The annual article has returned – yes, I know you’ve encountered numerous lists like this, but here’s ours!
Another year in the realm of Rock has passed, with reviews and critiques completed and put to rest. It seems that each year brings an influx of promotional music, making it increasingly challenging to sift through it all. Yet, as with everything in life, it’s a test. We consider it a privilege to persist in this endeavor, aiding bands, PR teams, and labels in delivering Rock and Metal to the masses. Every bit of support matters. I repeat it every year, but 2024 is already shaping up to be monumental!
Stick with us, back the cause, and let the spirit of Rock endure for another year!
Having said that, delve into our staff’s Top 5 albums of the year and enjoy!
Denys
1. Asking Alexandria – Where Do We Go From Here?
2. Sleep Token – Take Me Back To Eden
3. Sarayasign – The Lion’s Road
4. Cyhra – The Vertigo Trigger
5. The Defiants – Drive
honorable mentions:
Ayron Jones – Chronicles of The Kid
Within Temptation – Bleed Out
Jelusick – Follow The Blind Man
Adrian Hextall
1. Cyhra – The Vertigo Trigger
2. Tempt – Tempt
3. All For Metal – All For Metal
4. The Struts – Pretty Vicious
5. Within Temptation – Bleed Out
Smudge Smith
1. Within Temptation – Bleed Out
2. Vomitory – All Heads Are Gonna Roll
3. Uriah Heep – Chaos and Colour
4. Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons – Kings of the Asylum
5. The Hot One Two – Superbia
Travis Green
1. Twilight Force – At the Heart of Wintervale
2. Gloryhammer – Return to the Kingdom of Fife
3. Theocracy – Mosaic
4. Evermore – In Memoriam
5. Temperance – Hermitage: Daruma’s Eyes Pt. 2
Josh
1. Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy
2. Black Venus – Black Venus
3. Chris Stapleton – Higher
4. Sleep Token – Take Me Back To Eden
5. Hozier – Unreal Unearth
Chris Rugowski
1. Haken – Fauna
2. Steven Wilson – The Harmony Codex
3. Future Static – Liminality
4. Spiritbox – The Fear of Fear
5. Molybaron – Something Ominous
6. Divided by Design – A Canvas for the Universe
Gabor Kleinbloesem
1. Subsignal – A Poetry Of Rain
2. Air Raid – Fatal Encounter
3. Wytch Hazel – IV: Sacrament
4. The Struts – Pretty Vicious
5. Soen – Memorial
6. Heaven’s Edge – Get it right
Chris Wright
1. Black Stone Cherry – Screaming at the Sky
2. Tygers of Pang Tang – Bloodlines
3. Those Damn Crows – Inhale/Exhale
4. Until 9 – Dyadic
5. Ayron Jones – Chronicles of the Kid
Victoria Llewelyn
1. Pop Evil – Skeletons
2. Skindred – Smile
3. Corey Taylor – CMF2
4. Nita Strauss – Call of theVoid
5. Steven Wilson – The Harmony Codex
Mark Lacey
1. Dewolff – Love, Death & In Between
2. Steven Wilson – The Harmony Codex
3. Black Stone Cherry – Screaming at the Sky
4. Joe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe Vol 2
5. The Struts – Pretty Vicious
Markus Wiedenmann
1. Obituary – Dying of Everything
2. Sulphur Aeon – Seven Crowns & Seven Seals
3. Phantom Corporation – Fallout
4. Prong – State of Emergency
5. Jag Panzer – The Hallowed
Chris Martin – Honorary MGM Hall of Fame Member
1. Antiseen – Great Disasters
2. Winger – Seven
3. Metallica – 72 Seasons
4. The Defiants – Drive
5. Rob McAuley – Alive