The Best Metal Albums of 2017

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Rank	Artist name	Album title	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Persefone	Aathma	2017-02-24	93.9	37	1
2	Cradle of Filth	Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay	2017-09-22	91.5	37	3
3	The Chasm	A Conscious Creation From the Isolated Domain - Phase I	2017-09-28	95.6	8	1
4	Overkill	The Grinding Wheel	2017-02-10	91.2	19	1
5	Ne Obliviscaris	Urn	2017-10-27	88.2	36	2
6	Dvne	Asheran	2017-07-28	93.3	11	1
7	Beast in Black	Berserker	2017-11-03	86.3	51	2
8	Septicflesh	Codex Omega	2017-09-01	90.6	18	0
9	Converge	The Dusk in Us	2017-11-03	91.8	13	1
10	厄鬼	凶夢 (Hideous Dreams)	2017-04-15	93.8	8	1
11	August Burns Red	Phantom Anthem	2017-10-06	90	17	0
12	Shade Empire	Poetry of the Ill-Minded	2017-06-30	90.4	15	1
13	Pyramaze	Contingent	2017-04-28	91.7	11	0
14	Violet Cold	Anomie	2017-02-03	89.6	15	1
15	Threshold	Legends of the Shires	2017-09-08	91.7	9	1
16	Elder	Reflections of a Floating World	2017-06-02	92.1	7	1
17	Shadow of Intent	Reclaimer	2017-04-28	90	11	0
18	Gyze	Northern Hell Song	2017-03-29	88	17	0
19	Sólstafir	Berdreyminn	2017-05-26	92.5	6	0
20	Wintersun	The Forest Seasons	2017-07-21	88.5	15	1
21	Obskuritatem	U kraljevstvu mrtvih...	2017-11-10	93	5	0
22	Cannibal Corpse	Red Before Black	2017-11-03	89.4	11	0
23	Kreator	Gods of Violence	2017-01-27	87.2	18	0
24	Pentakill	II: Grasp of the Undying	2017-08-03	88.5	12	0
25	Lacrimosa	Testimonium	2017-08-25	90.8	6	0
26	Lovebites	Awakening from Abyss	2017-10-25	90.8	6	0
27	Dragonforce	Reaching Into Infinity	2017-05-19	89.4	8	0
28	Arch Enemy	Will to Power	2017-09-08	82.1	42	2
29	Bloodbound	War of Dragons	2017-02-24	88.1	10	0
30	Trivium	The Sin and the Sentence	2017-10-20	86.2	15	0
31	Mr. Big	Defying Gravity	2017-07-07	88.8	8	0
32	Sons of Apollo	Psychotic Symphony	2017-10-20	90	6	0
33	Battle Beast	Bringer of Pain	2017-02-17	85.7	16	0
34	The Black Dahlia Murder	Nightbringers	2017-10-06	86.7	11	0
35	Perverted Ceremony	Sabbat of Behezaël	2017-02-12	90	5	0
36	Eagleheart	Reverse	2017-08-18	89.2	6	0
37	Warbringer	Woe to the Vanquished	2017-03-31	86.9	10	0
38	Firewind	Immortals	2017-01-20	84.3	16	0
39	Thy Art Is Murder	Dear Desolation	2017-08-18	88.3	6	1
40	Labÿrinth	Architecture of a God	2017-04-21	89	5	0
41	Mastodon	Emperor of Sand	2017-03-31	86.9	8	0
42	Ex Eye	Ex Eye	2017-06-23	86.9	8	0
43	Suffocation	...Of the Dark Light	2017-06-09	87.1	7	0
44	Angel Vivaldi	Synapse	2017-10-06	86.3	8	0
45	While She Sleeps	You Are We	2017-04-21	85.6	9	0
46	Mors Principium Est	Embers of a Dying World	2017-02-10	82.7	17	0
47	Anthem	Engraved	2017-06-21	88	5	0
48	Marty Friedman	Wall of Sound	2017-08-04	88	5	0
49	Bell Witch	Mirror Reaper	2017-10-20	88	5	1
50	Power Trip	Nightmare Logic	2017-02-27	85.6	8	0
51	Archspire	Relentless Mutation	2017-09-22	85	9	0
52	Pain of Salvation	In the Passing Light of Day	2017-01-13	86.7	6	1
53	Edenbridge	The Great Momentum	2017-02-17	86.7	6	0
54	Rhapsody of Fire	Legendary Years	2017-05-26	82.3	15	1
55	Dyscarnate	With All Their Might	2017-09-15	87	5	0
56	Morbid Angel	Kingdoms Disdained	2017-12-01	87	5	0
57	Darkest Hour	Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora	2017-03-10	83.3	11	0
58	The Dark Element	The Dark Element	2017-11-10	85	7	0
59	Adrenaline Mob	We the People	2017-06-02	86	5	0
60	Accept	The Rise of Chaos	2017-08-04	85	6	0
61	Cry Venom	Vanquish The Demon	2017	85	6	0
62	Spectral Voice	Eroded Corridors of Unbeing	2017-10-13	85	6	0
63	Adagio	Life	2017-07-26	83.6	7	0
64	Decapitated	Anticult	2017-07-07	85	5	0
65	Nocturnal Rites	Phoenix	2017-09-29	81.9	10	0
66	Anathema	The Optimist	2017-06-09	82.2	9	0
67	Rings of Saturn	Ultu Ulla	2017-07-28	82.5	8	0
68	Power Quest	Sixth Dimension	2017-10-11	83.3	6	0
69	Ghost Bath	Starmourner	2017-04-21	84	5	1
70	Diablo Swing Orchestra	Pacifisticuffs	2017-12-08	84	5	0
71	Galneryus	Ultimate Sacrifice	2017-09-27	78.8	15	1
72	Secret Sphere	The Nature of Time	2017-06-02	80.6	9	0
73	Havok	Conformicide	2017-03-10	80.7	7	0
74	Sepultura	Machine Messiah	2017-01-13	79.2	6	0
75	Iced Earth	Incorruptible	2017-06-16	78.3	6	0
76	Slaughter to Prevail	Misery Sermon	2017-05-05	76.4	7	0
77	Marilyn Manson	Heaven Upside Down	2017-10-06	76	5	0
78	Xandria	Theater of Dimensions	2017-01-27	74.3	7	0
79	Veil of Maya	False Idol	2017-10-20	75	5	0
80	Linkin Park	One More Light	2017-05-19	68.3	14	1
81	Masterplan	Pumpkings	2017-07-30	68	5	1
82	Dream Evil	Six	2017-05-26	66.7	6	1
83	Asking Alexandria	Asking Alexandria	2017-12-15	65	7	2
84	Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas	New Sunrise	2017-10-25	58.8	8	0
85	Portrait Drawer	His Silence	2017-05-26	53.6	7	4
86	Organ Exhibition	Tortured Soul Asylum	2017-10-11	48.8	8	3
87	Suicide Silence	Suicide Silence	2017-02-24	41.3	23	2

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