First Half 2011
The albums I've listened to so far this year, ranked. There's a few things on here that almost nobody has checked out but everyone really should. Also I'm listening to the new Primordial right now and will check out the new Vomitory later today, so consider those part of this list as well. |
| 1 |  | And So I Watch You From Afar
Gangs
Condensing all of the great things about the s/t into an awesome blast of instrumental rock. |
| 2 |  | Foo Fighters
Wasting Light
Did not expect to rank this so high, but every song on here is killer. Can't wait to see the Foos at Lollapalooza. |
| 3 |  | Maybeshewill
I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone
Not quite as good as the last two, but still great. |
| 4 |  | Autopsy
Macabre Eternal
Just read my review. |
| 5 |  | Wo Fat
Noche del Chupacabra
RIFFS RIFFS RIFFS. 5 long songs of great, swampy stoner metal |
| 6 |  | Unexpect
Fables of the Sleepless Empire
Unexpect learn to actually write songs instead of just sections! I enjoyed IaFA a lot, but this is a vast improvement in terms of not sounding like they're trying so hard to be weird. |
| 7 |  | Between the Buried and Me
The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
A logical progression from Colors and the Great Misdirect (which has the most confusing amount of hate on this site). Not nearly as memorable though. |
| 8 |  | Glassjaw
Our Color Green (The Singles)
Some of Palumbo's best vocal performances and just a good EP all around. |
| 9 |  | Ulcerate
The Destroyers of All
Crushing |
| 10 |  | Trap Them
Darker Handcraft
Raw as hell. |
| 11 |  | Crowbar
Sever the Wicked Hand
Slow and heavy |
| 12 |  | Boris
Heavy Rocks II
Read my review of the first Heavy Rocks and change some of the song titles. This is just fun. |
| 13 |  | Scale the Summit
The Collective
Probably higher right now than where it will end up at the end of the year. But these guys are great. |
| 14 |  | Protest the Hero
Scurrilous
The bass is really sexy this time around, but it just isn't quite as enjoyable as Fortress or Kezia. |
| 15 |  | Touche Amore
Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me
Why is this only 20 minutes? |
| 16 |  | Mitochondrion
Parasignosis
Weird as hell and chock full of heavy, atmospheric bliss. |
| 17 |  | Defeater
Empty Days and Sleepless Nights
You've already heard everything you need about this album. |
| 18 |  | Manners
Apparitions
My descriptions are gonna be a lot more infrequent now. |
| 19 |  | Beastie Boys
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Their best since Paul's Boutique tbqh |
| 20 |  | Brother Bear
Head in the Clouds |
| 21 |  | Cave In
White Silence |
| 22 |  | Red Fang
Murder the Mountains |
| 23 |  | Rotten Sound
Cursed |
| 24 |  | Explosions in the Sky
Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
This is where my ratings drop from 4 to 3.5. Let Me Back In is song of the year though. |
| 25 |  | Departures
When Losing Everything is Everything You Wanted |
| 26 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Downtown Battle Mountain II
I am in love with Will Swan's guitar playing. I actually like this better than the first and rank it just behind Happiness. |
| 27 |  | Mogwai
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will |
| 28 |  | Weedeater
Jason The Dragon |
| 29 |  | I Am Alaska
So They Say
Saw these guys at Bled Fest and they rock. Solid post-hardcore. http://iamalaska.bandcamp.com/album/so-they-say |
| 30 |  | My Morning Jacket
Circuital |
| 31 |  | CunninLynguists
Oneirology |
| 32 |  | Harbours
Remainders
Intense emotional hardcore EP for download. http://harbours.bandcamp.com/ |
| 33 |  | Raekwon
Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
I just could not pay attention throughout this one. |
| 34 |  | Neuraxis
Asylon
Pretty good for a band with no original members. |
| 35 |  | Septic Flesh
The Great Mass |
| 36 |  | Wormrot
Dirge
You suffer, but why is that my problem? |
| 37 |  | Blaspherian
Infernal Warriors of Death |
| 38 |  | Glassjaw
Coloring Book
Bring the hate. I really thought this was nothing more than decent. Sounded too similar to Deftones sometimes (not that I dislike Deftones). |
| 39 |  | Boris
Attention Please
Meh. This is where my ratings become 3 |
| 40 |  | Talib Kweli
Gutter Rainbows |
| 41 |  | This Will Destroy You
Tunnel Blanket |
| 42 |  | The Human Abstract
Digital Veil
I always assumed this band was second-rate to PtH and BtBaM. Checked this out after much hype and learned that I was correct. |
| 43 |  | Atmosphere
The Family Sign
Big disappointment. Just really boring. |
| 44 |  | With Words
Cagebound
I TOTALLY FORGOT TO PUT THIS IN THE RANKINGS BECAUSE IT ISN'T ON RYM. But I gave it a 4, and it's probably going to be somewhere in the top 20. Check this shit out if you like Gaza. http://withwords.bandcamp.com/album/cagebound |
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