1.
every time i die – the big dirty

2.
poison the well – versions

3.
dillinger escape plan – ire works

4.
will haven – the hierophant

5.
el-p – i’ll sleep when you’re dead

6.
porcupine tree – fear of a black planet

7.
jesu – conqueror

8.
pelican – city of echoes

9.
ken andrews – secrets of the lost satellites

10.
radiohead – in rainbows

honorable mentions:
tomahawk – anonymous
high on fire – death is this communion
wu-tang clan – 8 diagrams
akron/family – love is simple
the ocean – precambrian
silverchair – young modern
battles – mirrored
neurosis – given to the rising

yeah i know, a lot of metal.