United Kingdom Metal & Hard Rock Albums of the 2010s - Page 2

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

DragonForce's sixth album, from August 2014: the first made with an outside producer, Jens Bogren, away from the band's own studio.

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

The debut by the English duo Royal Blood, from August 2014: bass and drums only, and number one in Britain.

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

The fourth Bullet for My Valentine album. Sony Music released the Japanese edition first, on 6 February 2013, with fifteen tracks; Europe followed on 8 February and North America on 12 February with eleven. Don Gilmore produced again.

Carcass's sixth album, from September 2013: their first in seventeen years, recorded as a trio.

Cathedral's tenth and final studio album, from April 2013: made after announcing their split, and back in the heavy, slow doom of their debut.

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.

Motörhead's 2013 album, released on 21 October on their own UDR label. Fourteen tracks, with official videos for "Heartbreaker", "Electricity" and "When the Sky Comes Looking for You".

Saxon's twentieth album, released in March 2013. It is the first Saxon album produced and mixed by Andy Sneap.

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

Cradle of Filth's tenth studio album, from October 2012 and the only one made by the band as a three-piece.

DragonForce's fifth album, from April 2012, and the first with Marc Hudson, the singer the band chose by audition after ZP Theart's departure.

Paradise Lost's thirteenth album, released by Century Media on 24 April 2012: produced by Jens Bogren, and the first studio album with Adrian Erlandsson on drums.

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

The Darkness's third album, released in August 2012: their first since 2005, made by the four original members after their 2011 reunion.

The tenth studio album, released by Rocksector Records on 24 September 2012. Target Records reissued it in 2020 with bonus tracks.

Recorded with Tommy Newton in Celle and out first in Japan on 22 February, UFO's 2012 album went straight to the top of the UK Rock & Metal chart.

A Japan-only album of newly re-recorded early Praying Mantis songs, made for the band's thirtieth anniversary and released by King Records on 21 December 2011 as KICP-1598. Eleven tracks.

Saxon's nineteenth album, released on 3 June 2011. The chorus of "Back in '79" is sung by fans invited into the studio.

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

The second album by Cambridge's Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, from 2011: self-released, and the record that broke them.

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.

The third Bullet for My Valentine album. Sony Music released the Japanese edition first, on 21 April 2010, with Europe following on 23 April and North America on 27 April. Don Gilmore, whose credits include Linkin Park, produced it, and the record entered the US album chart at number three.

Cathedral's ninth album, from March 2010 and their first double album: thirteen songs that bring in Mellotron, sitar and a guest female voice.

Cradle of Filth's ninth studio album, from November 2010, a concept record about Lilith.

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.

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

Released on 14 December 2010, The Wörld Is Yours was the first Motörhead album on their own Motörhead Music / UDR. Warner Music Japan issued the Japanese pressing on 9 March 2011 as WPCR-50301.

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