It's that time of year again, a time to
look back at the best of the year. We asked our writers and contributors
to submit their picks for each of the categories below. As always
our writers have quite different taste, so you are treated to a pretty
eclectic list again this year!
Click on the category or CD title if you
want to learn more about those CDs and post your own picks!. - Keavin
Best New
Artist
The Darkness
� antiGUY, Hobo
Dizzee Rascal�
Tim Byrnes
Nightrage
� DeadSun
The AKA's
� Dr Fever
Hot Hot Heat�
Dan Grote
Pleasure Club
� Keavin
The Mars Volta
- Scott Slapp
Best Alternative
Album
The Mars Volta-
"De-Loused In The Comatorium"� antiGUY, Dr Fever
Radiohead �
"Hail to the Thief" � Keavin, Tim Byrnes
Kenna - "New
Sacred Cow "� Dan Grote
Devin Townsend
Band � "Accelerated Evolution" - Hobo
A Perfect Circle
� "Thirteenth Step" � Scott Slapp
Eclectic Album
of the Year
Endo � "Songs for the
Restless" - antiGUY
Damien Rice - "O"
� Tim Byrnes
Opeth - "Damnation"
- DeadSun
Leftover Salmon &
Cracker � "Oh Cracker, Where Art Thou?" � Dr Fever
Serart �
Dan Grote
KMFDM � "WWIII"�
Hobo
Mellowdrone � "a demonstration
of intellectual property" - Keavin
A Perfect Circle �
"Thirteenth Step" � Scott Slapp
Best Hard
Rock Album
The Darkness �
"Permission To Land" antiGUY
Living Colour
- "Collideoscope" � Tim Byrnes
Killing Joke �
"Killing Joke" � DeadSun
Bear v/s Shark
� "Right Now You're In The Best Of Hands...." � Dr Fever
A Perfect Circle
- "Thirteenth Step" � Dan Grote
Anthrax � "We've
Come For You All" � Hobo
Flywheel � "Flywheel"
� Keavin
Ra � "From One"
� Scott Slapp
Best Hard
Core Album
Hatebreed -
"The Rise of Brutality" � antiGUY
The Mars Volta-
"De-Loused in the Comatorium" � Tim Byrnes
Converge - "Unloved
and Weeded Out" ( re-issue ) � DeadSun
Most Precious
Blood � "Our Lady Of Annihilation" � Dr Fever
Chimaira � "Impossibility
Of Reason" - Hobo
Best Metalcore
Album
Hatebreed- "The
Rise of Brutality" � Tim Byrnes
Chimaira - "Impossibility
of Reason" � DeadSun
As I Lay Dying
� "Frail Words Collapse" � Dr Fever
Arch Enemy �
"Anthems Of Rebellion" - Hobo
Best Metal Album
Iron Maiden � "Dance
of Death" - antiGUY
Type O Negative
- "Life is Killing Me" � DeadSun
Darkness Remains
� "Lamia" � Dr Fever
Andrew W.K. � "The
Wolf " � Dan Grote
Strapping Young Lad
� "Strapping Young Lad" � Hobo
Anthrax �"We've Come
For You All" � Keavin
Best Classic
Metal Album
Anthrax - "We've
Come for You All" � antiGUY, Deadsun
Darkness Remains
� "Lamia" � Dr Fever
Motorhead � "Stone
Deaf Forever" � Tim Byrnes
The Darkness- "Permission
to Land" � Dan Grote
Iron Maiden � "Dance
of Death" � Keavin, Hobo
Slayer � "Soundtrack
to the Apocalypse" � Scott Slapp
Best Nu-Metal
Album
Korn - "Take a
Look in the Mirror" � antiGUY, Tim Byrnes
Kelly Osbourne
- "Shut Up" � DeadSun
Ill Nino � "Confessions"
� Hobo
Slaves on Dope
� "Metafour" � Keavin
Best Melodic
Rock Album
Fountains of Wayne
- "Welcome Interstate Managers"� antiGUY
The New Pornographers
� "The Electric Version" � Tim Byrnes
Cave In � "Antenna"
� Dr Fever
Café Tacuba
� "Cuatro Caminos" � Dan Grote
Opeth � "Deliverance"
- Hobo
Don E Vie � "Just
Enuff" � Keavin
Best Modern Rock
Album
A Perfect Circle
� "Thirteenth Step" - antiGUY
The Raveonettes �
