Best Of '11
Here's what I have as of now, although I am missing releases from: Ash Borer, Autopsy, rDecapitated, The Devil's Blood, Fucked Up, Hammers of Misfortune, Primordial, Raekwon, rRussian Circles, Rwake, Tombs, Tyler, the Creator, Ulcerate, Vektor, The Weeknd, among many rothers. Making this list has also brought to my attention my lack of a Best of 2010... I'll get to rthat during the week. Hopefully I can catch up on the 2011 releases, I'll happily accept any recs rbased upon this list. |
1 | | The Atlas Moth An Ache For The Distance
An Ache for the Distance pretty much came out of nowhere. Beautiful, catchy,
and devastating sludge. |
2 | | Protest the Hero Scurrilous
Protest the Hero never ceases to amaze. Prog-metal for those with ADHD and a
knack for a good hook. |
3 | | Trap Them Darker Handcraft
Grittiest album of the year. Darker Handcraft is the definition of "in-your-face;"
you can REALLY feel the intensity and energy. |
4 | | Mastodon The Hunter
I was expecting a letdown. I was wrong. The Hunter feels like amalgamation of
their previous releases, tailored for everyone - not just metal heads. |
5 | | Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues
Their self-titled record was a nice surprise, and this record proves that they are still
blossoming. If "The Shrine/An Argument" is any indication of where this band can
go, we're in for a treat. |
6 | | The Human Abstract Digital Veil
"Antebellum" |
7 | | Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
"Say It" |
8 | | Krallice Diotima
"Litany of Regrets" |
9 | | Goes Cube In Tides and Drifts
"Lines on the Map" |
10 | | Boris New Album
"Flare" |
11 | | Indian Guiltless
Best album of 2011 with juxtaposing song titles. |
12 | | Ha Ha Tonka Death of a Decade
Best album of 2011 that's both fun and emotive. |
13 | | Black Cobra Invernal
Best album of 2011 featuring album art of a post-apocalyptic Antarctica. |
14 | | Batillus Furnace
Best album of 2011 that has an extremely low number of ratings. (Sludge fans,
dig in.) |
15 | | Born of Osiris The Discovery
Best album of 2011 with a guitar passage that sounds like morse code - "Recreate." |
16 | | Liturgy Aesthethica
What is TBM? Who cares? |
17 | | Last Chance to Reason Level 2
BTBAM much? |
18 | | Havok Time is Up
Thrash record of the year? |
19 | | Giant Squid Cenotes
Why aren't more artists experimenting with different instruments? |
20 | | Revocation Chaos of Forms
Why aren't there more/longer solos?! |
21 | | Boris Attention Please
Album highlight: Wata's vocals. |
22 | | Grayceon All We Destroy
Album highlight: The flexibility of Jackie Perez Gratz's cello. |
23 | | Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Album highlight: Justin Vernon not carbon-copying For Emma... |
24 | | Opeth Heritage
Album highlight: It's not just another Opeth record. |
25 | | Obscura Omnivium
Album highlight: Riffs and solos, duh. |
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