Kerrang!'s 50 Best Albums of 2019
We count down the 50 best rock and metal albums of 2019...
Published: December 31, 2019 12:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | We Are Not Your Kind | Slipknot | Aug-09-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #2 | Fear Inoculum | TOOL | Aug-30-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #3 | amo | Bring Me The Horizon | Jan-25-2019, Pop Rock |
| #4 | Gold & Grey | Baroness | Jun-14-2019, Stoner Rock |
| #5 | A Different Shade of Blue | Knocked Loose | Aug-23-2019, Metalcore |
| #6 | STRENGTH IN NUMB333RS | FEVER 333 | Jan-18-2019, Rap Metal |
| #7 | Samsara | Venom Prison | Mar-15-2019, Deathcore |
| #8 | Rammstein | Rammstein | May-17-2019, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #9 | Almost Free | FIDLAR | Jan-25-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | Eternal Forward Motion | Employed To Serve | May-10-2019, Metalcore |
| #11 | Hello Exile | The Menzingers | Oct-04-2019, Pop Punk |
| #12 | Berkeley's On Fire | SWMRS | Feb-15-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | Surviving | Jimmy Eat World | Oct-18-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | The Nothing | Korn | Sep-13-2019, Nu Metal |
| #15 | End of Suffering | Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | May-03-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #16 | Amyl and The Sniffers | Amyl and The Sniffers | May-24-2019, Garage Punk |
| #17 | Spiritual Instinct | Alcest | Oct-25-2019, Post-Metal |
| #18 | Barriers | Frank Iero and The Future Violents | May-31-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | FANDOM | Waterparks | Oct-11-2019, Pop Rock |
| #20 | An Obelisk | Titus Andronicus | Jun-21-2019, Punk Rock |
| #21 | Birth of Violence | Chelsea Wolfe | Sep-13-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Morbid Stuff | PUP | Apr-05-2019, Pop Punk |
| #23 | SO WHAT? | While She Sleeps | Mar-01-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #24 | How Do You Love? | The Regrettes | Aug-09-2019, Indie Rock |
| #25 | War Music | Refused | Oct-18-2019, Post-Hardcore |
| #26 | Primrose Path | Dream State | Oct-18-2019, Post-Hardcore |
| #27 | Cut & Stitch | Petrol Girls | May-24-2019, Post-Hardcore |
| #28 | METAL GALAXY | BABYMETAL | Oct-08-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #29 | CALIGULA | Lingua Ignota | Jul-19-2019, Death Industrial |
| #30 | Celebrity Mansions | Dinosaur Pile-Up | Jun-07-2019, Post-Grunge |
| #31 | Order in Decline | Sum 41 | Jul-19-2019, Melodic Hardcore |
| #32 | NINE | blink-182 | Sep-20-2019, Pop Rock |
| #33 | High Crimes | The Damned Things | Apr-26-2019, Hard Rock |
| #34 | This is Not the End | Spielbergs | Feb-01-2019, Indie Rock |
| #35 | F & M | Lindemann | Nov-22-2019, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #36 | In the Spirit World Now | Ceremony | Aug-23-2019, Post-Punk |
| #37 | American Football | American Football | Jan-01-1999, Midwest Emo |
| #38 | Internal Atomics | Stray from the Path | Nov-01-2019, Metalcore |
| #39 | Life Metal | sunn O))) | Apr-26-2019, Drone Metal |
| #40 | Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow | Yonaka | May-31-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #41 | Atonement | Killswitch Engage | Aug-16-2019, Melodic Metalcore |
| #42 | Valediction | Gost | Oct-04-2019, Darkwave |
| #43 | A Dawn to Fear | Cult Of Luna | Sep-20-2019, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #44 | TRAUMA | I Prevail | Mar-29-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #45 | Behold Sedition Plainsong | Dawn Ray'd | Oct-25-2019, Black Metal |
| #46 | Deserted | Gatecreeper | Oct-04-2019, Death Metal |
| #47 | Kind Heaven | Perry Farrell | Jun-07-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #48 | Wasted Energy | Press Club | Aug-16-2019, Indie Rock |
| #49 | The Language of Injury | Ithaca | Feb-01-2019, Metalcore |
