Revisiting 2010's Albums

At the halfway point of every year, I like to look back at the previous year's albums and where they stand at the current moment in time. It also gives me a chance to revise my list and add the album I didn't hear until after 2010. This year's revisions aren't quite as a big of a shake up of last year's, but there are still some shake-ups. Here is my revised list of 2010's albums.

EP's
4.(4)The Devil Wears Prada-Zombie EP(3.5/5)
3.(3)Chiddy Bang-The Preview(3.5/5)
2.(2)Atmosphere-To All My Friends...Blood Makes The Blood Holy(4/5)
1.(1)Fleshgod Apocalypse-Mafia(4/5)


LP's(Previous ranking from my year- end list in parentheses, albums I listened to after making my making my year list have new in parentheses)
72.(57)Eminem-Recovery(1.5/5)
71.(56)Carnifex-Hell Chose Me(1.5/5)
70.(55)Bring Me The Horizon-There Is A Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let's Keep It A Secret.(1.5/5)
69.(54)Godsmack-The Oracle(1.5/5)
68.(53)Iron Maiden-The Final Frontier(1.5/5)
67.(52)Rob Zombie-Hellbilly Deluxe 2(2/5)
66.(new)Pendulum-Immersion(2.5/5)
65.(new)Kid Cudi-Man On The Moon II:The Legend Of Mr.Rager(2.5/5)
64.(51)Bullet For My Valentine-Fever(2.5/5)
63.(50)Disturbed-Asylum(2.5/5)
62.(49)Avenged Sevenfold-Nightmare(2.5/5)
61.(new)I,The Breather-These Are My Sins(2.5/5)
60.(47)Mutiny Within-Mutiny Within(2.5/5)
59.(48)Black Tusk-Taste The Sin(2.5/5)
58.(46)Exodus-Exhibit B: The Human Condition(2.5/5)
57.(45)Fear Factory-Mechanize(2.5/5)
56.(43)The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza-Danza III: A Series Of Unfortunate Events(3/5)
55.(42)A Day To Remember-What Separates Me From You(3/5)
54.(41)Demon Hunter-The World Is A Thorn(3/5)
53.(44)Kylesa-Spiral Shadow(3/5)
52.(39)Beneath The Sky-In Loving Memory(3/5)
51.(40)Miss May I-Monument(3/5)
50(38)Arsis-Starve For The Devil(3/5)
49.(new)The Damned Things-Ironiclast(3.5/5)
48.(36)Abigail Williams-In The Absence Of Light(3.5/5)
47.(new)Trash Talk-Eyes and Nines(3.5/5)
46.(35)Korn-Korn III:Remember Who You Are(3.5/5)
45.(33)Dark Tranquility-We Are The Void(3.5/5)
44.(34)Cephalic Carnage-Misled By Certainty(3.5/5)
43.(30)Whitechapel-A New Era Of Corruption(3.5/5)
42.(37)Nachtmysitum-Addicts:Black Meddle Part II(3.5/5)
41.(new)Zoroaster-Matador(3.5/5)
40.(32)Cancer Bats-Bears,Mayors,Scraps, and Bones(3.5/5)
39.(new)Cruel Hand-Lock and Key(3.5/5)
38.(27)After The Burial-In Dreams(3.5/5)
37.(31)GWAR-Bloody Pit Of Horror(3.5/5)
36.(28)Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers-Mojo(3.5/5)
35.(new)The Ocean-Heliocentric(3.5/5)
34.(26)Through The Eyes Of The Dead-Skepsis(3.5/5)
33.(29)Parkway Drive-Deep Blue(3.5/5)
32.(new)Sick Of It All-Based On A True Story(4/5)
31.(23)All That Remains-For We Are Many(4/5)
30.(24)Terror-Keepers Of The Faith(4/5)
29.(22)Bison B.C-Dark Ages(4/5)
28.(17)Vampire Weekend-Contra(4/5)
27.(21)Eluveitie-Everything Remains As It Never Was(4/5)
26.(16)-Annotations Of An Autopsy-II: The Reign Of Darkness(4/5)
25.(new)The Contortionist-Exoplanet(4/5)
24.(new)Kingdom Of Sorrow-Behind The Blackest Tears(4/5)
23.(new)The Ocean-Anthropocentric(4/5)
22.(new)Periphery-Periphery(4/5)
21.(19)Veil Of Maya-(id)(4/5)
20.(20)War Of Ages-Eternal(4/5)
19.(14)Finntroll-Nifelvind(4/5)
18.(new)Arcade Fire-The Suburbs(4/5)
17.(18)Black Breath-Heavy Breathing(4/5)
16.(15)The Acacia Strain-Wormwood(4/5)
15.(new)Decrepit Birth-Polarity(4/5)
14.(13)Coheed and Cambria-Year Of The Black Rainbow(4/5)
13.(12)Unleashed-As Ygdrasil Trembles(4/5)
12.(11)Volbeat-Beyond Hell/Above Heaven(4/5)
11.(25)Deftones-Diamond Eyes(4/5)
10.(8)Nas/Damian Marley-Distant Relatives(4/5)
9.(9)Howl-Full Of Hell(4/5)
8.(7)Landmine Marathon-Sovereign Descent(4/5)
7.(10)Son Of Aurelius-The Farthest Reaches(4/5)
6.(6)The Sword-Warp Riders(4/5)
5.(5)Overkill-Ironbound(4.5/5)
4.(4)Intronaut-Valley Of Smoke(4.5/5)
3.(3)High On Fire-Snakes For The Divine(4.5/5)
2.(2)As I Lay Dying-The Powerless Rise(4.5/5)
1.(1)The Dillinger Escape Plan-Option Paralysis(5/5)

