09 Digs
I've listened to over 100 2009 albums now, so here's some of my recent favourites...
edit: alos check out my other 09 Digs list for more of my faves from this year |
| 1 |  | Gavin Castleton
Home
4.5 - Alternative/Indie from USA. Believe the hype, it's an awesome album... |
| 2 |  | Wolves in the Throne Room
Black Cascade
4.0 - Atmospheric Black Metal from USA. |
| 3 |  | Giant Squid
The Ichthyologist
4.0 - Post-Rock/Atmospheric Sludge Metal from USA. |
| 4 |  | Abrogation
Sarggeburt
4.0 - MeloDeath from Germany. |
| 5 |  | The Sorrow
Origin of the Storm
4.0 - Metalcore from Austria. |
| 6 |  | 16
Bridges To Burn
4.0 - Sludge Metal from USA. |
| 7 |  | Heathen Foray
The Passage
4.0 - MeloDeath/Viking Metal/Folk Metal from Austria. I reviewed this, check it out... |
| 8 |  | Irepress
Sol Eye Sea I
3.5 - Post-Rock/Sludge Metal from USA. This is a terrific and quirky brand of Post-Rock! |
| 9 |  | Balmorhea
All Is Wild, All Is Silent
3.5 - Post-Rock/Classical from USA. Simple but brilliant. Pity the album art didn't work for me, the album cover is really good. |
| 10 |  | Soulfallen
Grave New World
3.5 - Death Doom Metal from Finland. |
| 11 |  | Cymbals Eat Guitars
Why There Are Mountains
3.5 - Indie Rock from USA |
| 12 |  | Tyrann
Shadows of Leng
3.5 - Thrash/Black Metal from Norway. Another great album that needs more attention... |
| 13 |  | The Deep Dark Woods
Winter Hours
3.5 - Folk/Alt-Country from Canada. Friggin album art, again... |
| 14 |  | Razor of Occam
Homage To Martyrs
3.5 - Black/Death Metal from Australia. Aussie metal, ftw!!! |
| 15 |  | Wolves in the Throne Room
Malevolent Grain
3.5 - Atmospheric Black Metal from USA. A tad weaker than the LP, still very solid and enjoyable. |
| 16 | | Lion's Share
Dark Hours
3.5 - Heavy Metal from Sweden. Underrated... |
| 17 |  | Crimfall
As the Path Unfolds...
3.5 - Symphonic/Folk Metal from Finland. Very strong release and a welcome release for Folk Metal fans (me)!! |
| 18 |  | Rumpelstiltskin Grinder
Living For Death, Destroying the Rest
3.5 - Thrash Metal from USA. This is also suprisingly technical... |
| 19 | | Soulgate's Dawn
Messiah
3.5 - Melodeath/Metalcore from Germany. I think I'm the only person to have rated this yet. |
| 20 |  | Eluveitie
Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion
3.5 - Celtic Folk/Fok Metal from Switzerland. The change is dissapointing yet enjoyable... |
| 21 | | Cursive
Mama, I'm Swollen
3.5 - Indie Rock from USA. I really like this, more than I thought I would... |
| 22 |  | Wyrd
Kalivägi
3.5 - Folk/Black Metal from Finland. I'm suprised no-one had rated this before me. An influential Folk Metal band has delivered the goods, yet again... |
| 23 |  | Wolf
Ravenous
3.5 - Heavy Metal from Sweden. |
| 24 |  | Thursday
Common Existence
3.5 - Post-Hardcore from USA. |
| 25 |  | Synestesia
Feeniks
3.5 - Melodeath from Finland. Not as good as other releases on this list, but very enjoyable nonetheless... |
| 26 |  | P.O.S.
Never Better
3.0 - Hip Hop from USA. Okay, I admit, I did one too many albums, so I included this from my '3's because I've being listening to it heaps. |
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