Tuesday, 17 December 2019

MY TOP HARD ROCK/METAL/GOTH/PUNK/ALT ALBUMS & SINGLES OF 2019



It has been another strong year for Rock/Metal/Alt music, and once again whittling down my favourites to just 30 albums and 40 singles has been a challenge.

I haven't done as many reviews as I'd have liked to this year due to other commitments, but I have listened to a mountain of new records.

As always, I have rules for my end of year lists. Obviously, I don't include anything I played on, as I like to think that I'm not that much of an egotistical dick. Having said that, I'm not opposed to some shameless self-promotion. After all, If I don't give a fuck, who will? Check out the new Lesbian Bed Death album, Born To Die On VHS HERE. I'm sure it's at the top of your 2019 albums list already, right?

Other rules include ONE single or album per artist. Lists with lots of songs by the same band in the top 10 singles are painfully lame. I also omit singles that are from albums or EPs that are due to be released next year (sorry Ozzy). 

Please remember that this is just a list, so there's no need to cry if you disagree with my choices. It's just a bit of fun and also a nice way to reflect on some of the amazing music I've enjoyed this year. Hopefully, you'll discover something new. I also look forward to checking out other people's 2019 lists and seeing if there are any gems that went under my radar.

Anyway, 2019! It has been a pleasure. Oh, and if anyone is feeling nostalgic, here's 2018 and 2017, and 2016.

ALBUMS

01. STRAY FROM THE PATH - Internal Atomics
05. DREAM STATE - Primrose Path
19. IN FLAMES - I, The Mask
20. XENTRIX - Bury The Pain 
21. BACKYARD BABIES - Silver And Gold
22. AGNOSTIC FRONT - Get Loud!
23. 3TEETH - Metawar
24. CRAZY LIXX - Forever Wild
25. JINJER - Macro
26. TOBIAS SAMMET'S AVANTASIA - Moonglow
27. THE AGONIST - Orphans
28. CRASHDIET - Rust
29. PHIL CAMPBELL - Old Lions Still Roar
30. DREAM THEATER - Distance Over Time



SINGLES

07. GHOST - Kiss The Go Goat
08. BEAST IN BLACK - Sweet True Lies
09. DREAM STATE - Primrose
10. RIVAL SONS - Shooting Stars
11. THE DARKNESS - Choke On It
12. BATTLE BEAST - The Hero
13. EXHORDER - My Time
14. LIV SIN - Blood Moon Fever
15. BACKYARD BABIES - 44 Undead
16. LACUNA COIL - Reckless
17. HANK VON HELL - Fake It
18. NEW YEARS DAY - Come For Me
19. DANKO JONES - I'm In A Band
20. 3TEETH - Pumped Up Kicks
21. BLOODYWOOD - Machi Bhasad (Expect A Riot)
22. THE 69 EYES - Last House On The Left
23. WHITESNAKE - Shut Up & Kiss Me
24. BEASTO BLANCO - The Seeker
25. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - I Am Broken Too
26. IN FLAMES - I Am Above
27. INFECTED RAIN - Black Gold
28. SEPTEMBER MOURNING - Hiding From Heaven
29. THE AGONIST - The Gift Of Silence
30. KORN - Can You Hear Me
31. PRONG - End Of Sanity
32. CRO-MAGS - No One's Victim
33. JINJER - On The Top
34. AGNOSTIC FRONT - I Remember
35. LIFE OF AGONY - Lay Down
36. TOBIAS SAMMET'S AVANTASIA - Ghost In The Moon
37. WHILE SHE SLEEPS - The Guilty Party
38. DREAM THEATER - Fall Into The Light
39. RAMMSTEIN - Deutschland
40. HERMAN FRANK - Stay Down


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