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	91.4	50	3
2	Helloween Helloween	Jun 18, 2021	88.5	76	7
3	Gojira Fortitude	Apr 30, 2021	91.9	33	2
4	Epica Omega	Feb 26, 2021	91.6	31	2
5	Insomnium Argent Moon [EP]	Sep 17, 2021	93.2	19	1
6	Archspire Bleed the Future	Oct 29, 2021	92.2	20	1
7	Amorphis Live at Helsinki Ice Hall [Live]	May 21, 2021	96.7	6	0
8	Between the Buried and Me Colors II	Aug 20, 2021	91.7	17	1
9	Cradle of Filth Existence Is Futile	Oct 22, 2021	90	22	0
10	Born of Osiris Angel or Alien	Jul 2, 2021	90.6	19	1
11	First Fragment Gloire Éternelle	Oct 29, 2021	92	12	1
12	Stormkeep Tales of Othertime	Nov 19, 2021	92.8	9	1
13	Vildhjarta måsstaden under vatten	Oct 15, 2021	96.3	4	1
14	Temperance Diamanti	Nov 19, 2021	94.2	6	0
15	Seven Spires Gods of Debauchery	Sep 10, 2021	89.4	18	2
16	Rhapsody of Fire Glory for Salvation	Nov 26, 2021	89.6	16	2
17	Silent Planet Iridescent	Nov 12, 2021	92.5	8	2
18	SkeleToon The 1.21 Gigawatts Club	Oct 15, 2021	90	14	1
19	Galneryus Union Gives Strength	Jun 16, 2021	90	13	0
20	Epica Omega Alive [Live]	Dec 3, 2021	95	4	1
21	NorthTale Eternal Flame	Nov 12, 2021	94	5	0
22	Lorna Shore ...And I Return to Nothingness [EP]	Aug 13, 2021	87.9	19	1
23	Edu Falaschi Vera Cruz	May 12, 2021	88.1	18	0
24	Mastodon Hushed and Grim	Oct 29, 2021	89.5	13	1
25	Be'lakor Coherence	Oct 29, 2021	88.3	17	1
26	Ethereal Shroud Trisagion	Mar 12, 2021	92.5	6	1
27	Trivium In the Court of the Dragon	Oct 8, 2021	88.5	15	2
28	Secret Sphere Lifeblood	Mar 12, 2021	88.2	16	2
29	Cannibal Corpse Violence Unimagined	Apr 16, 2021	86.6	23	2
30	Crypta Echoes of the Soul	Jun 11, 2021	90.6	9	0
31	Warkings Revolution	Aug 20, 2021	93.8	4	0
32	Yoth Iria As the Flame Withers	Jan 25, 2021	95	3	0
33	Spectral Wound A Diabolic Thirst	Apr 16, 2021	95	3	1
34	Panopticon ...and Again into the Light	May 15, 2021	95	3	0
35	Subterranean Masquerade Mountain Fever	May 14, 2021	95	3	0
36	Obscura A Valediction	Nov 19, 2021	87.9	14	2
37	Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment 3	Apr 16, 2021	87.5	14	0
38	Humanity's Last Breath Välde	Feb 12, 2021	89.4	9	1
39	In Mourning The Bleeding Veil	Nov 26, 2021	89.4	9	1
40	Labÿrinth Welcome to the Absurd Circus	Jan 22, 2021	92.5	4	1
41	Gamma Ray 30 Years Live Anniversary [Live]	Sep 10, 2021	89.4	8	0
42	Aephanemer A Dream of Wilderness	Nov 19, 2021	89.4	8	1
43	Unto Others Strength	Sep 24, 2021	93.3	3	0
44	Bloodbound Creatures of the Dark Realm	May 28, 2021	88.8	8	0
45	Seth La Morsure du Christ	May 7, 2021	89.3	7	0
46	Thy Catafalque Vadak	Jun 25, 2021	89.3	7	0
47	Brand of Sacrifice Lifeblood	Mar 5, 2021	90	5	0
48	Violet Cold Empire of Love	May 7, 2021	90	5	1
49	Ophidian I Desolate	Jul 16, 2021	87.2	9	1
50	Leprous Aphelion	Aug 27, 2021	87.2	9	0

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