Top 86 Albums Of The 2010s

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Top 86 Albums Of The 2010s

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nonZero
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March 07, 2025
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Here are the 10s albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give it an advantage over others.

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of 10s metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
86.
1.
Wintersun - Time I
9.50/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2012
86.
2.
Caladan Brood - Echoes Of Battle
9.50/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2013
86.
3.
Insomnium - Winter's Gate
9.50/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2016
86.
4.
Vektor - Terminal Redux
9.44/10 · Technical Thrash Metal · 2016
86.
5.
Solipsist - Extinction Protocol
9.33/10 · Groove Thrash Metal · 2012
86.
6.
Trivium - In Waves
9.29/10 (nostalgia bias) · Melodic Thrash Metal · 2011
86.
7.
Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising
9.25/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2011
86.
8.
Galneryus - Angel Of Salvation
9.17/10 · Power Metal · 2012
86.
9.
As I Lay Dying - The Powerless Rise
9.14/10 · Metalcore · 2010
86.
10.
Solipsist - The Human Equation
9.10/10 · Groove Thrash Metal · 2010
86.
11.
Xanthochroid - Of Erthe And Axen: Act I
9.07/10 · Progressive Folk Metal · 2017
86.
12.
Machine Head - Unto The Locust
9.00/10 · Groove Thrash Metal · 2011
86.
13.
In Vain - Ænigma
9.00/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2013
86.
14.
Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone
9.00/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2012
86.
15.
Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika
9.00/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2016
86.
16.
Accept - Blood Of The Nations
9.00/10 · Heavy Metal · 2010
86.
17.
Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon
9.00/10 · Doom Folk Metal · 2010
86.
18.
Mors Principium Est - Dawn Of The 5th Era
8.95/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2014
86.
19.
Leprous - Bilateral
8.95/10 · Progressive Metal · 2011
86.
20.
Ostura - The Room
8.95/10 · Symphonic Progressive Metal · 2018
86.
21.
The Ocean - Pelagial
8.94/10 · Post-Metal · 2013
86.
22.
Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud
8.94/10 · Folk Metal · 2015
86.
23.
Eumeria - Rebel Mind
8.94/10 · Progressive Metal · 2011
86.
24.
Miseration - Tragedy Has Spoken
8.90/10 · Death Metal · 2012
86.
25.
Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun
8.90/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2014
86.
26.
Jun Mitsui - Evacuation
8.90/10 · Instrumental Progressive Metal · 2019
86.
27.
Cattle Decapitation - Monolith Of Inhumanity
8.90/10 · Death Metal · 2012
86.
28.
Neurotech - Antagonist
8.90/10 · Industrial Metal · 2011
86.
29.
Insomnium - One For Sorrow
8.89/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2011
86.
30.
Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River
8.89/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2010
86.
31.
Cryptomnesia - Primordial Oddity
8.88/10 · Instrumental Progressive Metal · 2010
86.
32.
Batushka - Litourgiya
8.88/10 · Black Metal · 2015
86.
33.
Wilderun - Sleep At The Edge Of The Earth
8.86/10 · Progressive Folk Metal · 2015
86.
34.
Solipsist - The Burning Mass
8.86/10 · Groove Thrash Metal · 2015
86.
35.
Kauan - Sorni Nai
8.86/10 · Doom Metal · 2015
86.
36.
Vintersea - Illuminated
8.83/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2019
86.
37.
Acherontas - Vamachara
8.83/10 · Melodic Black Metal · 2011
86.
38.
Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination
8.81/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2019
86.
39.
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
8.81/10 · Progressive Black Metal · 2010
86.
40.
Enslaved - RIITIIR
8.81/10 · Progressive Black Metal · 2012
86.
41.
Shade Empire - Omega Arcane
8.80/10 · Symphonic Black Metal · 2013
86.
42.
Conquering Dystopia - Conquering Dystopia
8.80/10 · Instrumental Progressive Metal · 2014
86.
43.
Telepathy - 12 Areas
8.80/10 · Post-Metal · 2014
86.
44.
StarSystems - StarSystems III
8.80/10 · Instrumental Progressive Metal · 2016
86.
45.
Archspire - Relentless Mutation
8.79/10 · Technical Death Metal · 2017
86.
46.
Trivium - The Sin And The Sentence
8.77/10 (nostalgia bias) · Melodic Thrash Metal · 2017
86.
47.
Æther Realm - Tarot
8.77/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2017
86.
48.
Aquilus - Griseus
8.75/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2011
86.
49.
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
8.75/10 · Progressive Rock · 2013
86.
50.
Shylmagoghnar - Emergence
8.75/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2014
86.
51.
Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase I - Neohumanity)
8.75/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2014
86.
52.
Cult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear
8.75/10 · Post-Metal · 2019
86.
53.
Villagers Of Ioannina City - Age Of Aquarius
8.75/10 · Progressive Rock · 2019
86.
54.
Atavistia - One Within The Sun
8.75/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2017
86.
55.
Lovebites - Awakening From Abyss
8.75/10 · Power Metal · 2017
86.
56.
Lovebites - Clockwork Immortality
8.75/10 · Power Metal · 2018
86.
57.
Persefone - Spiritual Migration
8.73/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2013
86.
58.
Soilwork - The Living Infinite
8.73/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2013
86.
59.
Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme
8.72/10 · Brutal Death Metal · 2012
86.
60.
End Of The Dream - All I Am
8.72/10 · Symphonic Metal · 2015
86.
61.
Xanthochroid - Of Erthe And Axen: Act II
8.71/10 · Progressive Folk Metal · 2017
86.
62.
Kenn Nardi - Dancing With The Past
8.70/10 · Progressive Thrash Metal · 2014
86.
63.
Vektor - Outer Isolation
8.69/10 · Technical Thrash Metal · 2011
86.
64.
Ihsahn - After
8.69/10 · Progressive Black Metal · 2010
86.
65.
Be'lakor - Vessels
8.69/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2016
86.
66.
Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows
8.67/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2011
86.
67.
Beyond Creation - The Aura
8.67/10 · Technical Death Metal · 2011
86.
68.
The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
8.67/10 · Post-Metal · 2018
86.
69.
Element (USA) - The Energy
8.64/10 · Instrumental Progressive Metal · 2010
86.
70.
Dark Tranquillity - Atoma
8.63/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2016
86.
71.
Doomocracy - Visions & Creatures Of Imagination
8.63/10 · Epic Doom Metal · 2017
86.
72.
Lord Of The Lost - Thornstar
8.62/10 · Industrial Metal · 2018
86.
73.
Soen - Lotus
8.61/10 · Progressive Metal · 2019
86.
74.
Judas Priest - Firepower
8.61/10 · Heavy Metal · 2018
86.
75.
Neuraxis - Asylon
8.61/10 · Technical Death Metal · 2011
86.
76.
The Haunted - Strength In Numbers
8.61/10 · Thrash Metal · 2017
86.
77.
Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth
8.60/10 · Technical Death Metal · 2011
86.
78.
Kartikeya - Mahayuga
8.60/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2011
86.
79.
Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit
8.60/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2010
86.
80.
Pressure Points - Remorses To Remember
8.57/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2010
86.
81.
Merrow - Retrospecial
8.56/10 · Instrumental Progressive Metal · 2012
86.
82.
Enshine - Origin
8.56/10 · Melodic Doom Metal · 2013
86.
83.
Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology
8.56/10 · Death Metal · 2018
86.
84.
Ayahuasca - Beneath The Mind
8.56/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2018
86.
85.
Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
8.56/10 · Thrash Metal · 2017
86.
86.
Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time
8.55/10 · Power Metal · 2010
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