2019's Best Metal Records

Our favorite metal/noise records of 2019.


My Diligence - Sun Rose

Sun Rose
by My Diligence

sludge • stoner • progressive
Deha - Cruel Words

Cruel Words
by Déhà

doom • depressive
A Forest of Stars - Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes

Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes
by A Forest of Stars

avantgarde • black • psychedelic
Violet Cold - Kosmik

Kosmik
by Violet Cold

atmospheric black • shoegaze • depressive
Sunn O))) - Life Metal

Life Metal
by Sunn O)))

doom • drone
Abyssal - A Beacon In The Husk

A Beacon In The Husk
by Abyssal

black • death • doom
Glare Of The Sun - Theia

Theia
by Glare Of The Sun

doom • sludge
Dream Troll - Second To None

Second To None
by Dream Tröll

melodic • power
Imperium Dekadenz - When We Are Forgotten

When We Are Forgotten
by Imperium Dekadenz

black
Disillusion - The Liberation

The Liberation
by Disillusion

melodic death • progressive
Mike Patton, Jean-Claude Vannier - Corpse Flower

Corpse Flower
by Mike Patton & Jean-Claude Vannier

alternative • experimental
Eye Of The Enemy - Titan

Titan
by Eye Of The Enemy

groove • thrash • death
Planetary Clairvoyance by Tomb Mold

Planetary Clairvoyance
by Tomb Mold

black • death • doom
CALIGULA by Lingua Ignota

CALIGULA
by Lingua Ignota

experimental • noise • industrial
Second To Sun - Legacy

Legacy
by Second To Sun

melodic black • thrash • groove
White Ward - Love Exchange Failure

Love Exchange Failure
by White Ward

atmospheric black • avantgarde
Brutus - Nest

Nest
by Brutus

alternative • post metal
Veil of Imagination by Wilderun

Veil of Imagination
by Wilderun

folk • melodic death • progressive
Universal Death Church by LORD MANTIS

Universal Death Church
by LORD MANTIS

noise • doom