O site Loudwire divulgou a sua lista dos melhores álbuns de hard rock do ano. Na lista consta nomes cultuados como Marilyn Manson, Foo Fighters e Queens of the Stone Age, assim como bandas mais novas como o Royal Blood. Confira a lista completa abaixo:
25. Fozzy, ‘Judas’
24. Rex Brown, ‘Smoke on This’
23. Hollywood Undead, ‘Five’
22. Ded, ‘Mis-An-Thrope’
21. Living Colour, ‘Shade’
20. Fireball Ministry, ‘Remember the Story’
19. In This Moment, ‘Ritual’
18. My Ticket Home, ‘unReal’
17. Queens of the Stone Age, ‘Villains’
16. Seether, ‘Poison the Parish’
15. Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, ‘Modern Ruin’
14. At the Drive In, ‘In-Ter A-Li-A’
13. Quicksand, ‘Interiors’
12. Circa Survive, ‘The Amulet’
11. Marilyn Manson, ‘Heaven Upside Down’
10. Frenzal Rhomb, ‘Hi-Vis High Tea’
9. Foo Fighters, ‘Concrete and Gold’
8. AFI, ‘AFI (The Blood Album)’
7. Royal Blood, ‘How Did We Get So Dark’
6. Gone Is Gone, ‘Echolcoation’
5. Papa Roach, ‘Crooked Teeth’
4. Starset, ‘Vessels’
3. Royal Thunder, ‘Wick’
2. Nothing More, ‘The Stories We Tell Ourselves’
1. Stone Sour, ‘Hydrograd’
