This is a combined version of:
http://www.listchallenges.com/2017-in-metal-hard-rock-and-hardcore-punk
&
http://www.listchallenges.com/2017-in-metal-hard-rock-and-hardcore-punk-2
Featuring all 800 featured albums from them plus 200 bonus albums not featured in either prior list! Dare you take the 1000 album challenge?
This is the ultimate list of heavy music of 2017 for the ultimate fan. The best thing is that this doesn't even cover everything released in 2017, which is something to think about next time you declare that metal is dead. This is evidence to the contrary.