Year-in-Review: 2018 Metal
As is tradition, a few months into the new year (it’s June?!!), I recount my favorite metal albums of the past year. 2018 was an eventful and busy year for me, with the usual ups and downs, but certainly in the net-positive zone; I think I can say that for the music as well! While there were some releases from big names that didn’t really do it for me, there were many great records from upcoming bands and newcomers.
Honorable Mentions:
- Sleep - The Sciences
- Parius - The Eldritch Realm
- Necrophobic - Mark of the Necrogram
- Monstrosity - The Passage of Existence
- Michael Romeo -
- Gozu - Equilibrium
- Gaerea - Unsettling Whispers
- Deicide - Overtures of Blasphemy
- Amorphis - Queen of Time
Here is my top twenty list (with a sentence or four; as always, click on the artwork for links to YouTube):