As usual, there was a FUCKLOAD of music released this year. Steven Jeffries and myself both went above and beyond and listened to so many albums that it was insane even putting together a Top FIFTY, but somehow we narrowed it down to a 25 list. We shared some of the same favorites, but of course every list has its own flair! Ryan and Mitch settled for a shorter, precise list. Jaeden/J-Nope is showcasing the K-Pop love. The latest KoRn and Killswitch seem to be most dominant.

 

Marcus Miller Top 25 of 2016

1. Killswitch Engage – Incarnate

2. Rob Zombie – Electric Warlock

3. Carnifex – Slow Death

4. Serpentine Dominion – Serpentine Dominion

5. KoRn – The Serenity of Suffering

6. Drowning Pool – Hellelujah

7. Westfield Massacre – Westfield Massacre

8. Opeth – Sorceress

9. Chevelle – The Open Door

10. Devildriver – Trust No One

11. Metallica – Hardwired to Self Destruct

12. Lacuna Coil – Delirium

13. Cane Hill – Smile

14. Aborted – Retrogore

15. Amaranthe – Maximalism

16. 9Electric – The Damaged Ones

17. Anthrax – For All Kings

18. Thrice – To be Everywhere is to be Nowhere

19. Dark Funeral – Where Shadows Forever Reign

20. Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake

21. A Day to Remember – Bad Vibrations

22. Dark Tranquillity – Atoma

23. Gods Below Us – Time, The Devourer

24. Gojira – Magma

25. Keychain – Breaking Out

 

 

Steven Jeffries Top 25 of 2016

25. Opeth – Sorceress
24. Insomnium – Winters Gate
23. Cognitive – Deformity
22. Animals As Leaders – The Madness of Many
21. Dark Tranquility – Atoma
20. King 810 – La Petite Mort or a Conversation With God
19. Evergrey – The Storm Within
18. Sabaton – The Last Stand
17. Despised Icon – Beast
16. Gojira – Magma
15. Lacuna Coil – Delirium
14. Architects – All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
13. Katatonia – The Fall of Hearts
12. Fallujah – Dreamless
11. Deftones – Gore
10. Fleshgod Apocalypse – King
9. Exmortis – Ride Forth
8. Era of Machines – All That is Left
7. Delain – Moonbathers
6. Killswitch Engage – Incarnate
5. Jared Dines – Dark/Light EP’s
4. Devanation – Dominion of Oblivion
3. Blindside Drop – Wish
2. Carnifex – Slow Death
1. Theories of The Apocalypse – Self-Titled

 

 

Ryan’s Top 10 (in no order)

Abbath – Abbath

Summerlands – Summerlands

Chevelle – The North Corridor

Deftones – Gore

Motorhead – Clean Your Clock

KoRn – The Serenity of Suffering

Alter Bridge – The Last Hero

Killswitch Engage – Incarnate

Thrice – To Be Everywhere is to be Nowhere

Black Foxxes – I’m Not Well

 

 

Mitch’s Top 5

Stick To Your Guns – Better Ash Than Dust

Fit For a King – Deathgrip

Despised Icon – Beast

KoRn – The Serenity of Suffering

Drifter – Lost Hope EP

 

 

Jaeden’s Top 25 of 2016

SHINee – 1 and 1

SNUPER – Rain of Mind

SEVENTEEN – Going Seventeen

ASTRO – Autumn Story

SISTAR – Insane Love

Lee Hi – Seoulite

Akdong Musician – Spring Vol. 1

Davichi – 50 X HALF

Taemin – Press It

Daishabet – Naturalness

Winner – EXIT E

IMGL – Vertical

Royal Pirates – 3.3

FTISLAND – Where’s the Truth

Ladies Code – MYST3RY

FIESTAR – A Delicate Sense

EXO – EX’ACT

Jun Hyoseong – Colored

DAY6 – DAYDREAM

Jonghyun – She is

Bastarz – WELCOME TO BASTARZ

100% – Time Leap

Taeyeon – Why

INFINITE – INFINITE ONLY

GOT7 – Flight Log : Turbulence