The Best Metal Albums of 2012

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
51	Havok Point of No Return [EP]	May 22, 2012	90	10	0
52	Holy Knights Between Daylight and Pain	Aug 28, 2012	93	5	0
53	Harakiri for The Sky Harakiri for the Sky	Oct 23, 2012	90	10	2
54	Make Them Suffer Neverbloom	May 25, 2012	87.1	19	1
55	Azaghal Nemesis	Jan 31, 2012	93.8	4	0
56	Mgła With Hearts Toward None	Feb 28, 2012	89.4	11	1
57	Regnum Caelorum Et Gehenna Dimersity 01: Meus Vitualamen Exertus Muto Vestri Universitas	Aug 11, 2012	95	3	1
58	Von Goat Disappear	May 2012	95	3	1
59	Before the Dawn Rise of the Phoenix	Apr 27, 2012	88.3	14	0
60	Rings of Saturn Dingir	Oct 28, 2012	88.3	14	0
61	Unisonic Unisonic	Mar 30, 2012	82.8	49	2
62	Thy Art Is Murder Hate	Oct 19, 2012	90.6	8	1
63	Adrenaline Mob Omertá	Mar 13, 2012	85.7	24	1
64	Bloodshot Dawn Bloodshot Dawn	Jan 26, 2012	89.4	10	0
65	Deftones Koi no yokan	Nov 13, 2012	89.4	10	0
66	Secret Sphere Portrait of a Dying Heart	Nov 25, 2012	88.9	11	1
67	Machine Head Machine Fking Head Live** [Live]	Nov 9, 2012	90	8	0
68	Pallbearer Sorrow and Extinction	Feb 21, 2012	90.8	6	0
69	Arjen Anthony Lucassen Lost in the New Real	Apr 23, 2012	92.5	4	0
70	Anthem Burning Oath	Oct 24, 2012	88.9	9	0
71	Unisonic Ignition [EP]	Jan 27, 2012	89.3	8	1
72	H.E.A.T Address the Nation	Mar 28, 2012	87.8	11	0
73	Kiko Loureiro Sounds of Innocence	Jun 20, 2012	87.8	11	1
74	Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Apocalyptic Love	May 16, 2012	88.1	10	0
75	Crossfaith Zion [EP]	Jun 20, 2012	88.1	10	0
76	Point Below Zero Point Below Zero [EP]	Feb 4, 2012	93.3	3	0
77	Opertus Moudrosti Cesta	Dec 31, 2012	93.3	3	0
78	Knelt Rote Trespass	Oct 23, 2012	93.3	3	0
79	Devin Townsend Project Epicloud	Sep 18, 2012	86.8	13	0
80	Words of Farewell Immersion	Mar 30, 2012	89.4	7	0
81	Pseudogod Deathwomb Catechesis	Apr 24, 2012	90	6	0
82	Dark Tranquillity Zero Distance [EP]	Mar 5, 2012	89.3	7	0
83	Sithu Aye Invent the Universe	Oct 15, 2012	89.3	7	0
84	Lacrimosa Revolution	Sep 7, 2012	85.4	16	1
85	Angelus Apatrida The Call	Apr 24, 2012	91.3	4	0
86	When Nothing Remains As All Torn Asunder	Mar 19, 2012	91.3	4	1
87	Kaevum Natur	2012	91.3	4	0
88	Terrorizer Hordes of Zombies	Feb 28, 2012	86.5	12	0
89	Obscurcis Romancia Theatre of Deception	Feb 26, 2012	88.1	8	0
90	Sabaton Carolus Rex	May 25, 2012	86.7	11	1
91	Elvenking Era	Sep 14, 2012	88.6	7	0
92	Hellvetron Death Scroll of Seven Hells and It's Infernal Majesties	Apr 10, 2012	90	5	0
93	Panopticon Kentucky	Jun 12, 2012	90	5	0
94	The Agonist Prisoners	Jun 4, 2012	83.5	21	2
95	Vision Divine Destination Set to Nowhere	Sep 14, 2012	85.5	13	1
96	Napalm Death Utilitarian	Feb 27, 2012	87.5	8	0
97	Baroness Yellow & Green	Jul 17, 2012	86.1	11	0
98	Dynazty Sultans of Sin	Feb 29, 2012	91.7	3	0
99	Charlie Shred Charlie Shred	2012	91.7	3	0
100	Arthemis We Fight	Jun 13, 2012	91.7	3	0

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