HHRR's 2014 Album of the Year

We hope you enjoyed our Top 10 Albums of 2014 list.  As promised, we are dedicating an entire post to the #1 album.

So, here it is...Helping Hands Rock Reviews' #1 Album of 2014:

#1.  Black Veil Brides (self-titled)

Despite just releasing the awesome Wretched & Divine last year, Black Veil Brides defied the odds and returned with a self-titled album that met and exceeded the high standards that their previously releases had set. 

With consistently great songs, it is hard to find filler on any of the last few BVB releases, and their latest is no exception.  Of course, there are those songs that stand out as anthems on all of their albums.  Perhaps their most anthemic song of all, "Goodbye Agony," finds its home on track 4 of this album.  Working with Black Album producer extraordinairre, Bob Rock, the Brides have uncorked the bottle of magic that makes heavy music not just great, but iconic.

Whether it is the speed of "Heart of Fire," the sing-along magnetism of "Devil in the Mirror," or the headbanging beat of "Faithless," Black Veil Brides have all the metal bases covered on this phenomenal album.  This is a band that just doesn't lose momentum and, as a result, they are deserving of the top spot on this year's list.

HHRR's Top 10 Albums of 2014

2014 was a weird year in hard rock. 

While the first half of the year had a few gems among the albums released, there wasn't a whole lot of overwhelmingly good music coming out compared to the last couple of years.  Even some of the albums we were eagerly anticipating from bands we loved were a bit on the disappointing side.

We'll admit...even as the most avid rock fans out there, we were starting to wonder if the whole "rock is dead" thing might be true. 

Fortunately, the 2nd half of 2014 emphatically proved that rock is as alive as ever!  Perhaps it was just hibernating for six months!

We had a nice selection of releases to fight over to form our list of the Helping Hands Rock Reviews Top 10 Albums of 2014.  Don't worry, though...no HHRR contributors were harmed in the making of this list!

So, without further ado, here are the Helping Hands Rock Reviews Top 10 Albums of 2014!