TMMP’s Top Albums Of 2015 [Feature]

2015 has been a big year, soundtracked by a slew of spectacular albums. Picking an overall favourite was a pretty stressful task – and in the end, Jon Gomm’s gorgeous collection of live fan picks and what is, in my opinion, the definitive modern-day Joe Satriani album both had to go on top.
Deciding who would ultimately top the tree was made infinitely easier by putting them in alphabetical order by surname; if you put a gun to my head and demanded I choose between Jon Gomm and Joe Satriani in terms of quality, you’d just have to shoot me. They’re two sides of the same coin, Jon Gomm representing the acoustic world, Satriani the electric. Put together, these guys represent almost unparalleled guitaristic virtuosity.
In joint second place, you’ll find a whole host of alphabetised winners who would each be done a terrible injustice were they to be placed in a lower position. From legends with glittering careers spanning decades to stunning comeback albums and a fair few brand new names facing bright and hopeful futures, TMMP’s top albums of 2015 are all here.
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1) Jon Gomm – Live In The Acoustic Asylum
1) Joe Satriani – Shockwave Supernova
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2) And So I Watch You From Afar – Heirs
2) The Aristocrats – Tres Caballeros / Culture Clash Live!
2) Between The Buried And Me – Coma Ecliptic
2) CHON – Grow
2) The Dear Hunter – Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise
2) Delta Sleep – Twin Galaxies
2) Djevara – VIVA! / Punk Is Not A Sound
2) Employed To Serve – Greyer Than You Remember
2) Enter Shikari – The Mindsweep
2) Gavin Harrison – Cheating The Polygraph
2) Heights – Phantasia On The High Procession Of Sun, Moon And Countless Stars Above [which also wins Most Prog Album Name Of 2015]
2) Intervals – The Shape Of Colour
2) Lithium Dawn – Tearing Back The Veil I: Ascension
2) The Manic Shine – Trial And Triumph
2) Marilyn Manson – The Pale Emperor
2) Marco Minnemann – Celebration
2) Nothing But Thieves – Nothing But Thieves
2) Outside The Coma – The Battle Of Being
2) Palm Reader – Beside The Ones We Love
2) Periphery – Juggernaut Alpha / Juggernaut Omega
2) Press To MECO – Good Intent
2) Jordan Rudess – The Unforgotten Path
2) Steve Vai – Stillness In Motion (Vai Live In L.A.)
2) We Never Learned To Live – Silently, I Threw Them Skyward
some fantastic releases here, and a number of those featured made it into my own list as well. but to have all those artists in equal second? where’s the fun in that? i know it’s hard to rank releases, particularly those from widely disparate genres, but at least give it a go – that’s where half the fun of list making comes from