hard to realize it’s already mid january, but here’s my top 10 from last year.

not so much metal as 2007, but 2008 was definitely another banner year for rock for me

1. torche – meanderthal

2. all the way rider – the eagles revenge

3. black sheep wall – i am god songs

4. the death of her money – spirit of the stairwell

5. a silver mount zion – 13 blues for thirteen moons

6. russian circles – station

7. kowloon walled city – turk street

8. gregor samsa – rest

9. man man – rabbit habits

10. yak ballz – scifentology 2

and the notabale runner ups (in alphabetical order):

the black keys – attack and release
don caballero – punkgasm
intronaut – prehistoricisms
local h – twelve angry months
meshuggah – obzen
mogwai – the hawk is howling
mouth of the architect – quietly
one day as a lion – one day as a lion
spylacopa – spylacopa
zozobra – bird of prey