I Can Destroy puts Paul Gilbert’s extraordinary guitar ability in service of the pleasure of the songs.
United States Metal & Hard Rock Albums of the 2010s – Page 2
Browse 165 metal and hard rock albums connected to the United States scene in the 2010s, with detailed artist and album pages.
Albums
Rulebreaker assembles Primal Fear’s hard-edged riffs, piercing high vocals and heavy rhythm with great precision.
Edge of Tomorrow carefully links Sunstorm’s smooth AOR feel to melodic metal with firm guitar weight.
Brotherhood of the Snake sharpens Testament’s Bay Area thrash force through modern density and precise execution.
Hidden City gathers the Cult’s mystical atmosphere and hard-rock force into a dense, heavy sound.
Ghost of Graceland delivers Treat’s colorful melodic hard rock through mature playing and a full sound.
The Order of Things balances All That Remains’ heavy riff pressure with clean-vocal melodies that stay in the ear.
Long Live brings Atreyu’s heavy riffs, cutting shouts and expansive clean vocals together with direct momentum.
Burning Bridges retains Bon Jovi’s broad melodies and rock foundation while revealing a more settled shade than pure spectacle.
Rock ’n’ Roll lays out Buckcherry’s blunt guitar riffs, dry groove and provocative vocals with little unnecessary decoration.
Got Your Six unites Five Finger Death Punch’s low, thick riffs, stomping beats and choruses made to be shouted with a crowd.
HCSS mixes Hardcore Superstar’s sleazy rock ’n’ roll attitude with contemporary heaviness.
Threat to Survival combines Shinedown’s thick guitar riffs, electronic texture and emotionally forceful vocals into modern hard rock.
Repentless puts Slayer’s merciless riffing, raw vocals and cutting lead guitar at the front of a stripped-down thrash assault.
Underworld connects Symphony X’s progressive-metal rhythm complexity and traditional heavy-metal weight to dramatic vocal melody.
Abysmal packs The Black Dahlia Murder’s vicious speed, sharp blasting and vivid guitar melody into an extreme-metal rush.
Human Era delivers Trixter’s bright guitar, sunny choruses and positive rock ’n’ roll spirit directly.
Decadent drives U.D.O.’s traditional heavy metal through hard guitar riffs, steel-like vocals and direct rhythm.
Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows crosses Amoral’s heavy guitar weight with delicate, introspective melody.
Blood In, Blood Out puts Exodus’s angular riffs and merciless rhythm attack at the front, unleashing the aggression of thrash metal.
1000hp condenses Godsmack’s thick guitar riffs, heavy groove and rough-edged vocals into something simple and forceful.
Siren Charms retains pieces of In Flames’ melodic-death aggression while emphasizing a cool, restrained atmosphere and modern tones.
The Hunting Party puts Linkin Park’s guitar-led aggression, fast beats and urgent vocals at the front.
Bloodstone & Diamonds connects Machine Head’s overwhelming weight with an expansive sense of long-form construction.
High Road refines Night Ranger’s strengths: interlocking twin guitars, clear vocals and wide-open choruses.
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 unites Primal Fear’s cutting twin guitars, forceful high vocals and heavy rhythm section.
Rubicon Cross is a debut built from strong vocals, thick guitars and the accessibility of melodic 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 carves anger and loss into Slipknot’s heavy riffs, explosive rhythms and urgent melodies.
All You Can Eat loads up on the oversized choruses, fast guitar work and mischievous spirit of eighties glam metal.
Simplicity brings Tesla’s blues-leaning guitar, warm ensemble playing and human-scale melodies to the front.
Better Days Comin' places detailed rhythmic shifts and layered arrangements inside Winger’s catchy hard-rock framework.
What About Now frames Bon Jovi’s large choruses, polished guitar work and open melodies as contemporary arena rock.
Confessions is built from Buckcherry’s rough guitar tone, direct beats and emotionally exposed vocals.
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.
The self-titled Dream Theater joins complex rhythm, precise ensemble playing and dramatic melody inside a heavy sound world.
Darkness in a Different Light builds complex rhythm, hard-edged guitar and introspective vocal melody inside a quiet field of tension.
The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 drives forward on Five Finger Death Punch’s heavyweight riffs, hard beats and vocals that move betw
The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 carries forward the year’s first chapter while showing more of Five Finger Death Punch’s heavy groo
C'mon Take on Me throws rough guitar, urgent beats and poisonous vocals forward with force.
Disarm the Descent links Killswitch Engage’s sharp-chopped riffs, explosive breakdowns and clean choruses that open with real emotion.
The Paradigm Shift centers Korn’s low, rolling guitars, bouncing rhythms and anxious vocal expression to restore the band’s unmistakable uneasy groove.
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.
Ceremonial balances Pink Cream 69’s melodic-hard-rock accessibility with weighty guitar riffs.
Sammy Hagar & Friends brings together various guests for a relaxed run through hard rock, blues and melodic rock.
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 brings the story begun on its predecessor toward a conclusion through heavier riffs and urgent vocal melody.
Everblack packs high-speed blast beats, slicing riffs and dark melody into a concentrated Black Dahlia Murder attack.
Steelhammer delivers traditional heavy metal through U.D.O.’s steel-hard riffs, forward-driving rhythm and instantly recognizable vocal character.
Rise Up builds modern melodic hard rock from strong vocals, thick choruses and focused guitar riffs.
Music from Another Dimension! moves through bluesy rock and roll, catchy arena rock and emotional balladry as if surveying Aerosmith’s long career from several angles.
A War You Cannot Win combines All That Remains’ tightly chugging guitars and heavy breakdowns with large clean-vocal choruses.