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Whether you're a purist who prefers the classic styles of metal or the thrill-seeking type looking for new forms of genre mashing and everything in between, 2017 delivered across all fronts.

Cannibal Corpse's killing spree continued, GWAR bounced back from a devastating loss, Zeal & Ardor introduced us to entirely new sounds, the Cavalera brothers dished out a completely old school offering and that's just some of the best this year brought us:

Dive in below as Loudwire names the 25 Best Metal Albums of 2017:


Nightmare Logic by power trip

Nightmare Logic by power trip

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The second crushing, soul mangling, neck bustin' album from Texas hardcore thrashers: Power Trip....


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Emperor of Sand by Mastodon

Emperor of Sand by Mastodon

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Emperor of Sand is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. The album was...

Wrong One to Fuck With by Dying Fetus

Wrong One to Fuck With by Dying Fetus

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Self-reliance and musical integrity are the two principles to which DYING FETUS have always lived...


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Heartless by Pallbearer

Heartless by Pallbearer

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Pallbearer's third album, 'Heartless', is an inspired collection of monumental rock music. The band...


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Book Divas (227 KP) rated Wintergirls in Books

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Wintergirls
Laurie Halse Anderson | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.4 (9 Ratings)
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Reading this book took me back to high school and the day I walked into the locker room and saw one of my dearest friends undressed... the way she looked still haunts me but I'm thankful that her parents sent her away to an inpatient program.

This is one of those reads that opens your eyes to eating disorders and packs a powerful message into each and every single line. A must read.
  
Grease (1978)
Grease (1978)
1978 | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Grease is the World
One of the best musicals brought to the silver screne. Starring Travolta and Newton John in this take on 1960's high school preps and greasers. The songs are legendary and the story line never has a dull moment in it. The cast is a who's who of actors and actresses in the AFI top 100 movies of all time. If you like musicals then Grease is for you.
  
Another well thought out title from the publishers, Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This one follows Carlos' attempts to "fit in" with other groups of friends and discovering in the end that they all like him for who is really is. Nicely illustrated, the language is more targeted at a younger audience and with notes and resources for teachers and parents. This book would work well in primary or first school and with homeschooling.
  
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
1985 | Comedy, Drama
A fun tale of kids of a weekend detention at at high school. These teens are all different but they learn they are not so different after all. I took my son to see this when a local theater was showing this classic. with his reaction i believe this movie stands the test of time in the eyes of teens it was like when i first seen this film when i was his age.
  
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Blue Blood (Debutante Dropout, #1)
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9.3 (3 Ratings)
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Andrea "Andy" Kndricks has lost touch with her friend from high school, but she's willing to jump in and clear this friend of killing her boss even if it means going under cover at a questionable restaurant as a waitress. The pacing was uneven, but the characters were good and the book fun.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-blue-blood-by-susan-mcbride.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Deuce Winters finds himself a suspect in the death of his high school rival after the man's body is found in his minivan. I enjoyed the characters, especially Deuce and his wife. But I felt the mystery was pretty thin and was annoyed by the author's willful ignoring any sense of time.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-stay-at-home-dead-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Perfect Sax (Madeline Bean, #6)
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Madeline and her friends have just wrapped up a fundraiser for a private school. Then over the news comes the announcement that a dead woman was found in Madeline's bed. What was she doing there? Was Madeline the target? A very tightly plotted mystery with a great characters. One of the highlights of the series.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-perfect-sax-by-jerrilyn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Sabrina and Daphne Grimm start their new school only to have a teacher murdered their first day. Is one of the Ever Afters guilty of the crime? This combination of fantasy and mystery may be aimed at kids, but I absolutely love the world it creates. And the cliffhanger definitely left me wanting more.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-unusual-suspects-by-michael.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.