Loudwire's 30 Best Hard Rock Albums of 2018

And No. 1 is...

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# 1

Year of the Tiger by Myles Kennedy

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Acoustic Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 2

Thread by Red Sun Rising

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Post-Grunge

# 3

Eat the Elephant by A Perfect Circle

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 4

Made an America by FEVER 333

EP • Mar 23 / 2018 Alternative Metal Rap Metal

# 5

Vicious by Halestorm

Album • Jul 27 / 2018 Hard Rock

# 6

Ember by Breaking Benjamin

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Alternative Metal

# 7

When Legends Rise by Godsmack

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Hard Rock

# 8

Rainier Fog by Alice In Chains

Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative Metal Grunge

# 9

Evolution by Disturbed

Album • Oct 18 / 2018 Alternative Metal

# 10

Stone Temple Pilots by Stone Temple Pilots

Album • May 24 / 2010 Hard Rock Alternative Rock

# 11

Simulation Theory by Muse

Album • Nov 09 / 2018 Pop Rock Electropop

# 12

Living the Dream by Slash

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Hard Rock

# 13

A Dying Machine by Tremonti

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Hard Rock Alternative Metal

# 14

Book of Bad Decisions by Clutch

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Hard Rock Stoner Rock

# 15

Time & Space by Turnstile

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Hardcore Punk New York Hardcore

# 16

ATTENTION ATTENTION by Shinedown

Album • May 04 / 2018 Alternative Rock Hard Rock

# 17

Family Tree by Black Stone Cherry

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Hard Rock

# 18

Disease by Beartooth

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore

# 19

Anthem Of The Peaceful Army by Greta Van Fleet

Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Hard Rock Blues Rock

# 20

And Justice for None by Five Finger Death Punch

Album • May 18 / 2018 Groove Metal Alternative Metal

# 21

Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures by Coheed and Cambria

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Alternative Rock Progressive Rock

# 22

Dictator by Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway

Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Alternative Metal

# 23

Black Labyrinth by Jonathan Davis

Album • May 25 / 2018 Alternative Metal Alternative Rock

# 24

A Deeper Cut by The Temperance Movement

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Southern Rock

# 25

Bad Witch by Nine Inch Nails

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Experimental Rock Industrial Rock

# 26

Thunderpussy by Thunderpussy

Album • May 25 / 2018 Hard Rock

# 27

Post Traumatic by Mike Shinoda

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

# 28

Ancient Geometry by VEXES

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Alternative Metal

# 29

WP2 by Walking Papers

Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Hard Rock

# 30

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

Album • Nov 16 / 2018 Alternative Rock