Simon Ohlsson - Best Albums Of 2017

1. Elder - Reflections of a Floating World
2. Spidergawd - IV
3. Motorpsycho - The Tower
4. Orkan - Orkan
5. Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
6. Hymn - Perish
7. Honeymoon Disease - Part Human, Mostly Beast
8. Deadsmoke - Mountain Legacy
9. Monolord - Rust
10. JABBA - VICE
11. DVNE - Asheran

Chosen by Simon Ohlsson

Outlaws Of The Sun Top Albums Of 2017

Here is the "official" Outlaws Of The Sun Top 25 Albums of 2017. Same process that we used for last year. Mainly using the similar process that The Doom Charts use on a monthly basis.

So thanks to Simon, Håkan, Gavin, Bruno, Simon Ohlsson and Todd for their great lists and for the hard work the whole team have put in over the last twelve months.

1.Elder - Reflections Of A Floating World
2.Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand
3.Ufomammut - 8
4.Monolord - Rust
5.The Obsessed -Sacred
6.Vokonis - The Sunken Djinn
7.Telekinetic Yeti - Abominable
8.Lowflyinghawks - Genkaku
9.OHHMS - The Fool
10.Vinnum Sabbathi - Gravity Works
11.Spaceslug - Time Travel Dilemma
12.Forming The Void - Relic
13.Summoner - Beyond The Realm Of Light
14.Samsara Blues Experiment - One With The Universe
15.Spirit Adrift - Curse Of Conception
16.Converge - The Dusk In Us
17.Iron Monkey - 9-13
18.Howling Giant - Black Hole Space Wizard, Part 2
19.HARK - Machinations
20.In The Company Of Serpents - Ain-Soph Aur
21.Spidergawd - IV
22.With The Dead - Love From With The Dead
23.Pallbearer - Heartless
24.Amen-Ra - Mass VI
25.Beastmaker - Inside The Skull

Steve Howe - Best Albums Of 2017

1.Summoner – Beyond The Realm Of Light 

2.Monolord – Rust
3.Mastodon – Emperor Of Sand
4.Elder – Reflections Of A Floating World
5.The Obsessed – Sacred
6.Foo Fighters – Concrete & Gold
7.OHHMS – The Fool
8.Ufomammut – Eight
9.Spaceslug – Time Travel Dilemna
10.Vokonis – The Sunken Djinn
11.Lowflyinghawks – Genkaku
12.Telekinetic Yeti – Abominable
13.Vinnum Sabbathi – Gravity Works
14.Spotlights - Seismic
15.Space Witch – Arcanum
16.Dustrider – Event Horizon
17.Super Snake – Leaps Of Love
18.Cities Of Mars – Temporal Rifts
19.Forming The Void – Relic
20.DVNE – Asheran
21.HARK – Machinations
22.Pyreship – The Liars Bend Low
23.Firebreather – S/T
24.Shadow Witch - Disciples of the Crow
25.Biblical – The City That Always Sleeps

Chosen by Steve Howe

Håkan Nyman - Best Albums Of 2017

1. Forming The Void - Relic
2. Elder - Reflections Of A Floating World
3. Howling Giant - Black Hole Space Wizard, Part 2
4. Blues Funeral - Awakening
5. War Cloud - War Cloud
6. Vokonis - The Sunken Djinn
7. Lord - Blacklisted
8. Cortez - The Depths Below
9. Mangog - Mangog Awakens
10. Argus - From Fields Of Fire
11. Black Star Riders - Heavy Fire
12. Lionize - Nuclear Soul
13. Kimi Kärki - Eye For An Eye
14. Mark Lanegan - Gargoyle
15. Fire Down Below - Viper, Vixen, Goddess, Saint
16. Thonian Horde - Inconnu
17. Thousand Vision Mist - Journey To Ascension And The Loss Of Tomorrow
18. My Sleeping Karma - Mela Anada
19. Steak - No God To Save
20. The Necromancers - Servants Of The Salem Girl

