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Highest Rated Metal Albums of 2016
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Genre
Metal
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
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Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Country
Dance
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Folk Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
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Rock
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Metallica - Hardwired...To Self-Destruct
November 18, 2016
Heavy Metal
,
Thrash Metal
Score
80
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2
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Dream Theater - The Astonishing
January 29, 2016
Progressive Metal
,
Progressive Rock
,
Rock Opera
Score
70
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Music
Spotify
3
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Gojira - Magma
June 17, 2016
Progressive Metal
,
Groove Metal
Score
70
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Music
Spotify
4
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Gone Is Gone - Gone Is Gone
July 8, 2016
Alternative Metal
,
Progressive Metal
Score
70
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Deftones - Gore
April 8, 2016
Alternative Metal
,
Alternative Rock
Score
70
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Megadeth - Dystopia
January 22, 2016
Thrash Metal
,
Heavy Metal
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Korn - The Serenity of Suffering
October 21, 2016
Nu Metal
Score
50
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Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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