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Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2017

The 50 best records of the past 12 months, according to us!

50: Royal Thunder - Wick
49: Stray From The Path - Only Death Is Real
48: All Time Low - Last Young Renegade
47: Grave Pleasures - Motherblood
46: You Me At Six - Night People
45: One Ok Rock - Ambitions
44: Paramore - After Laughter
43: Thy Art Is Murder - Dear Desolation
42: Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface
41: Linkin Park - One More Light
40: Ho99o9 - United States Of Horror
39: At The Drive In - In.ter A.li.a
38: Stone Sour - Hydrograd
37: Papa Roach - Crooked Teeth
36: Ohhms - The Fool
35: Myrkur - Mareridt
34: Knuckle Puck - Shapeshifter
33: While She Sleeps - You Are We
32: Asking Alexandria - Asking Alexandria
31: Arcane Roots - Melancholia Hymns
30: Lower Than Atlantis - Safe In Sound
29: Electric Wizard - Wizard Bloody Wizard
28: Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
27: Glassjaw - Material Control
26: The Used - The Canyon
25: Deaf Havana - All These Countless Nights
24: Prophets Of Rage - Prophets Of Rage
23: The Darkness - Pinewood Smile
22: Nothing But Thieves - Broken Machine
21: Queens Of The Stone Age - Villians
20: Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?
19: The Bronx - The Bronx
18: Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
17: Marilyn Manson - Heaven Upside Down
16: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin
15: Higher Power - Soul Structure
14: Pallbearer - Heartless
13: AFI - The Blood Album
12: Can't Swim - Fail You Again
11: Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms
10: PVRIS - All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell
9: The Menzingers - After The Party
8: Rise Against - Wolves
7: Neck Deep - The Peace And The Panic
6: Foo Fighters - Concrete And Gold
5: Converge - The Dusk In Us
4: Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand
3: Code Orange - Forever
2: Enter Shikari - The Spark
1: Employed To Serve - The Warmth Of A Dying Sun

From pop-punk to black metal, 2017 gave us a ton of killer albums. It wasn't easy, but we've whittled it down to the 50 most essential you absolutely need to hear. And we crowned the best of the bunch...

Below, we made a Top 50 Albums Of 2017 playlist, featuring one track from each album. That'll give you a little taster, before you dive into your own favourites. Give it a listen and give it a follow below:

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Metal hardcore Rock Pop Punk Punk PVRIS Foo Fighters Enter Shikari Neck Deep Code Orange Rise Against Mastodon The Menzingers Employed To Serve Converge

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