Top 10 Albums of 2017 by Distorted Sound’s Contributors

So, you’ve seen numerous end of year lists from bands, our editors and our final list from Distorted Sound. And whilst our editorial team are the ones leading Distorted Sound forward, we cannot forget the overwhelming support from our massive team of writers and photographers. So, now it is time for a selection of our team to give their top 10 albums from this year. Away we go!

Fran Dignon – Photographer

10. Outsider – COMEBACK KID
9. V – THE BRONX
8. True View – STICK TO YOUR GUNS
7. Only Death Is Real – STRAY FROM THE PATH
6. Forever – CODE ORANGE
5. Pacific Daydream – WEEZER
4. Cult Drugs – BLOOD COMMAND
3. Julie & The Wrong Ones – JULIE & THE WRONG ONES
2. After The Party – THE MENZINGERS
1. American Fall – ANTI-FLAG

Jack Fermor-Worrell – Writer

10. Emperor of Sand – MASTODON
9. Hydrograd – STONE SOUR
8. Villains – QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
7. Judas – FOZZY
6. Prophets Of Rage – PROPHETS OF RAGE
5. Science Fiction – BRAND NEW
4. You Are We – WHILE SHE SLEEPS
3. The Spark – ENTER SHIKARI
2. Modern Ruin – FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
1. Eternity, In Your Arms – CREEPER

Charlotte Whittingham – Writer

10. No Grave But The Sea – ALESTORM
9. Paean Herectica – KING LEVIATHAN
8. Stonehymn – WIND ROSE
7. Aeon – ANGEL NATION
6. Two Paths – ENSIFERUM
5. Lionheart – SERENITY
4. Gunman – ORDEN OGAN
3. Bringer of Pain – BATTLE BEAST
2. Home Is A Heartache – THE PICTURE BOOKS
1. War of Dragons – BLOODBOUND

Jack King – Writer

10. The Pardoner – ABHORRENT DECIMATION
9. Nightmare Logic – POWER TRIP
8. Nightbringers – THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
7. Clairvoyant – THE CONTORTIONIST
6. The Sin and the Sentence – TRIVIUM
5. Heartless – PALLBEARER
4. Eternity, In Your Arms – CREEPER
3. Devil Is Fine – ZEAL & ARDOR
2. Forever – CODE ORANGE
1. Brutalism – IDLES

Sophie Maughan – Writer

10. Strength In Numbers – THE HAUNTED
9. The Rabbit Hole – THE GREAT DISCORD
8. Clairvoyant – THE CONTORTIONIST
7. The Dusk In Us – CONVERGE
6. Malina – LEPROUS
5. The Assassination of Julius Caesar – ULVER
4. Mareridt – MYRKUR
3. You Are We – WHILE SHE SLEEPS
2. Dear Desolation – THY ART IS MURDER
1. Nightbringers – THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

Tim Finch – Photographer

10. Machinations – HARK
9. Path of the Don – SID
8. Obituary – OBITUARY
7. Slime and Punishment – MUNICIPAL WASTE
6. Pyres – KROH
5. The Blood of the Gods – GWAR
4. Skullosis – GURT
3. Out of the Voiceless Grave – THE LURKING FEAR
2. 9-13 – IRON MONKEY
1. Divide & Conquer – BOKASSA

Alan Faulkner – Writer

10. Apex – UNLEASH THE ARCHERS
9. Lower The Bar – STEEL PANTHER
8. Nothing But A Bitter Taste – RABID BITCH OF THE NORTH
7. Two Paths – ENSIFERUM
6. Fatal Command – PANZER
5. No Grave But The Sea – ALESTORM
4. Wolves – RISE AGAINST
3. Bringer of Pain – BATTLE BEAST
2. Hands of Fate – SAVAGE MESSIAH
1. For The Fallen – MEMORIAM

James Croft – Writer

10. Hikari – OCEANS ATE ALASKA
9. Only Death Is Real – STRAY FROM THE PATH
8. Different Animals – VOLUMES
7. The Dusk In Us – CONVERGE
6. Forever – CODE ORANGE
5. Phantom Anthem – AUGUST BURNS RED
4. Dear Desolation – THY ART IS MURDER
3. The Cold Sun – LOATHE
2. Waiting For Morning To Come – BEING AS AN OCEAN
1. You’re Not You Anymore – COUNTERPARTS

Henry Jones – Writer

10. Halfway Human – WITHIN THE RUINS
9. Ex Nihilo – YOUR CHANCE TO DIE
8. Exitus – THE REVERSIONIST
7. Urn – NE OBLIVISCARIS
6. Adversary Omnipotent – ENFOLD DARKNESS
5. Nightbringers – THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
4. Anticult – DECAPITATED
3. The Sin and the Sentence – TRIVIUM
2. Flesh Coffin – LORNA SHORE
1. Reclaimer – SHADOW OF INTENT

Josie Faulkner – Writer

10. Melancholia Hymns – ARCANE ROOTS
9. United States of Horror – HO99O9
8. You Are We – WHILE SHE SLEEPS
7. Devil Is Fine – ZEAL & ARDOR
6. Heaven Upside Down – MARILYN MANSON
5. Sleeping Through The War – ALL THEM WITCHES
4. Forever – CODE ORANGE
3. Hiss Spun – CHELSEA WOLFE
2. After Laughter – PARAMORE
1. After The Party – THE MENZINGERS

Em Coulter – Photographer

10. Red Before Black – CANNIBAL CORPSE
9. Two Birds – TRIXIE MATTEL
8. Outsider – COMEBACK KID
7. Mareridt – MYRKUR
6. The Dusk In Us – CONVERGE
5. Nightbringers – THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
4. Heaven Upside Down – MARILYN MANSON
3. Emperor of Sand – MASTODON
2. Modern Ruin – FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
1. Eternity, In Your Arms – CREEPER

Sam Alberti – Writer

10. Oceans Are Zeroes – OCEANS ARE ZEROES
9. The Mortal Coil – POLARIS
8. Shadow Work – MAMMAL HANDS
7. The Great Collapse – FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
6. Rare – HUNDREDTH
5. Urn – NE OBLIVISCARIS
4. Flesh Coffin – LORNA SHORE
3. Who Bit The Moon – DAVID MAXIM MICIC
2. In Contact – CALIGULA’S HORSE
1. Reclaimer – SHADOW OF INTENT

Stephen Fallows – Writer & Photographer

10. Mirror Reaper – BELL WITCH
9. A Walk With Love and Death – THE MELVINS
8. Zero Days – PRONG
7. Fear Those Who Fear Him – VALLENFYRE
6. III: Dark Black – MUTATION
5. A Place Where There’s No More Pain – LIFE OF AGONY
4. Askesis – CALLIGRAM
3. The Future In Whose Eyes? – SIKTH
2. Eroded Corridors of Unbeing – SPECTRAL VOICE
1. Devil Is Fine – ZEAL & ARDOR

Nick Dunn – Writer

10. Anomie – VIOLET COLD
9. Tabiat – MOONER
8. The Tower – MOTORPSYCHO
7. Beast Epic – IRON & WINE
6. Ghost – ANGHARAD DRAKE
5. Elwan – TINARIWEN
4. Fraught With Peril (SPLIT EP) – KHEMMIS/SPIRIT ADRIFT
3. Berdreyminn – SOLSTAFIR
2. The Optimist – ANATHEMA
1. The Man With Stars On His Knees – AARON BUCHANAN & THE CULT CLASSICS

And there we have it! Thanks to the team for submitting their lists! And thank you readers for making 2017 Distorted Sound’s best year yet! We will see you in 2018!