Metal is alive and well in 2016, but it’s not all fun and games.

There are also plenty of serious songs, and metal musicians have to contend with a lot of music festivals and bands trying to make their music a hit with a limited number of venues.

In this article, we’ve rounded up some of the best metal albums, albums that are just plain awesome and albums that have something that no other metal artist has managed to achieve.

Metal Albums of the Year: 2016 The first three albums on our list are definitely the best of 2016.

There were some great metal albums from both bands that could easily have been nominated for the Metal Album of the year award, but there’s no way we could have picked these two albums out. 

1.

Metalocalypse: The Black Album by The Black DeathThe Black Death have been making some of our favorite metal albums since the 1990s, but they weren’t exactly the most popular bands when they released this album in 1995.

With the rise of punk and metal in the ’90s, the Black Death were forced to step away from their previous sound, and the Black Plague came along and destroyed their reputation. 

2.

Deathbringer: The End of Days by DeathbringerThe End of Times is a very different kind of metal album.

This album has no traditional black metal elements, and Deathbringer is a rather complex and complex record.

The songs are very complex and very catchy, with a dark and twisted side to them.

The music is also full of a dark atmosphere and a sense of foreboding. 

3.

Deathhammer: The Great Destroyer by DeathhammerThe Great Destroyer is an album that feels like it’s taking place right before the Black Thrones Apocalypse in The Black Age of Conan.

The album is filled with a ton of epic themes and a ton more atmosphere than you might expect from the Black death.

The ending is really epic, and if you like epic albums, you’ll really enjoy this album. 

4.

Iron Maiden: Maiden of the Damned by Maiden of DestructionThis album was one of the first albums of 2016 that really stood out.

The sound of this album is more aggressive than usual, and Maiden of Doom is probably the best sounding metal album of the last 10 years.

It’s a dark, doom metal album, with dark lyrics, some powerful and epic music, and a really good production. 

5.

Metallica: Rise of the Machines by MetallicaThe last Metallica album that was nominated for Metal Album in 2016 was Rise of The Machines in 2015.

This is one of those albums that feels more like an epic metal album than an album of doom metal.

It also has a lot more heavy metal elements. 

6.

Megadeth: The Ultimate Collection by MegadothMegadeth’s Ultimate Collection is a classic band album.

It features classic tracks like ‘The Blood Song’ and ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ that are really fun to listen and really catchy.

It is also filled with some of Metallica’s best songs, such as ‘God Save The Queen’ and the epic ‘A Fistful of Dollars’. 

7.

Metallicon: Metallicon by MetalliconThe Megadomains Ultimate Collection was one year in the making.

Metallicons Ultimate Collection featured the band’s classic songs, including ‘Cursed Begotten’, which was a song that made us want to tear apart the box and play it for hours on end.

This was a big deal at the time, because it was one single that really grabbed us. 8.

The War of the Worlds by The War in HeavenThe War in heaven is one album that we really appreciate.

This record has a classic sound with a heavy metal-influenced sound.

There’s a lot to love about this record.

It was one that really made us happy and it was a great album to listen back to. 9.

Metallium: War Machine by MetalliumThe War Machine is another classic Metallica song that has become an epic classic.

It had a really strong influence on the future of metal and was also one of Metallium’s best albums.

It really made a lot out of Metalloians style of music, making it feel like a metal album with a good balance between hard rock and metal. 

10.

Metallia: War in Hell by MetalliaThe War of Hell is another great Metallica record.

This one was one album with lots of dark and heavy metal, and it has some really great songs, like ‘Hollow’ and some of ‘The Last of Us’ as well. 

11.

Metallus: Rise in the Night by MetallusThe Rise in Night is another Metallica classic.

This cover was a huge hit in 2015, and you can definitely see how that helped with Metallium gaining a big following in 2015 and 2016. 

12.

Metallix: Rise Again by MetallixThe Rise Again is one great Metallicon album that features some great songs and some classic songs that