TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2011

[xchadx]

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[wolfgang]

Not really a TOP TEN list, but here are a few of my fave long players from 2011...in no particular order...

- NIGHT BIRDS - "The Other Side Of Darkness" LP
- NO PROBLEM - "...and Now THIS" LP
- SHARP OBJECTS - "S/T" LP
- B-LINES - "S/T" LP
- BIG EYES _ "Hard Life" LP
- DEEP SLEEP - "Turn Me Off" LP
- TOTAL CONTROL - "Henge Beat" LP
- BAD SPORTS - " Kings of the Weekend" LP
- VIDEO - "Leather, Leather" LP
- BARRERACUDAS - "Nocturnal Missions" LP
- GIUDA - "Racey Roller" LP
- STEVE ADAMYK BAND - "Forever Won't Wait" LP

[keith.]

- NO PROBLEM - "...and Now THIS" LP

how is this one? i have the EP from last year and i dig it

[wolfgang]

- NO PROBLEM - "...and Now THIS" LP

how is this one? i have the EP from last year and i dig it

Great album! My best friend put out their two singles, so I don't wanna discourage anyone from buying those...but the LP is waaaaaaay better. The 7 inchers suffered from kinda flat, slicker production...while the Lp was recorded in T.O. with Jonah Falco, and sounds perfect. One of my top 3 fave Lp's of the year...

[canon.docre]

Mournful Congregation - The Book Of Kings .. man this is just my favorite band from 2011, all their albums are fucking godly.

One of my top picks for the year as well. I'll have to devise a real list later. They were so fucking heavy in Seattle, glad I went down to see them.

I saw them at Rites of Darkness. It was magical.

[Russdogg]

1. CORRUPTED - Garten Der Unbewusstheit
2. THE PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT - II
3. CHRISTINA VANTZOU - No° 1
4. GILLIAN WELCH - The Harrow and The Harvest
5. CRUCIAMENTUM - Engulfed in Desolation
6. DEAD LANGUAGE - Self Titled LP
7. GRAVEYARD - Hisingen Blues
8. EXECRATION - Odes of the Occult
9. BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY - Of Roots and Wings
10. AOSOTH - III

And that is that.

[dalamar501]

- NO PROBLEM - "...and Now THIS" LP

how is this one? i have the EP from last year and i dig it

Great album! My best friend put out their two singles, so I don't wanna discourage anyone from buying those...but the LP is waaaaaaay better. The 7 inchers suffered from kinda flat, slicker production...while the Lp was recorded in T.O. with Jonah Falco, and sounds perfect. One of my top 3 fave Lp's of the year...

INTRIGUING... i felt the same way about the 7s....

[keep_it_real]

cool to see somebody posting up WADGE. zach and i used to frequently shop at a store owned by the guy behind all the music. i asked him to play a show once and he said no. good dude though, he'd come out to the occasional metal show. also lol at cold cave. i'm not sure how anybody could be into that, but apparently they're hugely popularso maybe i'm the wrong one.

i dont know if i can come up with a top ten list for this year, but here's a few choice releases from the past year that i dug on:

omegas - blasts of lunacy (easily one of the best canadian bands going right now. i have a love/like thing when seeing them live, probably because the singer once nearly decapitated me with a thrown shoe. check this out, you will not be disappointed)

action bronson/static selecktah - well done (although many would probably side with dr.lecter, i think this was bronson's best release this year. what can i say? i love fat rappers that rap about fine foods and great weed)

fucked up - david's town (i'll admit, even though i own it, i still haven't got through david comes to life. i did really like this fake comp alot better, especially the song where they clearly rip off sloan)

gucci mane/waka flocka - ferrari boys (had to have something gucci related on this.)

no problem - and now this (i see they've already been listed here, but fuck man, what a great album. i still haven't seen them but am hopeful this will change soon)

hoax - s/t (damn, this one really caught me off guard. raging pissed off hardcore. it rules, i'm bummed i didn't see them when i had the chance!)

war hungry - s/t (it's really hard to describe the direction they took with this one. i think they're still a hardcore band but this has wild influences all over the place. loving it)

brutal supremacy/hatred surge/iron lung/mind eraser/scapegoat 4x7"- (four of the best bands going. it was a no brainer that it'd make the list.)

bone sickness - s/t (rad oldschool 'merican death metal.)

juicy j/lex luger - rubba band business 2 (overall might have listened to this the most)

[keith.]

yea the new War Hungry is good. metally.

