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Myrkur - Mareridt
September 15, 2017
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
100
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Drug Honkey - Cloak of Skies
May 5, 2017
Score
90
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Enslaved - E
October 13, 2017
Progressive Metal
Score
90
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Morbid Angel - Kingdoms Disdained
December 1, 2017
Death Metal
Score
90
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Converge - The Dusk In Us
November 3, 2017
Metalcore
Score
90
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Amenra - Mass VI
October 20, 2017
Sludge Metal
Score
90
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Blood Command - Cult Drugs
April 28, 2017
Post-Hardcore
Score
90
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Integrity - Howling, For the Nightmare Shall Consume
July 14, 2017
Metalcore
Score
90
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Decapitated - Anticult
July 7, 2017
Groove Metal
Score
90
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The Ruins of Beverast - Exuvia
May 5, 2017
Black Metal
Score
90
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Royal Thunder - Wick
April 7, 2017
Hard Rock
Score
90
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Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
March 31, 2017
Progressive Metal
Score
90
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13
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The Great Old Ones - EOD : A Tale of Dark Legacy
January 27, 2017
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
90
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Disperse - Foreword
February 24, 2017
Score
90
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Code Orange - Forever
January 13, 2017
Metalcore
Score
90
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Black Mare - Death Magick Mother
September 15, 2017
Score
80
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Nibiru - Qaal Babalon
September 22, 2017
Score
80
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From Eden To Exile - Modern Disdain
June 2, 2017
Score
80
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Ewigkeit - Cosmic Man
July 14, 2017
Score
80
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Venomous Maximus - No Warning
July 28, 2017
Score
80
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Wednesday 13 - Condolences
June 2, 2017
Score
80
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Belphegor - Totenritual
September 15, 2017
Death Metal
Score
80
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Malevolence - Self Supremacy
Score
80
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Wildspeaker - Spreading Adder
Score
80
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Alunah - Solennial
March 17, 2017
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Metal Hammer awarded albums throughout 2017.
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