Top 20 Best Albums Of 2024

[@benedictdonald4338]

1) Grand Slam 2) Dead Daisies 3) Black County Communion 4) Bruce Dickinson 5) Cats In Space 6) Dug Pinnick 7) Casandra’s Crossing 8) House Of Lords 9) Judas Priest 10) The End Machine 11) Accept 12) Phil Mogg 13) Deep Purple 14) Opeth 15) Revolution Saints 16) Russell / Guns 17) Black Crowes 18) Sebastian Bach 19) Richie Kotzen 20) Whom Gods Destroy 21) My Dying Bride 22) Weather Systems 23) Blaze Bayley 24) Pearl Jam 25) Saxon

[@Jared-qq3ss]

Nestor…..what a great band! Thanks for bringing them up in a previous video. I’ve been listening to both of their albums on repeat.

[@denisespainhower2153]

Great list. Here is my top 5 new material studio releases. 1 Judas Priest Invincible Shield 2 Saxon Hell Fire And Damnation 3 Accept Humanoid 4 Jerry Cantrell I Want Blood 5 Pearl Jam Dark Matter

[@Bertilfly]

My Top 10 List (In no particular order): Accept - Humanoid Judas Priest - Invincible Shield Saxon - Hell, Fire and Damnation Dream Evil - Metal Gods Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project Michael Schenker - My Years With UFO HammerFall - Avenge The Fallen Ironflame - Kingdom Torn Asunder Flotsam and Jetsam - I Am The Weapon Zakk Sabbath - Doomed Forever Forever Doomed

[@jimmyagates]

1. Moggs Motel // 2.Judas Priest // 3. Saxon // 4. Fate // 5. D:A:D // 6. Vain // 7. Magnum // 8. Sunstorm // 9. Deep Purple // 10. Daytona

[@metalhipster8008]

Here's my top 10. No order in particular: * Deep Purple - =1 * Lucifer - V * Marilyn Manson - OAUG Chapter 1 * The Warning - Keep Me Fed * Saxon - Hell, Fire & Damnation *Judas Priest - Invincible Shield * Liam Gallagher & John Squire * Sebastian Bach - Child Within the Man * Ghost - Rite Here Rite Now * Green Day - Saviors

[@trollinginparadise1927]

My top 20 list: Honorable mentions: Glyph-Honor, Power, Glory Cancer Christ-God is Violence Fulci-Duck Face Killings Nile-The Underworld Awaits Us All [the Egyptian-themed death metal legends return] Cupcakke-Dauntless Manifesto [best hip hop album of 2024] Actual list: 20. Ariana Grande-Eternal Sunshine 19. The Black Dahlia Murder-Servitude [the Michigan melodic death metal icons return after the death of original vocalist Trevor Strnad] 18. Belushi Speedball-Stellkira [hilarious Spongebob-themed thrash] 17. Billie Eilish-Hit Me Hard and Soft 16. Dua Lipa-Radical Optimism 15. Bon Jovi-Forever 14. Midnight-Hellish Expectations 13. Skillet-Revolution 12. Trey Lewis-Troublemaker 11. Halsey-The Great Impersonator 10. 200 Stab Wounds-Manual Manic Procedures 9. Powerwolf-Wake Up the Wicked 8. Fleshgod Apocalypse-Opera 7. Body Count-Merciless [Ice-T and the boys return] 6. Dragonforce-Warp Speed Warriors 5. Deicide-Banished by Sin [the Florida death metal legends return] 4. Alestorm-Voyage of the Dead Marauder EP 3. Judas Priest-Invincible Shield 2. Brat-Social Grace [grindcore from New Orleans] 1. Lucifer-Lucifer V

[@HaakonOdinsson]

Personally, the new Opeth is one of them for sure. Another cool upload, cheers 🫡 That Lucifer album is great also

[@jeremysette3657]

