Thanks for the video and list. The 5 albums, covering all genres, that I listened to the most from 2024 were Evergrey (Theories of Emptiness), Flood (Ripped Into Exile), Saint (Immortalizer), Impellitteri (War Machine), Devin Townsend (PowerNerd). Happy New Year to you!
@@jcrockandmetalreviews Flood is made of of several members of the group Tourniquet and performed the first couple albums. They got together after the passing of founding member Ted Kirkpatrick the drummer and long time leader.
20 of the best albums of the year The Browning - Omni Darko US - Starfire Allt - From the new world Assemble The Chariots - Unyielding night A Wake In Providence - I Write to you… Worm Sheperd - Hunger Consvmer - Seelenfrieden 156/Silence - People watching thrown - Excessive guilt Drown In Sulphur - Dark secrets of the soul Opeth - The last will and testament The Archaic Epidemic - Death Crawl Grayscale Season - feel something new Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja Gaerea - Coma Dödsrit - Nocturnal will Floya - Yume Powerflo - Gorilla warfare Saltwound - The temptation of pain Kingcrow - Hopium
Hey John. Very solid list, all great albums. I'm glad to see Suicidal Angels among the others, they are my Greek favorites when it comes to playing thrash metal. Well, as for me, I'm steeped in the traditional approach to playing metal and for me the number 1 position is taken by the veterans of the scene - Accept and their Humanoid. Cheers ~ Fozzie
@@jcrockandmetalreviews JC, you might like the second album PANDEMIC - Phantoms by the young guys from Kraków. The album is out now via Dying Victims Productions (LP and CD). Speed/thrash metal. Cheers ~ Fozzie
Some killer picks JC! Thanks for the video man! My top 20 metal albums: 1. Unto Others - Never Neverland 2. Borknagar - Fall 3. Dark Tranquility - Endtime Signals 4. Tommy Vext - A.N.T.A.R.C.T.I C.A 5. Judas Priest - Invisible Shield 6. Gatecreeper - Dark Superstition 7. Marilyn Manson - One Assination Under God: Part 1 8. Cistvein - At Lights Demise 9. All for Metal - God's of Metal (Year of the Dragon) 10. Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness 11. Powerwolf - Wake Up the Wicked 12. Anciients - Beyond the Reach of the Sky 13. As I Lay Dying - Through Storms Ahead 14. Riot V - Mean Streets 15. Saxon - Hell Fire Damnation 16. P.O.D. - Veritas 17. Anette Olzon - Rapture 18. Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic 19. Jasta - And Jasta for All 20. Allt - From the New World Still need to listen to the new Opeth
Some great pics, great to see Morbid Saint and Suicidal Angels.on the list Opeth is a worthy no.1 which I expect to be on most folks lists. Priest, Saxon and Riot V are top choices too.
Great list! Opeth definitely won me over for my AOTY very late into the year, but it's well deserved with a comeback like that! It's been a wild ride for metal this year honestly
Interesting list! Alot of stuff I havent heard actually. Big fan of the new Saxon and Priest albums this year. They will be in my honorable mentions for sure. Ive got to get that new Morbid Saint still. Its really killer thrash. Cheers man🤘
Nice list JC, and there are a few that are on my end-of-year faves list. They are Rotting Christ, Piah Mater, Judas Priest and Opeth. I also have a few others that I think I should mention, like Gaerea, Wormwood, Thy Catafalque, Schammasch, Iotunn.... Keep on Rockin.
