My top 15 metal and rock albums of 2024: 1. Nightwish - Yesterwynde 2. Powerwolf - Wake Up The Wicked 3. HammerFall - Avenge The Fallen 4. Judas Priest - Invincible Shield 5. All For Metal - Gods of Metal 6. Visions of Atlantis - Pirates II 7. Dominum - The Dead Don't Die 8. Revolution Saints - Against The Winds 9. Sunstorm - Restless Fight 10. Find Me - Nightbound 11. Lionville - Supernatural 12. Evergrey - Theories of Emptiness 13. Accept - Humanoid 14. Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project 15. Rhapsody of Fire - Challenge the Wind

Didn't know where else to post this. But January 7 marked the 5th anniversary of the passing of the man, the myth and iconic legend - the Professor Neil Peart.

Prodigal Son is my fave Maiden song

I prefer Killers to the debut, although there are people who will say the first album is better. There are even people who will say the debut album is the best Iron Maiden album, which I'm not having one bit of- there's a lot on the debut I like but generally they wrote much better songs and surpassed it on albums afterward - including this one, which I think is the better of the two with Di'anno. The guitars are recorded much better and sound much better on Killers for a start. Killers to me is the Iron Maiden 'deep track' album. (Murders in the Rue Morgue, Another Life, Innocent Exile, Killers (title track), Purgatory, Drifter).

Great show guys, Up your Irons!!!

My top 3 1. Invincible Shield - Judas Priest 2.Songs of a lost world - The Cure 3. I want blood - Jerry Cantrel

Psychophobia is a really cool track ... Evil Eye ( an edited version ) would have been a cool single ... After being a huge Sabbath fan from the mid 70's I didn't engage with anything after Heaven and Hell . However , I think there are sporadic great tracks throughout the Tony Martin era . He's without doubt an extremely talented vocalist / writer / musician etc .

Alright you convinced me to try the new Cure. Didn’t hear Blood Incantation but generally don’t like that style of vocals. I found Dickinson’s album a bit tedious at times. Priest had some killer tracks. My favorite was the new Marilyn Manson, totally composed by a dude named Tyler Bates. Nothing revolutionary but he combines elements of genres I like (goth, sleazy 80s metal, post-punk, glam rock, electronica) in a compelling way. Also really dug the new Black Crowes and Jon Anderson’s “True.” New Primal Scream has some great 70s funkied party jams but the album is too long. Liam Gallagher and John Squire put out a cool swirly pop-rock album with Squire bringing the classic tone as always. New Incantation is more of the same killer riffage with croaking vocals going on about stars and darkness.

Black Sabbath is my favorite band 1. WASP 2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3. Under the Sun ⁴. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 5. the Writ 6. Sign of the Southern Cross 7. Air Dance 8. Disturbing the Priest 9. the Shining 10. Backstreet Kids

WASP Behind the Wall of Sleep is my favorite song by anyone.

I always thought that the Galloping crescendo section of Black Sabbath ( the song) sounds really Medieval.

The Sunshine of your Love Vocal style is in the line People can put a man on the moon quite easy .

That beat at the end of WASP Behind the Wall of Sleep has shown up in multiple Death Metal songs, which they stop the music to focus on the exact little drum bit.

WASP Behind the Wall of Sleep could be summed up as the complete body of work of AC/DC in just a single song.

Does anyone other than me consider the OH yeahs in NIB comical sounding?

Does anyone other than me consider the OH yeahs in NIB comical sounding?

1. WASP Behind the Wall of the Sleep 2. Black Sabbath 3. Sleeping Village 4. A Bit of Finger ( the Jam definitely is it's own entity) 5. the Wizard 6. Evil Woman 7. Warning 8. N.I.B 9. Wicked World 5.

I thought that Evil Woman by Black Sabbath was totally different from the Crow version. Crow featured a booming baritone Steppenwolf type Vocals, and Black Sabbath do the song with a Cream style Falsetto Voice. The Vocals on Wicked World also have that Jack Bruce style Falsetto approach, and remains to this day the only Ozzy Vocal that does the slide up Jack Bruce Vocal technique.

I always thought that the lyrics for the track WASP Behind the Wall of Sleep were If you're one of the wasps, give your body to the cops.

