December 27, 2009

My favorite rock/metal albums of 2009

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Artist: Devin Townsend Project
Album: Addicted
I Say: See my review here.

Artist: Baroness
Album: Blue Record
I Say: Sludge metal; second full release.

Artist: Revocation
Album: Existence Is Futile
I Say: Boston area thrash; signed to Relapse Records in 2009.

Artist: Hot Leg
Album: Red Light Fever
I Say: See my review here.

Artist: Devin Townsend Project
Album: Ki
I Say: Referred to by Townsend as "an aperitif" as the first album of the four-part series under the Devin Townsend Project pseudonym.

Artist: The Wildhearts
Album: Chutzpah!
I Say: Ninth studio album from Ginger and the England rockers.

Artist: Lazarus A.D.
Album: The Onslaught
I Say: See my review here.

Artist: Them Crooked Vultures
Album: Them Crooked Vultures
I Say: John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss).

Artist: Tenet
Album: Sovereign
I Say: See my review here.

Artist: Spinnerette
Album: Spinnerette
I Say: Brody Dalle (The Distillers), Tony Bevilacqua (The Distillers), Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eleven, Pearl Jam) and Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age).