The Best Metal Albums of 2022

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Avantasia A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society	Oct 21, 2022	92.8	48	3
2	Stratovarius Survive	Sep 23, 2022	90.7	64	5
3	Fellowship The Saberlight Chronicles	Jul 15, 2022	91	42	3
4	The Halo Effect Days of the Lost	Aug 12, 2022	89.6	45	2
5	Megadeth The Sick, The Dying... And the Dead!	Sep 2, 2022	88	63	7
6	Amorphis Halo	Feb 11, 2022	91.2	29	0
7	Between the Buried and Me The Great Misdirect Live [Live]	Jun 17, 2022	98.8	4	1
8	Soilwork Övergivenheten	Aug 19, 2022	94.4	11	2
9	Hath All That Was Promised	Mar 2, 2022	94.4	10	0
10	Persefone Metanoia	Feb 4, 2022	90.6	22	2
11	Saor Origins	Jun 24, 2022	96	5	0
12	Lamb of God Omens	Oct 7, 2022	89.7	18	1
13	Battle Beast Circus of Doom	Jan 21, 2022	87.7	26	0
14	Michael Romeo War of the Worlds // Pt. 2	Mar 25, 2022	90	15	0
15	White Ward False Light	Jun 17, 2022	89.6	16	1
16	Disillusion Ayam	Nov 4, 2022	92.5	8	1
17	Threshold Dividing Lines	Nov 18, 2022	92.9	7	1
18	Grima Frostbitten	Jul 29, 2022	95	4	0
19	Queensrÿche Digital Noise Alliance	Oct 7, 2022	91.9	8	0
20	Soulfly Totem	Aug 5, 2022	89.5	13	1
21	Dreamtale Everlasting Flame	Apr 1, 2022	88.8	14	0
22	Seventh Wonder The Testament	Jun 10, 2022	87.7	17	0
23	Treat The Endgame	Apr 8, 2022	93.8	4	0
24	Véhémence Ordalies	Mar 8, 2022	95	3	0
25	Blut aus Nord Disharmonium - Undreamable Abysses	May 20, 2022	95	3	0
26	Veilburner VLBRNR	Dec 2, 2022	95	3	0
27	Immolation Acts of God	Feb 18, 2022	90.6	8	0
28	Lustre A Thirst for Summer Rain	Aug 26, 2022	90	9	0
29	Madmans Esprit 나는 나를 통해 우리를 보는 너를 통해 나를 본다	Oct 22, 2022	89.4	10	0
30	Blind Guardian The God Machine	Sep 2, 2022	87.9	14	1
31	Kreator Hate über alles	Jun 10, 2022	85.5	23	2
32	Animals as Leaders Parrhesia	Mar 25, 2022	90	8	1
33	Imperial Circus Dead Decadence 殯――死へ耽る想いは戮辱すら喰らい、彼方の生を愛する為に命を讃える――。	Jun 1, 2022	89.4	9	2
34	Decapitated Cancer Culture	May 27, 2022	88	12	0
35	Star One Revel in Time	Feb 18, 2022	90.8	6	0
36	Perdition Temple Merciless Upheaval	Jun 24, 2022	92.5	4	0
37	Spiritworld Deathwestern	Nov 25, 2022	92.5	4	0
38	Visions of Atlantis Pirates	May 13, 2022	87.3	13	0
39	Allegaeon Damnun	Feb 25, 2022	87.5	12	1
40	Psychonaut Violate Consensus Reality	Oct 28, 2022	93.3	3	0
41	Elffor Where the Damned Dwells	Dec 2, 2022	93.3	3	0
42	Shadow of Intent Elegy	Jan 14, 2022	88.3	9	1
43	New Horizon Gate of the Gods	Mar 11, 2022	90	6	1
44	Brymir Voices in the Sky	Aug 26, 2022	87	12	1
45	Arch Enemy Deceivers	Aug 12, 2022	82.2	35	1
46	H.E.A.T Force Majeure	Aug 5, 2022	88.1	8	0
47	Trick or Treat Creepy Symphonies	Apr 1, 2022	88.1	8	2
48	Gaerea Mirage	Sep 23, 2022	86.7	11	0
49	Bloodbath Survival of the Sickest	Sep 9, 2022	88.6	7	1
50	Epica The Alchemy Project [EP]	Nov 11, 2022	88.6	7	0

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