{"id":56169,"date":"2017-12-30T21:03:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T02:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=56169"},"modified":"2018-04-18T19:16:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T00:16:14","slug":"hardrock-haven-writers-top-10-albums-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2017\/hardrock-haven-writers-top-10-albums-for-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"HARDROCK HAVEN WRITERS\u2019 TOP 10 ALBUMS FOR 2017!"},"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 2017:<\/p>\n

Alexandra’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. TEN – Gothica<\/em>
\n02. Darrel Treece-Birch – Healing Touch<\/em>
\n03. Heaven & Earth – Hard To Kill<\/em>
\n04. Shakra – Snakes & Ladders<\/em>
\n05. Eisley\/Goldy – Blood, Guts And Games<\/em>
\n06. House Of Lords – Saint Of The Lost Souls<\/em>
\n07. Gregg Allman – Southern Blood<\/em>
\n08. Europe – Walk The Earth<\/em>
\n09. Brother Firetribe – Sunbound<\/em>
\n10. Samarkind – Samarkind<\/em><\/p>\n


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Anabel’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Linkin Park \u2013 One More Light<\/em>
\n02. Eluviete \u2013 Evocation II: Pantheon<\/em>
\n03. Evanescence \u2013 Synthesis<\/em>
\n04. Cradle of Filth \u2013 Cryptoriana: The Seductiveness of Decay<\/em>
\n05. Kobra and the Lotus \u2013 Prevail I<\/em>
\n06. Alice Cooper \u2013 Paranormal<\/em>
\n07. Deep Purple \u2013 Infinite<\/em>
\n08. CKY \u2013 The Pheonix<\/em>
\n09. Fracture \u2013 The Search for Solace<\/em>
\n10. DIM7 \u2013 BATS II<\/em><\/p>\n


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Arta’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Pallbearer – Heartless<\/em>
\n02. Paradise Lost – Medusa<\/em>
\n03. Mastodon – Emperor Of Sand<\/em>
\n04. Myrkur – Mareridt<\/em>
\n05. Ruins Of Beverast – Exuvia<\/em>
\n06. Wolfheart – Tyhjyys<\/em>
\n07. Iced Earth – Incorruptable<\/em>
\n08. Wolves In The Throne Room – Thrice Woven<\/em>
\n09. Pagan Altar – The Room Of Shadows<\/em>
\n10. Enslaved – E<\/em><\/p>\n


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Cynthia’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Foo Fighters \u2013 Concrete Gold<\/em>
\n02. Queen of the Stone Age \u2013 Villains<\/em>
\n03. Nothing More \u2013 The Stories We Tell Ourselves<\/em>
\n04. Royal Blood \u2013 How Did We Get So Dark?<\/em>
\n05. Lorde \u2013 Melodrama<\/em>
\n06. Stone Sour \u2013 Hydrograd<\/em>
\n07. Paramore \u2013 After Laughter<\/em>
\n08. Power Trip \u2013 Nightmare Logic<\/em>
\n09. AFI \u2013 AFI (The Blood Album) <\/em>
\n10. Mastodon \u2013 Emperor of Sand<\/em><\/p>\n


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Derric’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Jack Russell’s Great White \u2014 He Saw It Comin’<\/em>
\n02. Tony Mills \u2014 Streets of Chance<\/em>
\n03. Serious Black \u2014 Magic<\/em>
\n04. ColdSpell – A New World Arise<\/em>
\n05. Mark Slaughter \u2014 Halfway There<\/em>
\n06. Sorcerer \u2014 The Crowning of the Fire King<\/em>
\n07. Jag Panzer \u2014 The Dissonant Chord<\/em>
\n08. The Dollyrots \u2014 Whiplash Splash<\/em>
\n09. Fiction Syxx \u2014 Tall Dark Secrets<\/em>
\n10. Vain \u2014 Rolling With the Punches<\/em><\/p>\n


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Elsie’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Alice Cooper \u2013 Paranormal<\/em>
\n02. The Dead Daisies \u2013 Live & Louder<\/em>
\n03. Channel Zero \u2013 Exit Humanity<\/em>
\n04. Annihilator \u2013 For the Demented<\/em>
\n05. Triggerfinger – Colossus<\/em>
\n06. Accept \u2013 The Rise of Chaos<\/em>
\n07. Europe \u2013 Walk the Earth<\/em>
\n08. Josh Todd & The Conflict \u2013 Year of the Tiger<\/em>
\n09. Moonkings \u2013 MKII<\/em>
\n10. UFO \u2013 The Salentino Cuts<\/em><\/p>\n


