Brian "Metal" Morton's Top 10 Albums of 2018
January 11, 2019
No 10.
Band: Hexenklad
Album: Spirit of the Stone
General Information:
Year of Formation: 2014
Record Label: CDN Records
This Folk/Black Metal band is a must for most Metalheads! This album was pieced together fantastically and should be added to your Metal arsenal as soon as possible!
No 9.
Band: Sinsaenum
Album: Repulsion for Humanity
General Information:
Year of Formation: 2016
Record Label: earMUSIC
This Supergroup is one of the best things I have heard in quite some time. It's full of chaotic energy and will have you pumped for days on end!
No 8.
Band: Krisiun
Album: Scourge of the Enthroned
General Information:
Year of Formation: 1990
Record Label: Century Media Records
This is one of the best releases by Death Metal kings Krisiun! If you haven't Purchased this album already you need to do so immediately!
No 7.
Band: Stortregn
Album: Emptiness Fills the Void
General Information:
Year of Formation: 2006
Record Label: Non Serviam Records
This band is one of the best finds I have found all year. If you enjoy brutallity at it's finest look no further!
No 6.
Band: Beyond Creation
Album: Algorythm
General Information:
Year of Formation: 2005
Record Label: Season of Mist
Only if you have been living under a rock do you not know who Beyond Creation are. This symphony of Progressive Death Metal have their names carved into the wall of best Death Metal bands of all time. This is bar far one of the best acts around right now.
No 5.
Band: Revocation
Album: The Outer Ones
General Information:
Year of Formation: 2006
Record Label: Metal Blade Records
BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST Technical Death Metal albums of 2018! Revocation are still fairly new to the scene but have made their presence known in the halls of the metal elite!
No 4.
Band: Cast The Stone
Album: Empyrean Atrophy
General Information:
Year of Formation: 2002
Record Label: Agonia Records
If you are looking for a pure and aggressive Death Metal album that isn't just your run of the mill bands, this is the band you are looking for! I immediately fell in love with this album and have had in in my everyday playlist since I first heard it!
No 3.
Band: Parasite Inc
Album: Dead and Alive
General Inofrmation:
Year of Formation: 2007
Record Label: Reaper Entertainment
Another band that is relatively new to the Death Metal scene, Parasite Inc have their own unique sound that is unparalleled. I have been a fan for years and if you haven't heard them yet I bet you will become a life long fan just as I will be!
No 2.
Band: Coldbound
Album: The Gale
General Information:
Year of Formation: 2012
Record Label: Moonlight Productions
This was a tough one for me. Coldbound is by far one of the best albums I have heard not only all year, but in many years. The band should be tied at number one but that's not the way the lists work. Coldbound gave one hell of a performance on this album. Every instrument is written exquisitely and the vocals are unmatched. I recommend this album to every type of metal fan there is.
No 1.
Band: Wolfheart
Album: Constellation of the Black Light
General Information:
Year of Formation: 2013
Record Label: Napalm Records
Wolfheart is by far the epitome of what Melodic Death Metal is. This album will make your blood boil as you crave to wage war on all of your enemies! Every single second of this album is perfect! They have to be the fastest growing Melodic Death Metal band out there right now. One day here soon you will see their name slapped on all of your friends battle vests!
Ten Honorable Mentions (In Alphabetical Order):
Aspidium
Blasphemous
Bloodbath
Gluttony
Gutter Instinct
Kill Everything
Nattravnen
The Browning
Voidhaven
Witch Casket
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