C.R.O.M.'s Top 50 Albums of 2019
Updated: Dec 16, 2019
2019 was one of the most well rounded in terms of quality (and landmark) releases from across all subgenres of heavy metal and hard rock. The year was also one of the hardest to judge in terms of rankings. However, we've rifled through hundreds of releases for 2019 and compiled the year's 50 best:
Here is 11 - 50
11. Rotting Christ – The Heretics
12. Majestica – Above the Sky
13. Tygers of Pan Tang – Ritual
14. Vision Divine – When All the Heroes are Dead
15. Children of Bodom – Hexed
16. Crystal Eyes – Starbourne Traveler
17. Atlantean Kodex – The Course of Empire
18. Arch/Matheos – Winter Ethereal
19. Leprous – Pitfalls
20. Darkwater – Human
21. Blind Guardian – Twilight Orchestra: Legacy of the Dark Lands
22. Grand Magus – Wolf God
23. Angel Witch - Angel of Light
24. HammerFall – Dominion
25. Beast in Black – From Hell With Love
26. Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow is Forced Into the Light
27. Wilderun – Veil of Imagination
28. Within Temptation – Resist
29. Freedom Call – M.E.T.A.L.
30. Elvenking – Reader of the Runes – Divination
31. Soilwork – Verkligheten
32. Smoulder – Times of Obscene Evil and Wild Daring
33. Northtale – Welcome to Paradise
34. Rhapsody of Fire – The Eighth Mountain
35. Death Angel – Humanicide
36. Myrath – Shehili
37. Vikram – Behind the Mask I
38. Diamond Head – The Coffin Train
39. Possessed – Revelations of Oblivion
40. The Dark Element – Songs the Night Sings
41. Twilight Force – Dawn of the Dragonstar
42. Overkill – The Wings of War
43. Exhorder – Mourn the Southern Skies
44. Diviner – Realms of Time
45. Crashdiet – Rust
46. In Mourning – Garden of Storms
47. Iron Savior – Kill Or Get Killed
48. Flotsam & Jetsam – The End of Chaos
49. Paladin – Ascension
50. Metal De Facto – Imperium Romanum
And Now...the Top 10
10. Sabaton - The Great War
9. Evergrey - The Atlantic
8. Eclipse - Paradigm
7. Fleshgod Apocalypse - Veleno
6. Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave
5. Tuilli/Lione Rhapsody - Zero Gravity (Rebirth and Evolution)
4. Avatarium - The Fire I Long For
3. Candlemass - The Door to Doom
2. Eluveitie - Ategnatos
1. Borknagar – True North
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