Viernes 31 Dic 2010, 23:09
Using my same format as last years (except for the lazy descriptions of the top albums):
The Main List
The Algorithm - Critical.Error
= Djenty math metal + electronic influences
Attack Attack! - Self titled
= Catchy songs + (mostly) serious-er themes
Castle Grayskull - To Live as Brutes
= Metalcore + cool keyboard parts
Childish Gambino - Culdesac/I Am Just a Rapper 1&2
= Great samples + great punch-lines
The Contortionist - Exoplanet
= Heavy as hell + sci-fi lyrics
Drewsif Stalin's Musical Endeavors - Delusions of a Greater Future/An Insomniac's Narrative
= Djent (aka Glem) + amazing quality for home recording
Ion Dissonance - Cursed
= Heavy^Heavy^Heavy
Monomate - Grand Battle
= Cybergrind - noise + singing
Periphery - Self titled
= Super-talented musician x 6
Powerglove - Saturday Morning Apocalypse
= Music/shows I liked when I was a kid + 10 or so years + music I like now
Shad - TSOL
= Rap x (Bacon + Beavers + Loonies + Maple Syrup)
Structures - All of the Above
= Charity's Downfall - (Downfall + ') + 8 Strings
This or the Apocalypse - Haunt What's Left
= August Burns Red + Cloudkicker + Unearth
Veil of Maya -
= The Common Man's Collapse + 2 years of experience
Within The Ruins - Invade
= Creatures x 2
Wretched - Beyond the Gate
= The Exodus of Autonomy - a bunch of breakdowns
Honorable Mentions: (not great, not meh)
The Acacia Strain - Wormwood
After The Burial - In Dreams
Cadence Weapon - Tron Mixtape
Cloudkicker - ]]][[[ / Beacons
Comeback Kid - Symptoms & Cures
The Devil Wears Prada - Zombie EP
For Today - Breaker
Four Year Strong - Enemy of the World
A Loss For Words - Motown Classics
Perfect - French Connection
Newcomer List:
Carousel Kings - Speak Frantic
Centuries Apart - Malachi EP
Counterparts - Prophets
Elitist - Caves
Fleshwrought - Dementia/Dyslexia
Have You Heard - Where You Want Me
I, The Breather - These Are My Sins
iSH - The Name iSH
Kid Liberty - Fight With Your Fists
Rooks - +x-
Tight Rope - The Infinite Being
Upon a Burning Body - This World Is Ours
Volumes - the Concept of Dreaming
What's Left of Her - Perceptions
the Meh List: (albums/bands I still like, just not top albums worthy/Albums that haven't grown on me yet?)
As I Lay Dying - The Powerless Rise
Borknagar - Universal
Bring Me The Horizon - There Is a Hell…
Christian Scott - Yesterday You Said Tomorrow
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! - Something for Nothing
Equilibrium - Rekreatur
Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns
Pain of Salvation - Road Salt One
Parkway Drive - Deep Blue
A Plea for Purging - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Rihanna - Loud
We Butter The Bread With Butter - Der Tag An Dem Die Welt Unterging
Could Have Done Better list:
Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
Bleeding Through - Self titled
A Day to Remember - What Separates Me from You
Impending Doom - There Will Be Violence
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon II
The Last Felony - Too Many Humans
Make Them Suffer - Lord of Woe
Process for Enigma - Seeds of Hate
Whitechapel - A New Era of Corruption
Wish for Wings - Echoes
The Fail List:
None! (That I can think of)