Rolling Stone's 20 Best Metal Albums of 2016

Rolling Stone's 20 Best Metal Albums of 2016

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20.

Black Sabbath - The End
January 20, 2016

19.

40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky
October 14, 2016
Critic Score
77
2 reviews

18.

Virus - Memento Collider
June 10, 2016
Critic Score
75
2 reviews

17.

Crowbar - The Serpent Only Lies
October 28, 2016
Critic Score
80
2 reviews

16.

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

15.

Darkthrone - Arctic Thunder
October 14, 2016
Critic Score
68
8 reviews

13.

Abbath - Abbath
January 22, 2016
Critic Score
78
9 reviews

11.

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

10.

Whores. - Gold
October 28, 2016
Critic Score
80
1 review

8.

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

For those who can appreciate a tightly focused hard rock album infused with emotions that are often just as heavy as its riffs, Magma offers a listening experience that is as rewarding as it is therapeutic.

7.

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

The strange new demon inside them has driven the band to roughen up some of their mirrored surfaces and make a darker, more uncomfortable record than their last two.

6.

Megadeth - Dystopia
January 22, 2016
Critic Score
68
15 reviews

With everything working in concert, Megadeth sound reborn on Dystopia.

4.

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

3.

Sumac - What One Becomes
June 10, 2016
Critic Score
75
9 reviews

1.

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

The mostly epic-length tracks – almost entirely written by drummer Lars Ulrich and singer-guitarist James Hetfield – are melodically assured furies of serial riffing and tempo shocks.

Original Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-metal-albums-of-2016-w454251
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