Chosen by Håkan Nyman

Gavin Brown - Best Albums Of 2017

1 Iron Monkey - 9-13

2 Ufomammut - 8
3 The Obsessed - Sacred
4 Lowflyinghawks - Genkaku
5 Black Capricorn - Omega
6 Coltsblood - Ascending Into Shimmering Darkness
7 Wolf Counsel - Age Of Madness/Reign Of Chaos
8 Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Feet The Rats
9 Amen-Ra - Mass VI
10 Unsane - Sterilised
11 Poseidon - Prologue
12 The Bug vs Earth - Concrete Desert
13 Dead Heavens - Whatever Witch You Are
14 Tombs - The Grand Annihilation
15 Destroyer Of Light - Chamber Of Horrors
16 Steak - No God To Save
17 Widows - Oh Deer God
18 Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand
19 Ohms - The Fool
20 Super Snake - Leap Of Love
21 Hark - Machinations
22 Cardinals Folly - Deranged Pagan Sons
23 The Riven - Blackbird
24 Morass Of Molasses - These Paths We Tred
25 Monolord - Rust

Chosen by Gavin Brown

Simon Williams - Best Albums Of 2017

1.Converge - The Dusk In Us
2.Mastadon - Emperor Of Sand
3.Ohhms - The Fool
4.Tuskar - Andnshdhdjshdhoid
5.Vokonis - The Sunken Djinn
6.Dead Witches - Ouija
7.Pallbearer - Heartless
8.Barrabus - Barrabus
9/Pyresehip - The Liars Bend Low
10/Diesel King - #gofuckyourselves
11.Monolord - Rust
12.Hotel Wrecking City Traders - Passage To Agartha
13.Yanomamo - Neither Man Nor Beast

Chosen by Simon Williams

Bruno Bellisario - Best Albums Of 2017

1.Samsara Blues Experiment – One With the Universe 

2.I.AH – IAH
3.Elder - Reflections of a Floating World
4.Monolord – Rust
5.Vinnum Sabbathi - Gravity Works
6.L’Ira Del Baccano – Paradox Hourglass
7.Clouds Taste Satanic – The Glitter Of Infinite Hell
8.Telekinetic Yeti – Abominable
9.Mantar – The Spell
10.Spaceslug – Time Travel Dilemma
11.Ufomammut – 8
12.Comacozer - Kalos eidos skopeo
13.Ecstatic Vision - Raw Rock Fury
14.Three Eyes Left – The Cult Of Astaroth
15.Colour Haze - In Her Garden
16.Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree – Medicine
17.Pallbearer - Heartless
18.The Flying Eyes – Burning Of The Season
19.Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper
20.Motorpsycho - The Tower

Chosen by Bruno Bellisario

Todd Stealey - Best Albums Of 2017

Greetings all,

Another year has come to pass and 2017 was pretty much kind of a crap year. However, there was a ton of great music that came out, and I'm certain I have only scratched the surface. Here are my favorite 33 records from this past year.

I wanted to take a moment and thank Steve for giving me a chance to share my thoughts and listen to some great music. 

1. Spirit Adrift - Curse of Conception
2. Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
3. In the Company of Serpents - Ain-Soph Aur
4. Elder - Reflections of a Floating World
5. Beast Maker - Inside the Skull
6. With the Dead - Love from With the Dead
7. Olde - Temple
8. Melvins - Walk With Love And Death
9. Monolord - Rust
10. Mind Kult - Lucifers Dream
11. Ufomammut - 8
12. Kadavar - Rough Times
13. The Obsessed - Sacred
14. Telekinetic Yeti - Abominable
15. With our Arms to the Sun - Orenda
16. Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - Vol 1
17. Atallah - Glacial Rule
18. Electric Wizard - Wizard Bloody Wizard
19. Shroud Eater - Strike the Sun
20. Devils Witches - Velvet Magic
21. LowFlyingHawks - Genkaku
22. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
23. Hypergiant - Father Sky
24. Dopesmoker - legalize it
25. Dale Crover - Fickle Finger of Fate
26. Willie Nelson - Gods Problem Child
27. Pallbearer - Heartless
28. Ancient Vvisdom - 33
29. Crystal Fairy - s/t
30. Gone is Gone - Echolocation
31. Mothership - High Strangeness
32. Brume - Rooster
33. Summoner - Beyond the Realm of Light

Chosen by Todd Stealey