One of the wonderful Hockleycrest Ski Trails

As a music writer the end of the year brings a time for reflection and evaluation. I’ve narrowed down my list for AOTY and these are the top 20!

01. Cleft – Wrong Turbo-Prog

02. Pg.lost – Versus Post-Rock

03. Domkraft – The End of Electricity Doom

04. 65daysofstatic – Music for an Infinite Universe Post-Rock

05. Emma Ruth Rundle — Marked For Death Alternative

06. Vektor – Terminal Redux Thrash Metal

07. Blood Incantation – Starspawn Death Metal

08. Sumac – What One Becomes Metal

09. Subrosa – For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages Black Metal

10. MONO – Requiem for Hell Rock

11. Kylver – The Island Progressive Metal

12. Savages – Adore Life Post-Punk

13. Blown Out – New Cruiser Psychedelic Rock

14. Gojira – Magma Progressive Metal

15. Ulver – ATGCLVLSSCAP Alternative Electronic Rock

16. Muscle and Marrow — Love Dark Electronic

17. Oranssi Pazuzu – Värähtelijä Black Metal

18. Sioum – Yet Further >> Instrumental Metal

19. The Dillinger Escape Plan – Dissociation Mathcore

20. Esben and The Witch — Older Terrors Post-Punk