Part V: Long Live Rock 'n' Roll ... the 2010s
Our journey through 50 years of metal ends (for now) on a high note. Over the course of the last few years, particularly in the second half of the past decade, we witnessed an increasingly large amount of quality releases across the ever widening landscape, culminating with traditional heavy metal and other retro styles making an indisputable comeback. Metal’s affinity to the underground reached unequaled comfort levels. Acts aided by rapid developments in audio recording technology and readily available access to marketing platforms, to the delight of the faithful masses of fans, encouraging the creation of some of the best music ever recorded! While branches of the genre cleaved out enjoying varying levels of mainstream popularity, true metal continued to expend reaching new milestones, driven by the fierce competition generated by the growing roster of acts. Unfortunately, the downside of such large field is that some acts will remain undiscovered or won’t get the deserved recognition. An unavoidable byproduct of said expansion is a rather large pile of horseshit which makes seeking talent and quality a daring quest at times.
It’s no secret that after fully embracing the underground 30 years ago, I basically remained immune to the “culture correct“ more mainstream inclined stuff. Amongst others, grunge and nu, or more recently, core and djent, had almost no impact on my music of choice. I have no doubts that metal will continue to thrive musically and to draw in new generations of fans in the years ahead. I certainly hope that the journey will continue and that I would be able to add new, exciting chapters to this chronicles in the future.
Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll!
2010
INNERWISH
(Greece)
No Turning Back
Released on May 28, 2010
Power metal
MELECHESH
(Israel)
The Epigenesis
Released on October 1, 2010
Black metal/middle eastern/folk metal
TRIPTYKON
(Switzerland)
Eparistera Daimones
Released on March 22, 2010
Death/doom metal/black metal/
avant-garde metal
WITCHERY
(Sweden)
Witchkrieg
Released on June 21, 2010
Blackened thrash metal/speed metal
ANGELUS APATRIDA
(Spain)
Clockwork
Released on June 21, 2010
Thrash metal
2011
GHOST BRIGADE
(Finland)
Until Fear No Longer Defines Us
Released on August 19, 2011
Melodic death/doom metal/post-metal
SHINING
(Sweden)
VII: Född Förlorare
Released on May 11, 2011
Progressive black metal
HELL
(UK)
Human Remains
Released on May 13, 2011
Heavy metal
CRISIX
(Spain)
The Menace
Released on September 26, 2011
Thrash metal
BLOODBOUND
(Sweden)
Unholy Cross
Released on March 18, 2011
Heavy metal/power metal
2012
AXEL RUDI PELL
(Germany)
Circle Of The Oath
Released on March 23, 2012
Melodic heavy metal/heavy metal
WOODS OF YPRES
(Canada)
Woods 5:
Grey Skies & Electric Light
Released on February 13, 2012
Doom metal/Gothic metal
PESSIMIST
(Germany)
Death From Above
Released on March 23, 2013
Thrash metal
BLACK BREATH
(USA)
Sentenced To Life
Released on March 27, 2012
Death/thrash metal/crossover metal/
(Swedish style death metal)
CARACH ANGREN
(Netherlands)
Where the Corpses Sink Forever
Released on May 18, 2012
Symphonic black metal
2013
ORPHANED LAND
(Israel)
All Is One
Released on June 24, 2013
Progressive metal/middle eastern folk metal
ATLANTEAN KODEX
(Germany)
The White Goddess
Released on September 29, 2013
Epic heavy/doom metal
SUBROSA
(USA)
More Constant Than The Gods
Released on September 17, 2013
Doom/stoner metal/sludge metal
IN SOLITUDE
(Sweden)
Sister
Released on September 27, 2013
Heavy metal/Gothic metal
BLACK FAST
(USA)
Starving Out The Light
Released on August 16, 2013
Blackened technical/progressive
thrash metal
