Stereogum's 40 Best Metal Albums of 2017
Before we begin our discussion of the fantastic year for underground metal that was 2017, a few orders of business: First, 2018 will see some adjustments to the Black Market, the monthly metal column whose contributors assembled this list. Put simply, future editions of the column will be shorter than the current format has been. […]
Published: December 12, 2017 18:18
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Prelapsarian | Krallice | Dec-21-2016, Black Metal |
| #2 | Infrared Horizon | Artificial Brain | Apr-21-2017, Technical Death Metal |
| #3 | Retrocausal | Cleric | Jan-12-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #4 | Personae Ingratae | Rope Sect | Apr-14-2017, Post-Punk |
| #5 | Anomie | Violet Cold | Mar-01-2017, Blackgaze |
| #6 | Ruination | Kairon; IRSE! | Feb-03-2017, Space Rock |
| #7 | Succumb | Succumb | May-05-2017, Death Metal |
| #8 | A Subtler Kind of Light - | Locust Leaves | Mar-17-2017, Progressive Metal |
| #9 | Kingdoms Disdained | Morbid Angel | Dec-01-2017, Death Metal |
| #10 | Contempt | Couch Slut | Jul-28-2017, Noise Rock |
| #11 | Forced Subservience | No Faith | May-05-2017, Powerviolence |
| #12 | Rites of Passage | Sabbath Assembly | May-13-2017, Doom Metal |
| #13 | Reflections of a Floating World | Elder | Jun-02-2017, Heavy Psych |
| #14 | Hell | Hell | Jun-04-2021, Doom Metal |
| #15 | Tchornobog | Tchornobog | Jul-21-2017, Death Metal |
| #16 | Immersion Trench Reverie | Yellow Eyes | Oct-20-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #17 | The Process of Self - Becoming | Verge | Nov-13-2017, Depressive Black Metal |
| #18 | Loüm | Krallice | Oct-27-2017, Black Metal |
| #19 | Arvet | Grift | Sep-08-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #20 | Deep Space Psudokument | PSUDOKU | Apr-25-2017, Brutal Prog |
| #21 | Eschaton Mémoire | Chaos Moon | Nov-17-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #22 | Stalking the Ghost | Unearthly Trance | Feb-24-2017, Sludge Metal |
| #23 | Dede Kondre | Turia | Jan-25-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #24 | Medusa | Paradise Lost | Sep-01-2017, Death Doom Metal |
| #25 | Heartless | Pallbearer | Mar-24-2017, Doom Metal |
| #26 | Love from with the Dead | With the Dead | Sep-22-2017, Doom Metal |
| #27 | Unstoppable Power | Condor | Apr-28-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #28 | Undulating Waves of Rainbiotic Iridescence | Gigan | Sep-15-2017, Technical Death Metal |
| #29 | The Circle | Heretoir | Mar-24-2017, Blackgaze |
| #30 | Seaweed | Demonic Death Judge | Jan-13-2017, Sludge Metal |
| #31 | Go Be Forgotten | Krallice | Nov-20-2017, Black Metal |
| #32 | End of Chapter | Au-Dessus | May-19-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #33 | Blood Offerings | Necrot | Jun-09-2017, Death Metal |
| #34 | Kwintessens | Dodecahedron | Mar-17-2017, Black Metal |
| #35 | Burning Arrow | Vanum | Jun-05-2017, |
| #36 | Oviri | Jute Gyte | Jul-10-2017, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #37 | Vision Wallows In Symphonies of Light | Ingurgitating Oblivion | May-12-2017, Technical Death Metal |
| #39 | Obsidian Arc | Pillorian | Mar-10-2017, Black Metal |
| #40 | Within the Sphere of Ethereal Minds | Sarcasm | Jun-09-2017, Melodic Death Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Prelapsarian | Krallice | Album, Dec-21-2016, Black Metal |
| #2 | Infrared Horizon | Artificial Brain | Album, Apr-21-2017, Technical Death Metal |
| #3 | Retrocausal | Cleric | Album, Jan-12-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #4 | Personae Ingratae | Rope Sect | EP, Apr-14-2017, Post-Punk |
| #5 | Anomie | Violet Cold | Album, Mar-01-2017, Blackgaze |
| #6 | Ruination | Kairon; IRSE! | Album, Feb-03-2017, Space Rock |
| #7 | Succumb | Succumb | Album, May-05-2017, Death Metal |
| #8 | A Subtler Kind of Light - | Locust Leaves | Album, Mar-17-2017, Progressive Metal |
| #9 | Kingdoms Disdained | Morbid Angel | Album, Dec-01-2017, Death Metal |
| #10 | Contempt | Couch Slut | Album, Jul-28-2017, Noise Rock |
| #11 | Forced Subservience | No Faith | Album, May-05-2017, Powerviolence |
| #12 | Rites of Passage | Sabbath Assembly | Album, May-13-2017, Doom Metal |
| #13 | Reflections of a Floating World | Elder | Album, Jun-02-2017, Heavy Psych |
| #14 | Hell | Hell | Album, Jun-04-2021, Doom Metal |
| #15 | Tchornobog | Tchornobog | Album, Jul-21-2017, Death Metal |
| #16 | Immersion Trench Reverie | Yellow Eyes | Album, Oct-20-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #17 | The Process of Self - Becoming | Verge | Album, Nov-13-2017, Depressive Black Metal |
| #18 | Loüm | Krallice | Album, Oct-27-2017, Black Metal |
| #19 | Arvet | Grift | Album, Sep-08-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #20 | Deep Space Psudokument | PSUDOKU | Album, Apr-25-2017, Brutal Prog |
| #21 | Eschaton Mémoire | Chaos Moon | Album, Nov-17-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #22 | Stalking the Ghost | Unearthly Trance | Album, Feb-24-2017, Sludge Metal |
| #23 | Dede Kondre | Turia | Album, Jan-25-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #24 | Medusa | Paradise Lost | Album, Sep-01-2017, Death Doom Metal |
| #25 | Heartless | Pallbearer | Album, Mar-24-2017, Doom Metal |
| #26 | Love from with the Dead | With the Dead | Album, Sep-22-2017, Doom Metal |
| #27 | Unstoppable Power | Condor | Album, Apr-28-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #28 | Undulating Waves of Rainbiotic Iridescence | Gigan | Album, Sep-15-2017, Technical Death Metal |
| #29 | The Circle | Heretoir | Album, Mar-24-2017, Blackgaze |
| #30 | Seaweed | Demonic Death Judge | Album, Jan-13-2017, Sludge Metal |
| #31 | Go Be Forgotten | Krallice | Album, Nov-20-2017, Black Metal |
| #32 | End of Chapter | Au-Dessus | Album, May-19-2017, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #33 | Blood Offerings | Necrot | Album, Jun-09-2017, Death Metal |
| #34 | Kwintessens | Dodecahedron | Album, Mar-17-2017, Black Metal |
| #35 | Burning Arrow | Vanum | Single, Jun-05-2017, |
| #36 | Oviri | Jute Gyte | Album, Jul-10-2017, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #37 | Vision Wallows In Symphonies of Light | Ingurgitating Oblivion | Album, May-12-2017, Technical Death Metal |
| #39 | Obsidian Arc | Pillorian | Album, Mar-10-2017, Black Metal |
| #40 | Within the Sphere of Ethereal Minds | Sarcasm | Album, Jun-09-2017, Melodic Death Metal |