Best Metal Albums of 2024 – Final Ranking
The wait is over. The Best Metal Albums of 2024 are here. After immersing ourselves in countless hours of exploration across metal’s vast landscape, we’re ready to present our comprehensive breakdown of the year’s most vital releases. This isn’t just another Top Metal Releases list – it’s a deep dive into how metal continued to evolve and challenge boundaries in 2024.
What makes this Metal Album Rankings special is our commitment to understanding each release in its full context. For instance, We’ve witnessed Technical Death Metal which defied human musical capability while retaining its visceral impact. We’ve seen Atmospheric Black Metal bands crafting increasingly sophisticated soundscapes without sacrificing their raw essence. Each release tells its own story of where metal stands in 2024.
Our tiered ranking system breaks down into Bronze Tier Albums, Silver Tier Metal, and Gold Tier Releases, with a special designation for the absolute pinnacle of Best Metal Album 2024. This format allows us to celebrate excellence across the spectrum, recognizing that greatness in metal takes many forms.
Throughout this Year-End Metal List, we’ll explore how these albums represent more than just collections of songs – they’re statements about metal’s capacity for Genre-Defying Metal innovation. From production techniques that set new standards to songwriting that challenges conventional structures, these are truly Innovative Metal Albums that will influence the genre for years to come.
As we count down our Top 10 Metal Albums, each entry will receive the detailed analysis it deserves in specific posts. We’ll examine the technical achievements, emotional resonance, and cultural impact that make these albums essential listening for any serious metal fan in 2024.
Stay tuned as we continue to update this space with in-depth reviews of each significant release that shaped Metal Music 2024. This is more than a list – it’s a the definitive document of metal’s footprint throught this year.
List of the Best Metal Albums of 2024
- List of the Best Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Black Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Progressive Death Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Technical Death Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Melodic Death Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Progressive Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Death Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Thrash Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Doom Metal Albums of 2024
- Ranking of the Best Metalcore Albums of 2024
In this index, there will be shown every ranking created about the best metal releases of 2024, classified by genre.
Ranking of the Best Black Metal Albums of 2024
- Diablation – Irrévérence | 10º
- Suldusk – Anthesis | 9º
- Stellar Remains – Wastelands | 8º
- Kvaen – The Formless Fires | 7º
- Griffon – De Republica | 6º
- Servant – Death Devil Magick | 5º
- Dawn Treader – Bloom & Decay | 4º
- Gaerea – Coma | 3º
- Malist – Of Scorched Earth | 2º
- Doedsmaghird – Omniverse Consciousness | 1º
Ranking of the Best Progressive Death Metal Albums of 2024
- Ὁπλίτης – Παραμαινομένη | 10º
- Exist – Hijacking the Zeitgeist | 9º
- Hannes Grossmann – Echoes of Eternity | 8º
- Job For a Cowboy – Moonhealer | 7º
- Anciients – Beyond the Reach of the Sun | 6º
- Immortal Bird – Sin Querencia | 5º
- ADON – Adon | 4º
- Luck Won´t Save You – Through the Mountains of Melancholia | 3º
- Amiensus – Reclamation Pt. II | 2º
- Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere | 1º
Ranking of the Best Technical Death Metal Albums of 2024
- Wormed – Omegon | 10º
- Vitriol – Suffer & Become | 9º
- Pyrrhon – Exhaust | 8º
- Vale of Pnath – Between the Worlds of Life and Death | 7º
- Replacire – The Center that Cannot Hold | 6º
- ATRÆ BILIS – Aumicide | 5º
- Ulcerate – Cutting the Throat of God | 4º
- Carnosus – Wormtales | 3º
- Nile – The Underworld Awaits Us All | 2º
- Aborted – Vault of Horrors | 1º
Ranking of the Best Melodic Death Metal Albums of 2024
- Sujin – Save our Souls | 10º
- Vanir – Epitome | 9º
- Darkness Everywhere – To Conquer Eternal Damnation | 8º
- Northern Genocide – The Point of No Return | 7º
- As I Lay Dying – Through Storms | 6º
- Dödsrit – Nocturnal Will | 5º
- Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals | 4º
- In Vain – Solemn | 3º
- The Black Dahlia Murder – Servitude | 2º
- Wintersun – Time II | 1º
Ranking of the Best Progressive Metal Albums of 2024
- IOTUNN – Kinship | 10º
- WHEEL – Charismatic Leaders | 9º
- Sunburst – Manifesto | 8º
- Dvne – Voidkind | 7º
- ARKA’N ASRAFOKOR – Dzikkuh | 6º
- Piah Mater – Under the Shadow of a Foreign Sun | 5º
- Sgàile – Traverse the Bealach | 4º
- Caligula´s Horse – Charcoal Grace | 3º
- Borknagar – Fall | 2º
- Opeth – The Last Will and Testament | 1º
Ranking of the Best Death Metal Albums of 2024
- Necrowretch – Swords of Dajjal | 10º
- AydrA – Leave to Nowhere | 9º
- Engulf – The Dying Planet Weeps | 8º
- Kanonenfieber – Die Urkatastrophe | 7º
- Vredehammer – God Slayer | 6º
- Skeletal Remains – Fragments of the Ageless | 5º
- HELL:ON – Shaman | 4º
- Feind – Ambulante Hirnamputation | 3º
- Undeath – More Insane | 2º
- Devenial Verdict – Blessing of Despair | 1º
Ranking of the Best Thrash Metal Albums of 2024
- Master – Saints Dispelled | 10º
- Flotsam & Jetsam´s – I Am the Weapon | 9º
- Blood Feast – Infinite Evolution | 8º
- Enforced – A Leap Into the Dark EP | 7º
- Oxygen Destroyer – Guardian of the Universe | 6º
- Atrophy – Asylum | 5º
- Holycide – Towards Idiocracy | 4º
- Morbid Saint – Swallowed by Hell | 3º
- Cavalera Conspiracy – Schizofrenia (Re-Recorded) | 2º
- Dissimulator – Lower Form Resistance | 1º
Ranking of the Best Doom Metal Albums of 2024
- Post Death Soundtrack – Veil Lifter | 10º
- Avernus – Grievances | 9º
- My Dying Bride – A Mortal Binding | 8º
- Fall of Leviathan – In Waves | 7º
- Monolith – Lord of the Insect Order | 6º
- Endonomos II – Enlightenment | 5º
- Hamferð – Men Guðs hond Er Sterk | 4º
- Ufomammut – Hidden | 3º
- Alkymist – UnnDerR | 2º
- Counting Hours – The Wishing Tomb | 1º
Ranking of the Best Metalcore Albums of 2024
- Sylosis – The Path (EP) | 10º
- Profiler – A Digital Nowhere | 9º
- Cyborg Octopus – Bottom Feeder | 8º
- Make Them Suffer – Make Them Suffer | 7º
- Boundaries – Death Is Little More | 6º
- CANDY – It´s Inside You | 5º
- 156Silence – People Watching | 4º
- Poppy- Negative Spaces | 3º
- Within the Ruins – Phenoma II | 2º
- Darkest Hour – Perpetual | Terminal | 1º
End of the Year Countdown
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