Best Metal Album 2011

LOLPOCALYPSE · 12-21-2011, 01:19 PM

As the year comes to a close, what does everybody think some of the best metal albums were? I would expect to see lots of varying opinions, but here are some of my favorites:

The Black Dahlia Murder- Ritual

Seriously some of the best melodic death metal I've heard in a long time

The Human Abstract- Digital Veil

Call it what you will, this is progressive metal I think most could appreciate.

Animals as Leaders- Weightless

Instrumental in the djent style, this is a hard one to pass up. Tosin Abasi is one of the most creative guitarists of the 21st century.

Amon Amarth- Surtur Rising

Certainly nothing groundbreaking here but I would argue this is Amon Amarth's best release to date.

Primordial- Redemption at the Puritan's Hand

Black metal that has the Celtic flavor without the cheesiness of Finntroll

Textures- Dualism

With more progressive metal in the djent style, Dualism turned out surprisingly well despite another change in vocalists.

Some others I thought of but didn't think ranked among the best were:

Opeth- Heritage
Mastodon- The Hunter
Obscura- Omnivium
Black Tusk- Set the Dial
Between the Buried and Me- The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (EP)

12-21-2011, 01:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
LOLPOCALYPSE Aryan Wonder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 445	Best Metal Album 2011 As the year comes to a close, what does everybody think some of the best metal albums were? I would expect to see lots of varying opinions, but here are some of my favorites: The Black Dahlia Murder- Ritual Seriously some of the best melodic death metal I've heard in a long time The Human Abstract- Digital Veil Call it what you will, this is progressive metal I think most could appreciate. Animals as Leaders- Weightless Instrumental in the djent style, this is a hard one to pass up. Tosin Abasi is one of the most creative guitarists of the 21st century. Amon Amarth- Surtur Rising Certainly nothing groundbreaking here but I would argue this is Amon Amarth's best release to date. Primordial- Redemption at the Puritan's Hand Black metal that has the Celtic flavor without the cheesiness of Finntroll Textures- Dualism With more progressive metal in the djent style, Dualism turned out surprisingly well despite another change in vocalists. Some others I thought of but didn't think ranked among the best were: Opeth- Heritage Mastodon- The Hunter Obscura- Omnivium Black Tusk- Set the Dial Between the Buried and Me- The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (EP) Last edited by LOLPOCALYPSE; 12-21-2011 at 02:00 PM. Reason: almost forgot about Textures!