20 Most Anticipated Albums of the Second Half of 2015

As I stated in my mid-year music recap a couple of weeks ago, there are a lot of potentially great albuma slated for release in the second half of the year. I'm currently hoping and praying that the second half of the year can make up for the slew of disappointments that have plagued the first part of the calender year. Here are the 20 records I'm most excited to hear over the next six months

20.The Wonder Years-No Closer to Heaven (Release Date: September 4th)
19.TesseracT-Polaris (Release Date: September 18th)
18.Migos-Yung Rich Nation (Release Date: July 31st)
17.Nas-TBD (Release Date: TBD)
16.Frank Ocean-Boys Don't Cry (Release Date: TBD)
15.After the Burial-TBD (Release Date: TBD)
14.Riff Raff-Peach Panther (Release Date: TBD)
13.Clutch-Psychic Warfare (Release Date: October 2nd)
12.State Champs-TBD (Release Date: TBD)
11.Parkway Drive-Ire (Release Date: September 25th)
10.Deftones-TBD (Release: TBD October)
9.Converge-TBD (Released Date: TBD Fall)
8.Kanye West-Swish (Release Date: TBD)
7.Lamb of God-VII: Strum und Drang (Release Date: July 24th)
6.Obscura-TBD (Release Date: TBD)
5.Coheed and Cambria-The Color Before the Sun (Release Date: October 9th)
4.Lana Del Rey-Honeymoon (Release Date: TBD September)
3.Battlecross-Rise to Power (Release Date: August 21st)
2.The Black Dahlia Murder-Abysmal (Release Date: September 18th)
1.Killswitch Engage-TBD (Release Date: TBD)


Also Looking Forward To:
Counterparts-Tragedy Will Find Us (Release Date: July 24th)
Northlane-Node (Release Date: July 24th)
Cattle Decapitation-The Anthropocene Extinction (Release Date: August 7th)
Miss May I-Deathless (Release Date: August 7th)
Terror-The 25th Hour (Release Date: August 7th)
Neck Deep-Life's Not Out to Get You (Release Date: August 14th)
Stray From the Path-Subliminal Criminals (Release Date: August 14th)
Rivers of Nihil-Monarchy (Release Date: August 21st)
The Sword-High Country (Release Date: August 21st)
Defeater-Abandoned (Release Date: August 28th)
Nile-What Should Not be Unearthed (Release Date: August 28th)
Soilwork-The Ride Majestic (Release Date: August 28th)
The Weeknd-Beauty Behind the Madness (Release Date: August 28th) 
Slayer-Repentless (Release Date: September 11th) 
Crossfaith-Xeno (Release Date: September 18th)
Scale the Summit-V (Release Date: September 18th)
Children of Bodom-I Worship Chaos (Release Date: October 2nd)  
Born of Osiris-TBD (Release Date: TBD)
Drake-Views From the 6 (Release Date: TBD)

Flatbush Zombies-It's All a Matter of Prescriptive (Release Date: TBD) 
Juicy J-Pure THC: The Hustle Continues (Release Date: TBD)
Mac Miller-TBD (Release Date: TBD) 
Megadeth-TBD (Release Date: TBD)
Waka Flocka Flame-Flockaveli 2 (Release Date: TBD)

25 Most Anticipated Albums of 2015

It may only be the beginning of March, but there hasn't really been a whole lot of exciting new music thus far in 2015. Thankfully, that doesn't appear to be the case for the remaining nine months of the year. Here are the 25 albums (tentatively) slated for release in 2015 that I'm most looking forward to.

25.The Story So Far-TBA (Release Date: TBD Spring/Summer)
24.All Shall Perish-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
23.Migos-Y.R.N. 2 (Release Date: TBD)
22.Meshuggah-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
21.Nas-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
20.Faith No More-Sol Invictus (Release Date: May 17th)
19.Chance the Rapper-Surf (Release Date: TBD)
18.Nile-TBA (Release Date: TBD Summer)
17.Mac Miller/Pharrell Williams-Pink Slime (Release Date: TBD)
16.State Champs-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
15.Gojira-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
14.Deftones-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
13.Riff Raff-Purple Panther/Peach Panther (Release Date: June 1st)
12.Kanye West-So Help Me God (Release Date: TBD)
11.August Burns Red-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
10.Action Bronson-Mr. Wonderful (Release Date: March 24th)
9.Parkway Drive-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
8.High on Fire-TBD (Release Date: TBD)
7.Lana Del Rey-Honeymoon (Release Date: TBD August)
6.Obscura-TBA (Release Date: TBD Summer)
5.Lamb of God-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
4.Battlecross-TBA (Release Date: TBD Summer)
3.Kendrick Lamar-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
2.The Black Dahlia Murder-TBA (Release Date: TBD)
1.Between the Buried and Me-TBA (Release Date: TBD Summer)

Also Looking Forward To New Material From (All Release Dates TBD, unless otherwise noted):
A$AP Rocky
Anthrax
Born of Osiris 
Cattle Decapitation
A Day to Remember
Death Grips-The Power That B Part II: Jenny Death (Release Date: March 31st) 
Earl Sweatshirt
Flatbush Zombies-It's All a Matter of Perspective
Four Year Strong
Frank Ocean
Hate Eternal
Incubus-Trust Fall (Part A) (Release Date: March 24th)
Jay Rock
Juicy J-Pure THC: The Hustle Continues
Mac Miller
O.T. Genasis
Pusha T-King Push 
Reflections
Rob Zombie
Rotting Out
Royal Thunder-Cracked Doors (Release Date: April 7th)
Soilwork
Slayer
The Sword
Testament
Veil of Maya
Volbeat