2014 Albums of the Year: 100 - 91

100.

Artist: Dragonforce

Album: Maximum Overload

Suggested Tracks: 7. Defenders, 10. Ring of Fire, and 14. Fight to be Free

Comments: A wheel that keeps rolling with their brand of hyper speed power metal.

99.

Artist: At the Gates

Album: At War With Reality

Suggested Tracks: 4. The Circular Ruins, 5. Heroes and Tombs, and 6. The Conspiracy of the Blind

Comments: I think a certain bit of nostalgia made this way higher on others lists. I am guilty of that too as will be seen as things go along but so many bands were influenced over the last 20 years it unfortunately hurt the album for me.

98.

Artist: Anaal Nathrakh

Album: Desideratum

Suggested Tracks: 1. Acheronta Movebimus, 2. Unleash, and 8. Sub Specie Aeterni (Of Maggots, and Humanity)

Comments: It is incredible sometimes what only a duo can accomplish.

97.

Artist: The Raveonettes

Album: Pe'ahi

Suggested Tracks: 5. Z-Boys, 6. A Hell Below, and 10. Summer Ends

Comments: After years of being told should check them out; I am glad I did.

96.

Artist: AC/DC

Album: Rock or Bust

Suggested Tracks: 4. Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder, 9. Rock the Blues Away, and 11. Sweet Candy

Comments: Thank goodness that exclusive digital deal is done and you can get the AC/DC catalog easily digitally.

95.

Artist: Primal Fear

Album: Delivering the Black

Suggested Tracks: 4. Alive & On Fire, 8. Never Pray for Justice, and 12. Man Without Shadow

Comments: Their best album in years got to love the German power metal.

94.

Artist: Haunted

Album: Exit Wounds

Suggested Tracks: 6. Trend Killer, 9. Temptation, and 12. This War

Comments: Hope they learned their lesson from the last album, Unseen, like Entombed did after Same Difference.

93.

Artist: Within the Ruins

Album: Phenomena

Suggested Tracks: 1. Gods Amongst Men, 6. Enigma, and 9. Dark Monarch

Comments: Electronics that sounded like something from a video game and a comic book like lyrical theme. I like it. Give me more of it; like Life cereal.

92.

Artist: Vesania

Album: Deus Ex Machina

Suggested Tracks: 4. Vortex, 5. Dismay, and 6. Glare

Comments: First of quite a few super groups on my list for the year features ex/members of such bands as Behemoth, Vader, and Decapitated.

91.

Artist: Nashville Pussy

Album: Up the Dosage

Suggested Tracks: 9. Takin It Easy, 10. White and Loud, and 11. Hooray for Cocaine, Hooray for Tennessee

Comments: So much serious music out there it is always refreshing for some simple, funny, kick ass rock n roll ruckus.