{"id":10492,"date":"2021-12-30T17:30:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=10492"},"modified":"2021-12-30T17:02:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T11:32:05","slug":"round-up-top-rock-metal-artists-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2021\/12\/30\/round-up-top-rock-metal-artists-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Round Up: Top Rock + Metal Artists of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Presenting our round up of the top rock + metal artists of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>As we bring this year down to a close, everyone is grateful that we are all able to go out into the world and attend concerts, gigs, music festivals and all sorts of public events again. But, throughout the half-locked-down 2021, we revisit the music that kept us motivated to look forward to another day, and if not, then at least provided light in times of darkness or foot-tapping groove at the bare minimum.<\/p>\n<h2>Gojira<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gojira - Amazonia [OFFICIAL VIDEO]\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4CcX720DW4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the only bands that puts actions behind their environmentally-themed music. They have always had a conscious angle with their music for more than a decade now. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gojiraofficial\/\">Gojira<\/a>, with their video for their song \u2018Amazonia\u2019, launched a fundraiser campaign to aid infrastructure of the indigenous people of the Amazon Forest. Their 2021 album \u2018Fortitude\u2019 was highly appreciated, even though the band sounded much less complex than usual, musically. But, since they wanted the focus to be on the message more than anything, the end result was quite different, but still trademark Gojira!<\/p>\n<h2>Leprous<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LEPROUS - Running Low (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QKmaG5f9Zsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leprousofficial\/\">Leprous<\/a> is a truly unique progressive band that has transformed beautifully over the past few years. Their 2021 album \u2018Aphelion\u2019, which topically dabbles upon mental health, anxiety and depression, a continuation from their previous 2019 album \u2018Pitfalls\u2019. Technical and emotional, really the true definition of progressive music. The harmonised vocal performances on the album paired with orchestration supporting rock solid grooves and dramatic changes create an epic soundtrack-like rush. One of the best releases of 2021 for sure!<\/p>\n<h2>Nothing But Thieves<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nothing But Thieves - Futureproof (Official Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8E-anGEPhFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Following up on their politically laced 2020 album \u2018Moral Panic\u2019, Brit rockers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nothingbutthieves\/\">Nothing But Thieves<\/a> released the EP \u2018Moral Panic II\u2019, which, straight up is more direct at what they want to say, lyrically. Unlike the finessed production of \u2018Moral Panic\u2019, its sequel is strikingly more raw and clearly resonates a different tone. No more silence. They felt like they left \u2018Moral Panic\u2019 incomplete, and wanted to explore some avenues that they might have missed out on with its 2021 follow-up. The first two song \u2018Futureproof\u2019 and \u2018If I Were You\u2019 just spell out the theme of the 5-song EP.<\/p>\n<h2>Limp Bizkit<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Out Of Style\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g1rZsz3kFWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot change the past, but we can start today to make a better tomorrow\u201d \u2013 The first line of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/limpbizkit\/\">Limp Bizkit<\/a> album! WHAT! Exactly! But just seconds later, we get the sticky riff that is trademark Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland. The veteran nu-metallers took a long while, about 8 years to finally release new music. And as we hoped, it\u2019s them alright, but the barrel has aged well! All the hype started when they played a recorded version of \u2018Dad Vibes\u2019 at Lolapalooza Festival. \u2018STILL SUCKS\u2019 is a typical Bizkit album that\u2019s adapted and accepted that we\u2019re approaching 2022.<\/p>\n<h2>Mastodon<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mastodon - Pushing the Tides [Official Music Video]\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/haT5ars6RXc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Over the years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mastodonrocks\/\">Mastodon<\/a>\u00a0has carved a niche for themselves, combining brash loudness and sweet melody, whether musically or vocally. 2021\u2019s \u2018Hushed and Grim\u2019 is the pinnacle of this trademark sound, taking it to new heights, with intricately crafted assaulting drum rolls and syncopated guitar attack. This, their double-sided 8th\u00a0studio album, also probably one of the more progressive ones and length-wise their longest album yet at 86.30 minutes, serves as a tribute to the band\u2019s late manager Nick John, who passed away in 2018. The album reflects the stages of grief and also reflects the on the soul\u2019s journey after death.