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Best Metal Albums of 2026 [So Far]

Last Updated: August 31, 2026. This is a running list of my top 25 metal albums of the year.

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  1. Marrow Deep cover
    Number 1: Marrow DeepMastodon · 2026
  2. Requiem: Reveries of the Dying cover
    Number 2: Requiem: Reveries of the DyingBloody Valkyria · 2026
  3. TANZNEID cover
    Number 3: TANZNEIDElectric Callboy · 2026
  4. Khemmis cover
    Number 4: KhemmisKhemmis · 2026
  5. Overspace & Supertime cover
    Number 5: Overspace & SupertimeCryptic Shift · 2026
  6. Loss cover
    Number 6: LossGaerea · 2026
  7. The Moth cover
    Number 7: The MothDevin Townsend · 2026
  8. Within cover
    Number 8: WithinProtest the Hero · 2026
  9. Mortuary Cult cover
    Number 9: Mortuary CultGoetia · 2026
  10. No Place of Warmth cover
    Number 10: No Place of WarmthFrozen Soul · 2026
  11. Dreamcrush cover
    Number 11: DreamcrushMØL · 2026
  12. Circadian Promise cover
    Number 12: Circadian PromiseFires in the Distance · 2026
  13. Setting Fire to the Sky cover
    Number 13: Setting Fire to the SkyUrne · 2026
  14. In Somnolent Ruin cover
    Number 14: In Somnolent RuinDraconian · 2026
  15. Into Oblivion cover
    Number 15: Into OblivionLamb of God · 2026
  16. Necropalace cover
    Number 16: NecropalaceWorm · 2026
  17. A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis cover
    Number 17: A Dark Poem, Part II: SanguisGreen Carnation · 2026
  18. The Dark cover
    Number 18: The DarkChelsea Wolfe · 2026
  19. An Undying Love for a Burning World cover
    Number 19: An Undying Love for a Burning WorldNeurosis · 2026
  20. Beyond the Reach of Enchantment cover
    Number 20: Beyond the Reach of EnchantmentPower Paladin · 2026
  21. The Ghost of a Future Dead cover
    Number 21: The Ghost of a Future DeadAt the Gates · 2026
  22. Initium Mortis cover
    Number 22: Initium MortisLeft to Die · 2026
  23. Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth cover
    Number 23: Elemental Part One: Mourning EarthFen · 2026
  24. Gone With the Devil cover
    Number 24: Gone With the DevilYoth Iria · 2026
  25. Grand Serpent Rising cover
    Number 25: Grand Serpent RisingDimmu Borgir · 2026

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