The Best Metal Albums of 2021

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Dream Theater A View from the Top of the World	Oct 22, 2021	90.9	63	5
2	Helloween Helloween	Jun 18, 2021	88.8	88	7
3	Insomnium Argent Moon [EP]	Sep 17, 2021	93.1	25	1
4	Gojira Fortitude	Apr 30, 2021	91.6	34	3
5	Epica Omega	Feb 26, 2021	91.4	35	2
6	Amorphis Live at Helsinki Ice Hall [Live]	May 21, 2021	96.3	8	0
7	Born of Osiris Angel or Alien	Jul 2, 2021	91.9	22	1
8	Between the Buried and Me Colors II	Aug 20, 2021	92.1	21	2
9	Archspire Bleed the Future	Oct 29, 2021	90.6	28	1
10	Cradle of Filth Existence Is Futile	Oct 22, 2021	89.8	27	0
11	Vildhjarta måsstaden under vatten	Oct 15, 2021	97	5	2
12	Rhapsody of Fire Glory for Salvation	Nov 26, 2021	89.7	22	3
13	Trivium In the Court of the Dragon	Oct 8, 2021	89.5	23	2
14	Seven Spires Gods of Debauchery	Sep 10, 2021	90.3	18	3
15	Stormkeep Tales of Othertime	Nov 19, 2021	92	12	2
16	Mastodon Hushed and Grim	Oct 29, 2021	90.4	16	1
17	First Fragment Gloire Éternelle	Oct 29, 2021	89.7	18	1
18	SkeleToon The 1.21 Gigawatts Club	Oct 15, 2021	90.4	15	1
19	Lorna Shore ...And I Return to Nothingness [EP]	Aug 13, 2021	88.8	21	1
20	Temperance Diamanti	Nov 19, 2021	94.2	6	0
21	NorthTale Eternal Flame	Nov 12, 2021	94.2	6	0
22	Worm Foreverglade	Oct 22, 2021	94.2	6	0
23	Dvne Etemen Ænka	Mar 19, 2021	96.7	3	0
24	Be'lakor Coherence	Oct 29, 2021	88.5	19	1
25	Cannibal Corpse Violence Unimagined	Apr 16, 2021	86.7	28	2
26	Yoth Iria As the Flame Withers	Jan 25, 2021	93.3	6	1
27	Galneryus Union Gives Strength	Jun 16, 2021	89.6	14	0
28	Ad Nauseam Imperative Imperceptible Impulse	Feb 12, 2021	95	4	0
29	Last Days of Humanity Horrific Compositions of Decomposition	Mar 1, 2021	94	5	1
30	Secret Sphere Lifeblood	Mar 12, 2021	88.4	18	2
31	Edu Falaschi Vera Cruz	May 12, 2021	87.5	22	1
32	Obscura A Valediction	Nov 19, 2021	88.3	17	2
33	Ethereal Shroud Trisagion	Mar 12, 2021	92.1	7	1
34	Labÿrinth Welcome to the Absurd Circus	Jan 22, 2021	92.5	6	1
35	Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment 3	Apr 16, 2021	87.7	17	0
36	Epica Omega Alive [Live]	Dec 3, 2021	93	5	1
37	Spectral Wound A Diabolic Thirst	Apr 16, 2021	93.8	4	1
38	Warkings Revolution	Aug 20, 2021	93.8	4	0
39	Panopticon ...and Again into the Light	May 15, 2021	95	3	0
40	Subterranean Masquerade Mountain Fever	May 14, 2021	95	3	0
41	Todd La Torre Rejoice in the Suffering	Feb 5, 2021	95	3	0
42	Violet Cold Empire of Love	May 7, 2021	91.7	6	1
43	Der Weg einer Freiheit Noktvrn	Nov 19, 2021	91.7	6	0
44	Silent Planet Iridescent	Nov 12, 2021	90.7	7	2
45	Thy Catafalque Vadak	Jun 25, 2021	90	8	1
46	Humanity's Last Breath Välde	Feb 12, 2021	89.4	9	1
47	Gamma Ray 30 Years Live Anniversary [Live]	Sep 10, 2021	88.8	10	0
48	Aephanemer A Dream of Wilderness	Nov 19, 2021	88.8	10	1
49	In Mourning The Bleeding Veil	Nov 26, 2021	88.8	10	2
50	Bloodred Hourglass Your Highness	Oct 22, 2021	90	7	0

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