PopMatters' Best Metal Albums of 2018

PopMatters' Best Metal Albums of 2018

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20.

Vein - Errorzone
June 22, 2018
Critic Score
81
6 reviews

You're too overwhelmed by the energy and passion of the delivery to care where exactly they have appropriated riffs and sounds from. Vein's feverish spirit on record is, without question, their unique selling point.

19.

Thou - Magus
August 31, 2018
Critic Score
81
14 reviews

17.

Slaves BC - Lo, and I Am Burning
March 16, 2018
Critic Score
80
2 reviews

16.

Portal - ION
January 26, 2018
Critic Score
81
9 reviews

15.

Ghost - Prequelle
June 1, 2018
Critic Score
82
14 reviews
Underneath the catchy melodies and snazzy artwork, Forge and his band have created one of the cleverest heavy metal records in recent memory.

14.

Tribulation - Down Below
January 26, 2018
Critic Score
82
10 reviews

13.

Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want
October 26, 2018
Critic Score
86
13 reviews

Considering the band's output so far, You Won't Get What You Want is the perfect return for Daughters. While aspects of the band's creative vision have been altered and their sound has further evolved, the core elements remain intact.

11.

Horrendous - Idol
September 28, 2018
Critic Score
87
3 reviews

10.

Pig Destroyer - Head Cage
September 7, 2018
Critic Score
83
10 reviews

Their socially transgressive lyrics and musically daring effort may lose the group some listeners. But reinvention after reinvention they have proven themselves to be a metal group who perhaps even enjoys tormenting their fans and who assuredly are afraid of no one. It is more within their style to illicit fear anyway.

7.

Chaos Echoes - Mouvement
February 16, 2018
Critic Score
70
1 review

6.

Sleep - The Sciences
April 20, 2018
Critic Score
84
11 reviews

2.

Sumac - Love in Shadow
September 21, 2018
Critic Score
78
9 reviews

As impressive and imposing The Deal and What One Becomes are, Love in Shadow stands in a league of its own. The change of perspective, the stylistic deviations and the smooth transitions between different modes make Love in Shadow appear as a pivotal record for the band.

1.

YOB - Our Raw Heart
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
83
13 reviews

The songs do not cohere with the same kind of symmetry as those on Clearing the Path to Ascend did ... but the band's three musicians have history and an evident chemistry that clearly affords them creative flexibility without sacrificing consistency.

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