1) Bruce Dickinson 2) Dead Daisies 3) Black Country Communion 4) Grand Slam 5) Borknagar 6) Cats In Space 7) Judas Priest 8) Opeth 9) My Dying Bride 10) Nile
Hi John!!! Cool part II and awesome bands here and Poppy!!! I wasn't expecting to see ExHorder here, nice surprise. Satan!!! one of the best NWOBHM still releasing great material and with the original lineup. Body Count and Riot V seems to be two cool releases that when under the radar, added to list. Ok, now i will have to check Lucifer out too. I discover Suicidal Angels a hew years ago, liked very much their modern Slayer-esque sound. Any list had to have Saxon, Priest. Btw new Purple --> HM?? cheers and be well
I’m listing the ones that I purchased, I have 16 #16 suicide angels- profane prayer #15 Sdewinder- talons #14 rev theory- salvation nowhere #13 10 years- inner darkness #12 Devilskin- surfacing EP #11 Texas hippie coalition- gunsmoke #10 lift the curse- overtake #9 flat black- dark side of the brain #8 April art- rodeo #7 dust bolt- sound and fury #6 beasto blanco - kinetics #5 amongst liars- by design #4 Marilyn Manson- one assassination # 3 a killers confession- victim 1 #2 dead posey- are you in a cult #1 blooming discord- memories from the future
I only purchased 9 albums released in 2024 (it wasn't a good year for new music). The rest were old albums from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Best one from 2024? Flotsam & Jetsam - I am the Weapon. Best album purchased in 2024 regardless of year of release - Stone Temple Pilots (Purple).
We have a few matches but obviously don't want to give too much away till my list goes up on Tuesday. You can probably guess at least one of the matches haha.
I intend to check all these bands and their material. Will take some time to listen to all those, but, I am a fighter me ;-) I want to recommend 2 vinyl releases to you. Medieval Death LP and free DVD and the Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. If you want to know more Google [Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP], then check audio, videos etc. If you are to bored to search and want the direct link, let me know \m/
By the way, if Greece is your favoured country for METAL at the moment then you should know that Medieval Death is actually from there! And yes, they do kick ass
Yes, so sad. I saw that Chilli did a video on it. I remember when it happened. I was at the airport waiting for a flight and I saw it announced on the news.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews Lol. I'm definitely a fan as you know. Great list. I still need to check out the new Body Count album. I'm a big fan of Juan Garcia from Evildead and the first Body Count album is a classic.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews My Top 10 Metal Albums Of 2024 1. Morbid Saint - Swallowed By Hell 2. Rut - Morbid Thoughts 3. Evildead - Toxic Grace 4. Nocturnus AD - Unicursal 5. Atrophy - Asylum 6. Anarchy - Xenotech And The Cosmic Anarchy 7. Judas Priest - Invincible Shield 8. Satan - Songs In Crimson 9. Deicide - Banished By Sin 10. Flotsam And Jetsam - I Am The Weapon
The only one of these that made my top 50 was Priest. I do however like Satan, Unto Others, Riot V, Saxon, Suicidal Angels and Morbid Saint to varying degrees. I didn't even listen to the new Opeth. I only like their very early stuff and some songs here and there. I heard the super boring first single and there's no way on this earth I was going to torture my ears with the rest of it...😅
@@jcrockandmetalreviews It might well do but I've long given up on Opeth... it'll take a miracle for that to change. I've probably moved on in my tastes a bit as I've got older as well and Opeth is one of those bands that I've left far behind.
