We continue to count down the finest slabs of metal from the last year, as chosen by the devout scribes here at BW&BK;/BraveWords.com. As with previous years, each writer was asked to pick his top 20 albums of the year (no live records, compilations or covers etc...). We perform a little behind-the-scenes metal math and voila, we have our list! We'll be counting down the Top 30 all month - yup, one a day until we get to New Year's - yes, we're aware that December has 31 daze but we thought we'd let you hang until January 1st!

It's time for #25! Drum roll please...

#25 - KROKUS - Hoodoo (Columbia)

Well, we all loved them in the late '70s and the '80s, but the output of these Swiss rock legends - who recently reunited with Marc Storace (lead vocals), Chris von Rohr (bass, vocals), Fernando von Arb (guitar, vocals), Mark Kohler (guitar) and Freddy Steady (drums) for their latest album Hoodoo - has been touch n' go as of late. The Headhunter bite is long gone, traded in for more melody and sexual appeal (see the new 'Too Hot' video below for proof!). Still, the album entered the charts in their homeland at #1 and Krokus even opened up for AC/DC in Bern!

In his review, BW&BK;'s Martin Popoff remarked:

Already firing on all guns with ‘06’s Hellraiser, Marc Storace raises the ante and rehabilitates the band’s classic lineup for a record that is rock-solid but easily digestible, and even a little unexpected in its clean sheen and simplicity. It’s almost as if egos and backbench brawls have been put aside within the band and between the band and its competitors for relevance in a much heavier modern day.

Read the entire review at this location.

Brave Picks Top 30 Of 2010

#30 - STONE SOUR: Audio Secrecy (Roadrunner)

#29 - APOCALYPTICA - 7th Symphony (Sony)

#28 - TWILIGHT: Monument To Time End (Southern Lord)

#27 - HAIL OF BULLETS - On Divine Winds (Metal Blade)

#26 - FORBIDDEN - Omega Wave (Nuclear Blast)

#25 - KROKUS - Hoodoo (Columbia)