Punk Rock Albums

Michael Monroe's eleventh solo album and his first in four years: twelve songs released by Silver Lining Music on 20 February 2026, with the Japanese edition out from Victor the same day.

The Hellacopters' ninth album, released by Nuclear Blast on 31 January 2025 and the first they made with Nicke Andersson producing alone.

Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts, a 2025 album by THE WILDHEARTS, pits punk roughness and hard-rock thickness against dangerously catchy pop hooks.

Gatecreeper's third studio album, from May 2024 and the first with bassist Alex Brown.

Knocked Loose's third studio album, from May 2024, with Poppy and Chris Motionless as guests.

Chat Pile's debut album, from July 2022: nine songs built on real events in Oklahoma City.

The tenth solo album, with Slash guesting on the title track, released by Silver Lining Music on 10 June 2022 and by Victor in Japan the same day.

The Hellacopters' eighth album, released on 1 April 2022: their first new record in fourteen years, and the first with Dregen on it since 1997.

21st Century Love Songs gathers the Wildhearts’ punk impulse, hard-rock weight and power-pop melodic gift into one restless body of work.

Turnstile's third studio album, from August 2021, named album of the year by Spin for melting hardcore's borders.

Code Orange's fourth studio album, from March 2020, built around glitches and noise as much as around riffs.

Sliver & Gold captures Backyard Babies’ streetwise rock and roll without sanding away its rough edges.

The first album for Silver Lining Music: twelve songs including "Last Train to Tokyo", released worldwide and in Japan on 18 October 2019.

Renaissance Men is The Wildhearts’ studio return after a long gap, packing punk impulse, power-pop melody and heavy guitar into compact, high-density songs.

Four by Four compresses Backyard Babies’ punk roughness, sleazy rock ’n’ roll and memorable choruses into one burst of energy.

The first album with Rich Jones in the band, produced by Chips Kiesbye: thirteen songs released by Spinefarm on 9 October 2015.

Kvelertak's second album, from March 2013: black metal and rock and roll played in the same place.

A number one on the Finnish album chart, certified gold in four days: the seventh solo album, made with Dregen on guitar.

The eighth Corrosion of Conformity album, from February 2012: self-titled, and made as a trio without Pepper Keenan.

Produced by Jack Douglas, with Lemmy Kilmister and Lucinda Williams guesting; Classic Rock magazine named it Album of the Year.

Killing Joke's thirteenth album, out in September 2010 and the first in twenty-eight years recorded by the original four.

Nails' debut album, from 2010: ten songs in under fourteen minutes, grindcore pulled toward powerviolence.

Chutzpah! mixes The Wildhearts’ punk urgency with broad hard-rock melody in a sharp, compact form.

Backyard Babies channels punk urgency and glam-derived flash into short, rough rock songs.

The Hellacopters' seventh album, released on 18 April 2008: a record of covers, and the last studio album they made before breaking up.

Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One Before, Vol 1. packs The Wildhearts’ thick guitar, sudden turns and sly melodies into concise songs.

Municipal Waste's third album, issued by Earache Records in 2007. It was inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame in 2020.

The Wildhearts packs rough guitar, sudden turns, and sweet melody into a self-titled statement.

People Like People Like People Like Us puts Backyard Babies’ punk-sprint energy and Swedish garage/sleaze-rock grit right at the front.

The Hellacopters' sixth album, released on 6 June 2005 and a number three in Sweden.

Stockholm Syndrome uses distorted guitar, rough vocals and punkish beat to make rock and roll with a dangerous scent.

A largely covers-based record made alongside the Hanoi Rocks reunion: thirteen songs taking in Eddie & The Hot Rods, X-Ray Spex and Leonard Cohen.

The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed packs short, sharp guitar, restless rhythm and twisted melody into concise songs.

A six-track EP released only in Japan: two new songs plus live versions of four earlier ones.

The Hellacopters' fifth album, released in 2002. Its red, white and black cloud-and-lightning design became the band's trademark.

Andrew W.K.'s debut album, issued by Island Records in November 2001. "Party Hard" and "She Is Beautiful" were taken from it as singles.

Making Enemies Is Good brings Backyard Babies’ street-rock roughness and punk speed into sharp riff-led songs.

The Hellacopters' fourth album, released in 2000 and the first studio record with their new guitarist Robert Dahlqvist.

The fourth solo album, with Monroe playing almost every instrument himself; Andy McCoy shares a writing credit and Hanoi Rocks' "Self Destruction Blues" is revisited.

The Hellacopters' third album, released on 17 May 1999 and the first of theirs to reach the Swedish top ten.

Total 13 by BACKYARD BABIES: track list, Spotify player and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

The Hellacopters' second album, released on 1 October 1997 and the last studio record Dregen made with them before leaving.

Endless, Nameless throws the Wildhearts’ strong melodic sense into noise, processed sound and ragged arrangement.

The third solo album, made after Demolition 23. broke up and released by Finland's Poko Rekords: ten songs including covers of MC5 and The Damned.

The Hellacopters' debut, released in June 1996. It was recorded live in twenty-six hours and won the hard rock category of the Swedish Grammis.

Fishing for Luckies pushes The Wildhearts’ punk roughness, power-pop sweetness and long twisted structures into the same space.

P.H.U.Q. throws together noisy guitars, punk speed and unexpectedly sweet melody with typical Wildhearts force.

Diesel and Power captures BACKYARD BABIES at a point where the later image is not yet fully fixed.

Earth vs The Wildhearts captures THE WILDHEARTS at a point where the later image is not yet fully fixed.

Suicidal Tendencies' fifth album, released by Epic in 1990. It is the first with bassist Robert Trujillo and the last studio record with drummer R.J. Herrera, and it moves the band from crossover toward thrash metal proper.

The second solo album, made after signing to Mercury. Axl Rose appears in the video for "Dead, Jail or Rock 'n' Roll" and the record reached number 161 on the Billboard 200.

The solo debut, made in New York two years after Hanoi Rocks broke up, with Ian Hunter guesting on piano.

Bad Brains' third album, recorded at Long View Farm with Ron Saint Germain producing, and released by SST Records in 1986.

Amebix's first full-length album, produced by Jason Rosenberg and released by Alternative Tentacles in September 1985.

A side project built around two members of Anthrax with Billy Milano and Dan Lilker, cut in four days at Pyramid Sound in Ithaca, New York in July 1985.