YEAR END 2006

For this year, I decided on having a bunch of different categories instead of just a Top "However Many" that is the norm. I made it a point not to give bands more than one award, with the exception of "Comeback Album of the Year" and "Breakthrough Album of the Year," as those categories won't take away from other bands. There was a lot of great music released this year, and I wanted to make sure all deserving bands got their due. All awards on this page are in alphabetical order. To read the TOP 5 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR and the TOP 25 SONGS OF THE YEAR, click this link.

PUNK ALBUMS OF YEAR
Lawrence Arms, The-Oh, Calcutta!
NOFX-Wolves in Wolves Clothing
None More Black-This is Satire
Rise Against-The Sufferer and the Witness
Strike Anywhere-Dead FM

HARDCORE ALBUMS OF YEAR

Black Cobra-Bestial
Have Heart-The Things They Carried
Hope Conspiracy-Death Knows Your Name
No Turning Back-Holding On
Set Your Goals-Mutiny

METAL ALBUMS OF YEAR

Burst-Origo
Converge-No Heroes
Lair of the Minotaur-The Ultimate Destroyer
Mastodon-Blood Mountain
Sword, The-The Age of Winters

ALTISH/COUNTRYISH/FOLISH ALBUMS OF YEAR

Barry Tim-Riviana Junction
Cash, Johnny-American V: A Hundred Highways
Drag the River-It's Crazy
Graffin, Greg-Cold as the Clay
Two Gallants-What the Toll Tells

GRIND/CRUST/DEATH
ALBUMS OF YEAR

Cattle Decapitation-Karma.Bloody.Karma.
Death Breath-Stinking Up the Night
Misery Index-Discordia
Suffocation
Tragedy-Nerve Damage

REISSUE/LIVE/COVER
ALBUMS OF YEAR

108-Creation. Sustenance. Destruction.
Against Me!-Americans Abroad!!!Against Me!!! Live in London!!!
Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies-Love Their Country
Shai Hulud-Hearts Once Nourished With Hope And Compassion
Waits, Tom-Orphans

EP ALBUMS OF YEAR

Ambitions-Question
Down to Nothing-Higher Learning
Fake Problems-Spurs & Spokes/Bull>Matador
NOFX-Never Trust a Hippy
Ragan, Chuck

COMEBACK ALBUMS OF YEAR

Against All Authority-The Restoration of Fear and Order
Anti Flag-For Blood and Empire
Cattle Decapitation-Karma.Bloody.Karma.
Converge-No Heroes
New Found Glory-Coming Home

BREAKTHROUGH ALBUMS OF YEAR

Fake Problems-Spurs & Spokes/Bull > Matador
Human Abstract, The-Nocturne
Moros Eros-I Saw the Devil Last Night and Now the Sun Shines
Old Crow Medicine Show-Big Iron World
Set Your Goals-Mutiny

DISAPPOINTING ALBUMS OF YEAR*

+44-When Your Heart Stops Beating
Angels and Airwaves-We Don't Need to Whisper
Betrayed-Substance
Brand New-The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
Over It-Step Outside Yourself

 

MISC. ALBUMS OF YEAR

Dresden Dolls-Yes, Virginia
Jucifer-If Thine Enemy Hunger
Murder by Death-In Bocca Al Lupo
World Inferno Friendship Society-Red-Eyed Soul
XXX Maniak-Harvesting the Cunt Nectar

RECORD LABELS OF YEAR

Fat Wreck Chords
Metal Blade
No Idea
Relapse
Sabot Productions  

*Just because an album was in the DISAPPOINTING ALBUMS OF YEAR doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy it.