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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | None Shall Live... The Hymns of Misery | Churchburn | Jul-13-2018, Sludge Metal |
| #2 | Electric Messiah | High On Fire | Oct-05-2018, Sludge Metal |
| #3 | Cosmic Crypt | Mammoth Grinder | Jan-26-2018, Death Metal |
| #4 | Dirge of Escapism | Primal Rite | Jan-26-2018, Crossover Thrash |
| #5 | Devouring Radiant Light | Skeletonwitch | Jul-20-2018, Melodic Black Metal |
| #6 | Esoteric Malacology | Slugdge | Mar-02-2018, Death Metal |
| #7 | Magus | Thou | Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal |
| #8 | Manor of Infinite Forms | Tomb Mold | Jun-08-2018, Death Metal |
| #9 | Eternal Return | Windhand | Oct-05-2018, Doom Metal |
| #10 | Stranger Fruit | Zeal & Ardor | Jun-08-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | None Shall Live... The Hymns of Misery | Churchburn | Album, Jul-13-2018, Sludge Metal |
| #2 | Electric Messiah | High On Fire | Album, Oct-05-2018, Sludge Metal |
| #3 | Cosmic Crypt | Mammoth Grinder | Album, Jan-26-2018, Death Metal |
| #4 | Dirge of Escapism | Primal Rite | Album, Jan-26-2018, Crossover Thrash |
| #5 | Devouring Radiant Light | Skeletonwitch | Album, Jul-20-2018, Melodic Black Metal |
| #6 | Esoteric Malacology | Slugdge | Album, Mar-02-2018, Death Metal |
| #7 | Magus | Thou | Album, Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal |
| #8 | Manor of Infinite Forms | Tomb Mold | Album, Jun-08-2018, Death Metal |
| #9 | Eternal Return | Windhand | Album, Oct-05-2018, Doom Metal |
| #10 | Stranger Fruit | Zeal & Ardor | Album, Jun-08-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |