My Top 15 Heavy/Power/Thrash/Metal albums of 2024

Ironflame:

Riot:

Accept:

Unleash The Archers:

Powerwolf:

Vicious Blade:

Oxygen Destroyer:

Wind Rose:

Helvetets Port:

Rage:

Vulture:

Hammerfall:

Mayhemic:

Neon Nightmare:

Judas Priest:

Top Black Metal:

Top Death Metal:

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[darwleg]

3:12 The animal on the cover of RIOT's album is a seal 🦭, not a panda.
I'm a huge fan of RIOT . I love the album "Mean Streets", it's my favorite album of the year 2024.

[s.craigzahler]

Thanks for turning me on to Helvetets Port---promising stuff!

[JosephKissSr.]

Love to see the branching out here! The Riot catalog is definitely worth diving in to. Swords and Tequila will get you through the night…. Same with the Powerwolf stuff - all good and all fun. Pretty soon Melanie will be challenging Marty for the power metal crown and pimping Helloween to everyone that will listen! 🤘

[mhugman]

I haven’t really listened to power metal since I was a teen in the early 2000s. Cool to know all these bands are still releasing new music. Hammerfall’s Legacy of Kings is probably my favorite power metal album of all time, I listened to it on repeat while playing Final Fantasy. Along with In Flames Clayman.

[RandarosMusicworld]

Great list nice to seeing you going into this in this video.
Nice stuff.
Unleash The Archers and Judas Priest is the only i got.
Hope to getting more of these and get into some of them too.Or rediscover some of them.

[SuperStrik]

Acid Bath reunion is what I'm looking forward to the most in 2025. My favorite Sludge Metal band of all time. When The Kite String Pops and Paegan Terrorism Tactics are all time classics.🤘

[Jah-Knee]

Great list. At the moment, I can't get enough of the new Toxikull album, Under The Southern Light. It's a blast!

[tracystanton]

Awesome Selections My Lady ! Glad To See The Essentials Coming Into Play! Your Right Its Time To Being Fourth Quality Power /Thrash Elemnts To Our Ears Certain Bands In These Genres So Need The Accolades! Thank You So Much For Putting It Out There Women 🤘😛

[fozzievinylmania]

Hey Melanie. A very pleasant list for the past year. I missed Mayhemic somewhere, I have to look for their album. When it comes to such lively thrash metal, one of my favorite albums last year was Profane Prayer from Greek specialists Suicidal Angels. And if you find a moment of free time, you might like the second album PANDEMIC - Phantoms by the young guys from Kraków. The album is out now via Dying Victims Productions (LP and CD). Happy New Year. Cheers ~ Fozzie

[s.craigzahler]

Fun video. Glad to see Vicious Blade. My favorite Riot albums/highest recommendations are:
1 Fire Down Under 2 Born in America 3 Restless Breed 4 Immortal Soul. 5 Narita
Most of these are traditional heavy metal rather than power metal, which Riot began to make on Thundersteel.

[MrLando]

Viscous Blade rips! I’d add Wraith, Demiser and Acid Mass for blackened thrash.

[corielldoghc]

Hey Melanie, I’m a big fan and also a huge power metal and traditional heavy metal person. Glad you enjoyed this years ironflame. If you’re looking for recommendations, this year’s savage oath and demon bitch are similarly awesome power metal releases!

The new rage this year was very fun as well, I’ve been trying to dive deeper into their catalogue since afterlifelines released and I’ve been impressed with the consistent quality they offer!

Since you liked the new Judas Priest, I would recommend Angel Sword’s new album if you haven’t heard it, very fun traditional heavy metal that leans a bit into classic hard rock sounds, the band say JP are one of their biggest inspirations.

Oh also since you liked Powerwolf and Windrose, I’m sure you’d like Within Silence, a similarly symphonic but more riff driven band who released their third album at the start of this December.

Big fan of your content and it was very cool seeing you cover all this great new stuff!

[Wrathofkala]

Just sampled Oxygen Destroyer, and I was blown away. If Skeletonwitch and Dark Angel had a baby, it would sound like oxygen destroyer. PS Priest still has it....

[cirenotsluor]

Morgul Blade - Heavy Metal Wraiths is my #1 Heavy Metal album of 2024!

[mtaffer]

Nice to see you branching out a bit. I think there is nothing wrong with having fun listening to metal. Power metal is uplifting to me and can change my mood instantly. I am going to suggest a band because you found Unleash the Archers, called Seven Kingdoms. They are from Florida and have just great riffs, killer female vocalist, just the whole package. It's very meaty metal i guess is how i would put it. I would say you could go all the way back to their self-titled album and work your way forward. They just put out an EP called The Square this year and their last album Zenith is one of my favorites and doesn't have any filler. So check them out! I saw them recently in Atlanta to a sparse crowd, they are very underrated and it's kind of sad because they are so talented. I would love to see you cover this genre more often. IMO there are not enough channels covering this style of music, but there is an audience out there for it. Gods in Decay is my favorite song of the year too!

[gothicfriar]

Vulture, Powerwolf & Neon Nightmare were some of my favorite albums this year as well. Judas Priest too. Great list! Happy New Year!

[BBruin]

Great list! if you like old school thrash check out Morbid Saint- Swallowed by Hell and Atrophy- Asylum both from this year. For Doomy metal and in the Type O vein (since their former drummer is a member) check out Patriarchs In Black. I love the last 3 Hammerfall albums too

[maikelvoors]

Agree. All nice and well with these bands this year, but the masters showed they still own the throne.

[jamesriley]

Holy moly if you liked the new Unleash the Archers 100% check out the previous two. Apex and Abyss. They are IMO some of the best powermetal ever released. Also, they are unreal live.

[marktaylor]

Not gonna argue with anyone wearing a Revocation t-shirt, a clear sign of impeccable taste.