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Staff Year End Awards for 2024!
12/31/2024 by Frank Hill




We've gathered up our thoughts on the hard rock/metal releases of 2024!

There are so many releases put out in this age of do-it-yourself creation that you may see names you missed, older bands you forgot existed or unknowns to look up and sample.

It's all about getting the word out and supporting the music!

See what all the staff chose for the Year End here: [Full Column Link]



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RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Bathory· Cave In
· In Flames· Racer X
· Opeth· BloodDuster
· Poisonblack· Dokken
· Regurgitate· Neck
· Narziß· Twelfth Gate
· Machine Head· Solace
· Ring of Fire· Vaginal Carnage
· Iron Maiden· Firewind
· Powergod· Valley's Eve
· Hammerwhore· Brainstorm
· The Chainsaw· Exawatt
· Shakra· Biomechanical
· Godiva· Morbid Angel
· Lanfear· Axenstar
· Eidolon· Silent Scythe
· Thunderstone· Halloween
· Pink Cream 69· Lacuna Coil
· Secret Sphere· Hard Echo
· TNA· Death Angel
· Cryonic Temple· Celesty
· Babylon Mystery Orchestra· Bang The Union
· Kingcrow· Metalium
· Brutal Mastication· Krokus
· Mob Rules· Joey Belladonna
· Imp· Dio
· Beaten Back To Pure· Potential Threat SF
· Scavenger· Dark Ruin
· Arch Enemy· Ironhorse
· Behemoth· Twisted Sister
· John Oliva's Pain· Legion
· Corrosion Of Conformity· Kamelot
· Veni Domine· Nevermore
· Mystic Prophecy· John Sykes
· Chaoswave· Oathean
· Bruce Dickinson· Fire Alley
· Operatika· Thunderblast
· Def Leppard· Graveworm
· God Among Insects· Vicious Art
· Subterranean Masquerade· Goddess Of Desire
· Kult ov Azazel· Evemaster
· The Father Panic Riot Orchestra· Frameless Scar
· Holy Blood· Agents Of The Sun
· Blitzkrieg· The Scourger
· Violent Storm· 1349
· Balatonizer· Dechrist
· Even X· Mistress
· Overmars· Infliction
· Avulsed· Sinocence
· Detonation· End of Level Boss
· Enforsaken· Fallen Wisdom
· Tandjent· Codeon
· Steep· Degree Absolute
· The Ocean· Valhalla
· Manngard· Silver Dirt
· The Smackdown· Pyramaze
· Candlemass· Hirax
· The Strongest Proof· Ensoph
· Theater of Tragedy· Cult of Luna
· Paul Bonrud· Ynis Vitrin
· The Ruins of Beverast· Death Breath
· Thy Majestie· Eighteen Visions
· The Showdown· Middian
· Starkweather· Kotipelto
· Quest of Aidance· Onslaught
· Throne of Katarsis· Manticore
· Crescent Shield· Old Man's Child
· Zyklon· Grenouer
· Blood of the Black Owl· Nagelfar
· Textures· Gotthard
· Pentacle· Architect
· Keep of Kalessin· Temple Of Blood
· Diamond Dogs· Spheric Universe Experience
· Shining Star· 40 Below Summer
· Gutted With Broken Glass· To-Mera
· Embalming Theatre· Godhead
· Trinacria· Intolerant
· Uriah Heep· Mustasch
· Crown The Lost· Caliban
· Raven· Sister Sin