Got this book for Christmas, looking forward to reading it.

very nice! i had: 1. Blood Incantation 2. Opeth 3. Anciients 4. Sunburst 5. Gatekreeper

My list 20 My Dying Bride - A Mortal Binding 19 Pallbearer - Mind Burns Alive 18 Djevel - Natt Til Ende 17 Esoctrilihum - Döth-Derniàlh 16 Mavorim - In Omnia Paratus 15 Unleash the Archers - Phantoma 14 Ihsahn - Ihsahn 13 Darkestrah - Nomad 12 Nile - The Underworld Awaits Us All 11 Spectral Voice - Sparagmos 10 Khors - Letters to the Future Self 9 Spectral Wound - Songs of Blood and Mire 8 Merrimack - Of Grace and Gravity 7 Konigreichssaal - Psalmen'O'Delirium 6 Akhlys - House of the Black Geminus 5 Thy Catafalque - XII: A Gyönyörű Álmok Ezután Jönnek 4 Mitochondrion - Vitriseptome 3 Schammasch - The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean 2 Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God 1 Ingurgitating Oblivion - The Ontology of Nought

love the RCA years with ZZ TOP! It seems they got a lot heavier with their sound. Also a quick shout out to Frank Beard. I think he's a badass drummer for ZZ TOP. Probably the best shuffle player to ever hit the tubs. About the theory that he didn't play on XXX is somewhat bias and hard to believe. It definitely sounds like Frank. I have Modern Drum Magazine from May 2004 and Frank stated it was challenging to play on XXX and had to adjust more to the style of Mitchell Mitchell triplets in "made into a movie". Frank Beard stated it was basically a drum solo. It was more challenging compared to his recent recordings. John Douglas drum tech for ZZ TOP stated that they needed Frank Beard to open up to apply more technique on XXX. I think thats enough evidence to convince fans that Frank was not replaced by Greg Morrow.

Cool picks. Not sure I could do a top 100 🤣but here’s my top 10: 10. Velveteen Queen - Consequence Of The City 9. Green Day - Saviours 8. Honeymoon Suite - Alive 7. Saxon - Hell, Fire & Damnation 6. Ian Huntley - Defiance pt 2 5. Magnum - Here Comes The Rain 4. Judas Priest - Invincible Shield 3. The New Roses - Attracted To Danger 2. Mogg’s Motel 1. Babylon AD - Rome Wasn't Built In A Day

-Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere -Opeth - The Last Will & Testament -Black Country Communion - V -Jerrry Cantrell - I Want Blood -Myles Kennedy - The Art Of Letting Go -David Gilmour - Luck & Strange -Moggs Motel - Moggs Motel

Cool list. I haven’t got to listen to all the ones I’m interested in for 2024 but here’s my current top 5: 1 Judas Priest Invincible Shield 2 Saxon Hell, Fire And Damnation 3 Jerry Cantrell I Want Blood 4 Black Country Communion V 5 Pearl Jam Dark Matter

1. V - Black Country Communion 2. =1 - Deep Purple 3. Happiness Bastards - The Black Crowes 4. Invicible Shield - Judas Priest 5. When We Were Kings - Stryper 6. True - Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks 7. Lucifer V 8. Luck and Strange - David Gilmour 9. The Art Of Letting Go - Myles Kennedy 10. Light Em Up - The Dead Daisies

§ = Paragraphs on the Opeth Album! ;-) my List 1 - My Dying Bride - A Mortal Binding 2 - Opeth - The last Will and Testament 3 - Dark Tranquillity - Endtime Signals 4 - Borknagar - Fall 5 - Judas Priest - Invincible Shield (for me Firepower is still the stronger Record!)

Very cool to see a short list. I don't like the My favourite 50 album lists. 5 is enough. In no order: Bruce Dickinson- The mandrake project Shadows- Out for blood ( early Ghost style) Spitfire- Trinity ( very good Speed Metal) Cats in Space- Time machine ( fantastic art rock) Ace Frehley- 10000 volts ( fun!)

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Invincible Shield. Number 1. By Far. A masterpiece of Heavy Music.

