Top 10 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums of 2008

Here are the lists of “Top 10 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums of 2008″ by Meds, Pete, and our awesome readers:

Meds [Administrator]

1. Metallica – Death Magnetic
2. AC/DC – Black Ice
3. Maiden Heaven – Kerang! Tribute to Iron Maiden
   
4. Tesla – Forever More
5. Extreme – Saudades de Rock
6. Motorhead – Motorizer
   
7. Airbourne – Runnin’ Wild
8. Judas Priest – Nostradamus
9. Motley Crue – The Saints of Los Angeles

Peter O’Brien [Frequent Contributor]

1. Toadies – No Deliverance
2. Metallica – Death Magnetic
3. Cccome? – Raccoon
4. Buckethead – Albino Slug
5. Devotchka – A Mad & Faithful Telling
6. The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium
7. Exodus – Let There Be Blood
8. Iron Maiden – Somewhere Back In Time (Recommended classic: Powerslave)
9. Megadeth – Anthology: Set The World Afire (Recommended classic: Rust In Peace)
10. Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy (Just because it isn’t a collection)

Gear of Rock Readers [According To Page Views]

1. AC/DC – Black Ice
2. Metallica – Death Magnetic
3. Motley Crue – The Saints of Los Angeles
4. Exodus – Let There Be Blood
5. We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year
6. Toadies – No Deliverance
7. Extreme – Saudades de Rock
8. Tesla – Forever More
9. Staind – The Illusion of Progress
10. Maiden Heaven – Kerang! Tribute To Iron Maiden

Thank you to all our readers for making the Gears of Rock a great place to read hard rock and heavy metal reviews. 2009 will be even bigger and better with more album reviews, concert reviews, and give aways. Have a very Happy New Year!!!

Update: Mike SOS’s [Frequent Contributor]

1. Metallica – Death Magnetic
2. Death Angel – Killing Season
3. Torche – Meanderthal
4. Raw Radar War – = =
5. Nachtmystium – Assassins: Black Meddle Part I
6. The Haunted – Versus
7. Venomous Concept – Poisonous Apple
8. King’s X – XV
9. Byzantine – Oblivion Beckons
10. Gojira – The Way Of All Flesh

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