The perfect antidote to Christmas sweetness is an album filled with Christmas classics given a metal makeover. Think “Silent Night” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” featuring the growling vocals, thudding beats and distorted guitar of heavy metal. The album features a who’s who of hard rock royalty, including Lemmy, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Dave Grohl, Vinny Appice, Billy Gibbons and Alice Cooper. While this may not be the soundtrack for tree trimming with the kids or decorating cookies with Grandma, when you just can’t take one more minute of Johnny Mathis, this album is the answer.
9 Christmas Albums That Won’t Make You Want to Punch an Elf
Music that won’t make you cringe, cry or stuff your ears with sugarplums
Various Artists, We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year
Full List
Christmas Albums
- Giving Hope to the Genre
- Tracey Thorn, Tinsel and Lights
- The Beach Boys, Christmas Album
- Various Artists, We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year
- Sufjan Stevens, Silver and Gold
- Arcade Fire, A Very Arcade Xmas
- Various Artists, A Motown Christmas
- Low, Christmas
- Various Artists XFM It’s A Cool Cool Christmas
- Various Artists, A John Waters Christmas