1. Opeth--Last Will And Testament 2. Blood Incantation-Absolute Elsewhere 3. Witherfall-Songs Of The Forgotten 4. Ulcerate--Cutting The Throat Of God 5. Neon Nightmare--Faded Dreams 6. Aquilus-Bellum II 7. Cosmic Putrefaction-Emerald Fires Atop Farewell Mountain 8. Dark Tranquility-Endless Signals 9. Nyktophobia-To The Stars 10. Assemble The Chariots-Unyielding Night 11. Summoning The Lich-Under The Reviled Throne 12. Nile-The Underworld Awaits Us All 13. Midnight-Hellish Expectations 14. The Last Ten Seconds Of Life-No Name Graves 15. Winterfylleth-The Imperious Horizon 16. Yoth Iria--Blazing Inferno 17. Siderean-Spilling The Astral Challice 18. Ihsahn-Ihsahn 19. Eternal Storm-A Giant Bound To Fall 20. Drown In Sulphur-Dark Secrets Of The Soul 21. Atrae Bliss-Aumicide 22. Job For A Cowboy-Moon Healer 23. Worm Shepherd--Hunger 24. Cemetery Skyline-Nordic Gothic 25. Tribulation-Sub Rosa In Aeternum 26. Borknagar-Fall 27. Spectral Wound-Songs Of Blood And Mire 28. Veilburner-The Duality Of Decapitation And Wisdom 29. Oxygen Destroyer--Guardians Of The Universe 30. Candy-Its Inside You 31. Mother Of Graves-Periapt Of Absence 32. Distant-Tsukuyomi: The Origin 33. Wintersun Time II 34. Mayhemic-Toba 35. Slimelord--Chytridiomycosis Relinquished 36. Civerous-Maze Envy 37. Lucifer-Lucifer V 38. Aborted-Vault Of Horrors 39. In Vain-Solemn 40. Underneath-From The Gut Of Gaia
Had to give you a like and sub mate, purely for the variety. You're the first end of year list I've seen with similar tastes, Oceans of Slumber, Lucifer (my first Lucifer too), Unto Others, Nightwish, Opeth. Most lists these days are just brutal death metal and black metal which are not my thing for the most part. Love some melo death though. Here's a few on mine you didn't mention that may like, Anciients - Beyond the Reach of the Sun, DVNE - Voidkind, Alunah - Fever Dream, Bobbie Dazzle - Fandabidozi (Alunah singers solo), Vola - Friend of a Phantom. 🤘
Thanks for the list. really appreciate it. Kick butt!
Cool. I had a lot of fun making it.
I love the list JC! Honestly it’s not that far off my mine. Cheers
Cool. I look forward to seeing your list.
Thanks for the video and list.
The 5 albums, covering all genres, that I listened to the most from 2024 were Evergrey (Theories of Emptiness), Flood (Ripped Into Exile), Saint (Immortalizer), Impellitteri (War Machine), Devin Townsend (PowerNerd).
Happy New Year to you!
Goos picks. I know all of those except Flood. I need to check out the latest album by Saint. I was a fan of their older stuff.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews Flood is made of of several members of the group Tourniquet and performed the first couple albums. They got together after the passing of founding member Ted Kirkpatrick the drummer and long time leader.
20 of the best albums of the year
The Browning - Omni
Darko US - Starfire
Allt - From the new world
Assemble The Chariots - Unyielding night
A Wake In Providence - I Write to you…
Worm Sheperd - Hunger
Consvmer - Seelenfrieden
156/Silence - People watching
thrown - Excessive guilt
Drown In Sulphur - Dark secrets of the soul
Opeth - The last will and testament
The Archaic Epidemic - Death Crawl
Grayscale Season - feel something new
Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja
Gaerea - Coma
Dödsrit - Nocturnal will
Floya - Yume
Powerflo - Gorilla warfare
Saltwound - The temptation of pain
Kingcrow - Hopium
I enjoyed the Gaerea album. It almost made my top 40.
Hey John. Very solid list, all great albums. I'm glad to see Suicidal Angels among the others, they are my Greek favorites when it comes to playing thrash metal. Well, as for me, I'm steeped in the traditional approach to playing metal and for me the number 1 position is taken by the veterans of the scene - Accept and their Humanoid. Cheers ~ Fozzie
Thanks yes that album by accept was very good
@@jcrockandmetalreviews JC, you might like the second album PANDEMIC - Phantoms by the young guys from Kraków. The album is out now via Dying Victims Productions (LP and CD). Speed/thrash metal. Cheers ~ Fozzie
Great video JC, some albums on there I need to check out and had never heard of! Love it
Thanks, glad you liked it
Some killer picks JC! Thanks for the video man! My top 20 metal albums:
1. Unto Others - Never Neverland
2. Borknagar - Fall
3. Dark Tranquility - Endtime Signals
4. Tommy Vext - A.N.T.A.R.C.T.I C.A
5. Judas Priest - Invisible Shield
6. Gatecreeper - Dark Superstition
7. Marilyn Manson - One Assination Under God: Part 1
8. Cistvein - At Lights Demise
9. All for Metal - God's of Metal (Year of the Dragon)
10. Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness
11. Powerwolf - Wake Up the Wicked
12. Anciients - Beyond the Reach of the Sky
13. As I Lay Dying - Through Storms Ahead
14. Riot V - Mean Streets
15. Saxon - Hell Fire Damnation
16. P.O.D. - Veritas
17. Anette Olzon - Rapture
18. Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic
19. Jasta - And Jasta for All
20. Allt - From the New World
Still need to listen to the new Opeth
Good picks. There are a few of these that I still need to check out.
