New year, and with it, renewed expectations!

And in the world of Wikimetal, one of the biggest expectations is the incredible list of bands that have already announced (or at least hinted at) the possibility of releasing a new studio album in 2015.

Therefore, we decided to list here the albums that we are most eagerly awaiting the release of. Some of them, such as Scorpions and Blind Guardian, already have names and release dates announced. Others we will have to wait and hope that they are released as soon as possible.

So here we go: Listen to the songs on the playlist at the end of this post (sync it with your mobile device to listen wherever you want), watch the music videos from recent albums by these bands as a teaser for what's to come, and most importantly:

Leave a comment below with other albums that should be in this Top 11:

11. Five Finger Death Punch


10. Megadeth


09. Volbeat


08. Anthrax


07. Return To Forever ( Scorpions ) – Release scheduled for 02/20/2015


06. Slayer


05. Beyond The Red Mirror (Blind Guardian) – Scheduled for release on 01/30/2015


04. Faith No More


03. Black Sabbath


02. Iron Maiden


01. Metallica


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