Bruce Springsteen, "The Rising". 29 years after his debut, and following the tragedy that was September 11, as a general proposition, we* were waiting to hear what the reaction would be from the artistic community, and Bruce delivered. Several of those songs - the title track, "Mary's PLace", "My City Of Ruins" - have a place in his setlists today.
Van Halen, "A Different Kind Of Truth". 34 years after their debut, and their first new work with Roth in 28 years. That's a favorite of mine and while I wish the best for EVH and crew, I have a feeling in my bones that that will be their last full-length original work.
Gonna get some flack here, but Kiss' Sonic Boom (2009) and Monster (2012). Are they "Destroyer"? Nah, but for a band that is 35 and 38 years in, they are solid quintessential Kiss records, and while the sound leaves something to be desired (and on Monster, you can start to hear the edges of Paul's voice fraying) they are solid hard rock records that fit, in my view, nicely in the catalogue. I know others balk at the "Thayer/Singer" thing, and love "Revenge", but I listen to these two FAR more than I do Revenge.