2017 is finally over and, unsurprisingly, was another great year for metal music. While my personal musical tastes have been far less extreme this time around the sun, I still kept tabs on some of my favorite heavy releases of the past 12 months. Chances are you’ve heard, or at least heard others talk about these albums, so I won’t bore you with the details.  Here’s to another great year in 2018!

 

10. Darkest Hour – Godless Prophets & the Migrant Flora

Links: Facebook // YouTube // Bandcamp

 

9. Code Orange – Forever

Links: Facebook // Official Website // Bandcamp

 

8. Havok – Conformicide

Links: Facebook // Official Website // Merch

 

7. Fit for an Autopsy – The Great Collapse

Links: Facebook // Twitter // Pure Volume // iTunes

 

6. Pallbearer – Heartless

Links: Facebook // Official Website

 

5. August Burns Red – Phantom Anthem

Links: Facebook // YouTube // Merch

 

4. The Contortionist – Clairvoyant

Links: Facebook // Twitter // Merch

 

3. Veil of Maya – False Idol

Links: Facebook // Twitter // Official Website

 

2. Elder – Reflections of a Floating World

Links: Facebook // Bandcamp

 

1. Nothing More – The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Links: Facebook // Official Website // Merch