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Stacker looked at all 2022 albums on Metacritic and highlighted the top 25, according to Metascore. Only albums with at least seven reviews were considered.

So far, in the 2020s, the metal genre has produced some tremendous no-skip albums from legendary artists and up-and-coming acts. While things have certainly evolved from the musicians that pioneered ...