Some great pics, great to see Morbid Saint and Suicidal Angels.on the list Opeth is a worthy no.1 which I expect to be on most folks lists. Priest, Saxon and Riot V are top choices too.
Yeah, it was a big year for thrash.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews 💯Great year for Thrash. Morbid Saint, Atrophy, Evildead, Kerry King, Flotsam And Jetsam, Anarchy, Sabbat, Suicidal Angels... Killer🤘
Nice list John! I always find it interesting to see what everyone else's favorites of the year were. Cheers!
Yes thanks I enjoy watching these as well just to see what everyone picks
Great list! Opeth definitely won me over for my AOTY very late into the year, but it's well deserved with a comeback like that! It's been a wild ride for metal this year honestly
Yes, it was a good year for metal
Nice picks. I have 6 of these making my top list. Really glad you included Riot V. Absolutely love that underrated masterpiece.
Yes, Riot V was much better than I expected.
Interesting list! Alot of stuff I havent heard actually. Big fan of the new Saxon and Priest albums this year. They will be in my honorable mentions for sure. Ive got to get that new Morbid Saint still. Its really killer thrash. Cheers man🤘
That's awesome. Priest and Saxon are releasing some of their best work considering that they are legacy bands.
Nice list JC, and there are a few that are on my end-of-year faves list. They are Rotting Christ, Piah Mater, Judas Priest and Opeth. I also have a few others that I think I should mention, like Gaerea, Wormwood, Thy Catafalque, Schammasch, Iotunn.... Keep on Rockin.
Thanks. I know, I almost added Gaerea
Awesome top 20 list of 2024, John.
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
1) Bruce Dickinson
2) Dead Daisies
3) Black Country Communion
4) Grand Slam
5) Borknagar
6) Cats In Space
7) Judas Priest
8) Opeth
9) My Dying Bride
10) Nile
Good picks. There are a few that I haven't listened to yet.
Hi John!!! Cool part II and awesome bands here and Poppy!!! I wasn't expecting to see ExHorder here, nice surprise. Satan!!! one of the best NWOBHM still releasing great material and with the original lineup. Body Count and Riot V seems to be two cool releases that when under the radar, added to list. Ok, now i will have to check Lucifer out too. I discover Suicidal Angels a hew years ago, liked very much their modern Slayer-esque sound. Any list had to have Saxon, Priest. Btw new Purple --> HM?? cheers and be well
I'm going to be doing another list of rock albums and I'll be including Deep Purple on that one
I’m listing the ones that I purchased, I have 16
#16 suicide angels- profane prayer
#15 Sdewinder- talons
#14 rev theory- salvation nowhere
#13 10 years- inner darkness
#12 Devilskin- surfacing EP
#11 Texas hippie coalition- gunsmoke
#10 lift the curse- overtake
#9 flat black- dark side of the brain
#8 April art- rodeo
#7 dust bolt- sound and fury
#6 beasto blanco - kinetics
#5 amongst liars- by design
#4 Marilyn Manson- one assassination
# 3 a killers confession- victim 1
#2 dead posey- are you in a cult
#1 blooming discord- memories from the future
Cool. I didn't realize Beasto Blanco released an album.
Finally some love for Rotting Christ! My number one
Awesome. For some reason a lot of people didn´t like that one.
