Top 10 for 2017

TheBigBlack's Rock Top 10

Deep Purple
Infinite

Classic Rock | Album | 7 April 2017

Bush
Black And White Rainbows

Post-Grunge Rock | Album | 10 March 2017

Rex Brown
Smoke On This.

Hard Rock | Album | 28 September 2017

Queens Of The Stone Age
Villains

Alternative Rock | Album | 25 August 2017

'Villains' is the seventh studio album by Queens Of The Stone Age. It is the first Queens Of The Stone Age album to not feature any special guest musicians, the second to not feature Mark Lanegan, and the first to feature Jon Theodore as full time member of the band.

The Magpie Salute
The Magpie Salute

Rock | Album | 9 June 2017

Alice Cooper
Paranormal

Classic Rock | Album | 28 July 2017

Foo Fighters
Concrete And Gold

Alternative Rock | Album | 15 September 2017

Roger Waters
Is This The Life We Really Want?

Rock | Album | 2 June 2017

'Is This The Life We Really Want?' is the fourth solo album by Roger Waters. It was produced by Nigel Godrich, who urged Waters to make a more concise, less theatrical album. It was Waters' first solo album since 'Amused To Death' (1992), and his first studio work since the opera 'Ca Ira' (2005). The album reached number three in the U.K. and number 11 in the United States.

Robert Plant
Carry Fire

Rock | Album | 13 October 2017

Greta Van Fleet
From The Ashes

Rock | E.P. | 10 November 2017

TheBigBlack's Rock Honourable Mentions

Stone Temple Pilots
Core [25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition]

Alternative Rock | Album | 29 September 2017

'Core [25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition]' is a reissue by Stone Temple Pilots. It contains the original album remastered, early demos and b-sides, and a number of live tracks.

The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition]

Classic Rock | Album | 26 May 2017

Various Artists
Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

-Various- | Album; Compilation; Soundtrack | 19 May 2017

'Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]' is a reissue of the soundtrack to the film Singles. It countains the original album, as well as a collection of demos and other tracks heard in the film.

Bob Dylan
The Bootleg Series Vol. 13, Trouble No More (1979-1981) [Deluxe Edition]

Classic Rock | Album; Compilation; Boxed Set | 3 November 2017

TheBigBlack's Rock Dishonourable Mentions

Pearl Jam
Let's Play Two (Music From The Danny Clinch Film)

Grunge Rock | Album | 29 September 2017

'Let's Play Two' is a live album and concert film by Pearl Jam. The footage and songs were recorded at the band's shows at Wrigley Field during their 2016 tour.

U2
Songs Of Experience

Rock | Album | 1 December 2017

Bob Dylan
Triplicate

Classic Rock | Album | 31 March 2017

TheBigBlack's Metal Top 10

Cannibal Corpse
Red Before Black

Death Metal | Album | 3 November 2017

Morbid Angel
Kingdoms Disdained

Death Metal | Album | 1 December 2017

Pallbearer
Heartless

Doom Metal | Album | 24 March 2017

'Heartless' is the third studio album by Pallbearer.

Cradle Of Filth
Cryptoriana (The Seductiveness Of Decay)

Black Metal | Album | 22 September 2017

Power Trip
Nightmare Logic

Thrash Metal (Crossover) | Album | 24 February 2017

'Nightmare Logic' is the second studio album by Power Trip. It was met with critical acclaim upon release. This marked the second collaboration with producer Arthur Rizk, having previously worked with Rizk on their debut album 'Manifest Decimation' (2013). This is the last Power Trip studio album to feature vocalist Riley Gale before he died on August 24, 2020.

Akercocke
Renaissance In Extremis

Death Metal (Blackened) | Album | 25 August 2017

Obituary
Obituary

Death Metal | Album | 17 March 2017

Kreator
Gods Of Violence

Thrash Metal | Album | 27 January 2017

Danzig
Black Laden Crown

Heavy Metal | Album | 26 May 2017

Satyricon
Deep Calleth Upon Deep

Black Metal | Album | 22 September 2017

TheBigBlack's Metal Honourable Mentions

Metallica
Master Of Puppets [Deluxe Reissue]

Thrash Metal | Album; Reissue; Deluxe Edition; Boxed Set; Remasters | 11 November 2017