Let's be honest, 2019 was an epic year for albums, we had Slipknot's absolute monster We Are Not Your Kind, then there was Tool's triumphant return Fear Inoculum and all the other amazing releases in between. It made me wonder how 2020 could ever top its predecessor, and after scouring the internet for both fact and plausible rumour, I've compiled this list which is a mixture of confirmed and hopeful records from bands who will or should be dropping something soon.

New year, new music! Check out below the biggest titles coming out in January. We have a few Pop princesses making a come back, two awesomely original bands from Finland, some Australian skater dudes that I'm really enjoying, an American Hip-Hop trio is reuniting for their fourth studio album after going solo,  and a few Rock legends reappear after a few years of silence.