{"id":50821,"date":"2016-01-01T10:17:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T15:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=50821"},"modified":"2016-03-30T15:10:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T20:10:17","slug":"hardrock-haven-writers-top-10-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2016\/hardrock-haven-writers-top-10-for-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"HARDROCK HAVEN WRITERS’ TOP 10 FOR 2015!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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\u2019 favorites from 2015:<\/p>\n

Alexandra’s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"The_Purple_Album_by_Whitesnake\"01. Whitesnake – The Purple Album<\/em>
\n02. Wojciech Hoffmann – Behind The Windows<\/em>
\n03. Razer – Razer<\/em>
\n04. Jac Dalton – Powderkeg<\/em>
\n05. Black Star Riders – The Killer Instinct<\/em>
\n06. Piotr Wojcicki – Moon City<\/em>
\n07. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Slama’s AOR – Return to LA<\/em>
\n08. Mot\u00f6rhead – Bad Magic<\/em>
\n09. Tomasz Andrzejewski – Universum<\/em>
\n10. Hungryheart – Dirty Italian Job<\/em><\/p>\n


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Alissa’s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"ABT\"01. Abnormal Thought Patterns – Altered States of Consciousness<\/em>
\n02. Motorhead – Bad Magic<\/em>
\n03. Lynch Mob – Rebel<\/em>
\n04. Billy Gibbons and the BFG’s – Perfectamundo<\/em>
\n05. Mark Knopfler – Tracker<\/em>
\n06. Joe Satriani – Shockwave Supernova<\/em>
\n07. Warren Haynes – Ashes & Dust<\/em>
\n08. David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock<\/em>
\n09. Lamb of God – VII Sturm und Drang<\/em>
\n10. Morglbl – Tea Time for Punks<\/em><\/p>\n


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Christophe\u2019s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"steven01. Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase.<\/em>
\n02. Marco Minnemann – Celebration<\/em>
\n03. Winery Dogs – Streak<\/em>
\n04. Metal Allegiance – Metal Allegiance<\/em>
\n05. Gus G – Brand new Revolution<\/em>
\n06. Flying Colors – Second Flight Live at Z7<\/em>
\n07. Symphony x – Underworld<\/em>
\n08. Dust in Mind – Never Look Back<\/em>
\n09. Dagoba – Tales of the Black Dawn<\/em>
\n10. Zephyra – Mental Absolution<\/em><\/p>\n


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Derric\u2019s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"Tony01. Tony Mills – Over My Dead Body<\/em>
\n02. Ghost – Meliora<\/em>
\n03. Lynch Mob – Rebel<\/em>
\n04. Born of Fire – Dead Winter Sun<\/em>
\n05. Thunder – Wonder Days<\/em>
\n06. Headless Crown – Time for Revolution<\/em>
\n07. Randall Zwart – Lucky Number 13<\/em>
\n08. Straight 2 Video – The Sequel Has Landed<\/em>
\n09. Zierler – ESC<\/em>
\n10. Beat the Drag – What’s Your Damage<\/em><\/p>\n


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Joe\u2019s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"thunder01. Thunder – Wonder Days<\/em>
\n02. Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall – Kingdom of Rock<\/em>
\n03. Def Leppard – Def Leppard<\/em>
\n04. Forever Still – Save Me<\/em>
\n05. Leah – Kings & Queens<\/em>
\n06. W.A.S.P. – Golgotha<\/em>
\n07. Scorpions – Return to Forever<\/em>
\n08. Joe Bonamassa – Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks<\/em>
\n09. Saxon – Battering Ram<\/em>
\n10. Queensryche – Condition Human<\/em><\/p>\n


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John\u2019s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"GL01.\tGeorge Lynch \u2013 Shadow Train<\/em>
\n02.\tSweet & Lynch \u2013 Only To Rise<\/em>
\n03.\tReach \u2013 Reach Out to Rock<\/em>
\n04.\tDiemonds \u2013 Never Gonna Die<\/em>
\n05.\tEurope \u2013 War Of Kings<\/em>
\n06.\tWhitesnake \u2013 The Purple Album<\/em>
\n07.\tA Sound of Thunder – Tales From the Darkside<\/em>
\n08.\tThe Deep \u2013 Premonition<\/em>
\n09.\tW.A.S.P. – Golgotha<\/em>
\n10. Joe Stump – Dark Lord Rises<\/em><\/p>\n