Great list! There are several that I need to return to and give another shot... quite a rockin' list, indeed! 🤘 Here's mine: 1. Father John Misty- "Mahashmashana" 2. The Lemon Twigs- "A Dream is All We Know" 3. Francis of Delirium- "Lighthouse" 4. Lizzy McAlpine- "Older" 5. Josh Garrels- "Seek Hi Seek Lo" 6. Caligula's Horse- "Charcoal Grace" 7. Kacey Musgraves- "Deeper Well" 8. Vampire Weekend- "Only God Was Above Us" 9. Zach Bryan- "The Great American Bar Scene" 10. Arooj Aftab- "Night Reign" 11. The Cure- "Songs Of A Lost World" 12. Aquilus- "Bellum II" 13. Dangermuffin- "Dangermuffin" 14. Fontaines D.C.- "Romance" 15. Opeth- "The Last Will And Testament" 16. Imminence- "The Black" 17. Benjamin Francis Leftwich- "Some Things Break" 18. Alcest- "Le Chants de l'Aurore" 19. David Gilmour- "Luck and Strange" 20. MGMT- "Loss of Life"

[@antoniogalianojerez9942]

1 songs of a lost world (the cure) 2 luck & strange (david gilmour) 3 i hope it will be diving deep live (tori amos), that will be released on 6th december.

[@ericmiller1881]

I picked up most of these this year. Great list. The honorable mentions were great too. Stryper. Dead daisies, Category 7, Sonic universe. Been a great year, thanks for keeping us informed 😊

[@johnpost5133]

Been wanting to pickup the Category 7 album.

[@ericmiller1881]

@johnpost5133 it's one of those that I always want to hear. Really enjoying it still

[@PROGROCK-tr9hw]

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

[@ivostoyanov4850]

The great list was an amazing year about new albums , legendary band concerts, and great channel like yours keep in touch what happened in rock music .Thank you so much .I have all these 20 albums so far and they so great !!!

[@MichaelRMarshall1]

Another fun and informative Top 20 albums of 2024 review! I vote for a best of the boxes and/or reissues list too. Thoughts...

[@BrendonSnyder]

Top 10 Best Boxsets Of 2024 will be coming soon!

[@guarddl9522]

Cool list. Here are some assorted comments. Quite a few surprises that I haven't heard others talk glowingly about: Burton Cummings, duG Pinnick, Sebastian Bach, Gwen Stefani, Grand Slam. Pearl Jam's new one was probably my biggest surprise. Excellent. For me, Gilmour's new album gave me Division Bell vibes, which made me enjoy it a lot. Still digesting it. Great # 1 pick. The new guitarist is a home run.

[@richardhenle2650]

Great list, still compiling my own I do like many of these not sure if they will make it for me but who knows.

[@michaelkorabek1676]

Top 5 no particular order Phil Mogg and Moggs Motel Babylon A.D- Rome wasn't built in a day Eclipse- Megalomanium Sebastian Bach -Child within the man Strype --When we were Kings Honorable Mention Storace-Crossfire

[@carlwmpylu]

Interesting list! With the caveat that there are a some albums that I've just bought which might well get in after a few more listens (Van Zant, Rosalie Cunningham, Sergeant Thunderhoof) and one that's coming out next month that is also likely to be a contender (Violet), this is my current rock top 20 for the year: 20. Robert Jon & The Wreck 19. Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts - Rogue To Redemption 18. Keys - The Grand Seduction 17. Feuerschwanz - Warriors 16. Demon - Invincible 15. Brothers Of Metal - Fimbulvinter 14. The Sweet - Full Circle 13. Jim Peterik & World Stage - Roots & Shoots, Vols I & II 12. Blackberry Smoke - Be Here Now 11. Bite The Bullet - Looking For Paradise 10. These Wicked Rivers - Force Of Nature 9. Neal Morse & The Resonance - No Hill For A Climber 8. Black Diamonds - Destination Paradise 7. Bon Jovi - Forever 6. Find Me - Nightbound 5. Scarlet Rebels - Where The Colours Meet 4. Lionheart - The Grace Of A Dragonfly 3. The Sheepdogs - Hell Together/Paradise Alone (Two EPs but I reckon they make up an album!) 2. Magnum - Here Comes The Rain 1. Albion - Lakesongs Of Elbid

[@sjbang5764]

Some really great choices. Moggs Motel and Jon Anderson are favs, along with Smashing Pumpkins. Regarding Smashing Pumpkins, in my unsolicited opinion, there will never be another Siamese Dream and/or Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Deep Purple =1 is a great number one choice. It's good to hear that lineup hold its own compared with past great variations of the band. Thanks for your thoughts, Brendon.