[New West Crew]

Top 20 Releases of 2011

1. Capital - Givers Takers

2. Between Earth and Sky - Of Roots and Wings

3. Out of Sight - Demo 2011

4. Worriers - Past Lives

5. Foundation - When the Smoke Clears

6. Abolition - S/L LP

7. Bullshit Tradition - Demo 2011

8. Death is Not Glamorous - Spring Forward

9. Horrible Crowes - Elsie

10. Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing

11. J Mascis - Several Shades of Why

12. Capsule - No Ghost

13. How Do We Jump This High? - Funny/Not Funny

14. Bad Banana - Cry About It

15. Seaweed - Service Deck B/W The Weight

16. Slow Death - Born Ugly Got Worse

17. Vivian Girls - Share the Joy

18. Rival Schools - Pedals

19. Pulling Teeth - Funerary

20. Punch - Nothing Lasts

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

Too Many Voices - Demo

Consequence Crew - Demo P.S Eliot - Sadie

End of a Year Self Defense Family/Fires - Split

Clarity - Demo

Bridge & Tunnel - Rebuilding Year

[Nate]

I dont get out much but heres my top ten (if i can think up that many) of 2011:

Dead Dog-Don't Touch Me Lp
deaddogtheband.bandcamp.com

Brokenwire Telephone-Demo

RVIVR-the last 7 inch they put out and getting the lady from Songs For MOms to play bass with them permanently after searching for a full time player all year.
http://www.rumbletowne.com/

Dirty Marquee-7 inch, demo and cd
dirtymarquee.bandcamp.com

Swearin'-Demo
swearin.bandcamp.com

Iron Chic-Not LIke This
ironchic.bandcamp.com

Unfun-Shallow Graves EP
unfun.bandcamp.com/

Tenement-Napalm Dream LP (but to be fair i've just been getting into it now, thanx to lenny)
tenement.bandcamp.com

Hot New Mexicans-the last one (was that 2011?)
hotnewmexicans.bandcamp.com

And last but not least, Nas' new single:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo97R0ib1CE

big ups to the siren songs shout outs!

xonate

[tylerp]

that todos caeran record
damages lp
mouse ear 7
raein lp
ampere lp
wittr - celestial lineage
that new kidcrash thing

I dunno if I really listened to anything else. I mean, I did, but not enough. I liked that Dog Day release but I didn't listen to it enough. I've been listening to lots of things that weren't really new.

[Jordan f.]

Was When The Smoke Clears 2011? That record was fucking hard

[grind/bro]

i didn't know you liked wolves in the throne room tyler

[ZACH ATTACK]

I couldn't get into Celestial Linage. I like just about every thing else they've put out, but CL just wasn't turnin' my crank. Maybe I should give it another shot, but my initial reaction to it was "meh, sounds like they're running out of ideas."

[wolfgang]

cool to see somebody posting up WADGE. zach and i used to frequently shop at a store owned by the guy behind all the music. i asked him to play a show once and he said no. good dude though, he'd come out to the occasional metal show. also lol at cold cave. i'm not sure how anybody could be into that, but apparently they're hugely popularso maybe i'm the wrong one.

i dont know if i can come up with a top ten list for this year, but here's a few choice releases from the past year that i dug on:

omegas - blasts of lunacy (easily one of the best canadian bands going right now. i have a love/like thing when seeing them live, probably because the singer once nearly decapitated me with a thrown shoe. check this out, you will not be disappointed)

action bronson/static selecktah - well done (although many would probably side with dr.lecter, i think this was bronson's best release this year. what can i say? i love fat rappers that rap about fine foods and great weed)

fucked up - david's town (i'll admit, even though i own it, i still haven't got through david comes to life. i did really like this fake comp alot better, especially the song where they clearly rip off sloan)

gucci mane/waka flocka - ferrari boys (had to have something gucci related on this.)

no problem - and now this (i see they've already been listed here, but fuck man, what a great album. i still haven't seen them but am hopeful this will change soon)

hoax - s/t (damn, this one really caught me off guard. raging pissed off hardcore. it rules, i'm bummed i didn't see them when i had the chance!)

war hungry - s/t (it's really hard to describe the direction they took with this one. i think they're still a hardcore band but this has wild influences all over the place. loving it)

brutal supremacy/hatred surge/iron lung/mind eraser/scapegoat 4x7"- (four of the best bands going. it was a no brainer that it'd make the list.)

bone sickness - s/t (rad oldschool 'merican death metal.)

juicy j/lex luger - rubba band business 2 (overall might have listened to this the most)

Man...forgot about the Omegas record...best hardcore band in Canada. They should play hardcore fest this year...

[reece]

omegas ruled live