Rollingstone.com have presented their choices for the 20 metal albums of the year. You can read the full list with commentary for each choice via the link mentioned above. Or you can just cheat and dig in below:
Rolling Stone‘s Top 20 Metal Albums Of The Year:
20. Cloud Rat – “Qliphoth”
19. Ghost – “Meliora”
18. Clutch – “Psychic Warfare”
17. Deafheaven – “New Bermuda”
16. Lamb Of God – “VII: Sturm Und Drang”
15. Slayer – “Repentless”
14. Leviathan -“Scar Sighted”
13. Revenge – “Behold. Total. Rejection.”
12. Napalm Death – “Apex Predator – Easy Meat”
11. Metz – “Metz II”
10. Killing Joke – “Pylon”
09. Bosse-De-Nage – “All Fours”
08. Royal Thunder – “Crooked Doors”
07. Baroness – “Purple”
06. Refused – “Freedom”
05. Iron Maiden – “The Book Of Souls”
04. High On Fire – “Luminiferous”
03. Tau Cross – “Tau Cross”
02. Faith No More – “Sol Invictus”
01. Marilyn Manson – “The Pale Emperor“