I only purchased 9 albums released in 2024 (it wasn't a good year for new music). The rest were old albums from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Best one from 2024? Flotsam & Jetsam - I am the Weapon. Best album purchased in 2024 regardless of year of release - Stone Temple Pilots (Purple).
Yes, STP Purple is a great albums
Nice list, John!
Thanks I'm glad you liked it
We have a few matches but obviously don't want to give too much away till my list goes up on Tuesday. You can probably guess at least one of the matches haha.
Cool. I look forward to seeing it.
Nice list.🎉
1.opeth
2.iotunn
3.blood incantation
Iotunn and Blood Incantation were only ones this year I thought were truly flawless. Opeth was great as many others. This was an amazing year.
Good picks.
2024 Favorites
1. Blood Incantation
2. Dark Tranquility
3. Gatecreeper
4. HammerFall
5. Judas Priest
6. Octoploid
7. Stryper
8. Sunbomb
9. Unleash the Archers
10. Unto Others
Good list. There were a lot that almost made my top 40
I intend to check all these bands and their material. Will take some time to listen to all those, but, I am a fighter me ;-)
I want to recommend 2 vinyl releases to you. Medieval Death LP and free DVD and the Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. If you want to know more Google [Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP], then check audio, videos etc.
If you are to bored to search and want the direct link, let me know \m/
By the way, if Greece is your favoured country for METAL at the moment then you should know that Medieval Death is actually from there! And yes, they do kick ass
Thanks for the recommendation. I will look them up later on.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews Nice! If you like them, let me know.... ;-)
No Iotunn - Kinship 😮 It is maybe the best metal album with Blood Incantation
I listened to it a few times, but I never connected with it.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews For me it is the best album of 2024, for sure
Very different list than mine. . I did like the Piah Mater, Judas Priest, Opeth and Blood Incantation. Those were great.
Yes, Piah Mater are awesome.
Did you check the death metal band BURDEN CALLED GOD
No, I haven never listened to them.
Tomorrow marks exactly *20 years* since we lost Dimebag Darrell of Pantera.
Yes, so sad. I saw that Chilli did a video on it. I remember when it happened. I was at the airport waiting for a flight and I saw it announced on the news.
RIP Dime. Horrible tragedy.
#1 Morbid Saint - Swallowed By Hell
Yes, I know. LOL I had it crack the top 5.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews Lol. I'm definitely a fan as you know. Great list. I still need to check out the new Body Count album. I'm a big fan of Juan Garcia from Evildead and the first Body Count album is a classic.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews
My Top 10 Metal Albums Of 2024
1. Morbid Saint - Swallowed By Hell
2. Rut - Morbid Thoughts
3. Evildead - Toxic Grace
4. Nocturnus AD - Unicursal
5. Atrophy - Asylum
6. Anarchy - Xenotech And The Cosmic Anarchy
7. Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
8. Satan - Songs In Crimson
9. Deicide - Banished By Sin
10. Flotsam And Jetsam - I Am The Weapon
Some good picks
Thanks
If you like Piah Mater, check out Ubiquity - The Ascendant Travels Among the Stars
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Where is High on Fire ?
It didn't make the cut. I'm not really into them.
Top 3
3 Opeth The Last Will And Testament
2 Judas Priest Invincible Shield
1 Blood Incantation Absolute Elsewhere
That's awesome close to my top three
ULCERATE - CUTTING THE THROAT OF GOD
Yeah, also a good one
@jcrockandmetalreviews Best of the year, hands down.
No Yoth Iria, Blazing Inferno?? They have released one of the year's musical bestie
Yeah I know I remember when it came out I didn't really get a chance to listen to it that much
Bruce Dickinson is not included?
I liked the album. It just missed my top 40.
The only one of these that made my top 50 was Priest. I do however like Satan, Unto Others, Riot V, Saxon, Suicidal Angels and Morbid Saint to varying degrees. I didn't even listen to the new Opeth. I only like their very early stuff and some songs here and there. I heard the super boring first single and there's no way on this earth I was going to torture my ears with the rest of it...😅
You should give it a chance. The new Opeth sounds much more like their older stuff.
