The Lights Are On, But Nobody Is Home.

Ok people it's time for my semi-huge music post of 2008.

With the year drawing to a close, it's time to rap up the year with my favorites from 2008, my least faves, biggest letdowns, and a look back at the bands I miss.


Let's GO!

**note**not all of these albums were released this year, but I have acquired them this year.

In no particular order...

1. 36 Crazyfists-The Tide and Its Takers
2.In Flames- The Mirror's Truth
3.Unearth- The March
4.Disturbed-Indestructable
5.Bleeding Through-Declaration
6.KRS One and Marley Marl-Hip Hop Lives
7.As I Lay Dying- An Ocean Between Us
8.Lupe Fiasco- The Cool
9. TI-Paper Chaser
10.Breaking Benjamin-Phobia

And now for the biggest letdowns of 2008....

1.Kanye West AND his new album. Both of them were awful this year, including his awful AutoTuned verse on "Swagger Like Us", and never mind the fact that his new album is an audio abortion. If this is what he's going to sound like now, he might as well go back to producing/hanging on Jay-Z's coatails.

2.All That Remains. What happens when metal sells out? You get the new ATR album "overcome". Overcome by what? A sudden lack of writing ability? Their past two albums have been nothing short of amazing, and then they drop this fucking cliche' turd on us. Nice.

3.Linkin Park. In short I would love to know what the fuck they were thinking when they released "Minutes to Midnight". Honestly if I wanted to hear that much fucking whining, I would listen to a teenage female bitch about boys and high school with music going in the background. Way to take everything awesome about your sound...and eliminate it.

4.Incubus. Whatever happened to "old" Incubus? S.C.I.E.N.C.E and Make Yourself were awesome, amazing albums, and then fuckity poof, over the past coulple years theyve gone to shit. Oh and Brandon, the lead singer, is a douche bag.

5.Hell Yeah (the band). With members such as the guitarist from Nothingface, Vinnie Paul from Pantera and Damageplan, and the singer from Mudvayne, Hell Yeah had all the makings of a fucking amazing project. NOPE SOMEONE LIED. God what a fucking awful album! The whole thing is almost like the singer trying to convince me he's some hardcore redneck who drinks too much. Dude, you're in Mudvayne, so I find all your lyrics insanely hard to believe. Also, who the fuck names a song after themselves!?


Now onto the bands I miss the most from recent years....
1.From Zero. Awesome band, great live show, and cool dudes (I met them when they played at the then named Tweeter Center). Their first album was fucking amazing, but like most bands, released a god awful second cd, and brokeup shortly thereafter. Such a shame....

2.Unloco. Another great band, HUGELY underrated, I think they were from Texas? Not that that's relevant lol. Two great albums, and then poof they were gone. Such a shame!

3.Spineshank. One of the best bands to come out during the whole "industrial metal is cool for now" phase from the late nineties and early 2000s. Actually had a couple songs on mainstream rock radio too! Ah well.

4.Nothingface. Their "Violence" album holds a place as one of my favorite albums EVER. So much musical flexibility, with the ability to lure you into a song with nice calm music, and they beat your fucking face in with the song's meaning and the breakdowns as well. Also amazing live.

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The End! Thanks for reading, see you again next week!

RedEvil.