Best Metal Albums of 2013 | Readers' Choice

After spending the last 12 months reviewing some of the best releases of 2013 and sharing them with you, we decided to ask for your opinion and find out which records did you enjoyed the most this year. Below, you can view the results along with the list submitted by our reader Ken Kopija from Illinois, who was the lucky winner of the batch of records that we had to offer. Thanks to all readers that participated and thanks for reading as well.

1. Altar of Plagues – Teethed Glory & Injury

2. Windhand – Soma

3. SubRosa – More Constant than the Gods

4. Russian Circles – Memorial

5. Deafheaven – Sunbather

6. Oranssi Pazuzu – Valonielu

7. Locrian - Return to Annihilation

8. Lumbar - The First and Last Days of Unwelcome 

9. Nails – Abandon All Life

10. Corrections House - Last City Zero

Best Metal Albums of 2013, by Ken Kopija

1. The Captain's Daughter - Eight Bells

2. Lumbar - The First and Last Days of Unwelcome

3. Russian Circles - Memorial

4. Lesbian - Forestelevision

5. True Widow - Circumambulation

6. Secrets of the Sky - To Sail Black Waters

7. Melvins - Tres Cabrones

8. Lord Dying - Summon The Faithless

9. All Pigs Must Die - Nothing Violates This Nature

10. Dead Ranch - Antler Royal