Loudwire's 50 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2022
There were tons of new albums this year and these are the 50 best.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dread Reaver | Abbath | Feb-04-2022, Black Metal |
| #2 | DAMNUM | Allegaeon | Feb-25-2022, Technical Death Metal |
| #3 | Pawns & Kings | Alter Bridge | Oct-14-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | Parrhesia | Animals As Leaders | Mar-25-2022, Djent |
| #5 | Deceivers | Arch Enemy | Aug-12-2022, Melodic Death Metal |
| #6 | the classic symptoms of a broken spirit | Architects | Oct-21-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #7 | THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND | Bad Omens | Feb-25-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #8 | Rakshak | Bloodywood | Feb-18-2022, Rap Metal |
| #9 | A Eulogy for Those Still Here | Counterparts | Oct-07-2022, Metalcore |
| #10 | Lightwork | Devin Townsend | Nov-04-2022, Progressive Rock |
| #11 | Divisive | Disturbed | Nov-18-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #12 | Gifts From The Holy Ghost | Dorothy | Apr-22-2022, Hard Rock |
| #13 | Earthling | Eddie Vedder | Feb-11-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | TEKKNO | Electric Callboy | Sep-16-2022, Trancecore |
| #15 | Oh What the Future Holds | Fit for An Autopsy | Jan-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #16 | AfterLife | Five Finger Death Punch | Aug-19-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #17 | Boombox | Fozzy | May-06-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #18 | IMPERA | Ghost | Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #19 | Back From the Dead | Halestorm | May-06-2022, Hard Rock |
| #20 | Hammer of Dawn | HammerFall | Feb-25-2022, Power Metal |
| #21 | TRUE POWER | I Prevail | Aug-19-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #22 | Fear Of The Dawn | Jack White | Apr-08-2022, Blues Rock |
| #23 | Liminal Rite | Kardashev | Jun-10-2022, Post-Metal |
| #24 | Requiem | Korn | Feb-04-2022, Nu Metal |
| #25 | Omens | Lamb of God | Oct-07-2022, Groove Metal |
| #26 | Pain Remains | Lorna Shore | Oct-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #27 | Malicious Intent | Malevolence | May-20-2022, Metalcore |
| #28 | The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! | Megadeth | Sep-02-2022, Thrash Metal |
| #29 | Scoring The End Of The World | Motionless In White | Jun-10-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #30 | Electrified Brain | Municipal Waste | Jul-01-2022, Crossover Thrash |
| #31 | Will Of The People | Muse | Aug-26-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #32 | Get Rollin | Nickelback | Nov-18-2022, Hard Rock |
| #33 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #34 | Luxury Disease | ONE OK ROCK | Sep-09-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #35 | Patient Number 9 | Ozzy Osbourne | Sep-09-2022, Hard Rock |
| #36 | Ego Trip | Papa Roach | Apr-08-2022, Rap Rock |
| #37 | Remember That You Will Die | Polyphia | Oct-28-2022, Math Rock |
| #38 | Zeit | Rammstein | Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #39 | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Apr-01-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Rock Believer | Scorpions | Feb-25-2022, Hard Rock |
| #41 | Planet Zero | Shinedown | Jul-01-2022, Hard Rock |
| #42 | 4 | Slash | Feb-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #43 | The End, So Far | Slipknot | Sep-30-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #44 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #45 | The Generation of Danger | Tallah | Nov-18-2022, Nu Metal |
| #46 | The Mars Volta | The Mars Volta | Sep-16-2022, Art Pop |
| #47 | ERROR | The Warning | Jun-24-2022, Hard Rock |
| #48 | It's Time...To Rise from the Grave | Undeath | Apr-22-2022, Death Metal |
| #49 | Erebos | Venom Prison | Feb-04-2022, Melodic Death Metal |
| #50 | Sometimes Y | Yelawolf, Shooter Jennings | Mar-11-2022, Country Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dread Reaver | Abbath | Album, Feb-04-2022, Black Metal |
