It has been a while since I posted something. My power supply in my computer died a few weeks ago and I only got around to fixing it recently. To my dismay, all the news I had planned to post when I replaced it had been posted so I’ve had to do nothing but sit in silence. Regardless, I am back! Since all the writers seem to be hopping on this bandwagon and not wanting to seem like a dirty hipster I will provide my worthless opinion on my favorites of 2011. Without further ado:

10. Protest the Hero – Dunsel

Scurrilous was easily one of my most anticipated for this year after becoming a die hard Protest the Hero fan in 2009, clocking in probably 700 song plays for the band’s Fortress release alone. To (what seems like) everyone’s dismay, Scurrilous failed to meet the gold standard set by their previous release. Still, there are a few songs on the album that I consider some of their best work to date and this is one of them. “Dunsel” shows a progression in sound for Protest the Hero whilst retaining the flavor of Fortress. And c’mon: the ending is simply too good.

9. Origin – Expulsion of Fury

Origin kicks a lot of ass and their previous album, Antithesis, was probably one of the craziest records I’ve heard in a long time. Needless to say, the guys are at it again and there’s no doubt in my mind they’re going to slay with the new album. What makes this song good for me is that it’s pretty memorable. A lot of kick ass riffs packed into 3 minutes.

8. Obscura – A Transcendental Serenade

Much like Scurrilous, Obscura‘s Omnivium failed to meet the hype. It’s still a great record, but I think I was excited for it too much and as a result was rather disappointed with the outcome. Nevertheless, Obscura did deliver on one track and that is this one. It’s memorable, it’s instrumental and the vocoder section at the end is a chilling conclusion to this track. Oh and dat bass.

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