I haven't bought that many new albums from 2024. Why? Here comes a rant! Well. Going into record stores I take my time to go through what they have. I take mental imagines through it all and in the end I decide what to buy from what I've seen. I take several things in consideration. How interested am I really in the album? How much does it cost? Will I listen to it soon or just put it on the shelf for collecting purposes? Brand new albums from artists often cost several times as much as a used copy in good condition. So I could pick up maybe two, three or four used albums for the price of a new one. Would I really enjoy the new one MORE than several older albums? Often the answer is no. Few albums is that good so it would hold my interest in comparison to several older albums. One solution for those selling new albums? Put down the price. There are albums from 2024 like Judas Priest, Moggs Motel, Michael Schenker, David Gilmour, Blue Öyster Cult that I probably would have bought if the price was lower. They fight against themselves in my world. I could buy perhaps three old Michael Schenker albums instead of the new one which only is remakes. Buying the new doesn't make sense. The market they sell for is limited and becomes more limited because many fans doesn't have all their previous albums and a limited amount of money. Now a new CD cost maybe 20 dollars. Say it did cost 10 dollars instead. The profit for each copy might not be great but I think they could sell many more and help spread the new music which often is hard to do as well. I would certainly pick up more new albums if the price was right. Now this rant might seem like just me having little money and complaining. Well. I could afford to buy more new albums but with the market of used copies it simply isn't worth it. I bought more than 150 CD's in the year and few was from 2024. Some I did buy and are pleased with: Deep Purple with "=1" Magnum with "Here Comes the Rain" Jon Andersson & the Band Geeks with "True" George Benson with "Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon" Nestor with "Teenage Rebel"

1. Judas Priest 2. Deep Purple 3. The End Machine 4. Sebastian Bach 5. The Black Crowes Accept Black Country Communion Riot V Stryper Gotus The Dead Dasies

My top 5 are: 1. David Gilmour - Luck and strange 2. Soap&Skin - Torso 3. Jon Anderson/Band Geeks - True 4. The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World 5. Subway To Sally - Post Mortem

1) Blood Incantation 2) Zombi 3) Donny Benet 4) Chat Pile 5) Spectral Voice 6) 200 Stab Wounds 7) Dool 8) Opeth 9) The Obsessed 10) Judas Priest Three of our entries match (and The Cure is an honorable mention for me), so I have no problems with your list.

My Top 15 of 2024 15. Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness 14. Unto Others - Never, Neverland 13. Swallow The Sun - Shining 12. Hamferð - Men Guðs hond er sterk 11. Evergrey - Theories Of Emptiness 10. Dark Tranquillity - Endtime Signals 09. In Vain - Solemn 08. Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic 07. Tribulation - Sub Rosa In Æternum 06. Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace 05. Sólstafir - Hin Helga Kvöl 04. Anciients - Beyond The Reach Of The Sun 03. Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 02. Borknagar - Fall 01. Iotunn - Kinship

The Cure 👍

I listened to *zero* new-music in 2024.

I had The Cure for my #2. For my #1 I have Alcest : Les Chants de l'Aurore. I highly recommend this if you haven't heard it. Cheers!

Great list, John! I'm in the same boat with Opeth- jumped ship after Blackwater Park (which was brilliant) and never got into the proggy stuff. New album is a welcome return of sorts. --Mike

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You spoke so highly of the new Deep Purple, I'm surprised it didn't crack your top 5. Great list though, Opeth was #1 for me.

Melvins - Tarantula Heart

Rattle The Cage- The Rods Risen Symbol- Axel Rudi Pell V- Lucifer Gilded Sorrows- The Obsessed Gunsmoke- Texas Hippie Coalition

I forgot about Opeth after Orchids. 😅

Top 5 only? I think he is getting a bit lazy?

I didn't buy many new albums in 2024, bought plenty of older albums I've discovered this year, reissues & boxsets. Here are my fav albums of 2024: Richard Thompson - Ship to Shore Chester Thompson - Wake-Up Call CJ Wildheart - Split Albion - Lakesongs of Elbid Willie Dowling - The Simpleton Chris Catalyst - Mad in England Moggs Motel st Fav older albums I've (re-)discovered this year: DeeExpus - King of Number 33 Steve Winwood - About Time Warner Hodges - Just Feels Right Ray Davies - Americana Grand Slam st

Starbreaker is great.

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Great album and have to say I absolutely love Garden of Eden…as heavy as Ratt ever got🤘🏻