<\/p>\n<h2>Whitechapel<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whitechapel - A Bloodsoaked Symphony (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4I9pSv9w36A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Transformational \u2013 the word that describes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/whitechapelband\/\">Whitechapel<\/a>\u2019s music since the release of their previous album \u2018The Valley\u2019 from 2019. Continuing on that very path, but now with a more seasoned and mature approach to song-writing and composition, their latest album \u2018Kin\u2019 is the proverbial nirvana of this new amalgamated sound between their old riff-heavy blast-beat assault peppered with monstrous breakdowns and the newfound autobiographical soulful ballad-like clean vocal melodies.\u00a0Heavy, conceptually and lyrically, \u2018Kin\u2019 presents the theme of an alternate world where every choice made is the wrong one and the turmoil felt in the bargain.<\/p>\n<h2>Biffy Clyro<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biffy Clyro - A Hunger In Your Haunt \/ Unknown Male 01 (Official Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hdX1uSwEEcQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/biffy_clyro\/\">Biffy Clyro<\/a>\u00a0released probably their most musically mature and cohesive album \u2018The Myth Of The Happily Ever After\u2019, named appropriately to suit this half-dystopian age we are going through. The album sees the band amalgamating a plethora of various elements of synth textures, some R&amp;B nuances, and of course the urgent heaviness that we already know them for.\u00a0It is a thematic follow-up to their 2020 release \u2018A Celebration of Endings\u2019, \u201ca sprawling sister album\u201d, according to the band, apparently 15 songs that didn\u2019t make it to the previous one.<\/p>\n<h2>Demonstealer<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demonstealer - The Holocene Termination featuring @EugeneRyabchenko666, Jeff Hughell &amp; Nick Padovani\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X8vDtAL_eVU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the few stalwarts of Indian metal who still stands his ground, Sahil Makhija a.k.a. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/demonstealer\/\">Demonstealer<\/a> dropped a 4-song EP \u2018The Holocene Termination\u2019, featuring musicians from well-known bands across the world. Musicians and musical influences from bands like Fleshgod Apocalypse, Gorgasm, Marduk and more come together with high octane blast beats, slick transitions and heavy riffing to give you exactly what you\u2019ve been looking for. And as deserved, the EP and the Demonstealer himself got great acclaim from the international metal community for this heavy masterpiece.<\/p>\n<h2>Papa Roach<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Papa Roach - Kill The Noise [Official Music Video]\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_90GB5T73XI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>American metal band\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paparoach\/\">Papa Roach<\/a>\u00a0dropped 2 fresh singles in 2021 \u2013 \u2018Swerve\u2019 (with\u00a0Jason Aalon\u00a0of\u00a0FEVER 333\u00a0and\u00a0Sueco) and the more Roach styled \u2018Kill The Noise\u2019, building up to an upcoming 2022 album. The former is a more entertaining hip-hop leaning song, but with \u2018Kill The Noise\u2019, which is more sonically relative to the band\u2019s more familiar riff-heavy sound combined with emotional lyrics, the song\u2019s anthem-like catchy hook progresses into an intense breakdown, with vocalist\u00a0Jacoby Shaddix\u00a0screaming \u201cSHUT UP!!\u201d (Reminiscent of the late Chester Bennington\u2019s scream from Linkin Park song \u2018One Step Closer\u2019) With a focus on writing songs that target helping people overcome mental struggles and anxieties, the music video, directed by the vocalist\u2019s brother\u00a0Brsyon Roatch, signifies escaping the bounds of one\u2019s own mind and letting go of all the static for a moment of peace, which is symbolised by Shaddix just exhaling deeply at the very end.<\/p>\n<h2>Spiritbox<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spiritbox - Circle With Me (Official Music Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I0WzT0OJ-E0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the best metal releases of 2021,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/spiritboxmusic\/\">Spiritbox<\/a>\u00a0really hit home with their album \u2018Eternal Blue\u2019. It combines melody, brutality, intense growls, harmonious clean vocals, catchy hooks clubbed with low down-tuned guitars, backing synths and ethereal soundscapes backed by belting drums to create the perfect amalgamation for modern metal listeners. One of the most (already) popular songs on the album \u2013 \u2018Holy Roller\u2019 \u2013 has had its music video up on YouTube since July 2020. It set the expectation and built anticipation for \u2018Eternal