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The year 2012 turned out to be a strong one for rock albums. We saw the highly anticipated return of ’90s favorites
Soundgarden, the continued brilliance of acts like
Deftones and
Stone Sour, the emergence of females in hard rock courtesy of
Halestorm and
Dead Sara,
among others, to go along with memorable releases from a number of
other rock acts. Unfortunately, all of our favorite albums couldn’t
make this list, but after much debate among our entire staff, we’ve
come up with our official picks for the best rock albums of the year.
If metal is more your speed, don’t worry, we’ve got a
separate listfor you headbangers. But for now, strap in and turn it up, as we count down the 10 Best Rock Albums of 2012:
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