The A.V. Club's Best Metal Albums of 2018

No sane, decent person could get through this year without experiencing at least a few flashes of rage or despair. Both are integral, of course, to the emotional language of heavy metal. In 2018, the genre provided a sturdy soundtrack to our collective meltdown, offering commiseration by the blast beat and power…

Published: November 27, 2018 12:00 Source

# 1
Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Sludge Metal
# 2
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Sludge Metal Stoner Metal
# 3
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Death Metal
# 4
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Crossover Thrash Hardcore Punk
# 5
Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Melodic Black Metal
# 6
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Death Metal Progressive Metal
# 7
Magus by Thou
Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Doom Metal Sludge Metal
# 8
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Death Metal
# 9
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Doom Metal
# 10
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Avant-Garde Metal Spirituals