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Best of 2018

I haven't posted for a while mostly because I've been obsessed with old albums I've discovered and this is not what this blog is about for me. It's about promoting what is new because despite the cries that rock and metal are dead. It's just not true. I'm going to share with you my top five releases from this year that I heavily recommend. I know the year isn't technically over yet but if something new comes in I'll let you know

No.1

Judas Priest's 'Firepower' is the definition of heavy metal from the legends that created it. A well deserved top spot.




No.2

Doomsday Outlaw take the second spot with 'Hard Times'. Only on their second album they have delivered a belter and hopefully have a lot more where this came from.




No.3

Album number 3 comes from local (to me) stoner groove metallers Witch Tripper. 'I, of the storm' is another second album that see's the band reach a new level and one that should definitely be on your radar.




No.4

I didn't review this album but I should have done. It spent a long time in my car CD player. It is Vega's 'Only Human'. It's a bit on the softer side compared to the rest. More along the lines of Def Leppard. I picked this up from their live show in Wolverhampton that I did review.



No.5

The final slot belongs to Danish pop/metal (?) Siamese. They only released a short E.P but the quality of it turned them into one of my favourite bands of the year. I'm very excited for the album that is intended for release next year.



If none of this tickles your fancy then I don't know what to tell you. This music has taken over my brain at various parts of the year and made life worth living.
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