米メタル系サイトが「（現時点までの）2012年ベスト・メタル・アルバム TOP10」を発表

10. Fire From the Sky, Shadows Fall (Razor & Tie)
9. The Silencing Machine, Nachtmystium (Century Media)
8. De Vermis Mysterlils, High on Fire (eOne Music)
7. Eremita, Ihsahn (Candlelight)
6. The Songs of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Von Till, Scott Kelly and Wino (Neurot)
5. Darker Days Ahead, Tragedy (Tragedy Records)
4. Dark Roots of Earth, Testament (Nuclear Blast)
3. L'Enfant Sauvage, Gojira (Roadrunner)
2. CVI, Royal Thunder (Relapse)
1. Sentenced to Life, Black Breath (Southern Lord)