So as we head into the much anticipated 2015 year, this has been a great year for Metal in general with great releases from great bands. So here are my favorite Metal albums, in no particular order, for the year of 2014.

(Note that there are others but in those I haven't really listen to all of the songs in them

• Blood In Blood Out by Exodus
  

This album was a bit attacked by the fans, mainly because of the vocals of Steve Souza, I think that he has done an excellent job at the vocals and with the great riffs of Gary Holt, this was an excellent combo that made this a must buy for thrash fans from all around the world.

 

Favorite tracks: Black 13, Blood In Blood Out, Salt The Wound, Honor Killings and Food For The Worms

Rating: 92%

 

Black 13:

• Esoteric Warfare by Mayhem
  

This album was a pure audio massacre from the start until the end. Attila's vocals were fitting with most of the songs in the album, the blast beats were perfectly done, in harmony with the devastating melody played by the rest of the band. Even if some parts were a bit too experimental, Mayhem did put a great display of what today's Black Metal music is all about. I also love the lyrical themes in the songs, the theme that is mostly use here are psychological warfares, a strange concept yet interesting.

 

Favorite Tracks: Watchers, Trinity and Throne Of Time

Rating: 84%

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk2i0sS1Gmo

• Earthborn Evolution by Beyond Creation
  

Those guys from Montreal in the province of Quebec (Pure laine tabarnak (get it? lol)) knows how to play tech. death metal and they proved it once again in this new release. My favorite thing from this album is the bass player (BTW called Dominic "Forest" Lapointe), because of the way he plays the instrument, it adds a charm to the melody already played by the rest of the band. This album is way more experimental than it's predecessor (The Aura) and it lacks a little bit of the brutality that The Aura had but it is still solid Death Metal from beginning to end.

 

Favorite Tracks: Elusive Reverence, Sous La Lueur De L'empereur, Earthborn Revolution and Theatrical Delirium

Rating: 90%

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--ubJ062_PE

• Tibi et Igni by Vader
  

What an impressive effort with this release by this band which will never stop to amaze me. This album is just really agressive yet so advanced and doesn't lack originality at all. All of the songs from this album are a must listen and the tempo from a song to another is really great. I also love the immersion of classical music in some tracks which brings an ambiance of some sort and helped me go along with some songs on the album.

 

Favorite Tracks: Go To Hell, Where Angels Weep, Hexenkessel, Abandon All Hope, The Eye Of The Abyss, The End

Rating: 97%

 

Hexenkessel:

 

Other notable releases

• White Devil Armory by Overkill
  

Armorist:

• R.I.B. by Tankard
  

Rest In Beer:

• Redeemer Of Souls by Judas Priest
  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCiJB3c9so

• Ravenous Plague by Legion Of The Damned
  

Doom Priest:

(I know the video is from 2013 but the album came out in 2014)

• The 7 Deadly Sins by Necrodeath
  

Wrath:

 

So, I hope you have a great new year, metalheads and non-metalheads bronies, and that this year brings you good health and prosperity (and hopefully great new metal releases hahaha)

Thanks!