[@griefforest1870]

Very good year, although last year was insane, I had a four way tie for number 1. This year there was still quite a lot but not as much as last year which peaked my interest. 20. Cantiqué Lepreux - Le Banissement (French-canadian Black Metal) 19. Nightwish - Yesterwynde 18. Dan Terminus - Gothic Engine (Synthwave / Dark Retrosynth) 17. Mark Knopfler - One Deep River 16. Crypt Sermon - The Stygian Rose (Doom / Heavy Metal) 15. Attic - Return of the Witchfinder (Mercyful Fate / King Diamond meets NWOBHM and First Wave Black Metal) 14. Order of Nosferat - The Absence of Grace (Vampyric Black Metal) 13. Chelsea Wolfe - She reaches out to she reaches out to she 12. David Gilmour - Luck and Strange 11. Nile - The Underworld awaits us all 10. Deep Purple - =1 9. Opeth - The Last Will and Testament 8. Saxon - Hell, Fire and Damnation 7. Unto others - Never, Neverland 6. Pat Metheny - Moondial 5. Kendrick Lamar - GNX 4. Judas Priest - Invincible Shield 3. Borknagar - Fall 2 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Wild God 1 The Cure - Songs of a lost world

[@100jdv7]

Great list!! This is my top 20! (If you wanna know): * means that i have the album on cd 20. Full Tilt Overdrive - House Of Lords 19. Ohio Players - The Black Keys 18. Rome Wasn't Built In A Day - Babylon A.D. 17. Moggs Motel - Moggs Motel 16. I Am The Weapon - Flotsam & Jetsam 15. How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb - U2 14. The Dark Horse - Riley's L.A. Guns 13. Circle Of Stone - Blaze Bayley 12. Luck And Strange - David Gilmour 11. Humanoid - Accept* 10. The Forest Is The Path - Snow Patrol* 9. Dark Matter - Pearl Jam* 8. V - Black Country Communion* 7. Child Within The Man - Sebastian Bach* 6. Hell, Fire And Damnation - Saxon* 5. The Art Of Letting Go - Myles Kennedy* 4. Invincible Shield - Judas Priest* 3. =1 - Deep Purple* 2. The Mandrake Project - Bruce Dickinson* 1. Forever - Bon Jovi* i'm gonna be honest the top 6 could easily switch because i think all of those albums are so great that it is very hard to rank them. and Bon Jovi is probably the number one for me because it is my favorite band. But Bruce or Deep Purple could easily be the number one too

[@BrendonSnyder]

The only release I didn’t include the U2 album How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb is that it’s not new. It’s archival recorded 20 years ago. But it’s a fantastic album and would have placed very high.

[@100jdv7]

@@BrendonSnyder yeah i already thought that you wouldn't include that album on your list. But it's indeed a pretty good album!!

[@mbgaomo]

That Burton Cummings album is so good, in my top 10. My top 5 for the year 1 Vagabonds Virgins & Misfits - Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs 2 Full Circle - Sweet 3 =1 - Deep Purple 4 Here To Eternity - Collective Soul 5 True - Jon Anderson

[@IraSiegel]

Yeah, love that Grand Slam album too.

[@benedictdonald4338]

Album of the year.

