Here we go again – it’s end of year Chart Time as we here at Sentinel Daily look back over the past twelve months of hard rock and heavy metal and try to make some sense of it all. Our panel of judges have ruminated, cogitated and, finally voted to bring you what we think is the best of the best from 2024’s crop of new releases…

100. Dust & BonesMission Back To The Forbidden Planet (El Puerto Records)
Dust & Bones
99. Egor LappoReasonable Nonsense (Own Label)
Egor Lappo
98. WarhorseWarhorse (Bravewords Records)
Warhorse
97. Wake The NationsHeartageddon (Inverse Records)
Wake The Nations
96. Last In TimeToo Late (Rockshots Records)
Last In Time Top Thirty
95. SolitaryEmbrace The Darkness (Twisted Into Form)
Solitary
94. HunterRock ‘N’ Roll VIP (Metalapolis)
Hunter
93. Shotgun MistressKings of the Revolution (Own Label)
Shotgun Mistress
92. King ZogSecond Dawn (Rue Morgue Records)
King Zog
91. LionheartThe Grace of a Dragonfly (Metalville)
Lionheart
90. Pantheøn Band Upswing (Club Inferno Entertainment)
PANTHEØN BAND
89. JD MillerEmpyrean (Mighty Music)
JD Miller
88. The ObsessedGilded Arrow (Ripple Music)
The Obsessed
87. Rotting Christ Pro Xristou (Season of Mist)
Rotting Christ
86. Sirius A Quest For Life (Wormholedeath)
Sirius
85. IronflameKingdom Torn Asunder (High Roller Records)
Ironflame Top Thirty
84. IntrancedMuerte Y Metal (High Roller Records)
Intranced
83. Salem UKOuter Limits (Rude Awakening Records)
Salem UK Top Thirty
82. Holy MotherRise (Massacre Records)
Holy Mother
81. Nasty SavageJeopardy Room (FHM Records)
Nasty Savage Top Thirty
80. House of LordsFull Tilt Overdrive (Frontiers Music)
House of Lords Top Thirty
79. StrikerUltrapower – (Record Breaking Records)
Striker
78. Empires of EdenGuardians of Time (Massacre Records)
Empires Of Eden
77. AiwazDarrkh… It Is! (Hammerheart Records)
Aiwaz Top Thirty
76. Eregion Non Omnis Moriar (Rockshots Records)
Eregion