You can find the Collective List as well as all our Best of 2022 content including contributors’ individual lists, podcasts and radio DJ shows here: CGCM’s Best of 2022 (Year in Review)
BEST OF 2022 – Ian Spencer (Photographer/Writer) 🇬🇧
Mad Ian (aka: Ian Spencer) one of CGCM Rock Radio‘s website contributors from United Kingdom showcases his personal top ten favourite albums of 2022 here in this article. Check out his recommendations and all of our CGCM staff’s list through the link above.
10 – THE CITY KIDS – Filth 🇬🇧
An awesome follow-up to the Things That Never Were debut album. Lots more punk n’ roll for your listening pleasure. JJ, Dennis, Berty and Dave give us lots more punk, sleaze, and power chords to make us bang our heads ….. Favourite tracks include “Alone“, “Scars” and “Something Faster“.
9 – MADHOUSE – Down ‘N’ Dirty 🇦🇹
Austrian glam rock gods gave 2022 a massive kick in the ass with an album full of glam rock hits. 12 in your face songs that show glam/sleaze is still very relevant in 2022. Check out the awesome title track “Down ‘n’ Dirty” and others like “In The Doghouse” and the excellent “Love is Blind“.
CGCM Rock Radio Album Review: MADHOUSE – Down ‘n’ Dirty (Trevor “Psychoone” McDougall)
8 – THE MIDNIGHT DEVILS – Never Beg For It 🇺🇸
11 great songs that make you turn the volume up to 11!!! Amazingly catchy, headbanging anthems such as “Sound Of Domination“, “Squeeze Me Dry” and singalong anthem “Highway 69” will have you banging your head in no time.
WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
7 – STEVE VINCENT – Recovered From My Past 🇬🇧
Paradise Alley singer Steve Vincent has been around the music scene for well over 30 years, and this debut solo is his story of those years, all the ups and downs he has gone through. The likes of “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart (Again)“, “Life Ain’t No Bed Of Roses” and “Last Train To Babylon” are such great and well-written songs.
6 – THE CRUEL INTENTIONS – Venomous Anonymous 🇳🇴
Excellent 2nd album from these Norwegian sleaze rockers led by the great Lizzy DeVine (ex-Vains Of Jenna). Full of sleazy street rock anthems and raw attitude. Fav tunes include “Casket Case“, “Sunrise Over Sunset” and “Kerosene“.
CGCM Rock Radio Album Review: THE CRUEL INTENTIONS – Venomous Anonymous (Rachel Leigh Vendetta)
5 – HOUSE OF LORDS – Saints And Sinners 🇺🇸
I’ve been a fan of HOL since their debut album, and for me, they have never done a bad album. This is the band’s 11th album for Frontiers Recs. It has everything I love about the band, great songwriting, vocals, guitars and this album also has the awesome Mark Mangold on keyboards. Brilliant!
BUY
4 – H.E.A.T – Force Majeure 🇸🇪
This was the 1st album to feature new but old singer Kenny Leckremo, and he carries on where the awesome Erik Gromwall finished. Great up-tempo songs as we have come a custom too and delivered just how we expect. Favourite tracks …… All of them.
CGCM Rock Radio Album Review: H.E.A.T. – Force Majeure (Kryfar)
3 – THE HELLACOPTERS – Eyes Of Oblivion 🇸🇪
Been a good few years since The Hellacopters put out an album, but this was well worth the wait. Featuring Dregen from Backyard Babies on guitar and Nicke ex-drummer of Swedish metal band Entombed and they play fuel-injected action rock.
CGCM Rock Radio Album Review: THE HELLACOPTERS – Eyes of Oblivion (Tom Cornell)
WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
2 – HARDCORE SUPERSTAR – Abrakadabra 🇸🇪
Absolute killer new album, great songs, great riffs …. 10 songs … Love it !!!!
CGCM Rock Radio Album Review: HARDCORE SUPERSTAR – Abrakadabra (Rachel Leigh Vendetta)
1 – MICHAEL MONROE – I Live Too Fast To Die Young 🇫🇮
Ex-Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe is just absolutely amazing!!! This new album is great from start to finish, no fill-in tracks. Plenty of great rock n roll for your listening pleasure.
