Kerrang!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022

The Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2022.

Published: December 19, 2022 12:50 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Supernova Nova Twins Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock
#2 They Fear Us Ithaca Jul-29-2022, Metalcore
#3 Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life Bob Vylan Apr-22-2022, Punk Rock
#4 Celebrity Therapist The Callous Daoboys Sep-02-2022, Mathcore
#5 IMPERA Ghost Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock
#6 The End, So Far Slipknot Sep-30-2022, Alternative Metal
#7 Zeit Rammstein Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte
#8 As the Moon Rests A.A.Williams Oct-07-2022, Post-Metal
#9 Malicious Intent Malevolence May-20-2022, Metalcore
#10 Zeal & Ardor Zeal & Ardor Feb-11-2022, Avant-Garde Metal
#11 the classic symptoms of a broken spirit Architects Oct-21-2022, Alternative Metal
#12 In the Wild The Interrupters Aug-05-2022, Ska Punk
#13 Pain Remains Lorna Shore Oct-14-2022, Deathcore
#14 Congregation Witch Fever Oct-21-2022, Grunge
#15 Datura Boston Manor Oct-14-2022, Alternative Rock
#16 Rouge Carpet Disaster Static Dress May-18-2022, Post-Hardcore
#17 Otherness Alexisonfire Jun-17-2022, Post-Hardcore
#18 Darker Still Parkway Drive Sep-09-2022, Alternative Metal
#19 Love Me Forever Pinkshift Oct-21-2022, Post-Hardcore
#20 Opvs Contra Natvram Behemoth Sep-16-2022, Black Metal
#21 Back From the Dead Halestorm May-06-2022, Hard Rock
#22 Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop
#23 Baby Petrol Girls Jun-24-2022, Riot Grrrl
#24 Euthanasia Stray from the Path Sep-09-2022, Rap Metal
#25 Leather Terror Carpenter Brut Mar-31-2022, Darksynth
#26 Baku's Revenge Magnolia Park Nov-04-2022, Pop Punk
#27 Past Lives L.S. Dunes Nov-11-2022, Post-Hardcore
#28 <COPINGMECHANISM> WILLOW Oct-07-2022, Alternative Rock
#29 GET FUCKED The Chats Aug-19-2022, Garage Punk
#30 Páthos Conjurer Jul-01-2022, Sludge Metal
#31 HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING Backxwash Oct-31-2022, Industrial Hip Hop
#32 Heaven is Here Candy Jun-24-2022, Metalcore
#33 Diaspora Problems Soul Glo Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk
#34 Erebos Venom Prison Feb-04-2022, Melodic Death Metal
#35 ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN Machine Head Aug-26-2022, Groove Metal
#36 Where Myth Becomes Memory Rolo Tomassi Feb-04-2022, Post-Metal
#37 Patient Number 9 Ozzy Osbourne Sep-09-2022, Hard Rock
#38 DISCO4 :: PART II HEALTH Apr-08-2022, Post-Industrial
#39 Further Joy The Regrettes Apr-08-2022, Pop Rock
#40 Omens Lamb of God Oct-07-2022, Groove Metal
#41 Mirrorcell Greg Puciato Jun-24-2022, Alternative Metal
#42 SKIN Ho99o9 Mar-10-2022, Industrial Hip Hop
#43 f.e.a.r. Stand Atlantic May-06-2022, Pop Punk
#44 Fever Dream Palaye Royale Oct-28-2022, Glam Rock
#45 Requiem Korn Feb-04-2022, Nu Metal
#46 Unison Life Brutus Oct-21-2022, Post-Hardcore
#47 Hygiene Drug Church Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore
#48 Growing Up The Linda Lindas Apr-08-2022, Pop Punk
#49 The Hum Goes on Forever The Wonder Years Sep-23-2022, Alternative Rock
#50 Unwanted Pale Waves Aug-12-2022, Alternative Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Album, Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #2 | They Fear Us | Ithaca | Album, Jul-29-2022, Metalcore |
| #3 | Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life | Bob Vylan | Album, Apr-22-2022, Punk Rock |
| #4 | Celebrity Therapist | The Callous Daoboys | Album, Sep-02-2022, Mathcore |
| #5 | IMPERA | Ghost | Album, Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #6 | The End, So Far | Slipknot | Album, Sep-30-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #7 | Zeit | Rammstein | Album, Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #8 | As the Moon Rests | A.A.Williams | Album, Oct-07-2022, Post-Metal |
| #9 | Malicious Intent | Malevolence | Album, May-20-2022, Metalcore |
| #10 | Zeal & Ardor | Zeal & Ardor | Album, Feb-11-2022, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #11 | the classic symptoms of a broken spirit | Architects | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #12 | In the Wild | The Interrupters | Album, Aug-05-2022, Ska Punk |
| #13 | Pain Remains | Lorna Shore | Album, Oct-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #14 | Congregation | Witch Fever | Album, Oct-21-2022, Grunge |
| #15 | Datura | Boston Manor | Album, Oct-14-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #16 | Rouge Carpet Disaster | Static Dress | Album, May-18-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #17 | Otherness | Alexisonfire | Album, Jun-17-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #18 | Darker Still | Parkway Drive | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #19 | Love Me Forever | Pinkshift | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #20 | Opvs Contra Natvram | Behemoth | Album, Sep-16-2022, Black Metal |
| #21 | Back From the Dead | Halestorm | Album, May-06-2022, Hard Rock |
| #22 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Denzel Curry | Album, Mar-25-2022, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #23 | Baby | Petrol Girls | Album, Jun-24-2022, Riot Grrrl |
| #24 | Euthanasia | Stray from the Path | Album, Sep-09-2022, Rap Metal |
| #25 | Leather Terror | Carpenter Brut | Album, Mar-31-2022, Darksynth |
| #26 | Baku's Revenge | Magnolia Park | Album, Nov-04-2022, Pop Punk |
| #27 | Past Lives | L.S. Dunes | Album, Nov-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #28 | <COPINGMECHANISM> | WILLOW | Album, Oct-07-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #29 | GET FUCKED | The Chats | Album, Aug-19-2022, Garage Punk |
| #30 | Páthos | Conjurer | Album, Jul-01-2022, Sludge Metal |
| #31 | HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING | Backxwash | Album, Oct-31-2022, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #32 | Heaven is Here | Candy | Album, Jun-24-2022, Metalcore |
| #33 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #34 | Erebos | Venom Prison | Album, Feb-04-2022, Melodic Death Metal |
| #35 | ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN | Machine Head | Album, Aug-26-2022, Groove Metal |
| #36 | Where Myth Becomes Memory | Rolo Tomassi | Album, Feb-04-2022, Post-Metal |
| #37 | Patient Number 9 | Ozzy Osbourne | Album, Sep-09-2022, Hard Rock |
| #38 | DISCO4 :: PART II | HEALTH | Album, Apr-08-2022, Post-Industrial |
| #39 | Further Joy | The Regrettes | Album, Apr-08-2022, Pop Rock |
| #40 | Omens | Lamb of God | Album, Oct-07-2022, Groove Metal |
| #41 | Mirrorcell | Greg Puciato | Album, Jun-24-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #42 | SKIN | Ho99o9 | Album, Mar-10-2022, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #43 | f.e.a.r. | Stand Atlantic | Album, May-06-2022, Pop Punk |
| #44 | Fever Dream | Palaye Royale | Album, Oct-28-2022, Glam Rock |
| #45 | Requiem | Korn | Album, Feb-04-2022, Nu Metal |
| #46 | Unison Life | Brutus | Album, Oct-21-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #47 | Hygiene | Drug Church | Album, Mar-11-2022, Post-Hardcore |
| #48 | Growing Up | The Linda Lindas | Album, Apr-08-2022, Pop Punk |
| #49 | The Hum Goes on Forever | The Wonder Years | Album, Sep-23-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | Unwanted | Pale Waves | Album, Aug-12-2022, Alternative Rock |