best 2017 metal albums

With each passing year, as the realms of heavy music became vastly wider in scope, culling together the Top 50 list becomes more difficult. Just take a spin through the various Top 10 lists from our own writers and you'll see not a single…

As the year is winding down, we can’t help but reflect and observe the awesome music that has been created during 2017. Regardless of how terrible the rest of the year was, these albums got us through to the bitter end, and gave us a…

The year, 2017 was another great one for metal with tons of stellar new releases from bands both legendary and new to the scene. To be fair, it's true that any top 10 list is a purely subjective affair and there will be lots of disagreement…

Another year has come to an end. 2017 has proven to be a great year in metal as well. This came to me when trying to write down my top 10 of metal albums. These 10 represent the finest of metal the year had to offer. I would say it is…

Social perspective, political stance, the continued loss of our musical heroes were key as musical influence ran wild with so much to explore in 2017. Living in LA, and experiencing the live musical tapestry and to try and "nail down" my…

A significant number of excellent hard rock and metal albums were released in 2017, and compiling a Top 10 “best of” list is an act of sonic self-flagellation. As soon as I commit this to virtual print I will remember an album that I feel…

I am not sure if it is one of the better years for metal. I don't think that is ever the case for metal in this era. If we take the preferences and popularity of genres as a sine wave ( a snake-shaped line for those who are not familiar…