Old school hard rock and metal fan here, as well as most other genres.
Albums that I listened to this year were a bit thin on the ground to be honest.
But Ozzy Osbourne's, Ordinary Man album hit me in the feels and there were excellent albums from Grunge stalwarts, Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots.
Iron Maiden released the simply magnificent live album, Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast Live In Mexico City which must rank as one of their best (up the Irons!!).
The criminally underrated British rock band, UFO also released the definitive 8 disc version of their seminal live album, Strangers In The Night, an absolutely essential purchase.
Of releases next year, I'm particularly excited to hear the new album from another unjustly ignored British band, Thunder, with Danny Bowes still having one of the finest voices in rock.
It should prove to be a hard rocking new year, whatever else it promises!
