The year is drawing to a close and the rock and heavy metal release calendar is practically full.
Megadeth album , The Sick, The Dying… And the Dead!, marking their first without bassist Dave Ellefson , the new Slipknot , The End, So Far, which marks the end of the band's contract with Roadrunner Records, and the return of Alexisonfire with Otherness .
Ozzy Osbourne also returned to the studio with Patient Number 9, while Red Hot Chili Peppers John Frusciante 's return with two albums: Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen.
In the national scene we had great releases like Necropolítica , by Ratos de Porão , Way of Perdition, by The Damnation , and Unleeched , by Claustrofobia .
With so many albums to enjoy throughout the year, the Wikimetal , as is tradition, wants to know which one was the readers' favorite. Vote in the poll below; the results will be announced soon.
What is the best rock and heavy metal album of 2022, in your opinion?
- Lamb of God - Omens (44%)
- Ghost - Impera (9%)
- Rammstein - Zeit (7%)
- Ozzy Osbourne - Patient Number 9 (6%)
- Slipknot - The End, So Far (5%)
- Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying... And the Dead! (5%)
- Scorpions - Rock Believer (4%)
- Korn - Requiem (3%)
- Basement Rats - Necropolitics (3%)
- Arch Enemy - Deceivers (2%)
- Claustrophobia – Unleeched (2%)
- Black Panther - Rise (1%)
- Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators – 4 (1%)
- Shaman Rescue (1%)
- Halestorm - Back From Dead (1%)
- Five Finger Death Punch - Afterlife (1%)
- The Damnation - Way of Perdition (1%)
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Unlimited Love (1%)
- Alter Bridge - Pawns & Kings (1%)
- Alexisonfire - Otherness (1%)
