Our metal sister site Invisible Oranges ran down the best albums of the year. Plus, see new lists from Thou, Outer Heaven, Evoken, The Obsessed, Khemmis, CHRCH, and other metal bands.
Former BrooklynVegan/Invisible Oranges editor and current BV contributor Fred Pessaro's favorites of 2018, from punk and metal to ambient, pop, jazz, hip hop, and beyond.
The lineup also includes Call of the Void, Cult Leader, Forn, King Woman, Lycus, Pilgrim, Samothrace, Take Over and Destroy, Wolves in the Throne Room, Young in the Way, and more.