Pitchfork has unveiled their list of “The Best Metal Albums of 2018.” A few selections were predictable such as Deafheaven, Pig Destroyer, Skeletonwitch, Sleep, Voivod, and Yob. They surprisingly excluded a few albums such as Behemoth, Judas Priest, and especially, Greta Van Fleet. All jokes aside, Pitchfork went ahead and alphabetically shared their list of 21.
Check out their choices below and read their explanations here.
01) The Armed, Only Love
02) Black Viper, Hellions Of Fire
03) The Body, I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer
04) Convulsing, Grievous
05) Deafheaven, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
06) Dödsrit, Spirit Crusher
07) Ghastly, Death Velour
08) Horrendous, Idol
09) Ilsa, Corpse Fortress
10) Mammoth Grinder, Cosmic Crypt
11) Pig Destroyer, Head Cage
12) Portal, Ion
13) Rebel Wizard, Voluptuous Worship Of Rapture And Response
14) Skeletonwitch, Devouring Radiant Light
15) Sleep, The Sciences
16) SUMAC, Love In Shadow
17) Thou/Ragana, Let Our Names Be Forgotten
18) Tomb Mold, Manor Of Infinite Forms
19) Vein, Errorzone
20)Voivod, The Wake
21) YOB, Our Raw Heart
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