@@jcrockandmetalreviews It might well do but I've long given up on Opeth... it'll take a miracle for that to change. I've probably moved on in my tastes a bit as I've got older as well and Opeth is one of those bands that I've left far behind.
Couldn't get into the new Rotting Christ. May have to give a re-listen.
It was disappointing just like the new Darkthrone and Swallow The Sun also Linkin Park From Zero
I liked it but it was also my first time listening to this band I know they have a lot of other albums
1. Opeth--Last Will And Testament
2. Blood Incantation-Absolute Elsewhere
3. Witherfall-Songs Of The Forgotten
4. Ulcerate--Cutting The Throat Of God
5. Neon Nightmare--Faded Dreams
6. Aquilus-Bellum II
7. Cosmic Putrefaction-Emerald Fires Atop Farewell Mountain
8. Dark Tranquility-Endless Signals
9. Nyktophobia-To The Stars
10. Assemble The Chariots-Unyielding Night
11. Summoning The Lich-Under The Reviled Throne
12. Nile-The Underworld Awaits Us All
13. Midnight-Hellish Expectations
14. The Last Ten Seconds Of Life-No Name Graves
15. Winterfylleth-The Imperious Horizon
16. Yoth Iria--Blazing Inferno
17. Siderean-Spilling The Astral Challice
18. Ihsahn-Ihsahn
19. Eternal Storm-A Giant Bound To Fall
20. Drown In Sulphur-Dark Secrets Of The Soul
21. Atrae Bliss-Aumicide
22. Job For A Cowboy-Moon Healer
23. Worm Shepherd--Hunger
24. Cemetery Skyline-Nordic Gothic
25. Tribulation-Sub Rosa In Aeternum
26. Borknagar-Fall
27. Spectral Wound-Songs Of Blood And Mire
28. Veilburner-The Duality Of Decapitation And Wisdom
29. Oxygen Destroyer--Guardians Of The Universe
30. Candy-Its Inside You
31. Mother Of Graves-Periapt Of Absence
32. Distant-Tsukuyomi: The Origin
33. Wintersun Time II
34. Mayhemic-Toba
35. Slimelord--Chytridiomycosis Relinquished
36. Civerous-Maze Envy
37. Lucifer-Lucifer V
38. Aborted-Vault Of Horrors
39. In Vain-Solemn
40. Underneath-From The Gut Of Gaia
Good picks. There were a few of these that almost made my top 40, such as Witherfall and Candy.
Lovebites EPII should be on the list. This song alone is one of the best ever: th-cam.com/video/CsSSkGZ15WM/w-d-xo.html
Cool. I didn't know they released it.
We have a few in common
Cool. I look forward to your videos.
Unto Others new album was. a HUGE disappointment
Love Greek black metal. Check out Synteleia
Thanks. I'll check them out.
There's a band called "Satan" ? Use some imagination dudes.
Yeah I thought the same thing when I first heard about this band that's why I never listened to them before this album
wtf is all this Poppy nonsense??!! Garbage. my opinion of course.
no ,youre right. its garbage.
It was better than her previous ones lol
4 of the most disappointing albums of the year in a top 20? Ok.
Let me guess. Kerry King and Rotting Christ? I know I like bad albums 😂
Had to give you a like and sub mate, purely for the variety. You're the first end of year list I've seen with similar tastes, Oceans of Slumber, Lucifer (my first Lucifer too), Unto Others, Nightwish, Opeth. Most lists these days are just brutal death metal and black metal which are not my thing for the most part. Love some melo death though. Here's a few on mine you didn't mention that may like, Anciients - Beyond the Reach of the Sun, DVNE - Voidkind, Alunah - Fever Dream, Bobbie Dazzle - Fandabidozi (Alunah singers solo), Vola - Friend of a Phantom. 🤘
Thanks I appreciate it. I almost had Anciients in the top 40 but just missed it.