2010s Metal & Hard Rock Albums – Page 5

Browse 474 metal and hard rock albums from the 2010s, with links to release-year hubs, artists, track lists and English liner notes.

Albums

The Living Infinite
SOILWORK / / Melodic Death Metal, Modern Metal

The Living Infinite uses the scale of a double album to explore Soilwork’s sharp melodic death metal, modern groove and clean-vocal songfulness in wide detail.

Ceasing to Breathe
STILL REMAINS / / Metalcore, Modern Metal

Ceasing to Breathe combines heavy breakdowns, sharp guitars and melodic clean vocals to bring Still Remains back into metalcore with real heat.

House of Gold & Bones – Part 2
STONE SOUR / / Alternative Metal, Hard Rock

House of Gold & Bones – Part 2 brings the story begun on its predecessor toward a conclusion through heavier riffs and urgent vocal melody.

Nemesis
STRATOVARIUS / / Power Metal, Symphonic Metal

Nemesis brings fast rhythm, fluent guitar and sparkling synthesizers together with a more contemporary electronic edge.

Everblack
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER / / Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal

Everblack packs high-speed blast beats, slicing riffs and dark melody into a concentrated Black Dahlia Murder attack.

Tour de Force
THE POODLES / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Tour de Force uses powerful vocals, energetic guitar and memorable choruses to capture Swedish melodic hard rock at full color.

Vengeance Falls
TRIVIUM / / Metalcore, Thrash Metal

Vengeance Falls packs Trivium’s sharp riffs, tight rhythm and memorable clean choruses into a focused, compact form.

Steelhammer
U.D.O. / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Steelhammer delivers traditional heavy metal through U.D.O.’s steel-hard riffs, forward-driving rhythm and instantly recognizable vocal character.

Rise Up
W.E.T. / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Rise Up builds modern melodic hard rock from strong vocals, thick choruses and focused guitar riffs.

The Q-Music Sessions
WITHIN TEMPTATION / / Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal

The Q-Music Sessions is best heard not simply as a covers-related entry, but as a record that shows how WITHIN TEMPTATION translates outside material

Rock or Bust
AC/DC / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Rock or Bust presents AC/DC’s rock ’n’ roll design in a newly tightened form: thick rhythm guitar, stripped-back beats and choruses built to stay in the listener’s head.

Blind Rage
ACCEPT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Blind Rage sharpens Accept’s hard-chopped riffs, precise forward rhythm and shouted vocal attack.

Dazed and Delight
ALDIOUS / / Power Metal, Heavy Metal

Dazed and Delight combines Aldious’s fluent twin guitars, clear melody and fast-moving rhythm.

The Great Divide
ALLEN/LANDE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The Great Divide centers on two distinctive vocal personalities, supported by grand keyboards, thick guitars and the drama of melodic metal.

Massive Addictive
AMARANTHE / / Modern Metal, Power Metal

Massive Addictive sends Amaranthe’s multiple vocal voices, electronic textures and heavy guitars racing across one another.

Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows
AMORAL / / Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal

Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows crosses Amoral’s heavy guitar weight with delicate, introspective melody.

Secret Garden
ANGRA / / Power Metal, Progressive Metal

Secret Garden joins Angra’s progressive construction, Brazilian rhythmic sense and classically shaped melody.

War Eternal
ARCH ENEMY / / Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal

War Eternal restarts Arch Enemy with sharp melodic-death-metal riffing and an overwhelming vocal roar.

Gravitas
ASIA / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Gravitas frames Asia’s grand melodic sense and polished progressive-rock construction with a calm, mature center of gravity.

Kingdom of the Night II
AXXIS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Kingdom of the Night II returns Axxis to one of its defining worlds while writing a new chapter through present-day performances and production.

Crazy Lixx
CRAZY LIXX / / Sleaze Rock, Glam Metal

The self-titled Crazy Lixx gathers riffs, synth color and cinematic atmosphere that recall eighties American hard rock.

Limit Break
CYNTIA / / Power Metal, J-Rock

Limit Break combines Cyntia’s sparkling keyboards, soaring vocals and sharp twin guitars into melodic metal with real speed.

DEVIN TOWNSEND / / Progressive Metal, Alternative Metal

Z² unfolds Devin Townsend’s enormous sound density, pop melody, eccentric humor and deep emotion as two contrasting sides of one project.

Renatus
DYNAZTY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Renatus keeps Dynazty’s melodic hard-rock foundation but moves decisively toward sharper riffs and power-metal momentum.

The Quantum Enigma
EPICA / / Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal

The Quantum Enigma joins Epica’s orchestral scale, heavy guitar riffs and dramatic vocals with meticulous control.

