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It's that special time of the year again where we celebrate the very best and worst from the world's of rock and metal in the TNM Awards 2018.Categories up for discussion are:Most Improved BandBest song of the YearWorst Song of the YearHero of the YearVillain of the YearGig of the YearBest New Band Most Disappointing Album Of The YearComeback of the YearOutstanding AchievementWorst band of 2018Surprise Of The YearUnsung HeroesStory Of The YearBand of the Year 2018Who wins? Who loses? Why the hell are Insane Clown Posse such a topic of discussion? All this and more in your essential look at the year in rock and metal that was 2018.

Beez, Perran and Ryan count down the Top 20 rock and metal releases of 2018 and, as ever, we will also be charting the albums you voted as your favourite of the year. This is Part 2 featuring albums from number 10 down to the converted number 1 spot.

Beez, Perran and Ryan count down the Top 20 rock and metal releases of 2018 and, as ever, we will also be charting the albums you voted as your favourite of the year. Part 1 features numbers 20-11. See you in part 2 for the Top 10.

Beez, Perran and Ryan discuss the week that was as BMTH have some strong words for "rock" songwriters, Beez talks about seeing the last Machine Head show, there's reviews on Unearth, Four Stroke Baron and All That Remains, embarrassing moments and an Album Club on Paramore's 2009 smash, Brand New Eyes. Subscribe as next week, we will be running through our favorite albums of 2018. You do not want to miss it.

It's a festival week of madness as TNM discusses the Download, Reading & Leeds and Slam Dunk additions, guitar hero battles, a look at the new albums from Can't Swim, Daughters and King Nine and a hilarious delve into the world of Manor on this week's Album Club.

It's an insane TNM this week as we discuss the new albums from Architects, Smashing Pumpkins, Laura Jane Grace, Old Wounds and the slab of absolute ridiculousness that is the new Muse album. There's discussion on Threatin, new tunes from The Fever and Angel Dust, what Slayer song would work best at a wedding and Album Club is on the Beastie Boys' 1992 opus, Check Your Head.

Beez and Ryan discuss the potential Creeper split, Jonathan Davis questioning the popularity of rock & metal, why holograms are a rubbish idea, what bands they'd raise from the dead and a whole bunch more in this week's That's Not Metal, powered by uDiscover.

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The TNM gang go in depth on the first Download 2019 announcement including Def Leppard, Slipknot, Tool, Die Antwoord and more, there's chat about the new Bring Me The Horizon and BABYMETAL tracks, are Greta Van Fleet the new Nickelback and the team pick 6 albums that have flown under the radar this year including breakout US phenomenon Polyphia.

TNM delve into the many uses for David Draiman's (now defunct) chin piercings, there's reviews of the new albums from Greta Van Fleet, Disturbed, Soulfly and Atreyu, looks at the return of Gallows, Slam Dunk and Scorpions chat for Bloodstock 2019 and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes 'Blossom' is the subject of this week's Album Club.

TNM recap a ludicrous week where Weezer went Latin, one of Insane Clown Posse tried dropkicking Fred Durst and Kid Rock visited the White House, albums from Basement, Ghostemane, Tom Morello and Hangman's Chair are reviewed and Nine Inch nails' The Fragile is the subject of this week's Album Club.

It's one of the best week's of music this year as Behemoth, Black Peaks, Coheed & Cambria and High On Fire's new albums are reviewed, there's further chat on Machine Head, Korn are to produce Koffee, we suspect Jim Root of telling lies and Album Club is on The Distillers' Coral Fang.

Perran and Beez discuss the show news about Machine Head's 'Farewell Tour' and the news that Phil Demmel and Dave McClain are to leave the band.

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The TNM team discuss the return of Architects and The Distillers, the future of Avenged Sevenfold, the new albums from Thrice, Conan, The Primals and an Album Of The Year contender from The Dirty Nil and our Album Club is an in-depth look at Gojira's masterpiece, The Way Of All Flesh.

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TNM review the new albums from Alkaline Trio, Nothing, Leeched and an Amity Affliction robot invasion, there's discussion on Reading & Leeds, which rock and metal star would make a good inflatable to be paraded around the streets and Album Club gets disgusting by discussing Creed's diamond selling album, Human Clay.

The TNM gang discuss the return of Bring Me The Horizon, new albums from Alice In Chains, Jesus Piece, Trophy Eyes and Rebel Wizard and there's a Mastodon worship session on Album Club in praise of The Hunter.

Perran and our Extreme Metal expert Tom Dare are guided through an in-depth look at this year's Bloodstock Festival by Beez.