Kerrang!'s 50 Albums That Shook 2018

It’s been a hell of a year for rock. Here, we count down the 50 records that soundtracked your lives, and ruled 2018…

Published: December 18, 2018 14:00 Source

# 1

Time & Space by Turnstile

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Hardcore Punk New York Hardcore

# 2

Ordinary Corrupt Human Love by Deafheaven

Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Blackgaze Post-Metal

# 3

Holy Hell by Architects

Album • Nov 09 / 2018 Metalcore

# 4

Eat the Elephant by A Perfect Circle

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 5

Prequelle by Ghost

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Hard Rock

# 6

Dance on the Blacktop by Nothing

Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Shoegaze

# 7

Bay Dream by Culture Abuse

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 8

I Loved You at Your Darkest by Behemoth

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Black Metal Death Metal

# 9

Joy as an Act of Resistance. by IDLES

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Post-Punk Post-Hardcore

# 10

Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It by Rolo Tomassi

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Mathcore

# 11

Firepower by Judas Priest

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Heavy Metal

# 12

Hold on to Your Heart by The XCERTS

Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 13

Knowing What You Know Now by Marmozets

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Alternative Rock Hard Rock

# 14

Dose Your Dreams by Fucked Up

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Art Punk Post-Hardcore Rock Opera

# 15

Its Hard to Have Hope by Svalbard

Album • May 25 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Neocrust

# 16

Cheer by Drug Church

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Post-Hardcore

# 17

Jord by MØL

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Blackgaze

# 18

Rainier Fog by Alice In Chains

Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative Metal Grunge

# 19

Mire by Conjurer

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Sludge Metal Post-Metal

# 20

Book of Bad Decisions by Clutch

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Hard Rock Stoner Rock

# 21

Trench by twenty one pilots

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Alt-Pop Indie Pop

# 22

Is This Thing Cursed? by Alkaline Trio

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Pop Punk Alternative Rock

# 23

Fight the Good Fight by The Interrupters

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Ska Punk

# 24

Through a Wall by Single Mothers

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Hardcore Punk

# 25

Leather Teeth by Carpenter Brut

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Synthwave Electro House Darksynth

# 26

The American Dream by Trophy Eyes

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Pop Punk Alternative Rock

# 27

Reverence by Parkway Drive

Album • May 04 / 2018 Alternative Metal Heavy Metal

# 28

Swell by Tiny Moving Parts

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Midwest Emo

# 29

Pray for the Wicked by Panic! At the Disco

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Electropop

# 30

Bad Witch by Nine Inch Nails

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Experimental Rock Industrial Rock

# 31

Anthem Of The Peaceful Army by Greta Van Fleet

Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Hard Rock Blues Rock

# 32

Black Wash by Pagan

Album • Jul 06 / 2018 Black 'n' Roll Post-Hardcore

# 33

Technology by DON BROCO

Album • Feb 02 / 2018 Pop Rock

# 34

YOUNG & DANGEROUS by The Struts

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Pop Rock Glam Rock Post-Punk Revival

# 35

M A N I A by Fall Out Boy

Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Electropop

# 36

Million Dollars to Kill Me by Joyce Manor

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 37

Palms by Thrice

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 38

Electric Messiah by High On Fire

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Sludge Metal Stoner Metal

# 39

Post Traumatic by Mike Shinoda

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Alternative R&B Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop Alt-Pop

# 40

VI by You Me At Six

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Pop Rock

# 41

SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN. by The Smashing Pumpkins

Album • Nov 16 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 42

Welcome to the Neighbourhood by Boston Manor

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 43

Simulation Theory by Muse

Album • Nov 09 / 2018 Pop Rock Electropop

# 44

Errorzone by Vein.fm

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Metalcore Mathcore

# 45

Master Volume by The Dirty Nil

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Alternative Rock Garage Punk

# 46

Proper Dose by The Story So Far

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Pop Punk Alternative Rock

# 47

Living the Dream by Slash

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Hard Rock

# 48

Infinite Games by The Black Queen

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Synthpop Darkwave

# 49

Sleepwalkers by Brian Fallon

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Heartland Rock

# 50

This Too Won't Pass by Can't Swim

Album • Nov 16 / 2018 Alternative Rock Emo