| #50 | Admission | Torche | Jul-12-2019, Stoner Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | We Are Not Your Kind | Slipknot | Album, Aug-09-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #2 | Fear Inoculum | TOOL | Album, Aug-30-2019, Progressive Metal |
| #3 | amo | Bring Me The Horizon | Album, Jan-25-2019, Pop Rock |
| #4 | Gold & Grey | Baroness | Album, Jun-14-2019, Stoner Rock |
| #5 | A Different Shade of Blue | Knocked Loose | Album, Aug-23-2019, Metalcore |
| #6 | STRENGTH IN NUMB333RS | FEVER 333 | Album, Jan-18-2019, Rap Metal |
| #7 | Samsara | Venom Prison | Album, Mar-15-2019, Deathcore |
| #8 | Rammstein | Rammstein | Album, May-17-2019, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #9 | Almost Free | FIDLAR | Album, Jan-25-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | Eternal Forward Motion | Employed To Serve | Album, May-10-2019, Metalcore |
| #11 | Hello Exile | The Menzingers | Album, Oct-04-2019, Pop Punk |
| #12 | Berkeley's On Fire | SWMRS | Album, Feb-15-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | Surviving | Jimmy Eat World | Album, Oct-18-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | The Nothing | Korn | Album, Sep-13-2019, Nu Metal |
| #15 | End of Suffering | Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | Album, May-03-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #16 | Amyl and The Sniffers | Amyl and The Sniffers | Album, May-24-2019, Garage Punk |
| #17 | Spiritual Instinct | Alcest | Album, Oct-25-2019, Post-Metal |
| #18 | Barriers | Frank Iero and The Future Violents | Album, May-31-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | FANDOM | Waterparks | Album, Oct-11-2019, Pop Rock |
| #20 | An Obelisk | Titus Andronicus | Album, Jun-21-2019, Punk Rock |
| #21 | Birth of Violence | Chelsea Wolfe | Album, Sep-13-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Morbid Stuff | PUP | Album, Apr-05-2019, Pop Punk |
| #23 | SO WHAT? | While She Sleeps | Album, Mar-01-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #24 | How Do You Love? | The Regrettes | Album, Aug-09-2019, Indie Rock |
| #25 | War Music | Refused | Album, Oct-18-2019, Post-Hardcore |
| #26 | Primrose Path | Dream State | Album, Oct-18-2019, Post-Hardcore |
| #27 | Cut & Stitch | Petrol Girls | Album, May-24-2019, Post-Hardcore |
| #28 | METAL GALAXY | BABYMETAL | Album, Oct-08-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #29 | CALIGULA | Lingua Ignota | Album, Jul-19-2019, Death Industrial |
| #30 | Celebrity Mansions | Dinosaur Pile-Up | Album, Jun-07-2019, Post-Grunge |
| #31 | Order in Decline | Sum 41 | Album, Jul-19-2019, Melodic Hardcore |
| #32 | NINE | blink-182 | Album, Sep-20-2019, Pop Rock |
| #33 | High Crimes | The Damned Things | Album, Apr-26-2019, Hard Rock |
| #34 | This is Not the End | Spielbergs | Album, Feb-01-2019, Indie Rock |
| #35 | F & M | Lindemann | Album, Nov-22-2019, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #36 | In the Spirit World Now | Ceremony | Album, Aug-23-2019, Post-Punk |
| #37 | American Football | American Football | Album, Jan-01-1999, Midwest Emo |
| #38 | Internal Atomics | Stray from the Path | Album, Nov-01-2019, Metalcore |
| #39 | Life Metal | sunn O))) | Album, Apr-26-2019, Drone Metal |
| #40 | Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow | Yonaka | Album, May-31-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #41 | Atonement | Killswitch Engage | Album, Aug-16-2019, Melodic Metalcore |
| #42 | Valediction | Gost | Album, Oct-04-2019, Darkwave |
| #43 | A Dawn to Fear | Cult Of Luna | Album, Sep-20-2019, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #44 | TRAUMA | I Prevail | Album, Mar-29-2019, Alternative Metal |
| #45 | Behold Sedition Plainsong | Dawn Ray'd | Album, Oct-25-2019, Black Metal |
| #46 | Deserted | Gatecreeper | Album, Oct-04-2019, Death Metal |
| #47 | Kind Heaven | Perry Farrell | Album, Jun-07-2019, Alternative Rock |
| #48 | Wasted Energy | Press Club | Album, Aug-16-2019, Indie Rock |
| #49 | The Language of Injury | Ithaca | Album, Feb-01-2019, Metalcore |
| #50 | Admission | Torche | Album, Jul-12-2019, Stoner Metal |