By my count I checked out 323 albums and EPs that came out in 2018. These are my favorite 25. The Top 10 in the list are ranked, but all the other releases from place 11 downwards are simply listed in alphabetical order. Seriously, how can you distinguish between your 14th and your 17th favorite album of the year, right? I'm adding Bandcamp links (or YouTube links when there's no BC release) to all releases. Hope you enjoy the list and maybe some of you find something that they've missed so far. Cheers!
@Veldin: Nothing as crazy as Kayo Dot, I'm afraid, but Mare, Svartidaudi, Manii, and Kriegsmaschine are peculiar enough (in their own respective ways) that they might scratch your itch. Cheers!