Kerrang!'s Top 20 Albums Of 09

2009-12-18 by Titan50 | 84 Comments
This week's Christmas issue of Kerrang! features the magazine staff's top 20 albums of 2009.

20. Kylesa - Static Tensions
19. Placebo - Battle For The Sun
18. Leathermouth - XO
17. Lamb Of God - Wrath
16. The Ghost Of A Thousand - New Hopes, New Demonstrations
15. Steel Panther - Feel The Steel
14. The WIldhearts - Chutzpah!
13. Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals
12. Enter Shikari - Common Dreads
11. Brand New - Daisy
10. Rammstein - Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da
9. The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
8. Paramore - Brand New Eyes
7. Converge - Axe To Fall
6. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
5. Mariachi El Bronx - El Bronx
4. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
3. Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
2. Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
1. Gallows - Grey Britain

Tagged: Various Artists (Metal)

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Titan50
December 18th 2009
4588 Comments


21st Century Breakdown?

TRMshadow
December 18th 2009
5119 Comments


I see 4 great albums and a few that I need to check out. They have a few really horrible ones mixed in though which kinda' turns me off though. Fair year end list; I've seen better and I've seen worse.

Dreamsoffew
December 18th 2009
1002 Comments


Kerrang's normally pretty hit and miss, but bar a few that personally I could care less about this is a really solid list

BigHans
December 18th 2009
30959 Comments


Feel the Steel!

KILL
December 18th 2009
81582 Comments


fuckin gallows omg

chaos17
December 18th 2009
296 Comments


what a weird list...

static tensions should be ahead of all these albums though

TerminalC
December 18th 2009
258 Comments


so far the best end of the year list i've seen, even if paramore is on it

SteelErectedb4you8er
December 18th 2009
2620 Comments


steel panther is hilarious, and I agree with the static tensions comment.

elephantREVOLUTION
December 18th 2009
3065 Comments


really? enter shikari?

MutnikSpusic
December 18th 2009
560 Comments


fuck muck this list suck(S)

Parallels
December 18th 2009
10215 Comments


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random
December 18th 2009
3227 Comments


What's with Alexisonfire at 13?

Nikkolae
December 18th 2009
6912 Comments


"Leathermouth - XO" - wtf?

EyesWideShut
December 18th 2009
6124 Comments


its cool to see Kylesa on the list, but then LOG is in front of them (??). Then I see Converge cool again, but then Gallows is ahead. FUCK THAT SHIT !!

and why the hell is Weekend Nachos not on any lists ??

LiquidVelvet
December 18th 2009
640 Comments


leathermouth?
.....ENTER SHIKARI?

thekev
December 18th 2009
3 Comments


atleast greenday did not make it yay!

Apollo
December 18th 2009
10691 Comments


really? Steel Panther?

spoon_of_grimbo
December 18th 2009
2241 Comments


fucking EXCELLENT to see The Wildhearts on this list! i should really review "Chutzpah!" soon, as it's an epic slab of rockage.

Greggers
December 18th 2009
2375 Comments


Could be worse, doesn't make it any good though :S

iRefuse
December 18th 2009
111 Comments


is this like kerrang awards? with people vote if thats the case it explains everything on there

Electric City
December 18th 2009
15756 Comments


guys lets just celebrate that 21cb is not on this list. this automatically makes it surpass expectations

Nikkolae
December 18th 2009
6912 Comments


"Then I see Converge cool again, but then Gallows is ahead. FUCK THAT SHIT !!"

not saying that converge sucks or anything, but i loved Grey Britain far more than Axe to fall

pneumoniahawk93
December 18th 2009
275 Comments


not a bad list by any means...
Leathermouth should not be on this list at all...
Shikari's new album isn't awful (i don't care what anyone says) but it isn't good either
AOF's new album is good...it's a grower, but it's not really cohesive...
List needs Thrice.

Titan50
December 18th 2009
4588 Comments


is this like kerrang awards? with people vote if thats the case it explains everything on there


It's a vote from all the staff

If this was a reader vote, 21stCB and This Is War would DEFINITELY be in the top 5

Nikkolae
December 18th 2009
6912 Comments


^Agreed

Against Miik!
December 18th 2009
215 Comments


Finally a 2009 list that isn't riddled with hipster bullshit.

Unfortunately, its still not that great.

LepreCon
December 18th 2009
5482 Comments


#2 is really better than #1 though

Phrike
December 18th 2009
1691 Comments


Where's Megadeth??

LepreCon
December 18th 2009
5482 Comments


On a better list

Aids
December 18th 2009
24927 Comments


Good list, though I didn't really like that Gallows album much.

theacademy
Staff Reviewer
December 18th 2009
31878 Comments


5. Mariachi El Bronx - El Bronx
4. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
3. Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
2. Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
1. Gallows - Grey Britain

4/5 good albums in the top 5 is better than any other publication has done this year.

yetanotherprofile
December 18th 2009
180 Comments


This isnt actualy that bad, best iv seen.

MusicinaBox
December 18th 2009
807 Comments


Alexisonfire's CD over Constellations which didn't even make it? Wtf.

DDconjoined
December 18th 2009
346 Comments


needs Isis

WhiteTieBlackJacket
December 18th 2009
794 Comments


Gallows isn't good. I hate them. I especially hate their arrogant vocalist. For some ungodly reason, they toured with AFI, so my girlfriend and I had to listen to that dude's annoying heckling of The National's security. Screw him.

GBJ
December 18th 2009
512 Comments


pretty good, but Enter Shikari?

SHAKEandBAKE
December 18th 2009
1346 Comments


sweet list

WhiteTieBlackJacket
December 18th 2009
794 Comments


Whoa whoa whoa WAIT

LEATHERMOUTH??? haha!