"Chain Gang of Love" � Tim Byrnes
White Stripes � "Elephant"
� Dr Fever, Dan Grote
The Exies � "Inertia"
� Keavin
Best Power Pop Album
The All American Rejects
� "The All American Rejects" - antiGUY
Matthew Sweet � "Kimi
Ga Suki" Japanese only release (for now) � Tim Byrnes
Fountains of Wayne �
"Welcome Interstate Managers" � Dan Grote
Enuff Z'nuff � "Welcome
To Blue Island" - Keavin
Stereo 360 - "Enjoy
Your Life Poolside" - Scott Slapp
Best Punk Album
Anti-Flag � "The Terror
State" � Tim Byrnes
Joe Strummer and the
Mescaleros � "Streetcore" � Dr Fever, antiGUY
Boysetsfire � "Tomorrow
Come Today" � Hobo
The Blood Brothers
� "Burn Piano Island, Burn" � Keavin
Best Punk Hybrid
Album
(punk-pop, punk-a-billy etc)
White Stripes � "Elephant"
- antiGUY
Dropkick Murphys
� "Blackout" � Tim Byrnes
Terror � "Lowest
Of The Low" (Hardcore/Metal Punk) � Dr Fever
The Mars Volta- "De-Loused
in the Comatorium" � Dan Grote
The All American
Rejects � "The All American Rejects" � Scott Slapp
Best Rock Album
Wellwater Conspiracy
� "Wellwater Conspiracy" - antiGUY
Ryan Adams � "lloR
N kcoR" � Tim Byrnes
Cave In � "Antenna"
� Dr Fever
Wonderlove � "My Submarine"
� Keavin
A Perfect Circle �
"Thirteenth Step" � Scott Slapp
Best Concert
antiFEST '03 �
Cadillac Tramps, Texas Terri, Motorsoule: 7/20/03 Cat Club Hollywood
- antiGUY
Elvis Costello
& the Imposters: 7/16/03 Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver
CO� Tim Byrnes
Motorhead and Anthrax
� DeadSun
KRAZYFEST 6
August 1-3 Louisville KY � Dr Fever
Strapping Young
Lad w/ Daysend 10/31/03 Aus- Hobo
Iron Maiden, Dio,
Motorhead � 8/25/03 Long Beach Arena - Keavin
Ra (opening
for Seether) Anaheim House of Blues � Scott Slapp
Album of the
Year
Special Mentions (anything our writers
wanted to submit)
-
Kevin Shields' contributions to the Lost
In Translation Soundtrack� Tim
Byrnes
-
Ministry - "Animositisomina" � DeadSun
-
Artist to Watch in 04:- Chad Benekos
- Keavin
-
Most Likely To Kick Ass in 2004: Pleasure
Club � Keavin
-
Best Live Band - ANDREW WK (not even
an argument can be made for ANYONE else) � Dr Fever
-
Best Hip Hop Album: Outkast - "Speakerboxxx/Love
Below "� Dr Fever
-
Best Underground Hip Hop Album: Atmosphere
- "Seven's Travels" � Dr Fever
-
Band That Would Have Most Benefited From
Being Around circa 1992 through 1994: Blue October � Dr Fever
-
Most Grossly Underrated Band on a "Major
Label": Cave In � Dr Fever
-
Most Interesting Interview: Les Claypool
Runner Up: Stephen Brodsky (from Cave In) � Dr Fever
-
Music Video Of The Year: Every Time
I Die - "Ebolorama" (from the album "Hot Damn!") � Dr Fever
-
Music DVD Of The Year: Tenacious D - "Complete
Masterworks" � Dr Fever
-
LIVE Music DVD Of The Year: Led Zeppelin
�
Dr Fever
-
Live Album Of The Year: Led Zeppelin -
"How The West Was Won" � Dr Fever
-
Must Purchase Album of the Year:- Slayer
� "War At The Warfield/Soundtrack To The Apocalypse" - Hobo
-
Best Death Metal: Arch Enemy � "Anthems
Of Rebellion"- Hobo
-
Most Disappointing Album of the Year: Metallica
� "St. Anger" -Scott Slapp
-
Best Bands You Need To Know More About:
1)Cave In
2)Bear V/S Shark
3)The AKA's
4)Blue October
5)Atmosphere
� Dr Fever
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