Best metal albums of 2014

[Arsenu,]

Machine Head

 

[abt]

Not a bad year really, there were a few good releases but for me there is one clear winner

Son of Aurelius - Under a Western Sun

I seriously can't stop listening to this. It's a creeper too. At first I thought it was not bad but now I thinks it's a master piece.


Listen here:
http://www.revolvermag.com/news/son-of-aurelius-premiere-new-album-under-a-western-sun.html

 

[Ermz]

For everyone that was disappointed with 2014, check out Xerath's 'III'. It's next level shit - completely took me by surprise, and one of the best metal records I've heard.

 

[schwinginbatman]

Noble Beast's self-titled rocks incredibly hard, huge recommendation for them.



The new Grave Digger and Accept are incredible too.

Revocation's new one was a surprise for me, I fully expected it to be subpar based on that first single, but then I heard Scorched Earth Policy and it blew my mind. Incredible record.



But my AotY is hands down the new Exodus. I'm a HUGE Exodus fanboy, and this thing way surpassed my expectations. Not a single weak moment on this record.

 

[Random3]

I have really enjoyed these so far:

Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun
Monuments - The Amanuensis
Overkill - White Devil Armory
Sabaton - Heroes

 

[Sloan]

I have really only been listening to the new Exodus rager.

 

[B36arin]

At The Gates takes the cake so far, I've also really been enjoying the latest Cannibal Corpse album. And Bloodbath is released today, let's see how that turns out...

 

[egan.]

I've really enjoyed AtG and Soen.

 

[thisundyingfire]

Wow, I can hardly think of anything I've liked this year....sad. Good thing I've been rediscovering classics lately.

Just remembered the new Obituary. I did dig that.
Started to say the first Everything in Slow Motion album....came out in 2013. Dang.
I did like the new U2 album for the most part. Bring on the hate.

 

[indecizo]

I just finished listening to Xerath - III. Finally they have a good production + listen to dat dere snare. This album is easily the AOTY of the year.

 

[osum]

Well, I definitly have to add Xerath - III now. Great album.

 

[He's Dead, Jim]

Are there keyboards on all the tracks? I listened to a couple of songs and it seemed cheesy and turned me off, but everybody seems to love it.

 

[Novocaine]

I don't listen to a lot of current stuff, but those were pretty good.

Darkenhöld - Castellum
Take Over And Destroy - Vacant Face
Waldgeflüster - Meine Fesseln
Valdrin - Beyond The Forest
Sólstafir - Ótta
Kelthuz - The Nihilist
Ghost Brigade - IV: One With the Storm

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I no order, the stuff I listened to the most this year:

Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid 2
Demon Hunter - Extremeist
Austrian Death Machine - Triple Brutal
Avatar - Hail The Apocalypse (although IMO The Black Waltz was better)
Origin - Omnipresent
Nonpoint - The Return
In This Moment - Black Widow


Honestly this year was a solid meh for me except the slipknot album and the Devin album.

 

[CubanDude]

- The Contortionist: Languages
- Sanctuary: The Year the Sun Died
- Mastodon: Once More 'round the Sun
- Exodus: Blood in, Blood out
- Closure in Moscow: Pink Lemonade

Well, maybe not all of them are considered metal, but that what comes into my mind