Hair Metal Mansion's Top Albums, EP's & Live Releases of 2017

It seems as though I have been saying this every year since the Mansion has been around (2007), but this year (2017), in my humble opinion, could possibly be the best year for new rock and metal releases since then! The Hair Metal Mansion staff has kept up with all of it for you and below you will find top lists from yours truly Andrew the Axeman, Joe Schaeffer, Dawn Osbourne and 'The Music God' CJ Plain. To all the artists, labels, publicists and the Mansion faithful in general, we salute you! 

~ANDREW~

Top Albums:
1. L.A. Guns - "The Missing Peace"
2. Stephen Pearcy - "Smash"
3. Janet Gardner - Self-titled 
4. Mark Slaughter - "Halfway There"
5. Junkyard - "High Water"
6. Babylon A.D. - "Revelation Highway"
7. The New Roses - "One More For The Road" 
8. Tommy Paris Band - Self-titled 
9. Tokyo Motor Fist - Self-titled
10. Kickin Valentina - "Imaginary Creatures"
11. Great White - "Full Circle"
12. Lynch Mob - "Brotherhood" 
13. Every Mother's Nightmare - "Grind" 
14. Madam X - "Monstrocity"
15. Wraith - "Revelation" 
16. Black Star Riders - "Heavy Fire" 
17. Night Ranger - "Don't Let Up" 
18. Warrant - "Louder Harder Faster"
19. Jack Russell's Great White - "He Saw It Comin"
20. Accept - "The Rise of Chaos"
21. Autograph - "Get Off Your Ass"
22. Mr. Big - "Defying Gravity"
23. Inglorious - "II
24. Sainted Sinners - Self-titled
25. Rhino Bucket - "The Last Real Rock N' Roll"

Honorable mentions:
Richie Kotzen - "Salting Earth", Nova Rex - "Rockstar Road Show", Sweet & Lynch - "Unified", Gotthard - "Silver", SteelHeart - "Through Worlds of Stardust", House of Lords - "Saint of the Lost Souls", Count's 77 - "Soul Transfusion", Vain - "Rolling With the Punches", Crazy Lixx - "Ruff Justice",  Eclipse - "Momentum", Thunder - "Rip It Up", Bonfire - "Byte the Bullet", Broken Teeth - "4 On the Floor", Artificial Agent - "Programmed to Destroy", Vandenberg's Moonkings - "MKII", Appice - "Sinister", Warrior Soul - "Back on the Lash", Bigfoot - Self-Titled, Alice Cooper - "Paranormal", Dave Friday Band - "Life Imitating Art", Julian Angel - "The Death of Cool", Stonebreed - "Heart of Stone", Jorn - "Life on Death Road", Revolution Saints - "Light in the Dark", Riverdogs - "California", Heaven & Earth - "Hard To Kill"

EP's:
1. Greta Van Fleet - "Black Smoke Rising"
2. Denman - "The Life We Live"
3. Jenna Syde & The Watchers - "Prey For Los Angeles"
4. Still Warning - Still Warning 

Live:
1. Tyketto - Live From Milan
2. The Dead Daisies - Live & Louder

~JOE~
TOP ALBUMS:
1. LA Guns - The Missing Peace
2. Richie Kotzen – Salting Earth
3. Stephen Pearcy – Smash
4. Janet Gardner – Self Titled
5. Tommy Paris Band – Self Titled
6. Black Star Riders – Heavy Fire
7. Junkyard – High Water
8. Mark Slaughter – Halfway There
9. Kickin’ Valentina – Imaginary Creatures
10. Deep Purple – Infinite
11. Mr. Big – Defying Gravity
12. Jack Russell’s Great White – He Saw it Coming
13. Lynch Mob – Brotherhood
14. Great White – Full Circle
15. Ronnie Montrose - 10 by 10
16. Inglorious - II
17. EMN - Grind
18. Babylon A.D. – Revolution Highway
19. Autograph – Get Off Your Ass
20. Rhino Bucket – The Last Real Rock ‘N Roll
21. Warrant – Louder, Harder , Faster
22. Tokyo Motor Fist – Self Titled
23. Madam X – Monstrocity
24. Accept – The Rise of Chaos
25. Night Ranger – Don’t Let Up

HONORABLE MENTION
Riverdogs – California
Alice Cooper – Paranormal
Heaven and Earth – Hard to Kill

EP’s
Greta Van Fleet – Black Smoke Rising
Jenna Syde and the Watchers – Prey for Los Angeles
Denman – The Life We Live

LIVE
The Dead Daisies – Live and Louder
The Winery Dogs - Dog Years: Live in Santiago & Beyond 2013-2016
Armored Saint – Carpe Noctum

~DAWN~

Top Albums:
1. Autograph - Get Off Your Ass
2. Kickin Valentina - Imaginary Creatures
3. Shokker - III
4. L.A. Guns - The Missing Peace
5. Neon Animal - Bring Back Rock N Roll From the Dead

~THE MUSIC GOD CJ PLAIN~
Top Albums:
30) Warrant - Louder Harder Faster
29) Lynch Mob - The Brotherhood
28) Kickin Valentina - Imaginary Creatures
27) Every Mother's Nightmare - Grind
26) Cream Pie - No Secrets
25) Dave Friday Band - Life Imitating Art
24) Theia - Back In Line
23) Degreed - Degreed
22) Kee Of Hearts - Kee of Hearts
21) Heaven & Earth - Hard To Kill
20) Martina Edoff - We Will Align
19) Sisters Doll - All Dolled Up
18) Mark Slaughter - Halfway There
17) Tequila Sunrise - Danger Zone
16) Dirtbag Republic - Downtown Eastside
15) Devilfire - Dark Manoeuvres
14) The New Roses - One More For The Road
13) LA Guns - The Missing Peace
12) One Bad Son - Made In The Name of Rock n Roll
11) Tokyo Motor Fist - Tokyo Motor Fist
10) Julian Angel - The Death of Cool
9) Art Nation - Liberation
8) Rhino Bucket - The Last Real Rock n Roll
7) Heavy Tiger - Glitter
6) Babylon A.D. - Revelation Highway
5) Janet Gardner - Janet Gardner
4) Warrior Soul - Back On The Lash
3) Sainted Sinners - Sainted Sinners
2) Gotthard - Silver
1) Wraith - Revelation