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My Rocktastic Top 25 Albums of DOOM
KeziaKezia by Protest the Hero
Buy used from: £4.97
Beyond genius. Every song is a mind blowing mix of emotion, melody and epic thrash metal. Crunching guitars, riff-tastic melodies and amazing vocals are here in abundance. This record defines talent.
Forever and CountingForever and Counting by Hot Water Music
Not a single time goes by when playing this album doesn't make me smile. Every song is raw energy driven emotional post hardcore brilliance backed up with amazing lyrics. This album could end war.
Waking the FallenWaking the Fallen by Avenged Sevenfold
Buy new: £9.38 / Used from: £6.35
The ONLY Avenged album. It's fast, it's heavy and it's so very epic. Features the second best 2 part song ever written. Great riffs, great solos and vocals so good they broke a man's throat.
RuinerRuiner by A Wilhelm Scream
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.29
Harmony-core. Packed with fist pumping, break-neck melodic hardcore sing alongs. Great lyrics and some genius guitar work complemented by fantastic drumming and beautiful vocals. A punk masterpiece.
The Great Southern TrendkillThe Great Southern Trendkill by Pantera
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £3.99
Awesome. This album destroys. Dimebag's riffs are unbelievable and Anselmo's at his angriest . Features the best 2 part song ever and so many more heavy metal classics from the best metal band ever.
Impossiblity of ReasonImpossiblity of Reason by Chimaira
Buy new: £8.88 / Used from: £1.69
What an album. Chimaira's best and most brutal record that still dominates their live sets. Metal doesn't get heavier or cooler than on this classic album. Breath-takingly amazing drumming too.
The End of HeartacheThe End of Heartache by Killswitch Engage
Buy new: £8.88 / Used from: £3.95
One of the best metal albums ever written. Brilliant riffs with Howard Jones' unrivalled vocal talent combining to make a hard hitting and super hard rocking classic of modern heavy metal.
Reinventing Axl RoseReinventing Axl Rose by Against Me!
Buy new: £11.68 / Used from: £3.50
Never have I ever believed in the integrity of an album as much as I have with this. You literally feel every songs raw emotion and can't help but throw those fists in the air and scream along. Genius
Punk in DrublicPunk in Drublic by NOFX
Buy new: £7.38 / Used from: £3.79
The best and most influential punk rock album ever created by the best punk rock band in history. So many classics, so little running time. Reeko is one of the best songs ever written.
The Fury of the AquabatsThe Fury of the Aquabats by The Aquabats
Buy new: £14.69 / Used from: £10.43
I admire this band more than any other. Officially the funniest and coolest band walking the planet. Dancing and laughing join together on this hilarious jig-fest.
rEVOLVErrEVOLVEr by The Haunted
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £5.79
You better watch out - this is the angriest and most violent heavy metal album I know. It's brutal, it's lightning fast and the vocals are absolutely superb. It rocks the socks!
CanyoneerCanyoneer by No Trigger
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £7.45
Melodic hardcore at its finest. Every song is brilliant. Super fast punk rock riffs are thrashed out and anthemic choruses are perfectly screamed. This album rules.
The Artist In The AmbulanceThe Artist In The Ambulance by Thrice
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.90
Thrice took metal core and melodic hardcore to a dynamic new level on this album. Emotional and heavy it's relentless from start to finish. Full of great guitar riffs and brilliant harmonised vocals.
Exit EnglishExit English by Strike Anywhere
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £5.20
Another brilliantly solid melodic hardcore thrash-fest that isn't afraid to get heavy as well. More anthemic scream alongs. This album is another relentless, fast paced demolition derby of punk rock.
ONCOMING STORMONCOMING STORM by Unearth
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.68
A faultless album from metal lords Unearth. Mixes harmony fuelled metal riffs with heavy as f*ck metalcore breakdowns, seasoned with the odd pinch harmonic and solo-off between two amazing guitarists.
The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait For Something WildThe Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait For Something Wild by Sikth
Buy used from: £6.95
Mental. This is one of the craziest albums you will ever hear. Slap bass, super tight drumming, crunching riffs, crazy guitar walking and the most insane vocal duo in modern rock. Insane yet genius.
Exile in OblivionExile in Oblivion by Strung Out
Buy new: £13.98 / Used from: £3.43
The daddies of melodic hardcore are back in a riff-tacular shred-tastic hybrid of heavy metal and punk rock. Takes Strung Out to new levels of quality. Absolutley brilliant.
And They Shall Take Up SerpentsAnd They Shall Take Up Serpents by Byzantine
Buy new: £5.48 / Used from: £1.46
Supremely talented math-core heavy metal. The most underrated band in the universe tear the roof off with this guitar w*nking masterpiece. This album is absolutely amazing - you MUST own it.
Tenacious DTenacious D by Tenacious D
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £1.48
Side splittingly funny, but once you delve further in this album rocks damn hard as well. Jack Black is hilarious and a damn good front man with an insanely talented partner in Kyle Gass.
The ResignationThe Resignation by Rx Bandits
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £7.95
Reggae fuelled ska rock genius. The production really allows the brilliant writing to hit harder. It's anthemic, it's heart-felt, it's funky, it's mellow, it's hard rocking and it's f*cking brilliant.
Mute PrintMute Print by A Wilhelm Scream
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £8.53
Faster than the follow up album and is definitley another example of just how amazing this band is. More beautiful harmonies and buzz saw guitar riffs. So much ability on a small plastic disc.
Borders and BoundariesBorders and Boundaries by Less Than Jake
Buy new: £13.98 / Used from: £0.89
Pure fun on disc. The kings of ska punk produce their finest to date. More anthemic than Anthem and simply one of the catchiest albums money can buy. An absolute classic.
CautionCaution by Hot Water Music
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.49
A more rock based album by HWM that doesn't lose any of the emotion or energy of their previous classics. Still great vocals, still great dual guitars and still that feeling of music satisfaction.
Duck and CoverDuck and Cover by The Mad Caddies
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £6.50
Crazy ska punk meets laid back reggae with a little bit of punk rock spliced in for good measure. The most talented and diverse ska punk band out there with their best and most energetic album.
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine
Buy new: £18.09 / Used from: £4.99
Iconic funky rap metal with the unprecendented crazy guitar sounds from the one and only Tom Morello - a certified guitar genius. With angry as f*ck vocals and brilliantly funky bass - a true classic.