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Meshuggah - ObZen
March 7, 2008
Djent
,
Progressive Metal
Critic Score
84
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Made Out of Babies - The Ruiner
June 24, 2008
Post-Hardcore
,
Sludge Metal
,
Noise Rock
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Torche - Meanderthal
April 8, 2008
Sludge Metal
,
Stoner Metal
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
4
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Protest The Hero - Fortress
January 29, 2008
Progressive Metal
,
Metalcore
Critic Score
81
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Nachtmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle, Part I
June 10, 2008
Black Metal
Critic Score
81
6
reviews
Amazon
6
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Harvey Milk - Life... The Best Game In Town
June 3, 2008
Sludge Metal
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Opeth - Watershed
June 3, 2008
Progressive Metal
,
Progressive Death Metal
,
Death Metal
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Boris - Smile
April 29, 2008
Psychedelic Rock
,
Stoner Metal
,
Noise Rock
Critic Score
77
11
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
9
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Metallica - Death Magnetic
September 12, 2008
Thrash Metal
Critic Score
77
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Enslaved - Vertebrae
September 29, 2008
Progressive Metal
,
Black Metal
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Krallice - Krallice
July 11, 2008
Black Metal
,
Atmospheric Black Metal
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Melvins - Nude With Boots
July 8, 2008
Sludge Metal
,
Stoner Rock
Critic Score
75
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Gojira - The way of all flesh
October 13, 2008
Progressive Metal
,
Death Metal
,
Progressive Death Metal
Critic Score
74
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Ihsahn - angL
May 27, 2008
Melodic Black Metal
,
Progressive Metal
Critic Score
74
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Genghis Tron - Board Up The House
February 19, 2008
Mathcore
,
Avant-Garde Metal
,
Cybergrind
Critic Score
74
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
September 17, 2008
Melodic Death Metal
Critic Score
74
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Soulfly - Conquer
July 29, 2008
Nu Metal
Critic Score
74
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Ocrilim - Annwn
February 4, 2008
Avant-Garde Metal
Critic Score
71
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
In Flames - A Sense of Purpose
April 1, 2008
Melodic Death Metal
Critic Score
71
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown
August 26, 2008
Power Metal
Critic Score
71
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Russian Circles - Station
May 6, 2008
Post-Rock
,
Post-Metal
Critic Score
70
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
The Sword - Gods of the Earth
April 1, 2008
Stoner Metal
,
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
70
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Asva - What You Don't Know is Frontier
May 5, 2008
Drone Metal
,
Metal
Critic Score
68
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Scars On Broadway - Scars on Broadway
July 29, 2008
Alternative Metal
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
66
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
August 26, 2008
Alternative Metal
,
Groove Metal
Critic Score
65
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
2
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