Though I originally missed the below list due to it being region locked to me, it turns out iTunes have indeed honored the Deftones‘ latest album and others in their top hard rock tracks and albums of 2016 lists. The below list also finds a number of other artists who were curiously missing from iTunes‘best metal albums and songs of 2016. Here’s how they appeared:
Best Hard Rock Tracks Of 2016:
Deftones – “Phantom Bride”
Volbeat – “The Devil’s Bleeding Crown”
Robert Pehrsson’s Humbucker – “Send Her My Love”
A Day To Remember – “Paranoia”
Descendents – “Victim Of Me”
Highly Suspect – “My Name Is Human”
Mondo Drag – “Out Of Sight”
Metallica – “Moth Into Flame”
Ghost – “Square Hammer”
Korn – “Rotting In Vain”
Beartooth – “Aggressive”
Gone Is Gone – “Violescent”
Sixx:A.M. – “We Will Not Go Quietly”
Chevelle – “Joyride (Omen)”
Prophets Of Rage – “Prophets Of Rage”
Avenged Sevenfold – “God Damn”
Norma Jean – “1,000,000 Watts”
In Flames – “The Truth”
The Amity Affliction – “All Fucked Up”
Thrice – “Black Honey”
Asking Alexandria – “Here I Am”
Gojira – “Stranded”
Kyng – “Breathe In The Water”
Touché Amoré – “Palm Dreams”
Alter Bridge – “Show Me A Leader”
Best Hard Rock Albums Of 2016:
Deftones – “Gore”
Volbeat – “Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie”
Robert Pehrsson’s Humbucker – “Long Way To The Light”
A Day To Remember – “Bad Vibrations” (deluxe edition)
Descendents – “Hypercaffium Spazzinate”
Highly Suspect – “The Boy Who Died Wolf”
Mondo Drag – “The Occultation Of Light”
Metallica – “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct”
Ghost – “Popestar”
Korn – “The Serenity Of Suffering”
Beartooth – “Aggressive”
Gone Is Gone – “Gone Is Gone”
Sixx:A.M. – “Prayers For The Blessed”
Chevelle – “The North Corridor”
Prophets Of Rage – “The Party’s Over”
Avenged Sevenfold – “The Stage”
In Flames – “Battles”
Amity Affliction – “This Could Be Heartbreak”
Thrice – “To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere”
Asking Alexandria – “The Black”
Gojira – “Magma”
Kyng – “Breathe In The Water”
Touché Amoré – “Stage Four” (deluxe edition)
Alter Bridge – “The Last Hero“