Blood In, Blood Out
EXODUS / / Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal

Blood In, Blood Out puts Exodus’s angular riffs and merciless rhythm attack at the front, unleashing the aggression of thrash metal.

Beyond
FREEDOM CALL / / Power Metal, Symphonic Metal

Beyond fills Freedom Call’s world with light-catching melodies, fast rhythms and choruses made for collective singing.

Vetelgyus
GALNERYUS / / Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal

Vetelgyus mobilizes Galneryus’s virtuosic guitar and keyboards, soaring high vocals and precise rhythm work.

Empire of the Undead
GAMMA RAY / / Power Metal, Heavy Metal

Empire of the Undead delivers Gamma Ray’s power metal with fast riffs, clear melodies and a cosmic sense of scale.

1000hp
GODSMACK / / Post-Grunge, Hard Rock

1000hp condenses Godsmack’s thick guitar riffs, heavy groove and rough-edged vocals into something simple and forceful.

Bang!
GOTTHARD / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Bang! gathers Gotthard’s thick guitar riffs, open-throated vocals and blues-warmed hard rock.

Tearing Down the Walls
H.E.A.T / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Tearing Down the Walls packs H.E.A.T.’s catchy choruses, urgent vocals and focused guitar riffs into a high-density record.

Thirteen
HAREM SCAREM / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Thirteen gathers Harem Scarem’s refined melodies, detailed choruses and hard-edged guitar riffs with impressive control.

Siren Charms
IN FLAMES / / Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal

Siren Charms retains pieces of In Flames’ melodic-death aggression while emphasizing a cool, restrained atmosphere and modern tones.

Rise of the Hero
IRON SAVIOR / / Power Metal, Heavy Metal

Rise of the Hero is power metal built from hard-edged riffs, mechanical momentum and large, heroic choruses.

Redeemer of Souls
JUDAS PRIEST / / Heavy Metal, NWOBHM

Redeemer of Souls brings Judas Priest’s classic heavy-metal language into the present with authority.

Level Eleven
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Level Eleven carefully builds the clarity, melancholy and flowing choruses associated with Scandinavian melodic rock.

The Hunting Party
LINKIN PARK / / Nu Metal, Alternative Rock

The Hunting Party puts Linkin Park’s guitar-led aggression, fast beats and urgent vocals at the front.

Bloodstone & Diamonds
MACHINE HEAD / / Groove Metal, Thrash Metal

Bloodstone & Diamonds connects Machine Head’s overwhelming weight with an expansive sense of long-form construction.

Inferno
MARTY FRIEDMAN / / Instrumental Rock, Heavy Metal

Inferno crosses Marty Friedman’s cutting guitar phrases, metal aggression and Eastern-flavored melodic instinct.

...The Stories We Could Tell
MR. BIG / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

...The Stories We Could Tell lets Mr. Big show its technical ability while keeping songcraft and accessibility at the center.

No Fixed Address
NICKELBACK / / Hard Rock, Post-Grunge

No Fixed Address builds on Nickelback’s thick rock-guitar base while reaching toward pop, dance and ballad-like elements.

High Road
NIGHT RANGER / / Hard Rock, AOR

High Road refines Night Ranger’s strengths: interlocking twin guitars, clear vocals and wide-open choruses.

Stone Pushing Uphill Man
PAUL GILBERT / / Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock

Stone Pushing Uphill Man is best heard not simply as a covers-related entry, but as a record that shows how PAUL GILBERT translates outside material

Delivering the Black
PRIMAL FEAR / / Power Metal, Heavy Metal

Delivering the Black unites Primal Fear’s cutting twin guitars, forceful high vocals and heavy rhythm section.

Unleash the Fire
RIOT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Unleash the Fire carries Riot’s history forward with renewed energy and a full commitment to traditional metal.

Rubicon Cross
RUBICON CROSS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Rubicon Cross is a debut built from strong vocals, thick guitars and the accessibility of melodic rock.

World on Fire
SLASH / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

World on Fire expands Slash’s thick riffs, bluesy lead work and muscular rock ’n’ roll on a broad canvas.

.5: The Gray Chapter
SLIPKNOT / / Nu Metal, Alternative Metal

.5: The Gray Chapter carves anger and loss into Slipknot’s heavy riffs, explosive rhythms and urgent melodies.

Pariah's Child
SONATA ARCTICA / / Power Metal, Melodic Metal

Pariah’s Child brings Sonata Arctica’s fast rhythms, keyboard color and bittersweet melodies to the front.

All You Can Eat
STEEL PANTHER / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

All You Can Eat loads up on the oversized choruses, fast guitar work and mischievous spirit of eighties glam metal.

City of Gold
STRIKER / / Speed Metal, Heavy Metal

City of Gold fires off Striker’s sharp riffs, energetic drumming and fist-raising choruses in rapid succession.