:-(

This one of the reasons why people hate The Mars Volta without bothering to actually try listening to one of their albums. Dudes, they’re NOT metal!

If I liked Mastodon, would I like anything else on here?

i wouldn’t buy anything on there except for mastodon and slayer. in fact, i DID buy both of them. i like deftones, but i haven’t heard the new one.

it’s pretty good but not insanely great.

Tool and possibly the deftones.

I was disappointed in the Lamb Of God album though perhaps I should give it another chance. But it was a bit too Pantera-ish for my tastes. I liked the ones before it a lot.

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actually the new deftones was really good, i thought. very autumnal-sounding.

10,000 days grew on me. the mastodon was pretty cool, slayer ditto. the lamb of god—meh. everything else can suck it.

How did Panic at the Disco end up on there? Is that considered peripheral to metal?

I purchased the My Chemical Romance record for cheap at Circuit City and I like it well enough. Apparently I am 13 years old.

How did Panic at the Disco end up on there? Is that considered peripheral to metal?

— Tim Ellison is number one proponent of Beatle!!!Mania!!! on nu-ILX (timelliso...), December 20th, 2006.

kerrang isn’t very “metal” anymore. it’s basically the UK equivalent of Alternative Press now.

The AMG one is better. Like a billion times better. This list makes me very unsurprised that I’ve never picked up an issue of Kerrang.

plus as long as you are listing post-emo bands or whatever, to not include The Early November’s album is pure idiocy.

Oh my god, the AMG metal list makes me want every single album on it (except the orchestral one, I could do without that).

Louis, is that because you own all the records on the Kerrang list already?

Raconteurs being in there is interesting. Is garage rock only considered part of the Kerrang aesthetic if it includes Jack White? (And if so is that because he is sort of goth, I guess?)

xpost: I only own two, the ones I’ve already mentioned. I thought I’d be getting the Muse record but from the songs I’ve heard it’s SIGNIFICANTLY worse than their previous two, which were actually pretty damn awesome. Or perhaps I’m simply growing out of them?

Perhaps need to borrow the Tool as well; there’s a band I feel I need to pay more dues toward.

I thought the Comets On Fire and Isis albums would have made the list. The Agalloch should be there too.

Surprised the Iron Maiden album didn’t make it either.

Why do all popular music magazines make me want to be buried alive?

Should I listen to that Muse album? I’m alright with Muse sometimes.

Missing from the Kerrang list

Enslaved, Negura Bunget, Mercenary, Daylight Dies, Katatonia, Agalloch, Novembre, Celtic Frost, Intronaut, Insomnium, Keep of Kalessin, Melechesh, Moonspell, Unexpect, Kayo Dot, Ihsahn, Aborym, Ansur, Mouth of the Architect

Terrorizer list due early January

No Melvins or Harvey Milk either.

No Om! At least that made The Wire list I suppose.

Wow. Almost all of the records on that list suck, including the new Slayer record.

I’d invest in: Mastodon, Killswitch Engage, Satyricon, My Chemical Romance.

I think it’s high time that somebody breaks into the publishers and puts in some anthrax between the pages of every copy of Kerrang.

lol terrerrism is funney

You’re just upset Wolfmother wasn’t in it.

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Guys guys guys, there’s a difference between terrorism and improving the human gene pool.

Raconteurs being in there is interesting. Is garage rock only considered part of the Kerrang aesthetic if it includes Jack White? (And if so is that because he is sort of goth, I guess?)

Stevie from this place has repped hard-ish for a bunch of garage rock stuff in Kerrang... Jack White and his doings dwarf everyone else’s coverage, of course.

