The Best Metal Albums of 2016

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
101	Coldworld Autumn	Jul 15, 2016	87.2	9	1
102	Eldamar The Force of the Ancient Land	Feb 4, 2016	84.3	17	1
103	Abbath Abbath	Jan 22, 2016	83.8	19	1
104	Moonsorrow Jumalten aika	Apr 1, 2016	87.5	8	0
105	Rotting Christ Rituals	Feb 12, 2016	91.7	3	0
106	Deviant Process Paroxysm	Mar 11, 2016	91.7	3	0
107	Ancst Moloch	Mar 25, 2016	91.7	3	0
108	Asphyx Incoming Death	Sep 30, 2016	91.7	3	0
109	Necromorbid El día de la bestia	Nov 1, 2016	91.7	3	0
110	Sodom Decision Day	Aug 26, 2016	85	14	0
111	Oathbreaker Rheia	Sep 30, 2016	87.9	7	0
112	Abigail The Final Damnation	Sep 30, 2016	90	4	0
113	Krigere Wolf Infinite Cosmic Evocation	Apr 16, 2016	90	4	1
114	Katatonia The Fall of Hearts	May 20, 2016	85.6	11	0
115	Haken Affinity	Apr 29, 2016	89	5	0
116	Architects All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us	May 27, 2016	87.1	7	0
117	Primal Fear Rulebreaker	Jan 29, 2016	82.6	19	1
118	Ulcerate Shrines of Paralysis	Oct 28, 2016	87.5	6	0
119	Mick Gordon Doom (Original Game Soundtrack)	Sep 28, 2016	84.1	13	1
120	Mahatma New Justice	Nov 29, 2016	85.6	9	0
121	Élan Vital Élan Vital [EP]	Feb 2016	88	5	0
122	Sixx:A.M. Prayers for the Damned Vol. 1	Apr 29, 2016	88	5	0
123	Hail Spirit Noir Mayhem in Blue	Oct 28, 2016	88	5	0
124	Veonity Into the Void	Sep 23, 2016	88	5	0
125	Unfathomable Ruination Finitude	Aug 31, 2016	88	5	0
126	Oceans of Slumber Winter	Mar 4, 2016	88.8	4	1
127	Nails You Will Never Be One of Us	Jun 17, 2016	88.8	4	0
128	Bring Me the Horizon Live at the Royal Albert Hall [Live]	Dec 2, 2016	88.8	4	1
129	Thy Catafalque Meta	Sep 16, 2016	88.8	4	1
130	Unreqvited Disquiet	Oct 29, 2016	88.8	4	0
131	Baphomet's Blood In Satan We Trust	Jan 25, 2016	90	3	0
132	Civil War The Last Full Measure	Nov 4, 2016	90	3	0
133	Mesarthim TYPE III [EP]	Dec 20, 2016	90	3	0
134	Gratzug V: Meyster	Dec 2, 2016	90	3	1
135	Humanity's Last Breath Detestor [EP]	Apr 5, 2016	90	3	0
136	XavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffX Gore [EP]	Jul 31, 2016	85.6	8	0
137	Jorn Heavy Rock Radio	Jun 3, 2016	86.7	6	0
138	Mayhem Live in Zeitz [Live]	Aug 19, 2016	86.7	6	1
139	Zeal and Ardor Devil Is Fine	Apr 15, 2016	84.4	10	0
140	Circus Maximus Havoc	Mar 18, 2016	83.2	13	1
141	Serenity Codex Atlanticus	Jan 29, 2016	85.7	7	0
142	Freedom Call Master of Light	Nov 11, 2016	85.7	7	1
143	Khonsu The Xun Protectorate	Nov 18, 2016	87	5	0
144	Amon Amarth Jomsviking	Mar 25, 2016	80.6	21	0
145	Rage The Devil Strikes Again	Jun 10, 2016	85.8	6	0
146	Within Destruction Void	Feb 12, 2016	85.8	6	1
147	Astral Path Oath to the Void	Apr 15, 2016	87.5	4	0
148	Cairiss Fall [EP]	Jun 6, 2016	87.5	4	1
149	Discharge End of Days	Apr 29, 2016	88.3	3	0
150	Void Meditation Cult Utter the Tongue of the Dead	Oct 31, 2016	88.3	3	0

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