Best New Albums Of 2024. But these 10 albums that came out in the thick of the streaming age are all full of pleasant shocks—sometimes ones that seem to be even felt by the artists. From legends like bruce dickinson, judas priest and kerry king to modern heavy hitters like knocked loose, ou and dool, these are the metal albums.

The british public stopped buying rock albums. We humbly present the 30 best albums of 2024 so far, a list of the music that’s wowed us over the year’s first half.