Every year, Hardrock Haven staffers compile their Top 10 best releases. Our writers and photojournalists have diverse interests, allowing Hardrock Haven the ability to cover a broad spectrum of music. This is quite evident when you read through the varied selections for the year. Here are the writers’ favorites from 2013:
Alex’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Jillette Johnson – Water in a Whale
02. Bon Jovi – What About Now
03. Goo Goo Dolls – Magnetic
04. Steve Lukather – Transition
05. James Christian – Lay It All On Me
06. Tom Keifer – The Way Life Goes
07. Coldspell – Frozen Paradise
08. Maxx Explosion – Forever
09. Three For All – Live for the Music
10. Katy Perry – Prism
Alexandra’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Black Sabbath – 13
02. Heaven & Earth – Dig
03. Tom Keifer – The Way that Life Goes
04. Boston – Live, Life & Hope
05. Chris Norman – There and Back
06. Airbourne – Black Dog Barking
07. Deep Purple – Now What?
08. Wolfpakk – Cry Wolf
09. Helloween – Straight Out of Hell
10. Reckless Love – Spirit
Alissa’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Joanne Shaw Taylor – Songs from the Road
02. Gno – Crass Palace
03. Abnormal Thought Patterns – Manipulation under Anesthesia
04. Larry Carlton & Robben Ford – Unplugged
05. Christophe Godin & Oliver Roman Garcia – Christophe Godin & Oliver Roman Garcia
06. John 5 & Griffin Boice – The Lords of Salem Soundtrack
07. Dario Lorina – Dario Lorina
08. Ministry – From Beer to Eternity
09. Tom Keifer – The Way Life Goes
10. Black Label Society – Unblackened
Anabel’s Top Ten for 2013
01. HIM – Tears on Tape
02. Amon Amarth – Deceiver of Gods
03. Sirena – Perils of the Deep Blue
04. Defilled – Daggers
05. Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King
06. Poisonblack – Lyijy
07. Trivium – Vengeance Falls
08. Wednesday 13 – The Dixie Dead
09. Dawn of Ashes – Anathema
10. Black Sabbath – 13
Christophe’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Tracer – El Pistolero
02. Alice In Chains – The Devil Puts Dinosaurs Here
03. The Winery Dogs – The Winery Dogs
04. Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell, vol 1 & 2
05. Ghost – Infestissumam
06. Haken – The Mountain
07. The Answer – New Horizon
08. Stone Temple Pilots – High Rise
09. This Misery Garden – Cornerstone
10. Alpha Tiger – Beneath The Surface
Deb’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Todd Kerns – Borrowing Trouble
02. Tom Keifer – The Way Life Goes
03. Sevendust – Black Out The Sun
04. Michael Monroe – Halos And Horns
05. Mike Tramp – Cobblestone Street
06. Avril Lavigne – Avril Lavigne
07. Black Label Society – Unblackened
08. Black Sabbath – 13
09. Korn – The Paradigm Shift
10. Michael Schenker – Bridge The Gap
Derric’s Top Ten for 2013
01. De Van – Current End of Days
02. Pretty Maids – Motherland
03. Metal Church – Generation Nothing
04. Teenage Casket Company – Still Standing
05. Fates Warning – Darkness In a Different Light
06. Killer Dwarfs – Start @ One
07. Iron Mask – Fifth Son of Winterdoom
08. Stryper – No More Hell to Pay
09. Ghost B.C. – Infestissumam
10. Keldian – Outbound
Elsie’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Death Angel – The Dream Calls for Blood
02. Alice In Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
03. Black Sabbath – 13
04. Ghost – Infestissuman
05. Pearl Jam – Lighting Bolt
06. Carcass – Surgical Steel
07. Queens of the Stone Age – Like Clockwork
08. Avenged Sevenfold – Hail To The King
09. Megadeth – Super Collider
10. Asking Alexandria – From Death to Destiny
Jenn’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Korn – The Paradigm Shift
02. Dropkick Murphys – Signed and Sealed in Blood
03. Motorhead – Aftershock
04. A Sound of Thunder – Time’s Arrow
05. Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
06. Element – WTF Happened to Journalism
07. Black Spiders – This Savage Land
08. Alice in Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
09. Children of Bodom – Halo of Blood
10. Malevolence – Reign of Suffering
Joe’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Magnus Karlsson – Free Fall
02. Pretty Maids – Motherland
03. Delain – Interlude
04. W.E.T. – Rise Up
05. Leaves’ Eyes – Symphonies Of The Night
06. Kandia – All Is Gone
07. Ascension – Far Beyond The Stars
