{"id":43,"date":"2009-01-23T17:27:26","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T01:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heretodestroy.com\/blog\/?p=43"},"modified":"2009-01-23T17:27:26","modified_gmt":"2009-01-24T01:27:26","slug":"top-20-albums-of-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heretodestroy.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/23\/top-20-albums-of-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Albums of 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Black<\/p>\n

Yeah I know; this is a little late. Usually I\u2019m all over this kind of thing. But I needed a little extra time to process everything I\u2019ve heard this year.<\/p>\n

Apparently in 2008 I really loved bands that are down with the classic Amphetamine Reptile<\/a> styles. Anyone who worships the pounding rhythms and distortion of Unsane<\/a> or the spazzed out noise of the Jesus Lizard<\/a> will be my BFFF. So it\u2019s no surprise that sitting at numero uno is a band that would be right at home on AmpRep.<\/p>\n

I discovered Black Elk<\/a> just this past year via their 2006 self titled release<\/a> and immediately kicked myself for not checking them out sooner. So it goes without saying that when they dropped Always a Six Never a Nine<\/em> this fall, I was all over it. It has been making sweet love to my iPod ever since.<\/p>\n

Naturally I would say everything below is worth checking out. So do yourself a favor and head over to their MySpace pages and have a listen. It shouldn\u2019t hurt that much.<\/p>\n

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  1. Black Elk<\/a> \u2013 Always a Six Never a Nine<\/li>\n
  2. Farflung<\/a> \u2013 A Wound in Eternity<\/li>\n
  3. 5ive<\/a> \u2013 Hesperus<\/li>\n
  4. Black Mountain<\/a> \u2013 In the Future<\/li>\n
  5. Ufomammut<\/a> \u2013 Idolum<\/li>\n
  6. Fight Amp<\/a> \u2013 Hungry for Nothing<\/li>\n
  7. Humanfly<\/a> \u2013 II<\/li>\n
  8. Nachtmystium<\/a> \u2013 Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1<\/li>\n
  9. These Arms Are Snakes<\/a> \u2013 Tail Swallower & Dove<\/li>\n
  10. Javelina<\/a> – Javelina<\/li>\n
  11. Zozobra<\/a> \u2013 Bird of Prey<\/li>\n
  12. Torche<\/a> \u2013 Meanderthal<\/li>\n
  13. Genghis Tron<\/a> \u2013 Board Up the House<\/li>\n
  14. Blood Ceremony<\/a> \u2013 Blood Ceremony<\/li>\n
  15. Portishead<\/a> \u2013 Third<\/li>\n
  16. Coffins<\/a> \u2013 Buried Death<\/li>\n
  17. Cursed<\/a> \u2013 III<\/li>\n
  18. Akimbo<\/a> \u2013 Jersey Shores<\/li>\n
  19. The Bug<\/a> \u2013 London Zoo<\/li>\n
  20. Jex Thoth<\/a> – Jex Thoth<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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