10. Coalesce “Ox”
It’s Coalesce, enough said!
09. Eminem “Relapse”
Man, I am going to catch flack from this one, but I don’t care. What can I say; I am a fan of his. I really enjoyed his first two albums when I was younger, I didn’t really care for too much after that…until now. I believe Eminem has made a triumphant return, and hope that there is more to come with future releases.
08. Rancid “Let the Dominoes Fall”
The East Bay punk rock legends are back with an album that doesn’t disappoint. Start to finish I believe it’s one of their best albums to date, they even let Matt sing on the album! I may be the only one out there that enjoys his vocals, but there is no denying that this is a good record. I highly recommend trying to track down the acoustic version to go along with the electric.
07. The A.K.A.s “Animal Summer”
The fun loving, punk rock and roll band from Philadelphia are back with their sophomore album Animal Summer. Might I add that they love West Virginia! This is some up beat punk rock that will put a smile on your face and make you want to dance! All sinners welcome in the house of The A.K.A.s.
06. Fondlecorpse “Creaturegore”
Hailing from Holland, Fondlecorpse delivers a blistering onslaught of death metal and goregrind. Lyrical content is solely based on horror films. I highly recommend checking out their first two outings, From Beyond the Crypt, and Blood and Popcorn.
05. Gallows “Grey Britain”
Pissed off British punk rock! That’s all you need to know.
04. Street Sweeper Social Club “S/T”
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame and Boots Riley of The Coup have come together not to start a band, but to create a social club. Political rap rock at it’s finest. Now, Tom, where is that new Rage album I have been dreaming about since 2000?
03. P.O.S. “Never Better”
Conscious hip-hop artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota P.O.S. has returned with his third and in my opinion his best. Never Better is an amazing album chalk full of positivity! When you’re tired of listening to shitty gangster rap and that god-awful sounding auto-tune, check out P.O.S. and the other members of Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Side Note: Please check out Atmosphere and Brother Ali.
02. Big D and the Kids Table “Fluent in Stroll”
Big D makes their second appearance on one of my top ten lists with this record, although it’s a much more tame and chill Big D than we all have known in the past, it is Big D none the less and it kicks ass. I dare you to not have a good time listening to this album.
01. Every Time I Die “New Junk Aesthetic”
Speaking of repeat offenders to this list, this marks ETID’s third time on my top ten and their second time at my number one spot. Once again delivering some dirty ass rock and roll mixed with their trademark blend of hardcore making this album one not to be missed. ETID never fails to make an amazing album.
Major Disappointment reporting for duty, sir!
Throwdown “Deathless”
I can’t put into words how let down I am with this album. Throwdown was once my favorite band, until 11/10/2009 when they released Deathless. What happened to my hardcore heroes? I didn’t even mind when they took that leap into the metal direction, or as most would say ripping off Pantera. Now, I can’t help but think I am listening to Godsmack when I hear anything off this record. But, I will not be that let down fan that constantly bitches about his or her favorite band making an awful record, I will just slip my headphones on, listen to Haymaker and be happy with my memories.
Tags: Best of 2009, Music
January 3, 2010 at 12:08 am |
I didn’t even know that you like Eminem!!
Aaand I was disappointed with Throwdown’s album, too…
January 4, 2010 at 4:36 pm |
I’ve heard one song on the new Throwdown. I don’t want to hear anymore. After that and Venom & Tears, I’ve decided I’m over Throwdown.
January 5, 2010 at 12:04 am |
It’s funny how big ETID has gotten. I remember seeing them open a basement show with Saves the Day, Piebald, and New Found Glory before any of them got big. I don’t think ETID had ever even played a show before, they were just a sloppy local band that nobody had heard of, they didnt even have any merch yet, but they acted like total rock star assholes and upstaged everybody else, they even talked shit about all the other bands and their fans, mocking them and calling them emo fags. needless to say, I fell in love with them right away.
January 5, 2010 at 12:13 am |
Best comment yet! That sounds about right, they are really funny dudes. But, it’s funny they would use emo fags, since they are best friends with fall out boy. Ahh well. They put on a great show and are a blast to hang with, and Andy is a huge horror fan.They have changed their sound so much, I do however miss that heavily distorted, sloppy hardcore sound from the early years.
January 5, 2010 at 1:03 am
Haha… I was at that show with James. I think it was back in ’99.
At the time, I don’t think they were a very serious band. If I remember right, they were just buddies with the show promoter and one of the bands canceled last minute because they were sick, so he stuck ETID on the bill.
I’m pretty sure almost all of them were drunk at the show, and they definitely were trying to piss everyone off. I think the exact quote they used was “Sorry to ruin a pussy Emo show, but you fags need to hear some real music!”
They then proceeded to swing their guitars and the mic around like lunatics and hit a few people in the face with them. Needless to say, a good deal of the little Buddy Holly glasses wearing kids with messenger bags covered in patches moved FAR back.
All in all it was pretty hilarious.