20 best hard rock albums of 2022
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The singer was joined by Ra's Sahaj Ticotin for the performance
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The Living Colour singer and former 5FDP guitarist got funky on a boat
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The Lamb of God front man and former Megadeth bassist joined the Stowaways for an all-star jam
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20 best hard rock albums of 2022
From Ozzy to Fozzy, Skid Row to Stryper, Slash to Scorpions and more, these are the records we cranked the most over the past 12 months
10 best heavy albums of 2022
From Slipknot to Megadeth, Dead Cross to Meshuggah, this year gave us plenty of head-banging goodness
10 best box sets of 2022
Vault-clearing, goodie-packed collections from hard rock and metal's biggest, loudest and, in some cases, criminally overlooked acts
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