Lists by Ocean Sage
The 10 Best Albums of 2022
| 1. | Fallujah - Empyrean |
| 2. | Psycroptic - Divine Council |
| 3. | Nocturna - Daughters Of The Night |
| 4. | Arch Enemy - Deceivers |
| 5. | Tómarúm - Ash In Realms Of Stone Icons |
| + 5 more |
The 10 Best Albums of 2017
| 1. | Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun |
| 2. | Shadow Of Intent - Reclaimer |
| 3. | Archspire - Relentless Mutation |
| 4. | Ne Obliviscaris - Urn |
| 5. | Unleash The Archers - Apex |
| + 5 more |
The 10 Best Albums of 2018
My 10 favorite Heavy Metal albums from 2018.
| 1. | Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology |
| 2. | Polyphia - New Levels New Devils |
| 3. | Obscura - Diluvium |
| 4. | Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest |
| 5. | Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love |
| + 5 more |
The 20 Best Albums of 2024
| 1. | Poppy - Negative Spaces |
| 2. | Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of God |
| 3. | Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound To Fall |
| 4. | Job For A Cowboy - Moon Healer |
| 5. | Brodequin - Harbinger Of Woe |
| + 15 more |
The 10 Best Albums of 2016
| 1. | Omnium Gatherum - Grey Heavens |
| 2. | Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale |
| 3. | Fallujah - Dreamless |
| 4. | Fleshgod Apocalypse - King |
| 5. | Epica - The Holographic Principle |
| + 5 more |
The 10 Best Albums of 2019
Here are my favorite metal records from 2019.
| 1. | Shadow Of Intent - Melancholy |
| 2. | Jinjer - Macro |
| 3. | Allegaeon - Apoptosis |
| 4. | Alcest - Spiritual Instinct |
| 5. | Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave |
| + 5 more |
The 10 Best Albums of 2020
| 1. | Draconian - Under A Godless Veil |
| 2. | Cult Of Lilith - Mara |
| 3. | The Black Dahlia Murder - Verminous |
| 4. | Poppy - I Disagree |
| 5. | Eleine - Dancing In Hell |
| + 5 more |
The 10 Best Albums of 2021
Here are my favorite metal albums of the year!
| 1. | Spiritbox - Eternal Blue |
| 2. | Obscura - A Valediction |
| 3. | Archspire - Bleed The Future |
| 4. | Jinjer - Wallflowers |
| 5. | Epica - Ωmega |
| + 5 more |
The 20 Best Albums of 2023
| 1. | Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite |
| 2. | The Zenith Passage - Datalysium |
| 3. | Currents - The Death We Seek |
| 4. | Mélancolia - HissThroughRottenTeeth |
| 5. | Pupil Slicer - Blossom |
| + 15 more |
The 20 Best Albums of 2025
| 1. | Fallujah - Xenotaph |
| 2. | Obscura - A Sonication |
| 3. | Allegaeon - The Ossuary Lens |
| 4. | Babymetal - Metal Forth |
| 5. | Omnium Gatherum - May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way |
| + 15 more |
The 25 Best Albums of 2015
| 1. | Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss |
| 2. | Deafheaven - New Bermuda |
| 3. | Mutoid Man - Bleeder |
| 4. | Mgła - Exercises In Futility |
| 5. | Draconian - Sovran |
| + 20 more |