A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2018 was pretty good year, some solid releases in death and Melodic death metal, Symphonic metal had a pretty good record comparing to previous years, and Judas priest released there best album in almost thirty years.


My favorite non metal albums of 2018

1. Civilisation
By Southern Empire (Progressive rock, Symphonic rock)


2. Schmaltz
By Spanish Love Songs (Pop Punk, Emo)


3. Joy as an Act of Resistance
By Idles (Post-Hardcore, Art punk)


4. TA13OO
By Denzel Curry (Trap, Southern Hip Hop, Trap Metal)


5. OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
By SOPHIE (Bubblegum Bass, Hyperpop, Experimental)



My favorite movie from 2018

1.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

2.Rivers Of Nihil - Where Owls Know My Name

3.Crescent - The Order Of Amenti

4.Judas Priest - Firepower

5.Shylmagoghnar - Transience

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This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.Macabre - Murder Metal

2.Macabre Omen - Gods Of War - At War

3.Macbeth - Romantic Tragedy's Crescendo

4.Machinae Supremacy - Overworld

5.Machine Head - The Blackening

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Heavy, Doom, Black, Death, Thrash, Prog, Power...these are my favorite 100 albums of 2018... STAY METAL!!!

25 Honorable Mentions:

Mortuous - Through Wilderness
Arkheth - 12 Winter Moons Comes the Witches Brew
Lychgate - The Contagion In Nine Steps
Wolfheart - Constellation Of The Black Light
Cosmic Church - Täyttymys

1.Imperial Triumphant - Vile Luxury

2.Shylmagoghnar - Transience

3.Altars Of Grief - Iris

4.Horrendous - Idol

5.Sepulcher - Panoptic Horror

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Heavy Metal as a way of life. From Spain with love and hate.

1.Necrophobic - Mark Of The Necrogram

2.Khemmis - Desolation

3.Dead Shape Figure - Cacoëthes

4.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

5.Powerwolf - The Sacrament Of Sin

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Ranking Symphony X albums from best to worst. Also featuring my three top cuts from each albums. To be perfectly clear, the three bottom albums aren't bad albums however they don't offer the same interesting experience as the others.

1.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

2.Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite

3.Symphony X - The Damnation Game

4.Symphony X - Twilight In Olympus

5.Symphony X - The Odyssey

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1.Angra - ØMNI

2.Barren Earth - A Complex Of Cages

3.Between The Buried And Me - Automata I

4.Borealis - The Offering

5.In Vain - Currents

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1.Shylmagoghnar - Transience

2.Redemption - Long Night's Journey Into Day

3.Dee Snider - For The Love Of Metal

4.Lucifer - Lucifer II

5.Michael Romeo - War Of The Worlds, Pt. 1

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My Favorite Albums Of The Year \m/

1.Onmyo-Za - 覇道明王

2.Judas Priest - Firepower

3.Powerwolf - The Sacrament Of Sin

4.Michael Romeo - War Of The Worlds, Pt. 1

5.Orphaned Land - Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs

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1.Haken - Vector

2.Angra - ØMNI

3.TesseracT - Sonder

4.Arsafes - The Silk Road Experience Pt . 1

5.Night Verses - From The Gallery Of Sleep

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Welcome to my 2018 list. If you have recommendations for albums, feel free to message in the comments section. Or, if you see anything on the list you liked or found something you want to check out, feel free to give a thumbs up

Every album on this list has been listened to fully at least 3 (or more) times.

1.Вѣдьмa - История отречения

2.Stormbane - Eldritch Devotion

3.Omnium Gatherum - The Burning Cold

4.The Algorithm - Compiler Optimization Techniques

5.High On Fire - Electric Messiah

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----Updated every weeks----

I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at less before including it in my list.
I specify my favourite songs in order of preferency

❤ = Amazing song!

1.Alkaloid - Liquid Anatomy

2.Rivers Of Nihil - Where Owls Know My Name

3.The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic

4.Haken - Vector

5.Oceans Of Slumber - The Banished Heart

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1.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

2.Vermilia - Kätkyt

3.Sulphur Aeon - The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos

4.Zeal & Ardor - Stranger Fruit

5.Tribulation - Down Below

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Another installation of famous robpal's HIGH ENERGY list! This time for the year of 2018.
Here are the rules.

No rating=haven't heard yet/not enough spins

★★★★★ - Masterpiece!
★★★★½ - Excellent!
★★★★☆ - Great!
★★★½☆ - Very Good!
★★★☆☆ - Enjoyable!
★★½☆☆ - OK, Nothing Special
★★☆☆☆ - Mediocre
★½☆☆☆ - Poor

1.Odin's Court - Turtles All The Way Down Volume II

2.Kayak - Seventeen

3.White Wizzard - Infernal Overdrive

4.Corrosion Of Conformity - No Cross No Crown

5.Perfect Beings - Vier

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**DISCLAIMER: This list is based on my own opinion and musical taste, and should not be taken otherwise.
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Self-explainatory list that's used mostly for personal reminders of upcoming releases.
Your recommandations & suggestions are welcome! :-)
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I think it won't be a surprise if I say that my favorite album of 2018 was:
AMORPHIS - Queen Of Time !!!

1.Riverside - Wasteland

2.Conception - My Dark Symphony

3.Amorphis - Queen Of Time

4.Lunatic Soul - Under The Fragmented Sky

5.Skálmöld - Sorgir

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