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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