PopMatters' Best Metal of 2016

PopMatters' Best Metal of 2016

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20.

Voïvod - Post Society
February 26, 2016
Critic Score
82
4 reviews

19.

Oceans of Slumber - Winter
March 4, 2016
Critic Score
81
4 reviews

18.

Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust
May 13, 2016
Critic Score
84
9 reviews

17.

Vektor - Terminal Redux
May 6, 2016
Critic Score
83
9 reviews

15.

Grand Magus - Sword Songs
May 13, 2016
Critic Score
70
2 reviews

14.

Amon Amarth - Jomsviking
March 25, 2016
Critic Score
78
9 reviews

13.

Anciients - Voice of the Void
October 14, 2016
Critic Score
77
3 reviews

12.

Aluk Todolo - Voix
February 19, 2016
Critic Score
80
3 reviews

10.

Sabaton - The Last Stand
August 19, 2016
Critic Score
70
1 review

8.

Cobalt - Slow Forever
March 25, 2016
Critic Score
82
7 reviews

7.

Khemmis - Hunted
October 21, 2016
Critic Score
85
4 reviews

5.

Gojira - Magma
June 17, 2016
Critic Score
83
16 reviews

Magma hardly represents the epitome of the avant-garde in today’s metal scene, but in offering a concise anthology of accessible, immediately engaging songs that nonetheless manage to redefine the edge of the commercial envelope, Gojira set the bar for what arena metal could be five years from now, ten years from now… whenever the more casual heavy metal demographic finally catches up.

4.

Opeth - Sorceress
September 30, 2016
Critic Score
79
13 reviews

Sorceress is another outstanding outing that further solidifies Opeth’s nearly unrivaled legacy.

3.

High Spirits - Motivator
September 16, 2016
Critic Score
70
1 review

1.

Metallica - Hardwired...To Self-Destruct
November 18, 2016
Critic Score
72
34 reviews

Hardwired… to Self Destruct shows audiences a side of Metallica that’s been sorely missing for the last 29 years: fiery, focused, aggressive, disciplined.

Original Source: http://www.popmatters.com/feature/the-best-metal-of-2016/
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