Best Alternative Independant Releases 2016

The Dead Daisies

 

I’ve been writing for The Rockpit for five years now and this year they’ve given me my own list! So I wanted to do something a little differently: this year I wanted to give you an alternative Top 20 of albums that were primarily either self-financed, crowd-funded or independently released but I also added in some cool new releases from bands that seem to have dropped off our radars over the last feww years and who are still putting out quality material. There was some damned good independent music out there in 2016 so give them a chance and give your ears a treat!

1. SHOTGUN SAWYER – THUNDERCHIEF

Release Date: August 13th 2016

2. TRIGGERMAN – ATOMIC ROCK NUMBER 79

Release Date: July 2016

3. LOST HOLLYWOOD – WHAT LIES BENEATH

Release Date: August 12th 2016

4. SHOTGUN RODEO – THE NEW STANDARD

Release Date: September 16th 2016

5. LOVE AND A 38 – NOMADS

Release Date: February 19th 2016

6. BUDDERSIDE – BUDDERSIDE

Release Date: July 29th 2016

7. TIGERTAILZ – BLAST

Release Date: April 23rd 2016

8. KISSIN’ DYNAMITE – GENERATION GOODBYE

Release Date: July 8th 2016

9. CONQUEST – UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Release Date: 2016

10. LEE AARON – FIRE AND GASOLINE

Release Date: March 25th 2016

11. RAGE OF ANGELS – THE DEVILS NEW TRICKS

Release Date: February 5th 2016

12. PRIMAL FEAR – RULEBREAKER

Release Date: January 22nd 2016

13. RICK SPRINGFIELD – ROCKET SCIENCE

Release Date: February 19th 2016

14. LAST IN LINE – HEAVY CROWN

Release Date: February 19 2016.

15. RESURRECTION KINGS – RESURRECTION KINGS

Release Date: January 29th 2016

16. BLOOD RED SAINTS – SPEEDWAY

Release Date: December 4th 2015

17. BONFIRE – PEARLS

Release Date: March 25th 2016

18. THE TREATMENT – GENERATION ME

Release Date: March 28th 2016

19. RICKY WARWICK – WHEN PATSY CLINE WAS CRAZY (AND GUY MITCHELL SANG THE BLUES) + HEARTS ON TREES

Release Date: February 26th 2016

20. MAGNUM – SACRED BLOOD DIVINE LIES

Release Date: February 26th 2016