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Jonna’s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"Iron-Maiden--The-Book-Of-Souls-album-cover\"01. Iron Maiden – The Book of Souls<\/em>
\n02. Slayer – Repentless<\/em>
\n03. As Darkness Dies – As Darkness Dies<\/em>
\n04. 10 Years – From Birth to Burial<\/em>
\n05. Lamb of God – VII: Sturm Und Drang<\/em>
\n06. King Diamond – The Spider’s Lullaby (re-mastered)<\/em>
\n07. Operation Mindcrime – Reinventing the Future<\/em>
\n08. Halestorm – Into the Wild Life<\/em>
\n09. We Are Harlot – We Are Harlot<\/em>
\n10. Riot on Mars – Riot on Mars<\/em><\/p>\n


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Justin D’s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"Nightwish01. Nightwish – Endless Forms Most Beautiful<\/em>
\n02. Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase.<\/em>
\n03. Mot\u00f6rhead \u2013 Bad Magic<\/em>
\n04. Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud<\/em>
\n05. Armored Saint – Win Hands Down<\/em>
\n06. Blind Guardian – Beyond the Red Mirror<\/em>
\n07. Iron Maiden – Book of Souls<\/em>
\n08. Kamelot – Haven<\/em>
\n09. Enforcer – From Beyond<\/em>
\n10. Aristocrats – Tres Caballeros<\/em><\/p>\n


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Justin G’s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"Ghost\"01. Ghost – Meliora<\/em>
\n02. Eclipse – Armageddonize<\/em>
\n03. Praying Mantis – Legacy<\/em>
\n04. Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall – Kingdom of Rock<\/em>
\n05. Damnation Angels – The Valiant Fire<\/em>
\n06. Serious Black – As Daylight Breaks<\/em>
\n07. Kiske\/Somerville – City of Heroes<\/em>
\n08. Barren Earth – On Lonely Towers<\/em>
\n09. Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud<\/em>
\n10. Judicator – At the Expense of Humanity<\/em><\/p>\n


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Marija\u2019s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"The_Purple_Album_by_Whitesnake\"01. Whitesnake – The Purple Album<\/em>
\n02. Def Leppard – Def Leppard<\/em>
\n03. Skindred – Volume<\/em>
\n04. Black Star Riders – The Killer Instinct<\/em>
\n05. Children of Bodom – Nuclear Blast<\/em>
\n06. Lynch Mob – Rebel<\/em>
\n07. David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock<\/em>
\n08. Lamb of God – VII: Sturn Und Drang<\/em>
\n09. Faith No More – Sol Invictus<\/em>
\n10. Iron Maiden – The Book of Souls<\/em><\/p>\n


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Ron & Don’s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"Iron-Maiden--The-Book-Of-Souls-album-cover\"01.\tIron Maiden \u2013 The Book of Souls<\/em>
\n02.\tKamelot – Haven<\/em>
\n03.\tEclipse – Armageddonize<\/em>
\n04.\tStryper – Fallen<\/em>
\n05.\tScorpions \u2013 Return to Forever<\/em>
\n06.\tPraying Mantis – Legacy<\/em>
\n07.\tQueensryche \u2013 Condition Human<\/em>
\n08.\tImpellitteri – Venom<\/em>
\n09.\tEurope \u2013 War of Kings<\/em>
\n10.\tW.A.S.P. — Golgotha<\/em><\/p>\n


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Steve P.\u2019s Top Ten for 2015<\/h3>\n

\"Mot\u00f6rhead01. Mot\u00f6rhead – Bad Magic<\/em>
\n02. Baroness – Purple<\/em>
\n03. Graveyard – Innocence and Decadence<\/em>
\n04. Royal Thunder – Crooked Doors<\/em>
\n05. Whitford St. Holmes – Reunion<\/em>
\n06. Ghost – Meliora<\/em>
\n07. Iron Maiden – Book of Souls<\/em>
\n08. Kylesa – Exhausting Fire<\/em>
\n09. Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase.<\/em>
\n10. The Answer – Raise a Little Hell<\/em><\/p>\n


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