Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Best and Worst of 2019

Looks like this blog is here to stay as a diary of my bests and worsts of each year. So here we go, my annual list of the best and worst of the year. But this time, there will be the Best and Worst of the decade! Even though technically 2020 will be the end of the 2010's, I'm just going to go ahead and do this list anyways.

Best Albums of 2019:
We Are Not Your Kind by Slipknot. Tops the Gray Chapter!
Seven Inches of Satanic Panic-a mini album by Ghost that actually pretends to be the 50th anniversary re-release.
Rammstein- self titled. Some songs are comparable to Soft Cell or Depeche Mode
Fear Innoculum-by TOOL. At last! It took 13 years, but we finally have a new album from them. Worth the wait.

Best albums of the 2010's:
Nightmare-by Avenged Sevenfold
Beyond Hell/Above Heaven-by Volbeat
This is Gonna Hurt-by Sixx: A.M.
Blood-by In This Moment
House of Gold & Bones pt's 1 and 2-by Stone Sour
Wrong Side of Heaven/and the Righteous Side of Hell vol's 1 and 2-by Five Finger Death Punch
Opus Eponymous-by Ghost
Hail to the King-by Avenged Sevenfold
Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies-by Volbeat
.5: The Gray Chapter-by Slipknot
Going to Hell-by The Pretty Reckless
Black Widow-by In This Moment
Immortalized-by Disturned
The Stage-by Avenged Sevenfold
Hardwired-by Metallica
Infestissunam-by Ghost
Book of Souls-by Iron Maiden
Meliora-by Ghost
I Loved You at Your Darkest-by BEHEMOTH
Prequelle-by Ghost
Hydrograd-by Stone Sour
Magma-by Gojira
Delirium-by Lacuna Coil
Seal the Deal and Let's Boogie-by Volbeat
We Are Not your Kind-by Slipknot
Vicious-by Halestorm
Stranger Fruit-by Zeal & Ardor

Best Songs of 2019:
Kiss the Goat-by Ghost
Ship on Fire-by Zeal and Ardor
Tai Tangata-by Alien Weaponry
Deutschland-by Rammstein
Unsainted and Nero Forte-by Slipknot
Raven's Flight-by Amon Amarth

Best Songs of the 2010's:
Nightmare-by Avenged Sevenfold
Say You'll Haunt Me-by Stone Sour
A Warriors Call-by Volbeat
My Dark Place Alone-by Murderdolls
This is Gonna Hurt-by Sixx:A.M.
Blood-by In This Moment
Ritual-by Ghost
Gone Sovereign/Absolute Zero-by Stone Sour
Hail to the King-by Avenged Sevenfold
Lift Me Up-by Five Finger Death Punch
Tired-by Stone Sour
Year Zero-by Ghost
Words as Weapons-by Seether
The Negative One-by Slipknot
Heaven Knows-by The Pretty Reckless
House of Shame-by Lacuna Coil
Cirice - by Ghost
I Am the Fire-by Halestorm
Sound of Silence-covered by Disturbed
Big Bad Wolf-by In This Moment
Killpop - by Slipknot
I Am Machine-by Three Days Grace
Moth Into Flame-by Metallica
Take Me down - by The Pretty Reckless
The Stage-by Avenged Sevenfold
The Book of Souls-by Iron Maiden
Square Hammer-by Ghost
The Devil in I-by Slipknot
The World is Yours-by Arch Enemy
Halo of Fire-by Metallica
Stranded-by Gojira
O Father, O Satan, O Sun!-by BEHEMOTH
Malaguena Salarosa - covered by Avenged Sevenfold
Dance Macabre-by Ghost
Voice of Trespass - by Between the Buried and Me
Do Not Disturb-by Halestorm

Best New Groups of 2019:
Zeal & Ardor
Twin Temple 
Alien Weaponry 

Best New Groups of the 2010's:
SHVPES
The Raven Age 
Ghost
Halestorm
In This Moment
BEHEMOTH (they were around for 20 years, but they're new to me)
Volbeat
Gojira

Concerts of 2019:
Iron Maiden-Legacy of the Beast Tour '19 (2nd leg and my 2nd time seeing them)
Knotfest (finally saw BEHEMOTH and Slipknot for the 1st time Live)

Best Concerts of the 2010's:
Ghost (all 4 rituals)
Iron Maiden (Book of Souls and LOTB)
Knotfest (both 2017 and 2019 shows)
The Pretty Reckless
Metallica
The Golden Gods Award Show (2 shows and saw multiple bands)

Best Movies of 2019:
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (concludes the Skywalker story-line very well)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Haven't seen it yet, but I will)
The Irishman
Avengers: Endgame
The Joker (Haven't seen this yet either, but will)


Best Movies of the 2010's:
Avengers Infinity Wars/Endgame
Star Wars: Episodes Vll- lX
The Hobbit trilogy
Dr. Strange
Deadpool
Guardians of the Galaxy
Frozen
The Martian
The Conjuring (universe of movies)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Captain America: Civil War
Wonder Woman
Aquaman
Black Panther 

Best TV Shows of 2019:
(I don't watch much TV anymore)
9-1-1
The Mandalorian (Haven't watched yet, but is on my list)
The Witcher (Haven't watched yet, but will)

Best TV Shows of the 2010's:
Rick and Morty (love the show, but hate the fanbase!)
American Horror Story (Anthology)
Stranger Things (Haven't finished it yet)
The Walking Dead (Seasons 1-6 only, it jumped the shark after Jadis showed up)
Breaking Bad
Agents of SHIELD
Agent Carter
Jessica Jones
Daredevil
Revenge
Once Upon a Time
Transformers Prime
Metal Evolution
That Metal Show

 

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