Year-End Top 5
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![Top 5 Dummest Fasterest Punk Albums](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Punk.jpeg)
Top 5 Dummest Fasterest Punk Albums
Sometimes, all you need is a wild punk album to keep you from exploding. This list offers dumb, fast punk albums to keep you sane for the rest of the year. … read more
![Top 5 Extreme Metal Albums You Lost When Your Mom Cleaned The Basement](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Extreme-Metal.jpeg)
Top 5 Extreme Metal Albums You Lost When Your Mom...
Your mom would throw out these extreme metal albums based on the band and album names alone. Don’t let her see the artwork—these extreme metal albums are the nasties of 2015. … read more
![Top 5 Albums That A Graywhale Employee Convinced You To Buy](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Graywhale.jpeg)
Top 5 Albums That A Graywhale Employee Convinced You To...
Hey there, audiophile—you looking to dig deeper for your collection? You can find albums in this list at Graywhale Entertainment, written by a certified Graywhale employee. … read more
![Top 5 Sock Hop n’ Roll Albums](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Sock-Hop.jpeg)
Top 5 Sock Hop n’ Roll Albums
Your hair’s lookin’ slick, your boots are greased and you’re ready to crash the 1955 Vince Lombardi High Senior Prom. These sock hop n’ roll albums of 2015 will have your teenage kicks all night long. … read more
![Top 5 Hardcore Post-Punk Albums of 2015](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Post-Punk.jpeg)
Top 5 Hardcore Post-Punk Albums of 2015
Coliseum frontman Ryan Patterson mentioned that the visceral nature of hardcore “makes it temporary,” so where do hardcore musicians go from there? The answer is post-punk! You can catch up on the hardcore prerequisites that help make for stellar post-punk albums with this list. … read more
![Top 5 Black Metal Albums that were More Relevant than Deafheaven](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Black-Metal.jpeg)
Top 5 Black Metal Albums that were More Relevant than...
Whenever you decide to take a break from burning down Christmas trees and taking washed-out black-and-white holiday card photos, you might want to take a listen to some of these awesome black metal albums from 2015! We’ve gathered a list of our five favorites from the year, and they’re sure to bring a grim, blasphemous frown to your face. … read more
![Top 5 Teary-Eyed Power Pop Albums](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Power-Pop.jpeg)
Top 5 Teary-Eyed Power Pop Albums
Power pop packed a punch in 2015, and this list proves it. Whether you’re more excited that Warm Soda’s Symbolic Dream stayed true to form or that Young Guv’s Ripe 4 Luv pushed power pop’s boundaries, this list of power pop albums will bring you tears of joy. … read more
![Top 5 Art Albums That Should Be Sold At The God Hates Robots Gallery](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Art-Albums.jpeg)
Top 5 Art Albums That Should Be Sold At The...
God Hates Robots opened their doors this year, and this is an appeal to hang these art albums on its walls. These art albums paved new ground in 2015. … read more
![Surging Forth from the Underground: Truest Underground Metal Albums of 2015](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Underground-Metal-Picks-2015.jpg)
Surging Forth from the Underground: Truest Underground Metal Albums of...
Strap on your bullet belt and get ready to slap a new back patch onto your kutte, because if you like your music loud and heavy, you’re going to love our top underground metal picks of 2015. … read more
![Top 5 Ameripolitan Albums that Shitcan the Cowboy Hat and Throw on the Scally Cap](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Top-5-Ameripolitan.jpeg)
Top 5 Ameripolitan Albums that Shitcan the Cowboy Hat and...
“There’s punk rock in my country, and badonkadonk in my honky tonk!” Don’t fret, fragile cowpoke. If you’re a tried and true country-fried cowpunk, it’s time to shitcan the cowboy hat for some good ’ol Ameripolitan albums. … read more