For me this year flew by and with it came a ton of releases. It seems the older I get the more bands there are and it becomes ever more impossible to keep up with it all. I can never narrow a favorite list to only 10 picks, this one includes 25 and I had to take a few off to keep it that way. There is a good mix of my musical preferrences of bands and artists that flooded my airwaves all year long. Many of the picks listed here are albums I reviewed on Hardtimes as well as some not so heavy records as my taste in music includes hillbilly/old country/roots music. 1. All Out War “Into the Killing Fields” 2. All Pigs Must Die “S/T” 3. Alpha & Omega “Life Swallower” 4. Arson Anthem “Insecurity Noteriety” 5. Bitter End “Guilty As Charged”