2016, Doom Metal |
| #13 | Gudatall | Murg | Dec-16-2016, Black Metal |
| #14 | Kodama | Alcest | Sep-30-2016, Blackgaze |
| #15 | False Highs, True Lows | Plebeian Grandstand | Apr-29-2016, Black Metal |
| #16 | Dead Revolution | Hammers of Misfortune | Jul-22-2016, Progressive Metal |
| #17 | List | Martyrdöd | Nov-25-2016, Crust Punk |
| #18 | Motivator | High Spirits | Sep-16-2016, Hard Rock |
| #19 | Voix | Aluk Todolo | Feb-19-2016, Noise Rock |
| #20 | Terminal Redux | Vektor | May-06-2016, Technical Thrash Metal |
| #21 | Księżyc Milczy Luty | FURIA | Mar-01-2017, Black Metal |
| #23 | Wode | Wode | Aug-05-2016, Black Metal |
| #24 | The Ladder | Palace of Worms | Apr-08-2016, Black Metal |
| #25 | Sumerlands | Sumerlands | Sep-16-2016, Heavy Metal |
| #26 | Perdurance | Jute Gyte | Jun-06-2016, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #28 | Magic Night | Violet Cold | Jan-31-2016, Blackgaze |
| #29 | Cyclonic Void of Power | Internal Suffering | Jun-24-2016, Brutal Death Metal |
| #30 | Emotionale Ödnis | Tardigrada | Oct-28-2016, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #31 | Nattesferd | Kvelertak | May-13-2016, Hard Rock |
| #33 | What Graceless Dawn | Worm Ouroboros | Dec-02-2016, Post-Rock |
| #35 | Arctic Thunder | Darkthrone | Jan-13-2017, Black Metal |
| #36 | Garden of Bones | Sorcery | Jun-16-2016, Death Metal |
| #38 | Magma | GOJIRA | Jun-17-2016, Progressive Metal |
| #40 | The Violent Sleep of Reason | Meshuggah | Oct-07-2016, Djent |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paradise Gallows | Inter Arma | Album, Jul-08-2016, Sludge Metal |
| #2 | Slow Forever | Cobalt | Album, Mar-25-2016, Sludge Metal |
| #3 | Starspawn | Blood Incantation | Album, Aug-19-2016, Death Metal |
| #4 | Krighsu | Wormed | Album, Mar-25-2016, Technical Death Metal |
| #5 | Luminiferous Aether | Mare Cognitum | Album, May-26-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #6 | Pleiades' Dust | Gorguts | EP, May-13-2016, Technical Death Metal |
| #7 | Air | Astronoid | Album, Jun-10-2016, Post-Metal |
| #8 | III:Trauma | Harakiri for the Sky | Album, Jul-22-2016, Blackgaze |
| #9 | Memento Collider | Virus | Album, Jun-03-2016, Experimental Rock |
| #11 | Värähtelijä | Oranssi Pazuzu | Album, Feb-26-2016, Psychedelic Rock |
| #12 | The Year is One | Spiritus Mortis | Album, Nov-11-2016, Doom Metal |
| #13 | Gudatall | Murg | Album, Dec-16-2016, Black Metal |
| #14 | Kodama | Alcest | Album, Sep-30-2016, Blackgaze |
| #15 | False Highs, True Lows | Plebeian Grandstand | Album, Apr-29-2016, Black Metal |
| #16 | Dead Revolution | Hammers of Misfortune | Album, Jul-22-2016, Progressive Metal |
| #17 | List | Martyrdöd | Album, Nov-25-2016, Crust Punk |
| #18 | Motivator | High Spirits | Album, Sep-16-2016, Hard Rock |
| #19 | Voix | Aluk Todolo | Album, Feb-19-2016, Noise Rock |
| #20 | Terminal Redux | Vektor | Album, May-06-2016, Technical Thrash Metal |
| #21 | Księżyc Milczy Luty | FURIA | Album, Mar-01-2017, Black Metal |
| #23 | Wode | Wode | Album, Aug-05-2016, Black Metal |
| #24 | The Ladder | Palace of Worms | Album, Apr-08-2016, Black Metal |
| #25 | Sumerlands | Sumerlands | Album, Sep-16-2016, Heavy Metal |
| #26 | Perdurance | Jute Gyte | Album, Jun-06-2016, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #28 | Magic Night | Violet Cold | Album, Jan-31-2016, Blackgaze |
| #29 | Cyclonic Void of Power | Internal Suffering | Album, Jun-24-2016, Brutal Death Metal |
| #30 | Emotionale Ödnis | Tardigrada | Album, Oct-28-2016, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #31 | Nattesferd | Kvelertak | Album, May-13-2016, Hard Rock |
| #33 | What Graceless Dawn | Worm Ouroboros | Album, Dec-02-2016, Post-Rock |
| #35 | Arctic Thunder | Darkthrone | Album, Jan-13-2017, Black Metal |
| #36 | Garden of Bones | Sorcery | Album, Jun-16-2016, Death Metal |
| #38 | Magma | GOJIRA | Album, Jun-17-2016, Progressive Metal |
| #40 | The Violent Sleep of Reason | Meshuggah | Album, Oct-07-2016, Djent |