United Kingdom Metal & Hard Rock Albums of the 2010s

The band's third full live album — a late-November 2017 show in Aalborg, Denmark, captured without Raven knowing a tape was running.

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.

The twelfth studio album, released by Mighty Music on 22 November 2019 — eleven songs running from "Worlds Apart" to "Sail On".

Flesh & Blood presents Whitesnake’s blues-rooted hard-rock language with a modern, tightly focused sound.

Atomic Generation joins FM’s polished British melodic-rock identity to a blues-tinted hard-rock feel with effortless confidence.

Firepower reignites the heavy-metal language Judas Priest established over decades with a muscular, contemporary sound.

Infinite finds Deep Purple drawing on blues, hard rock and improvisational chemistry with both calmness and fire.

Hidden City gathers the Cult’s mystical atmosphere and hard-rock force into a dense, heavy sound.

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".

The self-titled Def Leppard revisits the band’s stacked harmonies, polished guitar sound and buoyant rhythm with a contemporary feel.

Heroes and Villains builds FM’s British melodic rock around warm vocals, smooth guitar and polished chorus work.

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

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.

The Purple Album reinterprets material from the Deep Purple era through Whitesnake’s current heavy guitar sound and mature vocals.

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

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

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

Now What?! lets Deep Purple’s organ-and-guitar exchanges, thick bass and flexible drumming carry a mature version of the band’s long-standing identity.

Rockville uses warm vocals, smooth keyboards and tasteful guitar to present FM’s mature melodic rock.

Rockville II stands alongside Rockville and offers more of FM’s soft-edged melodies, polished keyboards and restrained guitar work.

XXX layers Asia’s clear keyboard colors, song-focused guitar work and measured vocals with care.

Choice of Weapon uses thick riffs, psychedelic echo and distinctive vocals to create mature alternative hard rock.

The tenth studio album, released by Rocksector Records on 24 September 2012. It is a record full of returns.

Shy layers expressive vocals, polished guitar and full choruses into mature British melodic rock.

Forevermore layers Whitesnake’s blues-rooted thick riffs, weighty arrangements and David Coverdale’s expressive voice.

Omega layers Asia’s grand keyboards, refined guitar and open choruses to connect progressive sensibility with AOR-style songcraft.

Metropolis marks FM’s return to British melodic rock with smooth vocals, refined keyboards and tasteful guitar.

The Final Frontier uses cosmic atmosphere, long-form construction and layered triple guitars to create Iron Maiden metal on an adventurous scale.

Scream combines Ozzy Osbourne’s unmistakable vocal character with heavy guitar and modern rhythm to create dark, hard-edged metal.