By Features, Staff Picks, Staff Playlists December 31, 2018

Renee Trotier’s Top 10 of 2018

Every year, Hellbound writers submit their top albums of the year. They all get compiled into Hellbound’s Top Metal Albums of the year (coming soon).

 

Top Albums of 2018

Zeal & Ardor - Stranger Fruit

10. Stranger Fruit

  • Artist: Zeal & Ardor
  • Label: MKVA
Listen to Stranger Fruit on Bandcamp

Tribulation - Down Below

9. Down Below

  • Artist: Tribulation
  • Label: Century Media
Listen to Down Below on Spotify

Wolvhammer - The Monuments Of Ash & Bone

8. The Monuments Of Ash & Bone

  • Artist: Wolvhammer
  • Label: Blood Music
Listen to The Monuments Of Ash & Bone on Bandcamp

Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology

7. Esoteric Malacology

  • Artist: Slugdge
  • Label: Willowtip
Listen to Esoteric Malacology on Bandcamp

Not Of - Hypocritic Oath

6. Hypocritic Oath

  • Artist: Not Of
  • Label: No List Records
Listen to Hypocritic Oath on Bandcamp

Immortal - Northern Chaos Gods

5. Northern Chaos Gods

  • Artist: Immortal
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
Listen to Northern Chaos Gods on Spotify

Iomair - Iomair

4. Iomair

  • Artist: Iomair
  • Label: Infamous Butcher
Listen to Iomair on Bandcamp

Ghost - Prequelle

3. Prequelle

  • Artist: Ghost
  • Label: Loma Vista
Listen to Prequelle on Bandcamp

Behemoth - I Loved You at Your Darkest

2. I Loved You at Your Darkest

  • Artist: Behemoth
  • Label: Metal Blade
Listen to I Loved You at Your Darkest on Spotify

Skeletonwitch - Devouring Radiant Light

1. Devouring Radiant Light

  • Artist: Skeletonwitch
  • Label: Prosthetic
Listen to Devouring Radiant Light on Bandcamp

Renee is the woman behind the words over at Throwing the Horns, as well as being a concert-going foodie and well-known adorer of cats.