10 Best Rock Albums Of 2024
Number 10
The Warning: Keep Me Fed
The Warning, the sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico, have released its fourth full-length album, “Keep Me Fed” with the tracks “Burnout, “Hell You Call A Dream” and “Automatic Sun.”
@trirycheguy9919: The number one best thing about The Warning. They don’t know the meaning of a “bad song”. It’s like every song is straight off of a greatest hits album. It’s unreal how good they truly are.
Number 9
New Years Day: Half Black Heart
The set features “Half Black Heart,” “Vampyre,” “Hurts Like Hell,” “Secrets” and “I Still Believe.”
“Half Black Heart” has returning members Jeremy Valentyne and Brandon Wolfe on rhythm guitar and bass, Nikki Misery back playing lead guitar, and new member Tommy Rockoff on drums and vocals.
@richieherlinger4545: Every song released from this album has been better than the last.
@JamieCraft-ov4cl: Wow that was incredible. Ash (Costello) is a queen.
Number 8
The Black Keys
– Ohio Players
Named after the legendary ’70’s Funk group, the set contains the infectious lead single “Beautiful People (Stay High),” which was co-written by the Keys Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach along with Beck and producer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura.
Number 7
Jack White
– No Name
Jack White’s No Name is a raw, electrifying return to garage rock and blues punk. Released unexpectedly, it strips away recent experimentation, delivering ferocious riffs and tight rhythms, earning praise as one of his best solo efforts.
Number 6
The Offspring: Supercharged
The lead single from the Offspring’s eleventh studio set was “Make It All Right.”
“We wanted this record to have pure energy — from the start to the finish,” commented singer Bryan “Dexter” Holland. “That’s why we called it ‘Supercharged’. From the height of our aspirations to the depths of our struggles, we talk about it all on this record…in a way that celebrates the life that we share and where we are now.”
@CSEcton: Offspring still makes music to this day because legends never die, and this album rocks!
@RichWards-Wins: This feels like it’s a sequel to “you’re gonna go far kid”...
@Sara_Kane: They have honed all their musical weapons they’ve acquired over the years and injected it into one tight little package of awesomeness.
Number 5
Judas Priest
– Invincible Shield
After over five decades Judas Priest doesn’t just age; they forge ahead like a steel-plated juggernaut, leaving scorch marks on anything in their path. It’s not a reinvention, nor does it need to be, it’s a testament to why they’ve outlasted most of their peers.
Number 4
Sum 41
– Heaven :x: Hell
Sum 41’s swan song, Heaven :x: Hell, is a sprawling 20-track odyssey that captures the band’s evolution over nearly three decades. The album is divided into two distinct halves: “Heaven” revisits their pop-punk roots, while “Hell” delves into heavier, metal-infused territories.
Number 3
Pearl Jam
– Dark Matter
The band’s 12th studio album contains the title track and “Wreckage.” Both songs went to #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.
Number 2
Linkin Park
– From Zero
“The Emptiness Machine” was the lead single from Linkin Park’s eighth studio effort. It’s the band’s first full-length effort with co-singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain
Number 1
Green Day
– Saviors
The band’s fourteenth studio effort includes “The American Dream Is Killing Me” which had an eight week stay at #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart… the band’s eighth #1 on the survey. The set also contains “Look Ma, No Brains” and “Dilemma.”
The 10 Best are selected based on lyrics, innovative compositions, a unique approach to the genre, production quality, and public opinion/popularity.
Honorable Mention (Former 2024 Top 10 Albums):
Kings Of Leon: Can We Please Have Fun
“I kept telling myself, ‘I really believe we can make something special’,” frontman Caleb Followill explained when talking about the recording sessions. “Every day it was positive vibes, like ‘Let’s keep it moving’. Instead of getting frustrated, write another one. It was a very special time for us.”
P.O.D: Veritas
The set has “Drop,” with a vocal cameo from Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe, “Afraid To Die,” featuring Jinjer vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk, “I Won’t Bow Down“ and “Lies We Tell Ourselves.”
“We’re still here and we’re still creating some of the best music we’ve ever made,” says guitarist Marcos Curiel. “When it comes to heart, grit and soul, P.O.D. is your band.
Slash: Orgy Of The Damned
Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s “Blues-oriented” effort has notable guest vocalists. The lead single was a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor,” featuring vocals by AC/DC’s Brian Johnson with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on the harmonica. “It was one of the first songs I learned in my very first band,” shared Johnson.
Bruce Dickinson: The Mandrake Project
It’s the Iron Maiden frontman’s seventh solo album and his first since “Tyranny Of Souls“ in ’05. The lead single was “Afterglow Of Ragnarok.”
The Black Crowes: Happiness Bastards
“(The album is) our love letter to Rock ‘n’ Roll,” noted lead vocalist Chris Robinson. “Rich (Robinson) and I are always writing and creating music; that has never stopped for us, and it is always where we find harmony together. This record represents that.” The lead single was “Wanting And Waiting.”
Sleater-Kinney: Little Rope
The album, their eleventh full-length studio set, was completed in the aftermath of a deadly car accident involving band member Carrie Brownstein’s mother and stepfather in late ’22. The album contains “Hell,” “Say It Like You Mean It,” and “Untidy Creature.”
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The 10 Best are selected based on lyrics, innovative compositions, a unique approach to the genre, production quality, and public opinion/popularity.
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