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

Nightbringers packs The Black Dahlia Murder’s melodic-death-metal velocity and horror-like unease into a very dense form.

Tokyo Motor Fist is a debut that joins the bright instincts of melodic rock with a slightly rougher hard-rock push.

The Sin and the Sentence integrates Trivium’s thrash sharpness, metalcore aggression and melodic chorus work at a high level of tension.

Louder Harder Faster brings Warrant’s instinct for catchy hard rock into a thicker guitar sound and a more forceful rhythmic frame.

For All Kings keeps Anthrax’s agile thrash attack while giving equal space to heavy groove, chorus lift and modern weight.

The Stage turns themes of space, science and existence into complex, dramatic heavy metal.

This House Is Not for Sale turns Bon Jovi’s sense of band unity and purpose into direct rock songs.

The Evil Divide brings together Death Angel’s lively speed and twisting guitar work in a tightly focused record.

The Astonishing by DREAM THEATER: track list, Spotify player, music videos and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Theories of Flight raises Fates Warning’s progressive-metal tension through complex rhythm, fluid guitar and introspective vocals.

Human Nature builds dramatic melodic hard rock around powerful vocals and thick guitar.

The first album for Nuclear Blast, and the one that produced several official music and lyric videos, beginning with "A.D.".

Beautiful Broken revisits parts of Heart’s catalogue through a present-day lens, pairing reworked material with a small number of new songs.

Incarnate gathers Killswitch Engage’s sharp metalcore riffs, breakdowns and melodic choruses into a concentrated form.

The Serenity of Suffering brings Korn’s low, sinking guitars, uneasy bouncing rhythm and pain-filled vocals to the front.

Dystopia concentrates Megadeth’s sharp riffs, crooked structures and cold, pressurized atmosphere into a tightly focused record.

XI restates the sturdy appeal of traditional American heavy metal through hard riffs, heavy rhythm and commanding vocal lines.

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

I Can Destroy puts Paul Gilbert’s extraordinary guitar ability in service of the pleasure of the songs.

The ninth album: thirteen tracks built from sketches written just after Flex-Able and finished thirty years later.

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.

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.

Baroness's fourth album, from December 2015 and the first they made after the 2012 bus crash.

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.

The sixth album by San Diego's Cattle Decapitation, from August 2015, about what humanity has done to the environment.

Deafheaven's third album, released by Anti- in October 2015: five songs, all recorded live.

Immortalized puts Disturbed’s weighty riffs, stamping rhythms and large emotional vocal turns at the center of a powerful return.

Faith No More's seventh album, from May 2015 and their first in the eighteen years since Album of the Year.

Fear Factory's ninth studio album, from August 2015, and the one where Mike Heller played live drums on several songs.

Got Your Six unites Five Finger Death Punch’s low, thick riffs, stomping beats and choruses made to be shouted with a crowd.

The fifteenth album, built around a stage alter ego called Shockwave Supernova. Released 24 July 2015.

Haven connects Kamelot’s dark symphonic-metal atmosphere, detailed guitar work, melancholy melody and dramatic vocal expression.

VII: Sturm und Drang uses Lamb of God’s low-slung groove, cutting riffs and raw vocal edge to create sustained tension.

The sixth Panopticon album, from October 2015: one man's black metal with Appalachian folk laid into it.

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

The self-titled Revolution Saints debut condenses the pleasure of classic melodic rock around powerful vocals, bright keyboards and rising guitar lines.

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.

A studio album released in 2015.

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.

Toto XIV uses Toto’s refined ensemble work, rich chord sense and dependable melody to portray mature rock and AOR at their best.

Silence in the Snow places Trivium’s sharp heavy-metal riffs beside strong, fully sung clean vocals.

Human Era delivers Trixter’s bright guitar, sunny choruses and positive rock ’n’ roll spirit directly.

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

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.

Down's second six-song EP in the Down IV series, from May 2014, and the only record they made with Bobby Landgraf on guitar in place of Kirk Windstein.

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.

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.

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

The sixth studio album, and the band's highest US placing at number 6 on the Billboard 200. "High Road" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards.

...The Stories We Could Tell lets Mr. Big show its technical ability while keeping songcraft and accessibility at the center.

High Road refines Night Ranger’s strengths: interlocking twin guitars, clear vocals and wide-open choruses.

Overkill's seventeenth album, released in July 2014 with the Japanese edition first: number 31 on the Billboard 200, the highest placing of their career.