Blue\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2>Tremonti<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tremonti - If Not For You (Official Music Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1uB2ZRjbtbY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From the days of Creed to the huge sound of Alter Bridge and critical acclaim with his project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tremontiofficial\/\">Tremonti<\/a>, the shredding guitarist-vocalist Mark Tremonti has dropped a fresh riff-heavy album titled \u2018Marching in Time\u2019 in September 2021. Right from the top, the drums pound away and his down-tuned guitar starts ploughing away riff after riff, relentlessly. At the centre of this heavy sonic signature are beautifully sung anthemic choruses and appropriate displays of Mark\u2019s virtuoso soloing skills. An amazing surprise 6 songs down, a beautiful power ballad \u2018The Last One Of Us\u2019 appears and changes the mood to up-lifting. A well-rounded album, sonically, with contemplative lyrics and that wall-of-guitar sound!<\/p>\n<h2>Silent Planet<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Silent Planet - Panopticon (Official Music Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYYF1-Hv_tU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sonically, acquired taste, what can be described as atmospheric technical metal-core with a gritty slime in the overall tonality,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/silentplanetband\/\">Silent Planet<\/a>\u2019s 2021 album \u2018Iridescent\u2019 is a completely unique mixture of textures, taking inspiration from the likes of\u00a0Nine Inch Nails,\u00a0Slipknot,\u00a0Deftones\u00a0and the like. As you listen to the album from start to end, each song keeps you on the edge of your seat, not being able to predict what\u2019s going to go down next, just like the state of this apathetic post-pandemic world. Get yourself started with \u2018Panopticon\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2>Eskimo Callboy<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Electric Callboy - WE GOT THE MOVES (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1NdGBldg3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eskimocallboy\/\">Eskimo Callboy<\/a> came in with 2 viral singles \u2018We Got The Moves\u2019 and \u2018Pump It\u2019 in 2021, attempting and succeeding at putting some fun into heavier metal music. Catchy choruses, arena-friendly \u201cOh-Oh-Ohhs\u201d, up-tempo drums,\u00a0Rammstein-style chug-heavy riffing, hardstyle synths, intense growled vocals and yes, even metal-core breakdowns somewhere in there, it\u2019s really hard to understand how the band wrapped their heads around such a wide slew on influences and combined them to create an extremely well-produced final product. You will either find yourself grooving in appreciation, or at the extreme other end, completely loathing this fusion of styles.<\/p>\n<h2>Tom Morello<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Morello - The Achilles List (feat. Damian Marley) [Official Lyric Video]\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KPErvaDOjMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Godfather of groovy guitar, the raging revolutionary, the one and only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tommorello\/\">Tom Morello<\/a> of Rage Against The Machine fame released a musically varied collaborative album \u2018The Atlas Underground Fire\u2019, with a lot of prominent voices such as \u2013 Eddie Vedder, Bruce Sprigsteen, Bring Me The Horizon, Chris Stapleton, Grandson, Damian Marley, and more. As usual, what you would expect from Mr. Morello is what he delivers \u2013 woke political messages and some great guitar lines, but to add to that, the production is covered in a buffet of styles and whammy-d solos, making this a rich musical journey from start to end.<\/p>\n<h2>SION<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SION - &quot;The Blade&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ioN0aIaIybc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2021 gave us SION \u2013 a collaborative effort between metal-core legend\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/howard_jones_music\/\">Howard Jones<\/a>\u00a0(Killswitch Engage) and popular metal YouTuber and music producer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/j4r3dd1n3s\/\">Jared Dines<\/a>. Just like the various metal musical inclinations seen in Dines\u2019 videos, he combines all of it into SION\u2019s songs seamlessly well, creating a head-banging wall-breaking and in some parts anthemic, this wall of sound, layered with some jaws-to-the-floor guitar solos and slow breakdowns as well. \u2018The Blade\u2019 starts the assault and that continues all throughout the album, accompanied by the brutal growls and angelic singing from Howard Jones.<\/p>\n<p>We hope for more music from these artists and more in 2022! See you on the other side! \\m\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presenting our round up of the top rock + metal artists of 2021. As we bring this year down to a close, everyone is grateful that we are all able to go out into the world and attend concerts, gigs, music festivals and all sorts of public events again. 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