Monday, January 1, 2024

RJD's Best of 2023

All bangers! Ranking depends on mood. Looking forward to 2024!


The Mars Volta - Que Dios te maldiga mi corazon


Graveyard - 6


Altin Gün - Ask


Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium


King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Light: an Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation


Matt Elliott - The End Of Days


Saturday, December 31, 2022

RJD's Best Albums of 2022

Let the 2023 ball drop... 


11. White Ward - "False Light" (6/17/22)


10. Sumerlands - "Dreamkiller" (9/16/22)


9. Amorphis - "Halo" (2/11/22)


8. King Buffalo - "Regenerator" (9/30/22)


7. The Mars Volta - "The Mars Volta" (9/16/22)


6. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - "Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava" (10/6/22)


5. Rammstein - "Zeit" (4/29/22)


4. Zeal & Ardor - "Zeal & Ardor" (2/11/22)


3. Spiritworld - "DEATHWESTERN" (11/25/22)


2. Marcus King - "Young Blood" (8/26/22)


1. Party Dozen - "The Real Work" (7/8/22)



Friday, December 31, 2021

RJD's Best Albums of 2021

13. John Carpenter - "Lost Themes III" (2/5/21, Sacred Bones)



12. Tomahawk - "Tonic Immobility" (3/26/21, Ipecac)



11. Iron Maiden - "Senjutsu" (9/3/21, BMG)



10. Thy Catafalque - "Vadak" (6/25/21, Season Of Mist)



9. Unto Others - "Strength" (9/24/21, Roadrunner)



8. Helmet - "Live And Rare" (11/26/21, earMUSIC)



7. Leprous - "Aphelion" (8/27/21, Inside Out)



6. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - "L.W." (2/26/21, Flightless)



5. Amyl And The Sniffers - "Comfort To Me" (9/10/21, Rough Trade)




4. Silver Talon - "Decadence And Decay" (5/28/21, M-Theory)




3. Amigo The Devil - "Born Against" (4/16/21, Liars Club/Regime)




2. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - "CARNAGE" (2/25/21, Goliath)




1. Musk Ox - "Inheritance" (7/9/21)




Sunday, December 27, 2020

RJD's Best Albums Of 2020

This is the best 2020 had to offer. It's a good thing we had music...




11. Eternal Champion - "Ravening Iron" (11/20/20, No Remorse)
-Power. Sword. Domination.




10. Nick Cave - "Idiot Prayer" (11/20/20, Bad Seeds) 
-Isolated. Ivory. Poet.




9. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - "K.G." (11/20/20, Flightless)
-Psychedelic. Playful. Microtones.




8. Run The Jewels - "RTJ4" (6/3/20, RBC)
-Brave. Yank. Rap.




7. The Budos Band - "Long In The Tooth" (10/9/20, Daptone)
-Brass. Funk. Machismo.




6. Thy Catafalque - "Naiv" (1/24/20, Season Of Mist)
-Guttural. Avant-garde. Colors.




5. Man Man - "Dream Hunting In The Valley Of The In-Between" (5/1/20, Sub Pop)
-Circus. Gravel. Fun.




4. Mr. Bungle - "The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo" (10/30/20, Ipecac)
-Sophomoric. Thrash. Nostalgia.





3. Enslaved - "Utgard" (10/2/20, Nuclear Blast)
-Progressive. Otherworldly. Vikings.





2. Igorrr - "Spirituality And Distortion" (3/27/20, Metal Blade)
-Desert. Savage. Chaos.





1. Spirit Adrift - "Enlightened In Eternity" (10/16/20, 20 Buck Spin)
-Classic. Fist-pounding. Metal.
Best album of 2020.