Metal Monday: Top 100 of 2015 in Loud / Metal

2015 was a banner year full of big name releases, and we at CJLO got in on all the action. Since it's the first Metal Monday of the year, we thought we'd get ready for 2016 by taking a look back at 2015 and seeing what our DJs spun the most. This list is compiled from all the chartable weeks of the year.

Some notes for you to ponder while you read this over:

  • The breakdown of the bands is: 64 Canadian; 36 international artists. Of those 64 Canadian bands, 27 are from Quebec, and 24 are from Montreal.
  • TORCHE is the highest ranking non-Canadian band at number 3. FAILURE is second at number 9.
  • 24 of our station wide top 100 are loud rock / metal. For more info on that, check out the list here: http://www.cjlo.com/articles/cjlo-top-100-mmxv

With that in mind, here's the top 100 metal / loud releases of 2015:

1. CANCER BATS
2. FLYING FORTRESS
3. TORCHE
4. KEN MODE
5. NORTHUMBRIA
6. DOOMED & STONED IN CANADA
7. FUCK THE FACTS
8. RUSTED
9. FAILURE
10. WITCH OF THE WASTE
11. UNLEASH THE ARCHERS
12. KATAKLYSM
13. REANIMATOR
14. GUTTROT
15. DEAFHEAVEN
16. ANTIBODY
17. XUL
18. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS
19. RAZOR
20. CRYPTOPSY
21. BLACK MASTIFF
22. ELDEROTH
23. TITANS EVE
24. GHOST
25. LAMB OF GOD
26. BLASPHEMY
27. DOWN RIGHT DIRTY
28. THRASHADACTYL
29. RAISED FIST
30. OLDE
31. REVENGE
32. THE SWINE
33. ARBITRATOR
34. DIEMONDS
35. UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS
36. THE AGONIST
37. CLUTCH
38. COUNTERPARTS
39. METALIAN
40. THEM COUNTY BASTARDZ
41. MONSTER MAGNET
42. NAPALM DEATH
43. WEEDEATER
44. VESPERIA
45. BLACK WITCHERY / REVENGE SPLIT
46. BRING ME THE HORIZON
47. TAAKE
48. TORREFY
49. ATAXIA
50. GLORYHAMMER
51. CARDINALS PRIDE
52. EVERTRAPPED
53. DISTORTHEAD
54. IDOL OF FEAR
55. HIGH ON FIRE
56. KENNEDY
57. RED SKIES
58. DISPLAY OF DECAY
59. FAYNE
60. CHAINSAW HOOKERS
61. SIGH
62. IRON MAIDEN
63. MOTORHEAD
64. SHINING
65. RWAKE
66. DELETERE
67. DISTORIAM
68. GRIMOIRE
69. ADRENECHROME
70. DEATHHAMMER
71. ACCURSED SPAWN
72. WACKEN METAL BATTLE
73. SANTA CRUZ
74. AHNA
75. TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION
76. BALLOT BURNER
77. RITUAL
78. SLAYER
79. NIGHT DEMON
80. DEAD QUIET
81. RAUNCHY
82. CHRON GOBLIN
83. OGENIX
84. KRUHL
85. FATIGUE KILLS
86. SAMSKARAS
87. PORTAL / BLOOD OF KINGU
88. MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE
89. HAWKEYES / SHOOTING GUNS SPLIT
90. WILSON
91. MOONLYGHT
92. ROYAL THUNDER
93. AN AUTUMN FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
94. PLUUM
95. SPARROWS
96. EXALT
97. ARMORED SAINT
98. KILLING JOKE
99. MILLION MOTH TREE
100. GALLOWS