#1 MASTODON                  
                                             'Crack The Skye'

                    A defining piece of modern metal that sets the benchmark. 'Crack The Skye', alongside 'Blood Mountain', could easily be one of the best of the decade.

                                                   

      #2. ALICE IN CHAINS      #3. SIGHTS & SOUNDS            #4. THRICE
    'Black Gives Way To Blue'                 'Monolith'                             'Beggars'

                                          

          #5. BARONESS                   #6. BRAND NEW                     #7. OBITS
          'The Blue Record'                            'Daisy'                               'I Blame You'

                                          
                                                                                                         
       #8. KATATONIA                #9. SILVERSUN PICKUPS  #10. FUTURE OF THE LEFT
      'Night Is The New Day'                                 'Swoon'                      'Travels Myself And Another'
                                                                                     
                                          
                                                                                                                                
11. Dinosaur Jr - 'Farm';
12. People In Planes - 'Beyond The Horizon';
13. Megadeth - 'Endgame';
14. Doves - 'Kingdom Of Rust';
15. Porcupine Tree - 'The Incident';
16. Wintersleep - 'Welcome To The Night Sky';
17. Alexisonfire - 'Old Crows/Young Cardinals';
18. Manic Street Preachers - 'Journals For Plague Lovers';
19. Goes Cube - 'Another Day Has Passed';
20. Fu Manchu - 'Signs Of Infinite Power'