UK-based metal/rock, etc. publication Kerrang! have newly published their choices for ‘the 50 best albums of 2024’. They’ve also gone the extra mile in providing explanations for each choice, which you can find over at kerrang.com. While a lot of the list skews toward alternative rock and and more, there are still some suitable choices of heavier fare to be found amid the selections. Here’s what was chosen:
- 50. X – “Smoke & Fiction
- 49. The Linda Lindas – “No Obligation“
- 48. Scene Queen – “Hot Singles In Your Area“
- 47. Palaye Royale – “Death Or Glory“
- 46. The Home Team – “The Crucible Of Life“
- 45. Bruce Dickinson – “The Mandrake Project“
- 44. NOAHFINNCE – “GROWING UP ON THE INTERNET“
- 43. Jazmin Bean – “Traumatic Livelihood“
- 42. Kids In Glass Houses – “Pink Flamingo“
- 41. Zeal & Ardor – “Greif“
- 40. Pearl Jam – “Dark Matter“
- 39. Mimi Barks – “This Is Doom Trap“
- 38. While She Sleeps – “Self Hell“
- 37. Sprints – “Letter To Self“
- 36. Nightwish – “Yesterwynde“
- 35. Mannequin Pussy – “I Got Heaven“
- 34. Cassyette – “This World Fucking Sucks“
- 33. Boston Manor – “Sundiver“
- 32. Mothica – “Kissing Death“
- 31. IDLES – “TANGK“
- 30. Stand Atlantic – “WAS HERE“
- 29. Lowen – “Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran“
- 28. Better Lovers – “Highly Irresponsible“
- 27. Denzel Curry – “King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2“
- 26. Judas Priest – “Invincible Shield“
- 25. Graphic Nature – “Who Are You When No One Is Watching?“
- 24. Pale Waves – “Smitten“
- 23. 200 Stab Wounds – “Manual Manic Procedures“
- 22. Kid Bookie – “Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead“
- 21. Sum 41 – “Heaven X Hell“
- 20. Crawlers – “The Mess We Seem To Make“
- 19. The Warning – “Keep Me Fed“
- 18. Zetra – “Zetra“
- 17. Soft Play – “Heavy Jelly“
- 16. Blood Incantation – “Absolute Everywhere“
- 15. Kid Kapichi – “There Goes The Neighbourhood“
- 14. Heriot – “Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell“
- 13. Chelsea Wolfe – “She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She“
- 12. Bob Vylan – “Humble As The Sun“
- 11. Neck Deep – “Neck Deep“
- 10. Speed – “ONLY ONE MODE“
- 09. Green Day – “Saviours“
- 08. Gatecreeper – “Dark Superstition“
- 07. Linkin Park – “From Zero“
- 06. Poppy – “Negative Spaces“
- 05. High Vis – “Guided Tour“
- 04. twenty one pilots – “Clancy“
- 03. Amyl And The Sniffers – “Cartoon Darkness“
- 02. Bring Me The Horizon – “POST HUMAN: NeX GEn“
- 01. Knocked Loose – “You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To“