[@Rock-n-Ralf]

Fav. albums (A-Z) of '24 (a dirty dozen + 6 hon. m's.): Category 7 - Category 7 Empires Of Eden - Guardians Of Time Flotsam And Jetsam - I Am The Weapon Impellitteri - War Machine Judas Priest - Invincible Shield Mindless Sinner - Metal Merchants Nitrogods - Valley Of The Gods Riot V - Mean Streets Saxon - Hell, Fire And Damnation Stryper - When We Were Kings Unleash The Archers - Phantoma Whom Gods Destroy - Insanium HM's: Astral Doors - The End Of It All Casandra's Crossing - Garden Of Earthly Delights Dream Evil - Metal Gods Sunburst - Manifesto The End Machine - The Quantum Phase Vanden Plas - The Empyrean Equation Of The Long Lost Things 🤘😎

[@Patellsworth1]

U got the best list

[@Sarhamnjo]

Deep Purple is a freking awesome and highly worthy pick. Didn´t quite make my No1, only No3 being beaten by Pallbearer and Ingurgitating Oblivion (completely different styles), but still a wonderful album that came right out of the blue for me. I´d go as far as calling it their best work since Machine Head (with the caveat - I don´t know everything they´ve done since)

[@ScogginsDiscGolf]

I have to agree man, = 1 was absolutely amazing the second I played it on release day. Great countdown, I feel like many of mine would be from this list.

[@quagsiremetalhead1401]

Doing a countdown on my twitter and one for my channel, so won't say the order but some high one are Traveler - Prequel to Madness Coltre - To Watch with Hands, To Touch with Eyes Amethyst - Throw Down the Gauntlet Castle Rat - Into the Realm Freeways - Dark Sky Sanctuary Scorched Oak - Perception Great video as always!

[@mikejd62]

Good list - Some honourable mentions for me…. Jack White - No Name The Smile - Cutouts Soft Play - Heavy Jelly Magnum - Here Comes The Rain The Black Keys - Ohio Players

[@arto2533]

Lucifer, Opeth, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Eilish..off the top of my head. Pretty eclectic, I guess.

[@GoNorthDesign]

Good stuff! We have some similar tastes (RE: The Black Crowes, Bruce Dickinson, Russell/Guns). Curious if you are a fan of COLLECTIVE SOUL? Their double record “Here To Eternity” was my surprise, go-to album for long car rides.

[@BrendonSnyder]

I am a fan of Collective Soul but their new album did not click for me. However, their previous album I was all over.

[@spiffy8576]

The Cure- Songs Of A Lost World Soul Asylum- Slowly But Surely Old 97s- American Primitive John Davis- Jinx Dwight Yoakam- Brighter Days Better Than Ezra- Super Magick Stryper- When We Were Kings

[@PROGROCK-tr9hw]

Agree with The Cure.Surprised no one else has it in their top 20.I didn't know Dwight Yoakam or Soul Asylum has new albums.I will have to check them out.

[@gAIno-music]

Interesting, eclectic list. Just missing the best two albums, being; At 1980 - Forget To Remember The Broken View - Ordinary Love But that can be forgiven. To each their own and I find interest in your list, regardless of whether or not any of them are also in my list. ;)

[@pyro609]

Nice list Brendon, three of those you mentioned are also on my end of year list too

[@malkieb]

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check out the ones that I don't know yet.

[@cornelius812]

The Warning: Keep Me Fed Lucifer: Lucifer V Pearl Jam: Dark Matter Blacks Crows: Happiness Bastards Judas Priest: Invisible Shield Linkin Park: From Zero Deep Purple: =1 I’m sure I’m missing a few …

[@patriotpizzaman]

I also really enjoyed David Gilmour's new album. I probably wouldn't have it at #2 but, I can't fault you for that high of a showing. I have not warmed up to Bruce Dickenson's solo album. Something about it just misses the mark for me. Senjutsu was released on Sept. 3rd, 2021. I have listened to it at least once a month since it's release. I think it's the best album from any of the Iron Maiden and related side projects since Somewhere in Time. My #2 album is Black Country Communion -V and my number one album of the year is Jack White - No Name. Check out the song Archbishop Harold Holmes off of No Name. It's my favorite Jack White composition from any of his bands. Just so infectious! Luck and Strange comes in at #3 for me.

