The best of Canadian metal, 2009-2018

Hellbound.ca presents the best Canadian albums: 2019-2018

Every year’s end, we Hellbound folks put our minds together and come up with a list of what we think are the best Canadian metal releases of the past 12 months. Here, as we continue to celebrate our 10th anniversary, we present you with a decade’s worth of top Canadian metal albums of the year.

Voivod - Infini

2009

VOIVOD – Infini (Sonic Unyon / Relapse / Nuclear Blast)

HELLBOUND’S TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2009

Mares of Thrace - The Moulting

2010

MARES OF THRACE – The Moulting (Arctodus)

HELLBOUND’S TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2010

KEN mode - Venerable

2011

KEN MODE – Venerable (Profound Lore)

HELLBOUND’S TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2011

Mares of Thrace - The Pilgrimage

2012

Mares of Thrace – The Pilgrimage (Sonic Unyon)

HELLBOUND’S TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2012

Gorguts - Colored Sands

2013

Gorguts – Colored Sands (Season of Mist)

HELLBOUND’S TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2013

Thantifaxath - Sacred White Noise

2014

Thantifaxath – Sacred White Noise (Dark Descent)

HELLBOUND’S BEST OF 2014: OUR CANADIAN METAL TOP 10

Vile Creature - A Steady Descent Into the Soil

2015

Vile Creature – A Steady Descent Into the Soil (Independent)

CANUCK METAL YOU DON’T WANNA MISS: THE BEST CANADIAN METAL OF 2015

Anciients – Voice of the Void

2016

Anciients – Voice of the Void (Season of Mist)

HELLBOUND’S TOP 10 CANADIAN ALBUMS OF 2016

Dead Quiet – Grand Rites

2017

Dead Quiet – Grand Rites (Artoffact/Storming the Base)

BEST CANADIAN METAL OF 2017: TOP 15

Voivod - The Wake

2018

Voivod – The Wake (Century Media)

HELLBOUND’S BEST OF 2018: CANADIAN METAL

Any nominees yet for best Canadian release of 2019? Let us know your predictions in the comments.