Stam1na, Arkona and Dir En Grey brings their A game this year as well. The 3 best metal albums of the year for me. I've posted several times about all three before and nobody in here cares about any of them. All of them have been well received elsewhere on the interwebz at least.
Listening to Stam1na right now. Last album before bedtime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxCU7EzQ5Nw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdTprUIOz8w
Soooooooooo ****ing good!