2010 records I still want to check out:
Watain-Lawless Darkness
Conducting From The Grave-Revenants
Misery Index-Heirs To Thievery
The Red Shore-Avarice Of Men
Triptykon-Eparistera Daimones
Orbs-Asleep Next To Science
Fleshwrought-Dementia/Dyslexia
Allegaeon-Fragments of Form and Function

2010 In Music: A Year In Review.

2010 was a solid year for music. 2010 had a hard act to follow after 2009, which was the best year for music in recent memory. 2010 did have a fair share of letdowns (Kylesa, Exodus,Eminem, Arsis,Rob Zombie), surprises(Deftones,Annotations Of An Autopsy) and killer debuts (Black Breath,Howl,Son Of Auerlius). Overall, 2010 was a pretty good year for music. Looking on to the future, 2011 has a lot of great artists releasing new material so next year should be great. Here is my ranking of every single EP and Full Length that I listened to this year complete with star ratings.

EP's
4.The Devil Wears Prada-Zombie EP(3.5/5)
3.Chiddy Bang-The Preview(3.5/5)
2.Atmosphere-To All My Friends,Blood Makes The Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EP's(4/5)
1.Fleshgod Apocalypse-Mafia(4/5)

LP's
57.Eminem Recovery(1.5/5)
56.Carnifex-Hell Chose Me(1.5/5)
55. Bring Me The Horizon-There Is A Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let's Keep It A Secret.(1.5/5)
54.Godsmack-The Oracle(1.5/5)
53.Iron Maiden-The Final Frontier(1.5/5)
52.Rob Zombie-Hellbilly Deluxe 2(2/5)
51.Bullet For My Valentine-Fever(2.5/5)
50.Disturbed-Aslyum(2.5/5)
49.Avenged Sevenfold-Nightmare(2.5/5)
48.Black Tusk-Taste The Sin(2.5/5)
47.Mutiny Within-Mutiny Within(2.5/5)
46.Exodus-Exhibit B: The Human Condition(2.5/5)
45.Fear Factory-Mechanize(2.5/5)
44.Kylesa-Spiral Shadow(2.5/5)
43.The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza-Danza III: A Series Of Unfortunate Events(3/5)
42.A Day To Remember-What Separates Me From You(3/5)
41.Demon Hunter-The World Is A Thorn(3/5)
40.Miss May I-Monument(3/5)
39.Beneath The Sky-In Loving Memory(3/5)
38.Arsis-Starve For The Devil(3/5)
37.Nachtmystium-Addicts: Black Meddle Part 2(3/5)
36.Abigail Williams-In The Absence Of Light(3.5/5)
35.Korn-Korn III: Remember Who You Are(3.5/5)
34.Cephalic Carnage-Misled By Certainty(3.5/5)
33.Dark Tranquility-We Are The Void(3.5/5)
32.Cancer Bats-Bears,Mayors,Scraps and Bones(3.5/5)
31.GWAR-Bloody Pit Of Horror(3.5/5)
30.Whitechapel-A New Era Of Corruption(3.5/5)
29.Parkway Drive-Deep Blue(3.5/5)
28.Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers-Mojo(3.5/5)
27.After The Burial-In Dreams(3.5/5)
26.Through The Eyes Of The Dead-Skepsis(3.5/5)
25.Deftones-Diamond Eyes(3.5/5)
24.Terror-Keepers Of The Faith(4/5)
23.All That Remains-For We Are Many...(4/5)
22.Bison B.C-Dark Ages(4/5)
21.Eluveitie-Everything Remains As It Never Was(4/5)
20.War Of Ages-Eternal(4/5)
19.Veil Of Maya-(id)(4/5)
18.Black Breath-Heavy Breathing(4/5)
17.Vampire Weekend-Contra(4/5)
16.Annotations Of An Autopsy-II: The Reign Of Darkness(4/5)
15.The Acacia Strain-Wormwood(4/5)
14.Finntroll-Nifelvind(4/5)
13.Coheed and Cambria-Year Of The Black Rainbow(4/5)
12.Unleashed-As Ygdrasil Trembles(4/5)
11.Volbeat-Beyond Hell/Above Heaven(4/5)
10.Son Of Auerlius-The Farthest Reaches(4/5)
9.Howl-Full Of Hell(4/5)
8.Nas/Damian Marley-Distant Relatives(4/5)
7.Landmine Marathon-Sovereign Descent(4/5)
6.The Sword-Warp Riders(4/5)
5.Overkill-Ironbound(4.5/5)
4.Intronaut-Valley Of Smoke(4.5/5)
3.High On Fire-Snakes For The Divine(4.5/5)
2.As I Lay Dying-The Powerless Rise(4.5/5)
1.The Dillinger Escape Plan-Option Paralysis(5/5)

Albums I heard bits and pieces of, but not enough to rank
Sick Of It All-Based On A True Story
The Ocean-Heliocentric
Stone Sour-Audio Secrecy
Heathen-Evolution Of Chaos
Oceano-Contagion
Decrepit Birth-Polarity
Chelsea Grin-Desloation Of Eden(I really wish I hadn't heard of this)
Kingdom Of Sorrow-Behind The Blackest Tears
Periphery-Periphery
Torche-Songs For Singles
Arcade Fire-The Suburbs

Albums I didn't the chance to listen to that I plan to check in the future
Watain-Lawless Darkness
The Red Shore-The Avarice Of Man
Conducting From The Grave-Revenants
Orbs-Asleep Next To Science
Cruel Hand-Lock and Key
Misery Index-Heirs To Theivery
The Damned Things-Ironiclast
Johnny Cash-American VI: Ain't No Grave
Triptykon-Eparistera Daimones