Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal & Hardcore Albums of 2016

Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal & Hardcore Albums of 2016

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9.

Asphyx - Incoming Death
September 30, 2016
Critic Score
75
2 reviews

8.

Ulcerate - Shrines of Paralysis
October 28, 2016
Critic Score
83
5 reviews

At nearly an hour long, Shrines of Paralysis demands attention throughout, seamlessly weaving all of the various complex elements together into an ominous, cohesive mass of organized chaos.

7.

Deftones - Gore
April 8, 2016
Critic Score
77
31 reviews

Continuing to age gracefully, Deftones deliver an emotionally divided release with Gore, one that will continue to endear and swing with your own mood — however you're feeling.

6.

Nails - You Will Never Be One of Us
June 17, 2016
Critic Score
85
15 reviews

On You Will Never Be One of Us, Nails are simply on another level and, though others will have a tough time reaching it, they should all still aspire to it. 

4.

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

Magma demonstrates a healthy admission and channelling of Gojira's explosive tendencies into a record that is truly an intriguing change of pace when considering the band's more eruptive past efforts.

3.

Exalt - The Shape You Took Before the Ache
September 9, 2016
Critic Score
90
1 review

2.

The Body - No One Deserves Happiness
March 18, 2016
Critic Score
76
11 reviews
It's their strangest and most difficult record to date, which is saying something considering the depths that Lee Buford and Chip King have plumbed in the past.

1.

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
October 14, 2016
Critic Score
83
19 reviews

Only an asshole could find fault with this record; there's no value in nitpicking an achievement this consummately professional, laboriously crafted and creatively uninhibited.

Original Source: http://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim_s_top_10_metal_and_hardcore_albums-best_of_2016
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