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 2019:
Derric’s Top Ten for 2019
1. Tony Mills – Beyond the Law
2. Starbreaker – Dysphoria
3. Ron Keel Band – Fight Like a Band
4. Arch/Matheos – Winter Ethereal
5. D.A.D. – A Prayer for the Loud
6. Darkwater – Human
7. Hellsingland Underground – A Hundred Years is Nothing
8. Pretty Maids – Undress Your Madness
9. Fiction Sixx – The Alternate Me
10. Stevie D featuring Corey Glover – Torn From the Pages
John’s Top Ten for 2019
1. Savage Messiah – Demons
2. Burning Rain – Face the Music
3. Pretty Maids – Undress Your Madness
4. KEEL – Final Frontier remaster
5. Fastway – Trick or Treat remaster
6. Gathering of Kings – First Mission
7. Opeth – In Cauda Veneum
8. Judas Priest – Firepower
9. Leverage – Determineus
10. Crazy Lixx – Forever Wild
Dan’s Top Ten for 2019
* A New Revenge – Enemies & Lovers
* Angel Witch – Angel Of Light
* Destruction – Born To Perish
* Dragonforce – Extreme Power Metal
* Iron Savior – Kill Or Get Killed
* John 5 and the Creatures – Invasion
* M!SS CRAZY – Make America Crazy Again
* Rammstein – Rammstein
* Suicide Bombers – Murder Couture
* Tool – Fear Inoculum
* Unable to make up one’s mind