rawky's top albums (overall)

1. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste (186)

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2. Kreator - Enemy of God (167)

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3. Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits (162)

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4. Roky Erickson - I Have Always Been Here Before (154)

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5. Hatebreed - Supremacy (146)

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6. Funeral For A Friend - Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation (143)

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7. Legion of the Damned - Malevolent Rapture (143)

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8. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (129)

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9. Furia - Piece Of Paradise (128)

10. The Rentals - Return of…

rawky's top albums (overall)

1. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste (186)

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2. Kreator - Enemy of God (167)

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3. Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits (162)

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4. Roky Erickson - I Have Always Been Here Before (154)

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5. Hatebreed - Supremacy (146)

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6. Funeral For A Friend - Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation (143)

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7. Legion of the Damned - Malevolent Rapture (143)

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8. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (129)

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9. Furia - Piece Of Paradise (128)

10. The Rentals - Return of…

A little dull this year, with not many new artists. But this is how it goes sometimes.

Best 10 albums of 2008:

1. Opeth - Watershed
Strangely enough it would take me all the way until 2008 before I really discovered this swedish prog death metal band. But then, Watershed isn't the worst album to begin. Not at all, in fact. It's beautiful and terrifying all at once, and for a "prog band", it's wonderfully free from the pretentious lyrics, playing and arrangements that you may find on some prog albums. Magnificent.

2. Torche - Meanderthal
Well here's a surprise.…

Me and Swazi have launched a music site / mp3-blog that recommends new norwegian music. You will find it here:

http://www.freshnorway.net

As of 27th of March, these artists are featured with free downloads (lots to come!):

Ida Maria
Sigh & Explode
Olivia And The Adventures From The Dead
Love Dance
SPIT
Popface
Cyaneed
Katzenjammer
Deadends
Sahg
DJ Larsa

1. Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
It's a shame to say, but I've never heard of this veteran irish metal band until this album was released in November of 2007. But really, it doesn't matter as long as you pick it up as soon as possible. This is by far my favorite of 2007 and possible one of the best albums I've heard in years. Yes, it's metal. They used to be black, but now they're…grey. And folk. The mood, the melodies, the guitars, the vocals, the lyrics - it's all a complex and dynamic affair that screams for…

Song number 10 000 gets to be "Etienne" by Popface. One of the greatest songs ever written and performed by any band. Thank you!

Fri 9 Mar – IDA MARIA, Cables, X-Queen of the Astronauts

Den beste Zoom-turneen noensinne er et faktum og folk der ute i det ganske land bør kjenne sin besøkelsestid når Cables og Ida Maria kommer til ditt sted! I Bø var vi så heldige å ha X-Queen of The Astronauts med på kjøpet, og det ble en kveld som det smiles av ennå. Ida Maria med sin vanvittige selvtillit og eksentriske personlighet, krydret med GODE låter og fremføring. Cables med sin spilleglede og energi og minst like gode låter. X-Queen med humør, dansbarhet og alle muligheter for fremtiden.

Aldeles…

1. Popface - Eleven Pieces of a Broken Heart
Hailing from Stavanger, Norway, this trio gone quartet, made (in my opinion) the best album of the year. Warm, soft and delicious indiepop melodies soar throughout this album. Beautiful and heart wrenching - pick this one up!

2. Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
Somewhat a hype, but for once it's deserved. Great!

3. Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse
What a gem this band is. Roots and southern rock all mixed together into a terrific album. "Easy On Yourself" is already one of my favorite songs…

This is so unfair:

Arena
Bob Tilton
Crash (The First Cut)
Danko Jones
Explosions In The Sky
Furia
The Get Up Kids
Helmet
Iron Maiden
Jimmy Eat World
Karate
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Nada Surf
Orange Goblin
Popface
The Rentals
Scum De La Norvége
Toto
The Undertones
Van Halen
Weezer
Yes
ZZ Top

We're getting to that point in the calendar where every music nerd make their list of favourite albums that year. And I guess I should get to that too. So here's the ones I remember right now:

Nada Surf - The Weight Is A Gift
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
Weezer - Make Believe
Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits
JR Ewing - Maelstrom
Open Hand - You and Me
El Caco - The Search
Arena - Pepper's Ghost
Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land
System of a Down - Mezmerize
Scum - Gospels For The Sick
Hopalong Knut - Feilkalibrert…