08. Angelica – Thrive
09. The Letter Black – Rebuild
10. Circle II Circle – Seasons Will Fall
John’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Savatage – Streets Narrated Version
02. Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock – Bridge the Gap
03. Killer Dwarfs – Start @ One
04. Oliva – Raise the Curtain
05. Jorn – Symphonic
06. Armory – Empyrean Realms
07. Flotsam and Jetsam – Ugly Noise
08. Burning Rain – Epic Obsession
09. Heaven’s Basement – Filthy Empire
10. Alan Williamson – Another Kind of World Revamp
Jonna’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell, Vol 1
02. Alter Bridge – Fortress
03. Gemini Syndrome – Stardust
04. Norma Jean – Wrongdoers
05. Eve to Adam – Locked and Loaded
06. Lamb of God – As The Palace Burns
07. Red – Release The Panic
08. Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell, Vol 2
09. Fates Warning – Darkness in a Different Light
10. Wretched – Son of Perdition
Justin’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Ghost – Infestissumam
02. Volbeat – Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies
03. Pretty Maids – Motherland
04. Damnation Angels – Bringer of Light
05. James Labrie – Impermanent Resonance
06. Powerwolf – Preachers of the Night
07. Leprous – Coal
08. W.E.T. – Rise Up
09. Witherscape – The Inheritance
10. Mustasch – Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven
Marcel’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Burning Rain – Epic Obsession
02. Famous Underground – Famous Underground
03. DogFace – Back On The Streets
04. W.E.T. – Rise Up
05. Heaven and Earth – Dig
06. King’s Call – Lion’s Den
07. Kee Marcello – Judas Kiss
08. Pretty Maids – Motherland
09. War & Peace – Flesh & Blood Sessions
10. Harem Scarem – Mood swings II
Marija’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – Unvarnished
02. Black Sabbath – 13
03. Paramore – Paramore
04. Motorhead – Aftershock
05. Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull
06. Mike Tramp – Cobblestone Street
07. Dream Theater – Dream Theater
08. Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones Vol. 2
09. The Cult – Electric 13
10. Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt
Mark’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Skillet – Rise
02. Eve To Adam – Locked & Loaded
03. Reckless Love – Spirit
04. We As Human – We as Human
05. Stryper – No More Hell To Pay
06. Tigertailz – Knives
07. Pop Evil – Onyx
08. Pretty Maids – Motherland
09. Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 1
10. De La Cruz – Street Level
Matt’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Reckless Love – Spirit
02. AFI – Burials
03. Volbeat – Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
04. Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
05. Crashdiet – The Savage Playground
06. Asking Alexandria – From Death To Destiny
07. Placebo – Loud Like Love
08. Device – Device
09. Black Sabbath – 13
10. Hardcore Superstar – C’mon Take On Me
Ron & Don’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Stryper – No More Hell to Pay
02. The Poodles – Tour De Force
03. Timo Tolki’s Avalon – The Land of New Hope
04. Avantasia – The Mystery of Time
05. Saxon – Sacrifice
06. Magnus Karlsson – Free Fall
07. Stratovarius – Nemesis
08. Krokus – Dirty Dynamite
09. W.E.T. – Rise Up
10. Harem Scarem – Mood Swings II
Sara’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Nico Vega – Fury Oh Fury
02. Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Generation Vendor
03. Dream Theater – Dream Theater
04. Black Sabbath -13
05. Killswitch Engage -Disarm The Descent
06. Battlecross – War of Will
07. The Dirty Heads – Home/ Phantoms of Summer: The Acoustic Sessions
08. Queensryche – Queensryche
09. Clutch – Earth Rocker
10. Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven The Righteous Side of Hell Volume 1
Steve’s Top Ten for 2013
01. Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork
02. Black Sabbath – 13
03. Skeletonwitch – Serpents Unleashed
04. Clutch – Earth Rocker
05. Volbeat – Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
06. Ghost – Infestissumam
07. Amon Amarth – Deceiver of the Gods
08. Blood Ceremony – The Eldritch Dark
09. Kvelertak – Meir
10. Death Angel – The Dream Calls for Blood
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