Top 5 Metal Albums of 2024

2024 was an incredible year for heavy metal. Here are my top picks that you absolutely need in your collection.

5. Crushing Depths - “Abyssal Throne”

This doom metal masterpiece takes slow and heavy to new extremes. The 15-minute opener “Descent Into Madness” sets the tone perfectly.

Standout Track: “Crushing Weight of Eternity”

4. Velocity Override - “Terminal Velocity”

Speed metal is alive and well! These German newcomers delivered a furious assault of riffs and blazing solos.

Standout Track: “Faster Than Light”

3. Spectral Void - “Echoes from Beyond”

Progressive metal meets black metal in this ambitious concept album about cosmic horror. The production is pristine without sacrificing heaviness.

Standout Track: “The Void Speaks”

2. Iron Vengeance - “Forged in Fire”

Classic heavy metal done right. This sounds like it could have been released in 1984, and I mean that as the highest compliment.

Standout Track: “Steel and Thunder”

1. Obsidian Throne - “The Eternal Darkness”

My album of the year combines melodic death metal with symphonic elements. Epic, emotional, and devastatingly heavy.

Standout Track: “When Empires Fall”

What were your favorite metal albums of 2024? The comments section doesn’t exist yet (it’s an MVP!), but feel free to find me on social media.