- ICE NINE KILLS - Every Trick in the Book: Most people who come to this site will see that I just finished my review of the newest INK album, and absolutely loved it from start to finish. The band makes quality records every time, and this is certainly no exception. If you've loved them before, I'm fairly sure that you'll love them now!
- The Plot In You - Happiness In Self Destruction: I love The Plot In You. There are bands out there that I'm not afraid to admit don't write songs that are true to their hearts, and even if you aren't a fan of these guys, they write what is true to them, most of the lyrics in these songs coming from things that happened in their lives, from losing someone that they were close to to having problems with addictions. This emotional fueled metal at it's best.
- Fallstar - Future Golden Age: My review of this phenomenal band's album went up onto here on the 13th, and is filled with... well, feelings. There are songs that have to do with different things, from love for every one to occult traditions of older times. These guys are amazing and need to be listened to, so I highly recommend that you give this a listen to this album of theirs, and their past releases, when you get the chance.
- Get Scared - Demons: Oh, Demons, Nicholas Matthews and the rest of Get Scared has crafted an amazing album of songs that also have to deal with addiction and a bit of resentment towards someone. This album further adds to what makes this band great, with Nick and his bandmates bringing themselves to the next level and making me smile with this new album.
- We Butter The Bread With Butter - Weider geil!: You might have heard of this band and looked away from the silly sounding name, but don't turn your back to them, because this album (and of course, their past albums) will make you smile. My best friend talked about how most of their songs aren't in English, and that's true, This album, though, changes that up qite a bit, there are three or four songs that are in complete English. The electronics in this album are also great. SO, where you speak German, or don't, you're bound to get some good fun out of this release!
- Haste The Day - Coward: It's been quite a while before 2015 that people had heard anything from Haste The Day. It was 2010 to be exact when Attack of the Wolf King came out, bringing it's metalcore onslaught to those loving. Coward is no different, but bringing past members back to produce one of the best albums to listen to this year. If you haven't listened to them before, now would be the time to do that!
- Between The Buried And Me - Coma Ecliptic: When it comes to music, most of what I listen to is Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Deathcore... The Works of the hardcore genres and subgenres, but make no mistake that I also love my rock and metal. and one of my favorite Prog Metal albums of this year is Coma Ecliptic. If you haven't heard this album yet, here's the synopsis: (SPOILER ALERT) This album is about a man who goes into a coma, and goes over his past lives. This is a concept album, as you have just read, like The Parallax albums. This album is art in it's greatest metal form.
- Phinehas - Till the End: Phinehas' third album, Till the End, brings them to Artery Recordings, and brings their music to the next level. Songs like White Livered bring this "Heavy Duty Mustache Metal" to my favorite list, with both vocals & instrumentals being put out for the world to hear. They change up their style a little bit with each album.
- Bring Me The Horizon - That's the Spirit: Now, this album has divided fans, just a little bit. Most of the people that listened to Oli Sykes and the rest of the guys in this band got a little flustered when they left their heavy sound for a softer, alternative metal side with some electronics to it. That doesn't make it bad though. If the album itself doesn't catch you at first, than the ironic album artwork for the title should get you. This album is filled with catchy and uplifting lyrics.
- Ghost Town - Evolution: I'm a big fan of Ghost Town, and know they might not be on everyone's list. With every song that this band writes though, they are different, this album especially. Songs like Spark, Mean Kids, and Human are examples of what style you'll see in this album. If you look to put these guys on a box, well I'm afraid you won't be able to in their entirety, they would fit into a synth-heavy post-hardcore kind of feel though. If that hasn't gotten you to take a listen yet, check out their older albums too.
I hope you enjoyed reading off this list of my 10 favorites, and that maybe your list will have bands in common with my own. If not, that's perfectly fine, these were just my opinions. I admit that there were ones that I wanted to put down, We Came As Romans' Self-Titled and For Today's Wake included, but then I think the list would be a little bit longer than my readers would think.
Happy Holidays and also a Happy New Year to you all.