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Franco’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Anubis Gate – Covered In Black<\/em>
\n02. Astral Doors – Black Eyed Children<\/em>
\n03. Beast In Black – Berserker<\/em>
\n04. Pyramaze – Contigent<\/em>
\n05. Adagio – Life<\/em>
\n06. Anthriel – Transcendence<\/em>
\n07. Tokyo Motor Fist – S\/T<\/em>
\n08. Heaven & Earth – Hard To Kill<\/em>
\n09. Dreams Now Reality – Dreamfinity<\/em>
\n10. Knight Area – Heaven & Beyond<\/em><\/p>\n


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Grace’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. The White Noise – AM\/PM<\/em>
\n02. Hollywood Undead – Five<\/em>
\n03. Paramore – After Laughter<\/em>
\n04. Linkin Park – One More Light<\/em>
\n05. Neck Deep – The Peace and The Panic<\/em>
\n06. Falling In Reverse – Coming Home<\/em>
\n07. Starset – Vessels<\/em>
\n08. PVRIS – All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell<\/em>
\n09. Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage: Deluxe Edition<\/em>
\n10. Asking Alexandria – Asking Alexandria<\/em> <\/p>\n


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John’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Lynch Mob – The Brotherhood<\/em>
\n02. Kobra and the Lotus – Prevail I<\/em>
\n03. Pink Cream 69 – Headstrong<\/em>
\n04. Heaven & Earth – Hard To Kill<\/em>
\n05. Psycho Kiss – Grit<\/em>
\n06. Savage Messiah – Hands of Fate<\/em>
\n07. Sorcerer – Crowning the Fire King<\/em>
\n08. Jack Starr’s Burning Starr – Stand Your Ground<\/em>
\n09. Jorn – Life On Death Road<\/em>
\n10. Chris Bickley – Digital Reflection<\/em><\/p>\n


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Justin’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Ne Oblivisars \u2013 Urn<\/em>
\n02. Overkill – The Grinding Wheel<\/em>
\n03. Iced Earth \u2013 Incorruptible<\/em>
\n04. The Lurking Fear – Out of the Voiceless Grave<\/em>
\n05. Persefone \u2013 Aathma<\/em>
\n06. Kreator – Gods of Violence<\/em>
\n07. Trivium – The Sin and the Sentence<\/em>
\n08. Almanac \u2013 Kingslayer<\/em>
\n09. Power Trip – Nightmare Logic<\/em>
\n10. Midnight – Sweet Death and Ecstasy<\/em><\/p>\n


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Marija’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Moonkings \u2013 MKII<\/em>
\n02. Pollinator – Blondie<\/em>
\n03. Black Country Communion – BCCIV<\/em>
\n04. Deep Purple – Infinite<\/em>
\n05. Warrior Soul – Back on the Lash<\/em>
\n06. Arch Enemy – Will To Power<\/em>
\n07. Barb Wire Dolls – Rub My Mind<\/em>
\n08. Sepultura – Machine Messiah<\/em>
\n09. Falling in Reverse – Coming Home<\/em>
\n10. Evanescence – Synthesis<\/em><\/p>\n


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Steve’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. Greta Van Fleet – From the Fires<\/em>
\n02. Ruby the Hatchet – Planetary Space Child<\/em>
\n03. Goatwhore – Vengeful Ascension<\/em>
\n04. Radio Moscow – New Beginnings<\/em>
\n05. Royal Thunder – Wick<\/em>
\n06. Night Demon – Darkness Remains<\/em>
\n07. The Black Dahlia Murder – Nightbringers<\/em>
\n08. Overkill – The Grinding Wheel<\/em>
\n09. Horisont – About Time<\/em>
\n10. Queens of the Stone Age – Villains<\/em><\/p>\n


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Tamara’s Top Ten for 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"01. In This Moment – Ritual<\/em>
\n02. Marilyn Manson – Heaven Upside Down<\/em>
\n03. Orden Ogan – Gunmen<\/em>
\n04. Lord of the Lost – Swan Songs II<\/em>
\n05. Arch Enemy – Will to Power<\/em>
\n06. John 5 and the Creatures – Season of the Witch<\/em>
\n07. Anti-Flag – American Fall<\/em>
\n08. The Birthday Massacre – Under Your Spell<\/em>
\n09. The Haxans – Party Monsters<\/em>
\n10. Stone Sour – Hydrograd<\/em><\/p>\n


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