{"id":680,"date":"2014-01-11T10:19:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T15:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/downthelinezine.com\/stevescorner\/?p=680"},"modified":"2014-01-11T10:24:13","modified_gmt":"2014-01-11T15:24:13","slug":"best-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downthelinezine.com\/stevescorner\/2014\/01\/11\/best-of-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"BEST OF 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"imagesRNKZH7AY\"<\/a>Best of lists are hard…12 months of music means many great releases can be buried under a gazillion other releases and forgotten when the list is compiled…well, what’s a boy to do? Here is my “best of” list with the top 5 listed first and in no particular order because I just can’t do that. Support the music you love, that means, BUY IT!<\/p>\n

( top 5) Lifesavers \u2013 Heaven High<\/strong> \u2013 Michael Knott, Josh Lory, Rick McDonough, Nick White and Masaki Liu return with a cohesive album of some of the best written Lifesavers songs ever recorded.<\/span><\/p>\n

(top 5) Bill Mallonee \u2013 Dolorosa<\/strong> \u2013 Hauntingly beautiful, pensive and poetic, Mallonee\u2019s best solo album to date.<\/span><\/p>\n

(top 5) Chris Taylor \u2013 Traveler\u2019s Hotel<\/strong> \u2013 Taylor blows my mind with this release that is deep, musically brilliant and lyrically poignant.<\/span><\/p>\n

(top 5) Seventh Circle \u2013 The Struggle 2013 Re-mastered Deluxe Edition<\/strong> \u2013 Adam Pederson re-masters a stellar release that exudes with well-crafted songs and echoes with brooding delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n

(top 5) Unteachers \u2013 A Human Comedy<\/strong> \u2013 An amazing album from members of Tantrum of the Muse, should be out soon\u2026hopefully.<\/span><\/p>\n

Corrections House<\/strong> \u2013 Mike IX Williams of Eyehategod and Scott Kelly of Neurosis deliver a blistering assault on the senses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bill Mallonee \u2013 Future Hymns of the New Idolatry<\/strong> \u2013 Hymns that I can relate too, worshipful and honest\u2026also, best name for an album all year!<\/span><\/p>\n

Watain \u2013 The Wild Hunt<\/strong> \u2013 Black Metal has been redefined and turned on its ear, brutal and unique.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel Amos \u2013 Dig Here Said the Angel<\/strong> \u2013 Daniel Amos return with their best album from a long and incredible career.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bill Mallonee Band\/The NPR Sessions<\/strong> \u2013 Collection of demos, live songs and general brilliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eminem \u2013 Marshall Mathers LP 2<\/strong> \u2013 Say what you want, but the wordsmith returns with an album heavy on emotion and ear bending wordplay.<\/span><\/p>\n

Skinny Puppy \u2013 Weapon<\/strong> \u2013 The masters return with an album that bridges the gap between their early releases and the newer direction of hanDover.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nick Cave \u2013 Push the Sky Away<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s Nick Cave!<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel Bashta \u2013 The Invisible<\/strong> \u2013 The only \u201cpraise and worship\u201d album from 2013 that I find moving and outside the industry standard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bill Mallonee & Muriah Rose \u2013 Town Hall<\/strong> \u2013 Excellent live recording with Bill and the unparalleled vocals of Muriah Rose.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crime and the City Solution \u2013 American Twilight<\/strong> \u2013 Members of Wovenhand, Einsturzende Neubauten and former Bad Seeds drop a stunning return to form.<\/span><\/p>\n

Skylar Grey \u2013 Don\u2019t Look Down<\/strong> \u2013 The beauty in her voice is unmatched in the pop world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Motorhead \u2013 Aftershock<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s Lemmy, nuff said! <\/span><\/p>\n

Bad Religion \u2013 True North<\/strong> \u2013 The punk masters return with what we expect from them, complete brilliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor<\/strong> – The horror show returns with the best album of his post White Zombie career, better than Hellbilly Deluxe and a milestone for his music career…definitely merges the best parts of White Zombie with that deep bass groove and the perfect band of Piggy, John 5’s guitar wizardry and Ginger Fish’s manic drumming.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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