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In the last 3 years, several awesome hardcore albums have been released. We selected the five best bands of the new American hardcore. On Spotify you can find our playlist dedicated to the new generation of hardcore: In case you like this Top Five, check out all the  Top Fives  we've made so far. Band:  Angel Du$t "The album":  A.D. (2014) Angel Du$t adds some fun and melodic touches to hardcore but keeps the aggressive attitude of the genre. Standout Tracks:  "Take My Love", "Big One"  and "Pacify Me" Band:  Cold World "The album":  How the Gods Chill (2014) You'll hear a lot of Only Living Witness in Cold World but they manage to maintain an identity and even experiment with samples of electronic music and rap parts. Standout Tracks:  "Never Knows Best", "No More Fun and Games" and "Never" Band:  Harm's Way "The album":  Rust (2014) Harm...

Band: Tombs Album: Savage Gold Release Date: June 10, 2014 Genre: Sludge Metal/Black Metal Expectation: 6.6/10 Reality: 7.5/10

Band: Ryan Adams Album: 1984 Release Date: August 19, 2014 Genre: Punk Rock/Alternative Rock Expectation: 6.7/10 Reality: 6.2/10

Band: Beck Album: Morning Phase Release Date: February 25, 2014 Genre: Indie Rock/Acoustic Rock Expectation: 7.8/10 Reality: 6.0/10

Band: Primordial Album: Where Greater Men Have Fallen Release Date: November 24, 2014 Genre: Black Metal/Folk Metal Expectation: 6.0/10 Reality: 6.6/10

Band: Lunatic Soul     Facebook Album: Walking On a Flashlight Beam Release Date: October 13, 2014 Genre: Ambient/ Experimental Expectation: 6.7/10 Reality: 5.6/10

Band: Wand Album: Ganglion Reef Release Date: August 26, 2014 Genre: Noise Rock/Psychedelic Rock Expectation: 7.8/10 Reality: 6.5/10

Band: Strand of Oaks Album: Heal Release Date: June 24, 2014 Genre: Indie Rock Expectation: 7.2/10 Reality: 5.7/10

Band: Soen Album: Tellurian Release Date: November 4, 2014 Genre: Prog Metal Expectation: 6.0/10 Reality: 5.5/10

Band: THEESatisfaction Album: EarthEE Release Date: February 23, 2014 Genre: Alternative R&B/Downtempo/Hip Hop Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 7.3/10

Band: Witchrider Album: Unmountable Stars Release Date: November 3, 2014 Genre: Stoner Rock Expectation: 6/10 Reality: 7.7/10

Band: Insane Clown Posse Album: House of Wax Release Date: November 25, 2014 Genre: Rap Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 6/10

After the Top 10 Albums  it's time for the Top 20 Songs which I find much more interesting to do. I think I'm an idiot because after making this list I realized that the only album that got 2 songs in this list didn't make to my Top 10 Albums. Anyway, this list is so personal I won't even try to explain my choices. Enjoy! 20)Machine Head - Take Me Through the Fire Album: Bloodstone & Diamonds Release Date: November 10 19)Killer Be Killed - Curb Crusher Album: Killer Be Killed Release Date: May 13 18)The Gaslight Anthem - Red Violin Album: Get Hurt Release Date: August 12 17)Kayser - Bring Out the Clown Album: Read Your Enemy Release Date: February 17 16)Hostage Calm - Your Head/Your Heart Album: Die on Stage Release Date: September 15 15)Ryan Adams - Kim Album: Ryan Adams Release Date: September 9 14)FKA Twigs - Video Girl Album: LP1 Release Date: August 6 13)St. Vincent - Bring Me Your Loves Album: St. Vice...

Band: Horrendous Album: Ecdysis Release Date: October 27, 2014 Genre: Death Metal Expectation: 6.5/10 Reality:7.5/10

Band: Caribou Album: Our Love Release Date: October 7, 2014 Genre: Electronic Expectation: 8/10 Reality:6/10

Band: D'Angelo and the Vanguard Album: Black Messiah Release Date: December 15, 2014 Genre: Soul/R&B Expectation: 8.5/10 Reality: 7/10

Band: Johnny Hollow Album: A Collection of Creatures Release Date: January 21, 2014 Genre: Trip Hop/Experimental/Darkwave Expectation: 6.5/10 Reality: 7.4/10

2014  was a good year in music, not as great as 2013 but there were albums to keep an eye  (or ear) on. Not all the bands listed here immediately catched my attention, that's why I'll try to be more critical and update the Reality on those albums. Enjoy! Check out our Top 20 Songs of the year! 10) Behemoth - The Satanist Release Date: February 4, 2014 Genre: Death Metal Reality: 8.5/10 New Reality: 8.3/10 The Satanist is a glorious comeback after 5 years since Evangelion. Everything surrounding this record, especially Nergal's disease/recovery, just makes the music even more powerful.  "Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel" is the metal song of the year. 9) FKA Twigs - LP1 Release Date: August 6, 2014 Genre: Trip Hop/Electronic Reality: 7/10 New Reality: 8.5/10 This is one of the CDs that took me some serious time to get into. At first it sounded kind of repetitive, even though she has a beautiful ethereal voice (can a voice be ethereal?).With severa...

Band: Future Islands Album: Singles Release Date: March 25, 2014 Genre: Synth Pop/Indie Rock Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 8/10

Band: Nero di Marte Album: Derivae Release Date: October 28, 2014 Genre: Prog Metal/Sludge Metal/Post Metal Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 6.8/10