The Best Metal Albums of 2024
Every 2024 record the editors have reviewed, from the highest score down.
11 reviews
9.5
Severe Torture
Torn from the Jaws of Death
Dutch death metal titans Severe Torture have returned with a vengeance on their latest album, Torn from the Jaws of Deat...
Rafael Quintero
Jun 6, 2024
9.0
Werewolves
Die for Us
Australia's most savage death metal band, Werewolves, returns with their fifth studio album, Die For Us. Known for their...
Andrzej Sawicki
Mar 18, 2026
9.0
As the Sun Falls
Kaamos
The Finnish metal band As the Sun Falls is back with their latest album Kaamos, released less than a year after their pr...
Rafael Quintero
May 11, 2024
8.0
The Obsessed
Gilded Sorrow
The Return of The ObsessedAfter a seven-year gap following Sacred, Wino returns with Gilded Sorrow, an album that merges...
Ilse Brandt
Mar 11, 2026
8.0
Evergrey
Theories of Emptiness
Swedish progressive metal titans Evergrey are set to release their fourteenth studio album, Theories of Emptiness, on Ju...
Julien Vasseur
Jun 8, 2024
7.5
Darkthrone
It Beckons Us All.......
It Beckons Us All opens with "Howling Primitive Colonies," immediately immersing listeners in a dense, doom-laden atmosp...
Eirik Solvang
Jun 8, 2024
7.5
Saxon
Hell, Fire and Damnation
Saxon remains an unyielding force in heavy metal, persistently delivering quality music for over four decades. Hell, Fir...
Declan Rourke
Mar 19, 2024
7.0
Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa
The Blossoming
Ætheria Conscientia’s third album, The Blossoming, is a testament to their startling creative abilities, spanning six ep...
Eirik Solvang
Jun 8, 2024
6.0
Witherfall
Sounds of the Forgotten
Witherfall burst onto the metal scene in 2017 with their dramatic debut Nocturnes and Requiems, capturing the attention...
Declan Rourke
Jun 1, 2024
6.0
Rotting Christ
Pro Xristou
Rotting Christ, the name alone evokes an image of unfiltered death and blasphemy, a fitting description for the band tha...
Andrzej Sawicki
May 28, 2024
3.0
Pestilence
Levels of Perception
Dutch death metal legends Pestilence, helmed by Patrick Mameli (guitar/vocals) and joined by Rutger van Noordenburg (gui...
Andrzej Sawicki
May 2, 2024