米サイトPitchforkが「2012年のベスト・メタル・アルバム TOP40」を発表

40. Inverloch: Dusk I Subside [Relapse]
39. Primitive Weapons: The Shadow Gallery [Prosthetic]
38. Bosse-de-Nage: III [Profound Lore]
37. Incantation: Vanquish in Vengeance [Listenable]
36. Nachtmystium: Silencing Machine [Century Media]
35. Anhedonist: Netherwards [Dark Descent]
34. Krallice: Years Past Matter [self-released]
33. Saint Vitus: Lillie F-65 [Season of Mist]
32. Panopticon: Kentucky [Handmade Birds]
31. Aluk Todolo: Occult Rock [Ajna Offensive]
30. Paradise Lost: Tragic Idol [Century Media]
29. Winterfylleth: The Threnody of Triumph [Candlelight]
28. Farsot: Insects [Lupus Lounge/Prophecy]
27. Martyrdod: Paranoia [Southern Lord]
26. Liberteer: Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees [Relapse]
25. Horseback: Half Blood [Relapse]
24. Vattnet Viskar: Vattnet Viskar [Broken Limbs/Century Media]
23. Bell Witch: Longing... [Profound Lore]
22. Royal Thunder: CVI [Relapse]
21. Samothrace: Reverence to Stone [20 Buck Spin]
20. Early Graves: Red Horse [No Sleep]
19. haarp: HUSKS [Housecore]
18. Black Breath: Sentenced to Life [Southern Lord]
17. Satan's Wrath: Galloping Blasphemy [Metal Blade]
16. Grave: Endless Procession of Souls [Century Media]
15. Evoken: Altra Mors [Profound Lore]
14. Pig Destroyer: Book Burner [Relapse]
13. Atriarch: Ritual of Passing [Profound Lore]
12. Gaza: No Absolutes in Human Suffering [Black Market Activities]
11. Mutilation Rites: Empyrean [Prosthetic]
10. Bereft: Leichenhaus [The End]
09. High on Fire: De Vermis Mysteriis [eONE]
08. Ash Borer: Cold of Ages [Profound Lore]
07. Neurosis: Honor Found in Decay [Neurot]
06. Pinkish Black: Pinkish Black [Handmade Birds]
05. Asphyx: Deathhammer [Century Media]
04. Blut Aus Nord: 777 - Cosmosophy [Debemur Morti]
03. Baroness: Yellow & Green [Relapse]
02. Converge: All We Love We Leave Behind [Epitaph]
01. Pallbearer: Sorrow & Extinction [Profound Lore]