[@JoeMay-wc6nv]

Still making my list. Only two from your list is making to mine Jon Anderson & Deep Purple. Last year I had a 3-way tie for number one & it's looking like it might happen again this year.

[@mutant_blues]

Glad to see "Happiness Bastards" so high on your list! Here are 5 remarkable 2024 albums that you probably won't see often on this year's lists: Ches Smith - Laugh Ash Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement Oneida - Expensive Air Lætitia Sadier - Rooting for Love Sam Lee - Songdreaming

[@marcelloweigertrocha2953]

I definitely want to believe that you don't know The Warning and haven't heard "Keep me Fed". Much better than 5 or 6 on this list! Here's a tip!

[@BrendonSnyder]

I disagree

[@Isacjacobmaleh]

I AGREE WITH JERRY CANTRELL, JON ANDERSON AND DAVID GILMOUR... BUT MAN I LOVED THE MICHAEL SCHENKER ALBUM REMEMBERING UFO!!!

[@CF-pt4fl]

GILMOUR, PRIEST, DICKINSON, PEARL JAM would be my top 4. Don't know why the DP album did not click with me. Might need to give it a few more listens. Great list as usual!

[@apostolov80]

Great list

[@markbunton9919]

Great vid! I have a lot of CDs to pick up for the collection or at least listen to based on this review. For me my #1 is either Priest or Bruce. Those have both been on regular rotation. I’m also still loving Mick Mars album even though I know you aren’t a big fan. Babylon AD is still in my top 20 also. Looking forward to what albums drop in 2025

[@tendraftsdeep]

I'm a big Black Crowes fan, loved the new album but man that artwork is just horrible, especially compared to how great all of their albums are. Great list B! Thanks, looking forward to boxsets

[@craigswensen434]

My top 5 new releases of 2024... 5... Midnight.. hellish expectations 4... Exhorder.. defectum omnium 3... Deceased.. children of the morgue 2... Fu Manchu.. the return of tomorrow 1... The Lurking Corpses.. Lurking After Midnight

[@ericmiller1881]

@@craigswensen434 Exhorder was great! High on Fire was another favorite. Take Offense also

[@Patellsworth1]

Flotsam and jetsam number one for me \,,/

[@jonjackson5372]

I would have placed Blaze Bayley and Bruce Dickinson even higher on the list, but happy you included them. I also would have liked to see Accept-Humanoid and Demon- Invincible in the top 20.

[@joerocks7381]

DEEP PURPLE!! Amazing album 👍

[@paulweaver]

Thanks for pointing out burton Cummings awesome straight down to my record store monday 👍

[@PaulEstle]

Totally agree with Deep Purple. Awsome record!

[@MichaelRMarshall1]

My two (2) favorites for 2024 are Deep Purple and Kerry King. David Gilmore's was the best sounding release followed closely by King's and Purple's. The one album that I can't stand "sonically" was the Black Crowes and I actually returned it to Amazon because of it!

[@Marvidsen1973]

Thank you for sharing. I will soon do mine Top 20 for 2024 🙌🏻🔥🎸

[@coolbugfacts1234]

My top 5: 1 - No Name - Jack White 2 - Post Human Nex Gen - Bring Me The Horizon 3 - From Zero - Linkin Park 4 - Brat - Charli XCX 5 - Saviors - Green Day

[@steelmonkey7609]

I had most of your pics. I was wondering how close did the Quireboys new album come to your top 20?

[@BrendonSnyder]

If there was a Top 30 it would have made it for sure

[@mphillips4263]

I would've liked to see Vain on the list. IMO I would place Vain above Stefani and Russell/Guns. Just to my ears.

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

Orange Goblin - " Science, Not Fiction" - for me the only decent album of '24. Well That And Zappa " Whiskey a Go Go '68 "

[@goremacchannel7615]

I agree 100% on your number 1

[@thesoutherncrossing2328]

I enjoyed the Black Crowes and found Judas Priest's latest release absolutely epic. On the other hand, I didn’t connect with Gilmour’s work at all

[@tapanim6576]

Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project 🤘🤘🤘 Erika - United States Of Erika 🤘🤘🤘 Durbin - Screaming Steel 🤘🤘🤘

[@patparadiserockstation]

CD of the year is Crossbone Skully, hands down

[@craigiecubsfan71]

The Mercury Riots “In Solstice” is my number one. Such an underrated band and album.

