米SPIN誌が「2012年のベスト・メタル・アルバム TOP20」を発表

20. MARDUK - SERPENT SERMON (CENTURY MEDIA)
19. HORSEBACK - HALF BLOOD (RELAPSE)
18. KILLING JOKE - MMXII (SPINEFARM)
17. ASTRA - THE BLACK CHORD (METAL BLADE)
16. ORANGE GOBLIN - A EULOGY FOR THE DAMNED (CANDLELIGHT)
15. NEUROSIS - HONOR FOUND IN DECAY (NEUROT)
14. ENABLER - ALL HAIL THE VOID (SOUTHERN LORD)
13. NAPALM DEATH - UTILITARIAN (CENTURY MEDIA)
12. EAGLE TWIN - THE FEATHER TIPPED THE SERPENT'S SCALE (SOUTHERN LORD)
11. LAMB OF GOD - RESOLUTION (EPIC)
10. MESHUGGAH - KOLOSS (NUCLEAR BLAST)
9. GOJIRA - L’ENFANT SAUVAGE (ROADRUNNER)
8. HIGH ON FIRE - DE VERMIS MYSTERIIS (E1)
7. CONVERGE - ALL WE LOVE WE LEAVE BEHIND (EPITAPH)
6. ROYAL THUNDER - CVI (RELAPSE)
5. DEFTONES - KOI NO YOKAN (REPRISE)
4. GOAT - WORLD MUSIC (ROCKET)
3. TORCHE - HARMONICRAFT (VOLCOM)
2. PALLBEARER - SORROW AND EXTINCTION (PROFOUND LORE)
1. BARONESS - YELLOW & GREEN (RELAPSE)