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Every year, Hardrock Haven staffers compile their Top 10 best releases. As we stumble into 2010, here’s the writers’ favorites from 2009:<\/p>\n
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1. Andreas Kisser Hubris I & II<\/em> <\/p>\n 1. Charm City Devils Let’s Rock and Roll<\/em> <\/p>\n 1. Cage Science of Annihilation<\/em> <\/p>\n 1. Edguy Tinnitus Sanctus<\/em> <\/p>\n 1. Primal Fear 16.6 (Before the Devil KNows You’re Dead)<\/em> <\/p>\n 1. Jorn Spirit Black<\/em> <\/p>\n 1. Green Day 21st Century Breakdown<\/em> <\/p>\n 1. Breaking Benjamin Dear Agony<\/em> <\/p>\n 1. The Wildhearts Chutzpah!<\/em>
\n2. John 5 Remixploitation<\/em>
\n3. The Big Pink The Evolution of Chaos<\/em>
\n4. Heathen Have Guitar Will Travel<\/em>
\n5. The Red Chord Fed Through the Teeth Machine<\/em>
\n6. Slayer World Painted Blood<\/em>
\n7. Dream Theater Black Clouds and Silver Linings<\/em>
\n8. Pronto The Cheetah<\/em>
\n9. Richie Kotzen Peace Sign<\/em>
\n10. Vinnie Moore To the Core<\/em><\/p>\nDeb’s Top 10 for 2009<\/h3>\n
\n2. Slayer World Painted Blood<\/em>
\n3. Drowning Pool Loudest Commen Denominator<\/em>
\n4. Joe Perry Project Have Guitar Will Travel<\/em>
\n5. Shadows Fall Retribution<\/em>
\n6. Puddle of Mudd Songs in the Key of Love and Hate<\/em>
\n7. Motley Crue Greatest Hits<\/em>
\n8. Anvil This is Thirteen<\/em>
\n9. Vains of Jenna The Art of Telling Lies<\/em>
\n10. Steel Panther Feel the Steel<\/em><\/p>\nDerric’s Top 10 for 2009<\/h3>\n
\n2. Candlemass Death Magic Doom<\/em>
\n3. El Creepo El Creepo<\/em>
\n4. ColdSpell Infinite Stargaze<\/em>
\n5. Danger Danger Revolve<\/em>
\n6. Freakshow Welcome to the Freakshow<\/em>
\n7. Outloud Outloud<\/em>
\n8. Great White Rising<\/em>
\n9. Lillian Axe Sad Day on Planet Earth<\/em>
\n10. Cauldron Chained to the Nite<\/em><\/p>\nFranco’s Top 10 for 2009<\/h3>\n
\n2. House of Lords Cartesian Dreams<\/em>
\n3. Magnum Into the Valley of the Moon King<\/em>
\n4. Praying Mantis Sanctuary<\/em>
\n5. Sonata Arctica The Days of Grays<\/em>
\n6. Gotthard Need to Believe<\/em>
\n7. Hammerfall No Sacrifice, No Victory<\/em>
\n8. W.E.T. W.E.T.<\/em>
\n9. Redemption Snowfall on Judgment Day<\/em>
\n10. Primal Fear 16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You\u2019re Dead)<\/em><\/p>\nJoe’s Top 10 for 2009<\/h3>\n
\n2. Amorphis Skyforger<\/em>
\n3. Brunorock War Maniacs<\/em>
\n4. Echoes of Eternity As Shadows Burn<\/em>
\n5. Gregg Rolie Band Rain Dance<\/em>
\n6. Smile Empty Soul Consciousness<\/em>
\n7. 3 Revisions<\/em>
\n8. Eldorado Golden<\/em>
\n9. Joe Becker Hot As Love<\/em>
\n10. Megadeth Endgame<\/em><\/p>\nJohn’s Top 10 for 2009<\/h3>\n
\n2. Joe Stump Virtuostic Vendetta<\/em>
\n3. Vinnie Moore To The Core<\/em>
\n4. Thunderstone Dirt Metal<\/em>
\n5. W.A.S.P. Babylon<\/em>
\n6. Leverage Circus Colossus<\/em>
\n7. Judas Priest A Touch of Evil: Live<\/em>
\n8. Ace Frehley Anomaly<\/em>
\n9. Kiss Sonic Boom<\/em>
\n10. Cold Truth Do Watcha Do<\/em><\/p>\nJustin’s Top 10 for 2009<\/h3>\n
\n2. Free Spirit Pale Sister of Light<\/em>
\n3. Volbeat Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood<\/em>
\n4. Gotthard Need To Believe<\/em>
\n5. The Poodles Clash of the Elements<\/em>
\n6. Hardcore SuperstarBeg For It<\/em>
\n7. Leprous Tall Poppy Syndrome<\/em>
\n8. Jorn Spirit Black<\/em>
\n9. Wolf Ravenous<\/em>
\n10. Praying Mantis Sanctuary<\/em><\/p>\nSteve’s Top 10 for 2009<\/h3>\n
\n2. Halestorm Halestorm<\/em>
\n3. Skillet Awake<\/em>
\n4. Three Days Grace Life Starts Now<\/em>
\n5. Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue<\/em>
\n6. Shinedown The Sound of Madness<\/em>
\n7. Dream Theater Black Clouds & Silver Linings<\/em>
\n8. KISS Sonic Boom<\/em>
\n9. Five Finger Death Punch War is the Answer<\/em>
\n10. Hammerfall No Sacrifice No Victory<\/em><\/p>\nTrevor’s Top 10 for 2009<\/h3>\n
\n2. Immortal All Shall Fall<\/em>
\n3. Cheap Trick The Latest<\/em>
\n4. KISS Sonic Boom<\/em>
\n5. Brutal Truth Evolution through Revolution<\/em>
\n6. The Brian Setzer Orchestra Songs from Lonely Avenue<\/em>
\n7. Great White Rising<\/em>
\n8. Ensiferum From<\/em> Afar<\/em>
\n9. The Black Crowes Before the Frost … Until the Freeze<\/em>
\n10. Thundra Ignored by Fear<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every year, Hardrock Haven staffers compile their Top 10 best releases. As we stumble into 2010, here’s the writers’ favorites from 2009: Alissa’s Top 10 for 2009 1. Andreas Kisser Hubris I & II 2. […]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6971],"tags":[647,648],"class_list":{"0":"post-5437","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main-articles","7":"tag-hardrock-haven","8":"tag-top-10-for-2009"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}