Honorable mentions and 25-21

I had to award honorable mentions for two bands who just missed the cut. So here they are.


Exmortus-In hatreds flame
Very cool blend of old thrash and death metal with some progressive touches.
http://metalmark.blogspot.com/2008/07/exmortus-in-hatreds-flame.html


Cowboy Prostitutes-Swingin' at the fences
They were one good rockin' song away from making my top 25.
http://metalmark.blogspot.com/2008/10/cowboy-prostitutes-swingin-at-fences.html



Now numbers 25-21 of my countdown of the top 25 albums of 2008. I put a link if it's one that I had reviewed during the year. I normally only review items that I get promos for. If I don't have a review for it then I'll just write a few words.


25)Black Rain-License to thrill
Catchy glam from France.
http://metalmark.blogspot.com/2008/11/blackrain-license-to-thrill.html



24)Guns -n- Roses-Chinese Democracy
A pleasant surprise for sure. Not everything worked, but most did and Axl brought a lot of ideas to the table.



23)Dead Man-Euphoria
Likea folk band playing early metal.
http://webzine.pivotalalliance.com/past_reviews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1208978981&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&



22)Elder-s/t
Classic style doom sure to suck you into their black pool.
http://metalmark.blogspot.com/2008/11/elder-st.html



21)Journey-Revelation
Journey's best album in 25 years. Not a lot they hadn't done before, but just a solid AOR/hard rock album.



Numbers 20-16 coming on Tuesday.