2014
BATTLEROAR
(Greece)
Blood Of Legends
Released on May 6, 2014
Epic heavy/power metal
SHYLMAGOGHNAR
(Netherlands)
Emergence
Released on February 27, 2014
Blackened progressive/melodic
death metal
RINGWORM
(USA)
Hammer Of The Witch
Released on March 18, 2014
Hardcore/thrash metal
THE OATH
(Germany)
The Oath
Released on March 17, 2014
Heavy/doom metal
SHORT SHARP SHOCK (SSS)
(UK)
Limp.Gasp.Collapse
Released on November 10, 2014
Crossover thrash metal
2015
ENSHINE
(Sweden/France)
Singularity
Released on October 18, 2015
Melodic death/doom metal
TRIBULATION
(Sweden)
The Children Of The Night
Released on April 20, 2015
Black 'n' roll/Gothic metal
DEMON EYE
(USA)
Tempora Infernalia
Released on May 8, 2015
Heavy/doom metal
ENFORCER
(Sweden)
From Beyond
Released on February 27, 2015
Heavy metal/speed metal
TRAITOR
(Germany)
Venomizer
Released on November 13, 2015
Thrash metal
2016
WITHERSCAPE
(Sweden)
The Northern Sanctuary
Released on July 22, 2016
Progressive metal/melodic death metal
THRAWSUNBLAT
(Canada)
Metachthonia
Released on June 17, 2016
Folk/melodic black metal
DARK LUNACY
(Italy)
The Rain After The Snow
Released on November 11, 2016
Symphonic/melodic death metal
ALLEGAEON
(USA)
Proponent Of Sentience
Released on September 23, 2016
Technical melodic death metal
ULCERATE
(New Zealand)
Shrines Of Paralysis
Released on October 28, 2016
Technical death metal
RIPPER
(Chile)
Experiment Of Existence
Released on March 4, 2016
Technical death/thrash metal
HEXECUTOR
(France)
Poison, Lust And Damnation
Released on November 2, 2016
Thrash metal/speed metal
HAIL SPIRIT NOIR
(Greece)
Mayhem In Blue
Released on October 28, 2016
Psychedelic/progressive black metal
BRIGHT CURSE
(UK)
Before The Shore
Released on May 13, 2016
Psychedelic doom/stoner metal
ASTEROID
(Sweden)
III
Released on November 11, 2016
Psychedelic hard rock/stoner metal
2017
HEAT
(Germany)
Night Trouble
Released on October 13, 2017
Hard rock/retro rock/proto-metal
NIGHT
(Sweden)
Raft Of The World
Released on September 1, 2017
Heavy metal/proto-metal
NIGHT VIPER
(Sweden)
Exterminator
Released on October 20, 2017
Heavy metal
WOLFHEART
(Finland)
Tyhjyys
Released on March 3, 2017
Blackened melodic death metal/
winter metal
CNOC AN TURSA
(Scotland)
The Forty Five
Released on February 17, 2017
Folk/pagan black metal
2018
SALEMS LOTT
(USA)
Mask Of Morality
Released on April 6, 2018
Glam/speed/power metal/visual kei
CRIMSON DAY
(Finland)
At The Mountains Of Madness
Released on January 19, 2018
Heavy metal/power metal
THE WIZARDS
(Spain)
Rise Of The Serpent
Released on October 26, 2018
Heavy metal/doom/stoner metal
IRON LAMB
(Sweden)
Blue Haze
Released on October 26, 2018
Heavy metal/hard rock/proto-metal
EARTHLESS
(USA)
Black Heaven
Released on March 16, 2018
Psychedelic/stoner rock
2019
THE ARISTOCRATS
(USA)
You Know What...?
Released on June 28, 2019
Neo-progressive instrumental rock/jazz fusion
SWALLOW THE SUN
(Finland)
When A Shadow Is Forced
Into The Light
Released on January 25, 2019
Post-metal/Gothic metal/doom metal/
black metal
SKANNERS
(Italy)
Temptation
Released on March 29, 2019
Heavy metal
GYZE
(Japan)
Asian Chaos
Released on February 15, 2019
Melodic death metal/avant-garde
RIFFTERA
(Finland)
Across The Acheron
Released on January 18, 2019
Melodic death/thrash metal
Part I: From The Start ... the 1970s - available here.
Part II: Metal For The Masses ... the 1980s - available here.
Part III: Death ... The Only Solution ... the 1990s - available here.
Part IV: A World Ablaze ... the 2000s - available here.
"The future influences the present just as much as the past."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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