Yep, its that time of year again where we ask the MR team to look back over the year and let us know what rocked their world!
King Blues - Punk and Poetry
Cerebral Ballzy (Self-Titled)
Staind (Self-Titled)
Skindred - Union Black
Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix
Midlands Album - Max Raptor - Portraits
Gundogs - Little Deaths
Martyr De Mona - Martyr de Mona
M.A.D.I.S.O.N. - M.A.D.I.S.O.N.
October Sky - Hell Isn't My Home
Tracer - Spaces In Between
Tracer - Spaces In Between
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
My Morning Jacket - Circuital
Tom Waits - Bad As Me
The Duke Spirit - Bruiser
Mastodon - The Hunter
Favourite album by a Midlands band would be: ‘The Courage to Start Again’ by ...And Stars Collide
Chop
Anaal Nathrakh - Passion
Hate Eternal - Phoenix Amongst The Ashes
Mastodon - The Hunter
Byfrost - Of Death
Pombagira - Iconoclast Dream
Hate Eternal - Phoenix Amongst The Ashes
Mastodon - The Hunter
Byfrost - Of Death
Pombagira - Iconoclast Dream
Tosh Davies
Machine Head - Unto The Locust
The Haunted - Unseen
Anthrax - Worship Music
Mastodon - The Hunter
Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
Paul Davis
Michael Monroe- Sensory Overdrive
Black Spiders- Sons Of The North
Mr. Big- What If?
Horrible Crowes- Elsie
Rival Sons- Pressure And Time
Black Spiders- Sons Of The North
Mr. Big- What If?
Horrible Crowes- Elsie
Rival Sons- Pressure And Time
Kimberley Easton
Royal Republic - We Are The Royal
Falling In Reverse - The Drug In Me Is You
Black Veil Brides - Set The World On Fire
Asking Alexandria - Reckless & Relentless
Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra
Claire Frays
Machine Head – Unto The Locust
Sixx:AM – This Is Gonna Hurt
Rhapsody Of Fire – From Chaos To Eternity
Trivium – In Waves
Five Finger Death Punch – American Capitalist
Sixx:AM – This Is Gonna Hurt
Rhapsody Of Fire – From Chaos To Eternity
Trivium – In Waves
Five Finger Death Punch – American Capitalist
Midlands Band: Akarusa Yami - Ouroboros
Tony Gaskin
Gundogs - Little Deaths
Black Spiders - Sons of the North
Black Spiders - Sons of the North
Skindred - Union Black
Martyr De Mona - Martyr De Mona
Dakesis - Trial By Fire
Martyr De Mona - Martyr De Mona
Dakesis - Trial By Fire
Hell - Human Remains
Onslaught - Sounds of Violence
Opeth - Heritage
Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
Opeth – Heritage
Blut Aus Nord –777 Sect(s) & 777 - The Desanctification
Mastodon – The Hunter
Smohalla - Resilience
Hammers of Misfortune – 17th Street
Favourite Midlands' band: Anaal Nathrakh - Passion
Ian Harvey
FooFighters – Wasting Light
Black Country Communion - 2
Chickenfoot - III
Magnum – The Visitation
Vega – Kiss Of Life
Black Country Communion - 2
Chickenfoot - III
Magnum – The Visitation
Vega – Kiss Of Life
Peter Keevil
Black Spiders - Sons Of The North
Rival Sons - Pressure & Time
The Answer - Revival
Gundogs - Little Deaths
Tracer - Spaces In Between
Honourable Midlands mention to Toxic Federation - Distance
Samantha Knight
SixxAm - This is Gonna Hurt
MEGADETH - TH1RT3EN
Revoker - Revenge For The Ruthless
Steel Panther - Balls Out
Sebastian Bach - Kicking and Screaming
MEGADETH - TH1RT3EN
Revoker - Revenge For The Ruthless
Steel Panther - Balls Out
Sebastian Bach - Kicking and Screaming
Sean Larkin
Hell - Human Remains
Black Spiders - Sons of the North
Black Stone Cherry - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Attica Rage - Road Dog
The Answer - Revival
Black Spiders - Sons of the North
Black Stone Cherry - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Attica Rage - Road Dog
The Answer - Revival
Chris Maddocks
Mastodon - The Hunter
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Machine Head - Unto The Locust
Black Spiders - Sons of the North
Skindred - Union Black
Best Midlands based album - Hell - Human Remains
Sophie Maughan
Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions
Machine Head - Unto the Locust
Sylosis - Edge of the Earth
Burzum - Fallen
Within Temptation - The Unforgiving
Machine Head - Unto the Locust
Sylosis - Edge of the Earth
Burzum - Fallen
Within Temptation - The Unforgiving
Michael Monroe - Sensory Overdrive
After Hours - Against The Grain
Voices Of Extreme - Break The Silence
Reckless Love - Animal Attraction
Von Hertzen Brothers - Stars Aligned
Juanita McGowen
Lenny Kravitz - Black and White America
Noel Gallagher - High Flying Birds
Let England Shake - PJ Harvey
Black Veil Brides - Set the World on Fire (???)
