How time flies! The days are getting shorter, we have switched to winter time, the leaves are falling and we are already at the tenth TOP WAVES 2022 !
A month of October marked by the release of the latest albums from Slipknot, Stratovarius, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queensrÿche, Machine Head completed by the french releases of Born Again, Bukowski, Dusk of Delusion, Heart Attack and Novelists.
But before discovering this TOP WAVES, let's have a look at the official ranking in France:
You have to go to the 15th place to see "Return of the Dream Canteen" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Will of the People" by Muse is 17th
"The End, So Far" by Slipknot -1st last month- is ranked 61st
Darkthrone's "Astral Fortress" lands directly at #68
"Levianthan II" by Therion also enters at number 70
"Unlimited Love" by Red Hot is 78th
"Doggerel" by Pixies is 80th
Ozzy Osbourne's "Patient Number 9" is at No. 88
"Zeit" by Rammstein is 90th just ahead of Avantasia's "A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society" which enters at 91st
TOP WAVES - GENERAL
The winner of this TOP WAVES is Queensrÿche, who have been going on without their original frontman Geoff Tate for nearly a decade.
"Fans of the great era will be thrilled," Digital Noise Alliance sees Queensrÿche succeed in their bid to return to the progressive metal of their early days." (Noise)
QUEENSRŸCHE Digital Noise Alliance
In second place, we find a newcomer A-Z who "arrives on the melodic hard rock planet for his first eponymous album".
"A-Z is a hard-hitting, melodic band with a bright future that will appeal to all melodic metal fans and Ray Alder lovers alike, as his charisma floods the album." (ProgRacer)
A-Z A-z
And it's Dusk of Delusion from France who complete the podium with "CO.RO.SYS." and offer us "a journey through time to a futuristic world as familiar as it is dark and cold".
DUSK OF DELUSION Corollarian Robotic System [co.ro.sys]
The detailed ranking
QUEENSRŸCHE: Digital Noise Alliance (Heavy Metal) 13
A-Z: A-z (Hard Rock) 12
DUSK OF DELUSION: Corollarian Robotic System [co.ro.sys] (Alternative Metal) 11
THUNDERMOTHER: Black And Gold (Hard Rock) 10
STRATOVARIUS: Survive (Melodic Metal) 9
MAGMA: Kartëhl (Progressive Rock) 9
JANI LIIMATAINEN: My Father's Son (Melodic Metal) 7
MACHINE HEAD: Øf Kingdøm And Crøwn (Thrash) 6
DEVIN TOWNSEND: Lightwork (Progressive Metal) 6
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER: Wilde Kinder (Death Metal) 5
HEART ATTACK: Negative Sun (Heavy Metal) 5
WHISKEY MYERS: Tornillo (Rock) 5
BLACK VOID: Antithesis (Black Metal) 3
FALLUJAH: Empyrean (Death Metal) 3
GINEVRA: We Belong To The Stars (Melodic Hard Rock ) 1
SEPTICFLESH: Modern Primitive (Death Metal) 1
THE BIG DEAL: The First Bite (Melodic Hard Rock ) 1
TRUST: Propaganda (Hard Rock) 1
TOP WAVES - METAL
The TOP WAVES METAL goes without surprise to "Digital Noise Alliance" of Queensrÿche but the second place doesn't go to Dusk of Delusion who is in the third place. But who then?
It's Stratovarius who makes his big comeback knowing that the previous studio album "Eternal" dates back to 2015.
"With "Survive", Stratovarius resumes its throne on the heights of a metal that is at the same time speed, symphonic, powerful and melodic, and not hesitating to integrate some progressive elements either." (Loloceltic)
STRATOVARIUS Survive
The detailed ranking
QUEENSRŸCHE: Digital Noise Alliance (Heavy Metal) 19
STRATOVARIUS: Survive (Melodic Metal) 18
DUSK OF DELUSION: Corollarian Robotic System [co.ro.sys] (Alternative Metal) 14
JANI LIIMATAINEN: My Father's Son (Melodic Metal) 12
DEVIN TOWNSEND: Lightwork (Progressive Metal) 11
MACHINE HEAD: Øf Kingdøm And Crøwn (Thrash) 9
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER: Wilde Kinder (Death Metal) 5
BLACK VOID: Antithesis (Black Metal) 5
HEART ATTACK: Negative Sun (Heavy Metal) 5
FALLUJAH: Empyrean (Death Metal) 4
BELPHEGOR: The Devils (Black Metal) 3
CIVIL WAR: Invaders (Heavy Metal) 1
SEPTICFLESH: Modern Primitive (Death Metal) 1
SLIPKNOT: The End, So Far (Neo/Nu Metal) 1
TOP WAVES - ROCK
Still without surprise, the TOP WAVES ROCK logically goes to the new A-Z
But what about the rest of the podium?
The second place is shared by Magma and Whiskey Myers.
With "Kartëhl", Magma impresses with "this capacity to renew itself constantly while remaining exactly the same for more than 50 years" (Newf)
MAGMA Kartëhl
With this second effort, "Whiskey Myers takes you on a journey through the southern United States with "Tornillo" as the perfect soundtrack" (Loloceltic)
WHISKEY MYERS Tornillo
The detailed ranking
A-Z: A-z (Hard Rock) 21
MAGMA: Kartëhl (Progressive Rock) 16
WHISKEY MYERS: Tornillo (Rock) 16
THUNDERMOTHER: Black And Gold (Hard Rock) 15
GINEVRA: We Belong To The Stars (Melodic Hard Rock ) 5
ICONIC: Second Skin (Hard Rock) 4
HUGO SELLES: Pianotramp (Rock) 3
AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD: Xi: Bleed Here Now (Alternative Rock) 3
SOHO RIOT: Square One (Rock) 3
THE BIG DEAL: The First Bite (Melodic Hard Rock ) 3
THE DEAD DAISIES: Holy Ground (Hard Rock) 3
SIMON MCBRIDE: The Fighter (Rock) 2
TRUST: Propaganda (Hard Rock) 1
THE HELLACOPTERS: Eyes Of Oblivion (Rock) 1
KICK MURPHYS: This Machine Still Kills Fascists (Rock) 1
INTERPOL: The Other Side Of Make-believe (Alternative Rock) 1
PALACE: One 4 The Road (A.O.R.) 1
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