In 2010, metal lost the single greatest voice it has ever known in Ronnie James Dio, which prompted an unprecedented wave of tributes from fans, musicians, and media alike. Dio’s passing was indeed the biggest single metal story of the year, the most significant blow since the murder of Dimebag Darrell six years ago. But make no mistake—despite the tragedy, we’ve been privy to some truly exciting releases over the past 12 months.
There were so many excellent albums put out by classic 1980s bands (including Iron Maiden, Overkill, Accept, Exodus, Armored Saint, Raven… even Ratt!) that at times it looked more like 1985 than 2010. Norwegian veterans Enslaved, Ihsahn, and Darkthrone came through with more vital music.
In the end, the metal world honored the memory of Ronnie James Dio in the coolest possible way: by making this the best year for new music the genre has seen in a very long time. In fact, it was such a good year, with such a vast array of different styles of metal bands in this rich, diverse genre, that we would be remiss not to list 25 additional honorable mentions (The most rated by you), in alphabetical order:
In the end, the metal world honored the memory of Ronnie James Dio in the coolest possible way: by making this the best year for new music the genre has seen in a very long time. In fact, it was such a good year, with such a vast array of different styles of metal bands in this rich, diverse genre, that we would be remiss not to list 25 additional honorable mentions (The most rated by you), in alphabetical order:
Allen / Lande - The Showdown (2010)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age (2010)
Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony (2010)
Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time (2010)
Dark Moor - Ancestral Romance (2010)
Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra (2010)
Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was (2010)
Equilibrium - Rekreatur (2010)
Firewind - Days Of Defiance (2010)
Golden Resurrection - Glory To My King (2010)
Grave Digger - The Clans Will Rise Again (2010)
Helloween - 7 Sinners (2010)
Iron Mask - Shadow Of The Red Baron (2010)
Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned (2010)
Kiske / Somerville - Kiske / Somerville (2010)
Magic Kingdom - Symphony Of War (2010)
Masterplan - Time To Be King (2010)
Mortemia - Misere Mortem (2010)
Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR (2010)
ReVamp - ReVamp (2010)
Rhapsody Of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels (2010)
Saurom - Maryam (2010)
Thaurorod - Upon Haunted Battlefields (2010)
Therion - Sitra Ahra (2010)
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