Heavy Metal 2010s Albums - Page 2

Hardwired. to Self-Destruct places Metallica’s quick, explosive thrash instinct beside longer pieces that patiently accumulate weight.

War Brigade puts Mystic Prophecy’s thick guitar riffs and forceful beat at the front of a combative power-metal record.

The fifteenth album, and the first with Chris Laney on keyboards and guitars.

Rulebreaker assembles Primal Fear’s hard-edged riffs, piercing high vocals and heavy rhythm with great precision.

The Devil Strikes Again reunites Rage’s speed-metal sharpness, heavy riff pressure and technical development in one aggressive flow.

Stand in the Fire brings together Striker’s speed-metal guitar attack, energetic beat and memorable choruses.

Brotherhood of the Snake sharpens Testament’s Bay Area thrash force through modern density and precise execution.

The eleventh studio album, self-titled, issued by Mighty Music on 21 October 2016 as PMZ 200. Eleven songs, opening with the advance track "Only the Brave".

World on Fire commits fully to the neoclassical-metal language Yngwie Malmsteen has made his own.

Radiant A turns Aldious’s speed, vivid twin-guitar work and soaring vocal melody into a stronger sense of forward motion.

An early album that turns the attention around “Thrill” into a stronger and more defined rock direction.

A self-titled fifth album that cuts its song titles down to single words and strips the arrangements to match.

The Book of Souls pours Iron Maiden’s heavy riffs, three-guitar melody and dramatic vocals into large, narrative-like structures.

The sixth album, home to “Army of the Night” and “Armata Strigoi” — blessing and possession set against each other in the most direct terms yet.

Condition Hüman brings Queensrÿche’s progressive-metal tension forward through heavy riffs, alert rhythms and shadowed melodies.

The thirteenth album, paid for in part by a Kickstarter campaign that took over $27,000, and rolled out across territories through SPV/Steamhammer in April 2015.

A covers album made as a reward for the Kickstarter backers who helped fund ExtermiNation; the band's own site files it as a bonus release rather than a studio album.

Return to Forever brings Scorpions’ sharp guitar riffs, expansive vocals and memorable ballad sense together with the natural breathing of a veteran band.

Repentless puts Slayer’s merciless riffing, raw vocals and cutting lead guitar at the front of a stripped-down thrash assault.

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Decadent drives U.D.O.’s traditional heavy metal through hard guitar riffs, steel-like vocals and direct rhythm.

Golgotha layers W.A.S.P.’s heavy guitar riffs, dramatic vocals and dark storytelling into theatrical heavy metal.

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

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

Catacombs of the Black Vatican combines Black Label Society’s heavyweight riffs with a blues-born sense of melody, creating a record with deep shadows.

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

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

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

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

Five new songs alongside seven re-recordings of material from 1999-2006 — the overlooked years, restated in the band's present sound.

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

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

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

District Zero joins Aldious’s fluent twin guitars, bright melodies and headlong rhythm in a particularly focused form.

Hail to the King puts thick riffs, slow and heavy-footed beats, and arena-sized traditional-metal choruses at the front.

13 returns Black Sabbath to low, rolling guitar riffs, sticky rhythm and an apocalyptic atmosphere.

EVERGREEN re-records Blindman’s key songs from its early years through the early 2000s with the then-current lineup, bringing the strength of the band’s melodic hard

The first mini album, out the year after the band formed; "Pray" and "Wing Of Hope" were still worth re-cutting twelve years later.

The Dream Calls for Blood gathers Death Angel’s tight-chopped riffs, rough vocal attack and tense rhythm work into a fierce thrash-metal statement.

Darkness in a Different Light builds complex rhythm, hard-edged guitar and introspective vocal melody inside a quiet field of tension.

A fourth album with new guitarist Renato Osorio and a move to AFM Records — and once again the Japanese edition came out first.

Super Collider keeps Megadeth’s cutting guitar identity while giving more room to mid-tempo groove and vocal melody.

Generation Nothing puts Metal Church’s hard-chopped guitar, solid rhythm and rough vocal force at the front, reaffirming the power of traditional American heavy metal.

Killhammer stacks sharp guitar riffs, heavy rhythm and forceful vocals to deliver Mystic Prophecy’s hard-edged power metal.

The fifth album and Powerwolf's first German No. 1 — the first record for Napalm, and the one that changed the band's standing.

The thirteenth album, which Ronnie Atkins called the band's best song for song.

The self-titled Queensrÿche places sharp riffs, dramatic vocals and tense arrangements in the foreground, restating the band’s traditional progressive-metal identity.

A set of SINNER's 1980s songs re-recorded, with a few new ones added. David Readman and Erik Martensson are among the guest vocalists.