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
1. Nothing More – The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Links: Facebook // Official Website // Merch