2013 had many alternative musical releases on all fronts from 90′s grunge and modern rock to industrial metal and electronic. You can view a selection of the albums that came out below.
1. Alice in Chains- “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here” 5/28 (click here for our review of this album)
2. Alter Bridge- “Fortress” 10/8 (click here for our review of this album)
3. Andrew Stockdale- “Keep Moving” 6/11 (click here for our review of this album)
4. Arcade Fire- “Reflektor” 10/28
5. Arctic Monkeys- “AM” 9/6
6. Atoms for Peace- “Amok” 2/25
7. The Avett Brothers- “Magpie and the Dandelion” 10/15
8. Bad Religion- “True North” 1/22
9. Beady Eye- “BE” 6/10
10. Beware of Darkness- “Orthodox” 5/7 (click here for our review of this album)
11. Biffy Clyro- “Opposites” 1/28
12. Black Flag- “What The…” 12/3
13. Black Sabbath- “13″ 6/10
14. Black Star Riders- “All Hell Breaks Loose” 5/28
15. Boards of Canada- “Tomorrow’s Harvest” 6/5
16. Cage the Elephant- “Melophobia” 10/8 (click here for our review of this album)
17. California X- “California X” 1/15
18. Chvrches- “The Bones of What You Believe” 9/20
19. The Civil Wars- “The Civil Wars” 8/6
20. Clutch- “Earth Rocker” 3/15
21. Cold and Lovely- “Ellis Bell EP” 9/24
22. Coheed and Cambria- “The Afterman: Descension” 2/5
23. Crash Kings- “Dark of the Daylight” 6/18 (click here for our review of this album)
24. Cults- “Static” 10/15 (click here for our review of this album)
25. David Bowie- “The Next Day” 3/12
26. The Dead Daisies- “The Dead Daisies” 8/9
27. Deltron 3030- “Event 2″ 9/30
28. Depeche Mode- “Delta Machine” 3/22
29. Ed Kowalczyk- “The Flood and The Mercy” 10/29 (click here for our review of this album)
30. Elton John- “The Diving Board” 9/24
31. Filter- “The Sun Comes Out Tonight” 6/4 (click here for our review of this album)
32. Flaming Lips- “The Terror” 4/1
33. Frank Turner- “Tape Deck Heart” 4/22
34. Franz Ferdinand- “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action” 8/26
35. Gemini Syndrome- “Lux” 9/10 (click here for our review of this album)
36. Ghost- “Infestissumam” 4/10
37. HAIM- “Days Are Gone” 9/27
38. HBS- “In Deep Owl” 8/27 (click here for our review of this album)
39. How to Destroy Angels- “Welcome Oblivion” 3/5 (click here for our review of this album)
40. Intronaut- “Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words with Tones)” 3/19
41. Jesu- “Everyday I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came” 9/23
42. Jimmy Eat World- “Damage” 6/11
43. John Frusciante- “Outsides” 8/27 (click here for our review of this album)
44. The Joy Formidable- “Wolf’s Law” 1/22
45. King Krule- “6 Feet Beneath the Moon” 8/24
46. Kings of Leon- “Mechanical Bull” 9/20 (click here for our review of this album)
47. Korn- “The Paradigm Shift” 10/4
48. Mad Season- “Above deluxe box set” 4/2 (click here for our review of this album)
49. Man Man- “On Oni Pond” 9/11
50. Mark Lanegan- “Imitations” 9/17 (click here for our review of this album)
51. Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood- “Black Pudding” 5/14 (click here for our review of this album)
52. Mazzy Star- “Seasons of Your Day” 9/24 (click here for our review of this album)
53. Meat Puppets- “Rat Farm” 4/16
54. Melvins- “Everybody Loves Sausages” 4/30 (click here for our review of this album)
55. Melvins- “Tres Cabrones” 11/5
56. Metallica- “Metallica Through The Never soundtrack” 9/24
57. Middle Class Rut- “Pick Up Your Head” 6/25 (click here to view our review of this album)
58. Ministry- “From Beer to Eternity” 9/6
59. Moby- “Innocents” 10/1
60. Motorhead- “Aftershock” 10/21
61. The Mowgli’s- “Waiting for the Dawn” 6/18
62. Mudhoney- “Vanishing Point” 4/2 (click here for our review of this album)
63. My Bloody Valentine- “m b v” 2/2
64. The Neighbourhood- “I Love You” 4/23
65. New Politics- “Bad Girl In Harlem” 4/21
66. Nine Inch Nails- “Hesitation Marks” 9/3 (click here for our review of this album)
67. Nirvana- “In Utero 20th anniversary reissue” 9/24
68. Noiseheads- “1994″ 3/8
69. Palms- “Palms” 6/25 (click here for our review of this album)
70. Paul McCartney- “New” 10/15
71. Pearl Jam- “Lightning Bolt” 10/11 (click here for our review of this album)
72. Pelican- “Forever Becoming” 10/15
73. Phoenix- “Bankrupt!” 4/19
74. Pixies- “EP1″ 9/2 (click here for our review of this album)
75. Plastic Visions- “Plastic Visions EP” 5/28 (click here for our review of this album)
76. Portugal. The Man- “Evil Friends” 6/4
77. Puscifer- “Donkey Punch the Night” 2/19 (click here for our review of this album)
78. Queens of the Stone Age- “…Like Clockwork” 6/3 (click here for our review of this album)
79. Red Fang- “Whales and Leeches” 10/15
80. Red Hot Chili Peppers- “I’m Beside You” 11/29
81. Russian Circles- “Memorial” 10/29
82. Sebadoh- “Defend Yourself” 9/16
83. Sigur Rós- “Kveikur” 6/18
84. Sick Puppies- “Connect” 7/16
85. Skinny Puppy- “Weapon” 5/28
86. Sons of the Sea- “Sons of the Sea” 9/24
87. Steven Wilson- “The Raven That Refused To Sing” 2/25
88. Stone Gossard- “Moonlander” 6/25 (click here for our review of this album)
89. Stone Temple Pilots- “High Rise” 10/8 (click here for our review of this album)
90. The Strokes- “Comedown Machine” 3/26
91. Sound City- “Real to Reel” 3/12 (click here for our review of this album)
92. Soundgarden- “Screaming Life/Fopp reissue” 11/26 (click here for our review of this album)
93. Surfer Blood- “Pythons” 6/11 (click here for our review of this album)
94. Tomahawk- “Oddfellows” 1/29
95. Twenty One Pilots- “Vessel” 1/8
96. Vampire Weekend- “Modern Vampires of the City” 5/14
97. Violent Soho- “Hungry Ghost” 9/6 (click here for our review of the album)
98. Vista Chino- “Peace” 9/3
99. White Denim- “Coriscana Lemonade” 10/29
100. Yuck- “Glow & Behold” 9/30
Comment the alternative artists we did not include on this year’s list below…