Last Night on Earth - Noah and The Whale (although don't like that one song that sounds like a mix of Kinks and Tom Petty...ARGH)
Noel Gallagher - High Flying Birds
Let England Shake - PJ Harvey
Black Veil Brides - Set the World on Fire (???)
Last Night on Earth - Noah and The Whale (although don't like that one song that sounds like a mix of Kinks and Tom Petty...ARGH)
Twin Atlantic - Free
City & Colour - Little Hell
The Blackout - Hope
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
The Computers - This Is The Computers
Seether - Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray
Madina Lake - World War III
Switchfoot - Vice Verses
Cherry Suede - Cherry Suede
October Sky - Hell Isn't My Home
My top Midlands band is easy - Raven Vandelle - with their RV8
Harry Paterson
Black Country Communion - BCC2
Within Temptation - Unforgiving
Machine Head - Unto The Locust
In Flames - The Sound of a Playground Fading
Mahler Jurowski & the LPO - Symphony no.2 'The Resurrection'
Best album by a Midlands band: Toxic Federation - Distance
Alexx Peace
Wednesday 13 - Calling All Corpses
Hell in the CLub - Let the Game Begin
Sixx AM - This is Gonna Hurt
Falling Red - Hasta La Victoria Siempre (an EP, I know)
Mr Big - What If
Hell in the CLub - Let the Game Begin
Sixx AM - This is Gonna Hurt
Falling Red - Hasta La Victoria Siempre (an EP, I know)
Mr Big - What If
Dean Pedley
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
Whitesnake - Forevermore
Rival Sons- Pressure & Time
Chickenfoot - III
Opeth - Heritage
Whitesnake - Forevermore
Rival Sons- Pressure & Time
Chickenfoot - III
Opeth - Heritage
Mids Band – Hostile
Martin Platt
Opeth - Heritage
Skindred - Union Black,
Machine Head - Unto the Locust
Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
Asking Alexandria - Reckless & Relentless
Skindred - Union Black,
Machine Head - Unto the Locust
Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
Asking Alexandria - Reckless & Relentless
Paul Quniton
Within Temptation, The Unforgiving
Dream Theater, A Dramatic Turn Of Events
Heather Findlay, The Phoenix Suite
Work Of Art, In Progress
Liam Davison, A Treasure of Well-Set Jewels
Best album by a Midlands band: unless you count Black Country Communion 2, Magnum's The Visitation.
Micheal Monroe - Sensory Overdrive
The Urban Voodoo Machine - In Black & Red
Tom Waits - Bad As Me
This Devastated Fan - Plot & Debauchary
Ginger - Potatoes and You
The Urban Voodoo Machine - In Black & Red
Tom Waits - Bad As Me
This Devastated Fan - Plot & Debauchary
Ginger - Potatoes and You
Virgil & The Accelerators – The Radium
The New Saints – Songs For The Black Hearted
The Grey Goose Blues Band - Beat The Devil Out of Me.
Imperial Vengeance – Black Heart of Empire
Seasick Steve – Can't Teach An Old Dog
Most Disappointing CD of 2011 - BCC – BCC2 (dull dull dull dull overproduced pileof crap!)
The Answer - Revival
Michael Schenker – Temple Of Rock
Saxon – Call To Arms
Motorhead – The World Is Yours
Raven Vandelle RV8 / St Jude –Diary Of A Soul Fiend
Best Midlands band album; Raven Vandelle RV8 (spinning as I type)
Woody
Shy - Shy
Newman - Under Southern Skies
Serpentine - Living & Dying In High Definition
Lionville - S/T
Chris Ousey - Rhyme & Reason
Shy are Brummies bar vocalist Lee Small who's from the Black Country...
Newman - Under Southern Skies
Serpentine - Living & Dying In High Definition
Lionville - S/T
Chris Ousey - Rhyme & Reason
Shy are Brummies bar vocalist Lee Small who's from the Black Country...