Foxhound
December 18th 2009
4573 Comments


12 WTF

Dolving999
December 18th 2009
1862 Comments


Kinda of a mixed bag. But I would put Converge first, then Gallows second.

Satellite
December 18th 2009
26539 Comments


15 lol

Dreamsoffew
December 18th 2009
1002 Comments


I'm not surprised at all that Gallows made #1. It's a good album, but i'd say it made it to the top given the shared nationality of the band and the magazine.

t4n2004
December 18th 2009
37 Comments


everything needs ISIS

sleepyhead
December 18th 2009
593 Comments


lol @ 11 of these!

Nagrarok
December 18th 2009
8656 Comments


Out of the '09 I've heard, AiC are the only ones that deserve to be on there.

KebertXela
December 18th 2009
367 Comments


Steel Panther should be number 1. Best live show on there.

zaruyache
December 18th 2009
28624 Comments


I like how this used to be a metal magazine.

Dreamsoffew
December 18th 2009
1002 Comments


Actually they've never been strictly a "metal magazine", they cover a ride range of genres

DiceMan
December 18th 2009
7066 Comments



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Motiv3
December 18th 2009
9351 Comments


Im fucking shocked that kerrang havent got 21st breakdown even on the list. Kerrang are usually green days cocksuckers.

JWT155
December 18th 2009
15038 Comments


Meh list at best even though I personally dig seeing Enter Shikari on it.

kangaroopoo
December 18th 2009
3175 Comments


Great to see Kylesa, Alexisonfire, Converge, Mastodon and Alice In Chains but how can Kerrang have credibility when none of the following awesome prog and metal bands got a mention for 2009 albums:

Slayer Megadeth Napalm Death Between The Buried and Me

Isis Katatonia Karnivool Porcupine Tree

JWT155
December 19th 2009
15038 Comments


Slayer's new album was good but is far from being considered an album of the year.

Wizard
December 19th 2009
20627 Comments


That has to be one of the worst lists I've seen this year. Haphazard as fuck.

M@rty
December 19th 2009
71 Comments


5 good albums in the top 6 (no. 3 not so much). Prodigy's also good, otherwise nothing special but the least shockingly awful list I've seen so far this year.

But no Them Crooked Vultures = fail

M@rty
December 19th 2009
71 Comments


Also no Porcupine Tree or Katatonia ... hmm, on second thoughts this list isn't any better than the rest of the crap, unfortunately.

JWT155
December 19th 2009
15038 Comments


Well considering their making a list for idiots who waste money buying music magazines in the first place, who's surprised? I'm sure the list is more catered to who reads their magazine then their actual opinions somewhat.

adkymo
December 19th 2009
162 Comments


one of the 'better' lists I've seen up to now, still, a load of shit crammed into the middle of it.

TheHamburgerman
December 19th 2009
1546 Comments


no shit, this is kerrang...

Crysis
Emeritus
December 19th 2009
17652 Comments


wtf no btbam what kind of shit is this i mean cmon guys

Crysis
Emeritus
December 19th 2009
17652 Comments


/sarcasm

Wizard
December 19th 2009
20627 Comments


no shit, this is kerrang...

.....and they suck major ass.

LOL @ Crysis


PirateSquid
December 19th 2009
1881 Comments



guys lets just celebrate that 21cb is not on this list. this automatically makes it surpass expectations
Quote for truth, brothas.

But yeah, Gallows are pretty win.
This list isn't nearly as bad as I thought, but most of these albums aren't in my top list.

InHumanForm
December 19th 2009
316 Comments


fucking terrible list.

easytiger313
December 19th 2009
63 Comments


i love gallows at # 1

ratedrsuperstar
December 19th 2009
186 Comments


ye. terrible list except that gallows deserves #1 rock/metal of 09

burnafterbreeding
December 19th 2009
1529 Comments


1 is soooooooooooooo fucking hyped.

burnafterbreeding
December 19th 2009
1529 Comments


Gallows is definitely not good. Juuuust sayin.

ameypv
December 19th 2009
808 Comments


some good some pathetic

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
December 19th 2009
22503 Comments


When asked to comment on being awarded Kerrang's #1 album of 2009, Gallows had the following to say:

"Misery fucking loves me & I love her too"

TheyTookOurJobs
December 19th 2009
1318 Comments


fuck yeah gallows!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zip
December 19th 2009
5312 Comments


18 and 15 lol

Asiatic667
December 19th 2009
4651 Comments


Why the hell is there a photograph of an inverted cross and pentagram?
I mean, it's accomanying a list that includes paramore, pearl jam and steel panther Lol.

RamsesII
December 19th 2009
80 Comments


Fucking awful.
The few solid albums here cannot redeem the copious amount of audible feculence.

Grey Britain is really boring.

HipsterHolocaust
December 19th 2009
774 Comments


Decent list...

Rawrz
December 19th 2009
240 Comments


a paramore album ranked higher then a Brand New album? fail. Daisy rules.

luci
December 19th 2009
12844 Comments


I enjoy the new Paramore album more than Daisy.

TNY
December 20th 2009
569 Comments


Shit list.

DelegadoZero
December 21st 2009
3 Comments


Weird list

Phantom
December 21st 2009
9010 Comments


Hey, Kylesa.

But pretty much lol list overall.

VheissuCrisis
Emeritus
December 21st 2009
1391 Comments


Love for GOAT, that's what i like to see.

shakeshake
December 22nd 2009
1 Comments


wheres the new junk aesthetic???

Hippowonder
December 22nd 2009
15 Comments


more like failRANG

calcalcal
December 25th 2009
9 Comments


typical kerrang... dream theater's record is streets ahead of f**king paramore!!! will kerrang ever stop going along with mainstream metal and rate quality over popularity?



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