That’s not a bad list, I suppose. I had no idea anyone in the field of rock journalism gave a shit about Taking Back Sunday, always seemed like a band made for and by 15-year-olds

Stevie’s top 10

1 Comets On Fire—Avatar

2 The Bronx—The Bronx

3 The Raconteurs—The Raconteurs

4 The Drips—The Drips

5 Howlin’ Rain—Howlin’ Rain

6 Sonic Youth—Rather Ripped

7 The Mars Volta—Amputechture

8 Mudhoney—Under A Billion Suns

9 The Gossip—Standing In The Way Of Control

10 Two Gallants—What The Toll Tells

Will he be submitting the same top 10 list to thelondonpaper?

the list i submitted to london lite:

ALBUMS

1. J Dilla, Donuts (Stones Throw)

2. Comets On Fire, Avatar (Sub Pop)

3. The Bronx, The Bronx (Wichita)

4. The Raconteurs, Broken Boy Soldiers (XL)

5. Brightblack Morning Light, Brightblack Morning Light (Matador)

6. Scritti Politti, Black Beer White Bread (Rough Trade)

7. Amy Winehouse, Back To Back (Universal)

8. Corrine Bailey Rae, Corrine Bailey Rae (EMI)

9. The Gossip, Standing In The Way Of Control (KRS)

10. Sonic Youth, Rather Ripped (Geffen)

which is the same as the list i submitted to MOJO. K! policy has always been that records that aren’t reviewed in the magazine can’t be submitted to the end of year lists.

also, i hate making up such lists and always forget great records. also, yes, i really liked the corrine bailey rae album. i am ‘that guy’.

No Circulus on the list either. I would’ve liked to have seen the Envy, Mono and Growing albums get on a list somewhere.

Compare this years list with those from 1982–2005!

http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html#1982

1986
1. David Lee Roth—Eat’em And Smile
2. Slayer—Reign In Blood
3. Metallica—Master Of Puppets

I hope Jesu tops the 2007 poll!

“Compare this years list with those from 1982–2005!”

there was a thread on ilm where we talked about kerrang’s past lists. definitely a strange “progression”. it’s just a schizo identity that they have now. like a lot of magazines, i guess. throw something at the wall and see if it sticks.

What do you think was the best list of the year in the old issues? My favourite was 1992!

What a great year that was.

badmotorfinger ahead of nevermind = awesome

one word brah! > BULLSHITE!

1993

1. Pearl Jam—Vs

2. Entombed—Wolverine Blues

3. Sepultura—Chaos A.D.

4. The Wildhearts—Earth Vs The Wildhearts

5. Butthole Surfers—Independent Worm Saloon

6. Girls Against Boys—Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

7. Nirvana—In Utero

8. Manic Street Preachers—Gold Against The Soul

9. Melvins—Houdini

10. Monster Magnet—Superjudge

11. Kiss—Alive III

12. Cry Of Love—Brother

13. Poison Idea—We Must Burn

14. Grotus—Slow Motion Apocalypse

15. The Posies—Frosting On The Beater

16. The Dwarves—Sugarfix

17. Brad—Shame

18. Warrior Soul—Chill Pill

19. Paw—Dragline

20. Carcass—Heartwork

21. Anthrax—Sound Of White Noise

22. Pitch Shifter—Desensitized

23. Senseless Things—Empire Of The Senseless

24. Raging Slab—Dynamite Monster Boogie Concert

25. Clutch—Transnational Speedway League

WTF happened to all the journos who’d’ve voted Poison Idea and Grotus into a top 20? Weird

Look how good 1992 was

1992

1. Alice In Chains—Dirt

2. The Black Crowes—The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion

3. Kyuss—Blues For The Red Sun

4. Pearl Jam—Ten

5. Ministry—Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed And The Way To Suck Eggs

6. Helmet—Meantime

7. Pantera—Vulgar Display Of Power

8. Mother Love Bone—Mother Love Bone

9. Trouble—Manic Frustration

10. Warrior Soul—Salutations From The Ghetto Nation

11. Faith No More—Angel Dust

12. L7—Bricks Are Heavy

13. Soul Asylum—Grave Dancers Union

14. Marillion—A Singles Collection

15. Love/Hate—Wasted In America

16. Izzy Stradlin And The Ju Ju Hounds—Izzy Stradlin And The Ju Ju Hounds

17. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’—Fly Me Corageous

18. Gruntruck—Push

19. Baby Animals—Baby Animals

20. Monster Magnet—Spine Of God

21. Screaming Trees—Sweet Oblivion

22. Various—Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

23. Stone Temple Pilots—Core

24. Body Count—Body Count

25. Tool—Opiate