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

None Shall Live... The Hymns of Misery by Churchburn

Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Sludge Metal

# 2

Electric Messiah by High On Fire

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Sludge Metal Stoner Metal

# 3

Cosmic Crypt by Mammoth Grinder

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Death Metal

# 4

Dirge of Escapism by Primal Rite

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Crossover Thrash Hardcore Punk

# 5

Devouring Radiant Light by Skeletonwitch

Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Melodic Black Metal

# 6

Esoteric Malacology by Slugdge

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Death Metal Progressive Metal

# 7

Magus by Thou

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Doom Metal Sludge Metal

# 8

Manor of Infinite Forms by Tomb Mold

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Death Metal

# 9

Eternal Return by Windhand

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Doom Metal

# 10

Stranger Fruit by Zeal & Ardor

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Avant-Garde Metal Spirituals