HARDROCK HAVEN WRITERS’ TOP 10 ALBUMS FOR 2018!

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 2018:

Anabel’s Top Ten for 2018

01. Beauty in Chaos – Finding Beauty in Chaos
02. The Awakening – Chasm
03. The Crown Remnant – The Wicked King
04. Northward – Northward
05. Dimmu Borgir – Eonian
06. Behemoth – I Loved You at Your Darkest
07. DevilDriver – Outlaws Til’ The End
08. MGT – Gemini Nyte
09. Judas Priest – Firepower
10. Alien Weaponry – Tu


Arta’s Top Ten for 2018

01. Amorphis – Queen Of Time
02. Tribulation – Down below
03. Zeal& Ardor – Stranger Fruit
04. Møl – Jord
05. Altars Of Grief – Iris
06. Yob – Our Raw Heart
07. Rivers Of Nihil – Where Owls Know My Name
08. The Ocean – Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
09. Behemoth – I Loved You At Your Darkest
10. Persefone – In La’kech


Derric’s Top Ten for 2018

01. Rick Springfield — The Snake King
02. Cauldron — New Gods
03. Images of Eden — Soulrise
04. Roxanne – Radio Silence
05. Tad Morose — Chapter X
06. Metal Church — Damned If You Do
07. Midnite City — There Goes the Neighbourhood
08. Striker — Play to Win
09. BulletBoys — From Out of the Skies
10. Lords of the Trident — Shadows from the Past


Elsie’s Top Ten for 2018

01. Nita Strauss – Controlled Chaos
02. Judas Priest – Firepower
03. The Dead Daisies – Burn it Down
04. Ryan Roxie – Imagine Your Reality
05. Ghost – Prequelle
06. Slash – Living the Dream
07. Black Stone Cherry – Family Tree
08. Halestorm – Vicious
09. Myles Kennedy – Year of the Tiger
10. Black Label Society – Grimmest Hits


Franco’s Top Ten for 2018

01. Kamelot – The Shadow Theory
02. Angra – Omni
03. Redemption – Long Night’s Journey Into Day
04. Kissin’ Dynamite – Ecstasy
05. Primal Fear – Apocalypse
06. Destinia – Metal Souls
07. Royal Hunt – Cast In Stone
08. Ghost – Prequelle
09. Mono Inc – Welcome To Hell
10. Bonfire – Temple Of Lies


John’s Top Ten for 2018

01. Michael Schenker Fest – Resurrection
02. Skull Fist – Way of the Road
03. Redemption – Long Night’s Journey Into Day
04. Judas Priest – Firepower
05. Saxon – Thunderbolt
06. Ten – Illuminati
07. Fifth Angel – The Third Secret
08. Riot V – Armor of Light
09. Sunstorm – The Road To Hell
10. Eymomia – Break Free


Marija’s Top Ten for 2018

01. Whitesnake – Unzipped
02. Def Leppard – The Story So Far; The Best of Def Leppard
03. Vandenberg’s MoonKings – Rugged and Unplugged
04. Inglorious – Ride to Nowhere
05. Uriah Heep – Living the Dream
06. Black Stone Cherry – Family Tree
07. Joe Satriani – What Happens Next
08. Bill F. Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues
09. Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa – Black Coffee
10. Roger Daltrey – As Long As I Have You


1 Comment

  1. Great lists! Can only come up with eight.

    1. Stone Temple Pilots – “S/T”
    2. Judas Priest – “Firepower”
    3. Godsmack – “When Legends Rise”
    4. Kissin’ Dynamite – “Ecstasy”
    5. W.E.T. – “Earthrage”
    6. Slash – “Living the Dream”
    7. Halestorm – “Vicious”
    8. Dead Daisies – “Burn it Down”

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