| #2 | DAMNUM | Allegaeon | Album, Feb-25-2022, Technical Death Metal |
| #3 | Pawns & Kings | Alter Bridge | Album, Oct-14-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | Parrhesia | Animals As Leaders | Album, Mar-25-2022, Djent |
| #5 | Deceivers | Arch Enemy | Album, Aug-12-2022, Melodic Death Metal |
| #6 | the classic symptoms of a broken spirit | Architects | Album, Oct-21-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #7 | THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND | Bad Omens | Album, Feb-25-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #8 | Rakshak | Bloodywood | Album, Feb-18-2022, Rap Metal |
| #9 | A Eulogy for Those Still Here | Counterparts | Album, Oct-07-2022, Metalcore |
| #10 | Lightwork | Devin Townsend | Album, Nov-04-2022, Progressive Rock |
| #11 | Divisive | Disturbed | Album, Nov-18-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #12 | Gifts From The Holy Ghost | Dorothy | Album, Apr-22-2022, Hard Rock |
| #13 | Earthling | Eddie Vedder | Album, Feb-11-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | TEKKNO | Electric Callboy | Album, Sep-16-2022, Trancecore |
| #15 | Oh What the Future Holds | Fit for An Autopsy | Album, Jan-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #16 | AfterLife | Five Finger Death Punch | Album, Aug-19-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #17 | Boombox | Fozzy | Album, May-06-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #18 | IMPERA | Ghost | Album, Mar-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #19 | Back From the Dead | Halestorm | Album, May-06-2022, Hard Rock |
| #20 | Hammer of Dawn | HammerFall | Album, Feb-25-2022, Power Metal |
| #21 | TRUE POWER | I Prevail | Album, Aug-19-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #22 | Fear Of The Dawn | Jack White | Album, Apr-08-2022, Blues Rock |
| #23 | Liminal Rite | Kardashev | Album, Jun-10-2022, Post-Metal |
| #24 | Requiem | Korn | Album, Feb-04-2022, Nu Metal |
| #25 | Omens | Lamb of God | Album, Oct-07-2022, Groove Metal |
| #26 | Pain Remains | Lorna Shore | Album, Oct-14-2022, Deathcore |
| #27 | Malicious Intent | Malevolence | Album, May-20-2022, Metalcore |
| #28 | The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! | Megadeth | Album, Sep-02-2022, Thrash Metal |
| #29 | Scoring The End Of The World | Motionless In White | Album, Jun-10-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #30 | Electrified Brain | Municipal Waste | Album, Jul-01-2022, Crossover Thrash |
| #31 | Will Of The People | Muse | Album, Aug-26-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #32 | Get Rollin | Nickelback | Album, Nov-18-2022, Hard Rock |
| #33 | Supernova | Nova Twins | Album, Jun-17-2022, Rap Rock |
| #34 | Luxury Disease | ONE OK ROCK | Album, Sep-09-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #35 | Patient Number 9 | Ozzy Osbourne | Album, Sep-09-2022, Hard Rock |
| #36 | Ego Trip | Papa Roach | Album, Apr-08-2022, Rap Rock |
| #37 | Remember That You Will Die | Polyphia | Album, Oct-28-2022, Math Rock |
| #38 | Zeit | Rammstein | Album, Apr-29-2022, Neue Deutsche Härte |
| #39 | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Album, Apr-01-2022, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Rock Believer | Scorpions | Album, Feb-25-2022, Hard Rock |
| #41 | Planet Zero | Shinedown | Album, Jul-01-2022, Hard Rock |
| #42 | 4 | Slash | Album, Feb-11-2022, Hard Rock |
| #43 | The End, So Far | Slipknot | Album, Sep-30-2022, Alternative Metal |
| #44 | Diaspora Problems | Soul Glo | Album, Mar-25-2022, Hardcore Punk |
| #45 | The Generation of Danger | Tallah | Album, Nov-18-2022, Nu Metal |
| #46 | The Mars Volta | The Mars Volta | Album, Sep-16-2022, Art Pop |
| #47 | ERROR | The Warning | Album, Jun-24-2022, Hard Rock |
| #48 | It's Time...To Rise from the Grave | Undeath | Album, Apr-22-2022, Death Metal |
| #49 | Erebos | Venom Prison | Album, Feb-04-2022, Melodic Death Metal |
| #50 | Sometimes Y | YelawolfShooter Jennings | Album, Mar-11-2022, Country Rock |