[@KWSfan2000]

It's December 1st....keeping the horseshoe? I have most of those but for me I'd have to throw in the newest Kenny Wayne Shepherd...Dirt on my diamonds Vol. 2. Let's hope 2025 brings us some new great music😊

[@BrendonSnyder]

Videos are rarely filmed the day they post. So you’ll still see the horseshoe into the first week of Dec. but yes it might remain for a little bit.

[@KWSfan2000]

@BrendonSnyder looks good and a little warmer in the winter

[@j.j.guerrieri5257]

Cantrell and Opeth, both great albums

[@MetalFriscoDude79]

I'm guessing that there aren't any new original albums coming out this month which is December. That's fine though

[@sjwill1956]

Deep Purple, especially after the last release that was a covers and not very good.... and lookin like that one might be the last one.. spectacular recovery

[@rblue6589]

The last King's X albums didn't rock? Hmmmm. All their release always have a few mellow tracks, Three Sides Of One was no different.

[@BrendonSnyder]

A few mellow tracks? The whole album felt mellow. Yes they’ve done that type of album before and I didn’t care for those either. After such a long wait I would have expected a more rockin album. Regardless Dug’s solo album made up for it. 👍

[@arzabael]

another way to say what you said would be "its incorrect for you to not think the same way I do". nothing personal to you we all do it with everything.

[@benedictdonald4338]

While I do quite like the last King’s album, Dug’s latest blows it away. His solo records have been solid, but not great. But this one changes everything.

[@jameswilson7084]

My Top 10 Albums Of 2024: (10) Sabrina Carpenter "Short n' Sweet" (tie) (10) Kacey Musgraves "Deeper Well" (tie) (09) Deep Purple "=1" (08) Billie Eilish "Hit Me Hard And Soft" (07) Dua Lipa "Radical Optimism" (06) Beyonce "Cowboy Carter" (05) The Warning "Keep Me Fed" (04) Charli XCX "Brat" (03) Taylor Swift "The Tortured Poets Department" (02) Ariana Grande "Eternal Sunshine" (01) The Last Dinner Party "Prelude To Ecstasy"

[@seekah1]

Taylor made my #1. I hate the Grammy's but it will be interesting all the same lol.

[@jameswilson7084]

@@seekah1 It took me around 10 listens to fully appreciate, but when I did, I really liked 27 of the 31 tracks. And even the other 4 aren't bad or terrible. To put that in perspective, I really like 27 of the 30 tracks on "The Beatles (White Album)". So, that's extremely good.

[@seekah1]

@@jameswilson7084 ikr, she really challenged on this one. There were for me eight instant gems but the remainder really needed quite a few listens. I've noticed a lot of her fans liking SC. Surprised you had Brat so high though.

[@heavychevy4616]

hell yes! that Black Crows album is my personal new favorite of the year! thank u sir

[@bgmchrisc]

This has been the worst year for me since I started writing about music. I'm struggling to find a tenth album I connected with to fill out my Top Ten list. Almost everything felt so tired, old, and stale. I will say the Lucifer album was one of the highlights.

[@mikecamilli1047]

For me, Kenny Wayne Shepard , Dirt on my Diamonds Vol 2 (Blues), Dark Mile for great Hard Rock, and the Underrated Georgia Thunderbolts, with Rise Anove it All (Great Southern Rock)

[@Eric-v6w5u]

Hi, brendan...JUDAS PRIEST- INVINCIBLE SHIELD. CD MY OPINION BEST METAL CD FOR 2024, I RATE IT THE BEST!! HANDS DOWN...PRIEST RUN N ON ALL 8 CYLINDERS,❤❤❤❤/ priest -fire power cd, is sooo good!!! Highly undsrated MASTER PIECE! GOOD toe tapper...❤❤❤