WORT-FM Loud Rock Top 20 for the Week of 1/9/06

Artist — Album — Label
1) Demon Hunter — The Triptych — SolidState
2) Bolt Thrower — Those Once Loyal — Metal Blade
3) Through The Eyes of the Dead — Bloodlust — Prosthetic
4) Children of Bodom — Are You Dead Yet? — Spinefarm
5) Testament — Live In London — Spitfire
6) Slipknot — 9.0 Live — Roadrunner
7) Sepultura — Live In Sao Paulo — SPV
8) Exodus — Shovel Headed Kill Machine — Nuclear Blast
9) Annihilator — Schizo Deluxe — Locomotive
10) Ringworm — Justice Replaced By Revenge — Victory
11) Rumplestiltskin Grinder — Buried In The Front Yard — Relapse
12) Neuraxis — Trilateral Progression — Willowtip
13) Blacklisted — …The Beat Goes One — Deathwish
14) Dragonlord — Black Wings of Destiny — Escapi —
15) Divine Empire — Method Of Execution — Crash
16) Demiricous — One Sampler — Metal Blade
17) System of a Down — Hypnotize — American
18) Horse The Band — The Mechanical Hand — Combat
19) Old Man’s Child — Vermin — Century Media
20) Emerald Triangle — Tales of the Rondo — Emerald Triangle
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Top 5 Adds
1) Dimmu Borgir
2) Waterdown
3) Scarlet
4) Switched
5) Wicked Wisdom

I wasn’t as ambitious as Mike, so here are my
Overall Top Albums of 2005 (in no particular order)

Behemoth — Demigod
Soilwork — Stabbing The Drama
Strapping Young Lad — Alien
James Labrie — Element Of Persuasion
Porcupine Tree — Deadwing
System Of A Down — Mesmerize
Clutch — Robot Hive/Exodus
Devildriver — The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand
Dream Theater — Octovarium
Dew Scented — Issue Vi
Chimaira — Chimaira
Arch Enemy — Doomsday Machine
Between The Buried And Me — Alaska
God Forbid — Iv: Cot
Old Man’s Child — Vermin
Children Of Bodom — Are You Dead Yet
Nile — Annihilation Of The Wicked
Opeth — Ghost Reveries

Here are Mike’s (The Book’s) top lists of 2005….

Overall Top 10 (in no particular order)
Arch Enemy — Doomsday Machine
Soilwork — Stabbing The Drama
Dew Scented — Issue VI
Sentenced — Funeral Album
Byzantine — …And They Shall Take Up Serpents
System of a Down — Mezmerize/Hypnotize
Watch Them Die — Bastard Son
Dream Theater — Octavarium
Soulfly — Dark Ages
Exodus — Shovel Headed Kill Machine

Death and Black Metal List (in no particular order)
Summon — Fallen
Behemoth — Demigod
Dark Tranquillity — Character
Children of Bodom — Are We Dead Yet?
Opeth — Ghost Reveries
Old Man’s Child — Vermin
Cryptopsy — Once Was Not
Nile — Annihilation of the Wicked
Obituary — Frozen In Time
Bloodbath — Nightmares Made Flesh

Best Metalcore (in no particular order)
Between The Buried And Me — Alaska
Still Remains — Love And Lunacy
Agony Scene — Darkest Red
Madball — Legacy
Throwdown — Vendetta

Best Prog/Power Metal (in no particular order)
Kamelot — Black Halo
Nevermore — This Godless Endeavor
Brainstorm — Liquid Monster
Judas Priest — Angel of Retribution
Helloween — Keeper of the Seven Keys III

Best Live Performances
Devildriver
Strapping Young Lad
Clutch
Iron Maiden
Arch Enemy
Dream Theater
Opeth
Obituary
Children of Bodom
Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Worst Live Performances
Fear Before The March Of Flames (Sounds of the Underground)
It Dies Today (opened for Fear Factory)
Robert Fripp (opened for Porcupine Tree)

Honorable Mentions
Apocalyptica — Reflections
Porcupine Tree — Deadwing
Chimaira — Chimaira
God Forbid — IV: Constitution of Treason
Avenged Sevenfold — City of Evil
Candlemass — Candlemass

WORT-FM Loud Rock Top 20 for the Week of 1/2/06

Artist — Album — Label
1) Demon Hunter — The Triptych — SolidState
2) Exodus — Shovel Headed Kill Machine — Nuclear Blast
3) Through The Eyes of the Dead — Bloodlust — Prosthetic
4) Children of Bodom — Are You Dead Yet? — Spinefarm
5) Rumplestiltskin Grinder — Buried In The Front Yard — Relapse
6) Ringworm — Justice Replaced By Revenge — Victory
7) Testament — Live In London — Spitfire
8) Slipknot — 9.0 Live — Roadrunner
9) Annihilator — Schizo Deluxe — Locomotive
10) Bolt Thrower — Those Once Loyal — Metal Blade
11) Blacklisted — …The Beat Goes One — Deathwish
12) Neuraxis — Trilateral Progression — Willowtip
13) Killing Spree — Deception Betrayal Revenge — What’s My Cut?
14) Divide The Day — Pretty Girls With Ugly Boys — Pluto
15) Dragonlord — Black Wings of Destiny — Escapi
16) Paths of Possession — Promises In Blood — Metal Blade —
17) Anthrax — Alive 2 — Sanctuary
18) Sepultura — Live In Sao Paulo — SPV —
19) Old Man’s Child — Vermin — Century Media
20) Horse The Band — The Mechanical Hand — Combat

Top 5 Adds
1) Potters Field
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Artist — Album — Label
1) Demon Hunter — The Triptych — SolidState
2) Exodus — Shovel Headed Kill Machine — Nuclear Blast
3) Through The Eyes of the Dead — Bloodlust — Prosthetic
4) Children of Bodom — Are You Dead Yet? — Spinefarm
5) Rumplestiltskin Grinder — Buried In The Front Yard — Relapse
6) Ringworm — Justice Replaced By Revenge — Victory
7) Testament — Live In London — Spitfire
8) Slipknot — 9.0 Live — Roadrunner
9) Annihilator — Schizo Deluxe — Locomotive
10) Bolt Thrower — Those Once Loyal — Metal Blade
11) Blacklisted — …The Beat Goes One — Deathwish
12) Neuraxis — Trilateral Progression — Willowtip
13) Killing Spree — Deception Betrayal Revenge — What’s My Cut?
14) Divide The Day — Pretty Girls With Ugly Boys — Pluto
15) Dragonlord — Black Wings of Destiny — Escapi
16) Paths of Possession — Promises In Blood — Metal Blade —
17) Anthrax — Alive 2 — Sanctuary
18) Sepultura — Live In Sao Paulo — SPV —
19) Old Man’s Child — Vermin — Century Media
20) Horse The Band — The Mechanical Hand — Combat

Top 5 Adds
1) Korn

Artist — Album — Label
1) Exodus — Shovel Headed Kill Machine — Nuclear Blast
2) Old Man’s Child — Vermin — Century Media
3) Through The Eyes of the Dead — Bloodlust — Prosthetic
4) Children of Bodom — Are You Dead Yet? — Spinefarm
5) Rumplestiltskin Grinder — Buried In The Front Yard — Relapse
6) Paths of Possession — Promises In Blood — Metal Blade
7) Ringworm — Justice Replaced By Revenge — Victory
8) Testament — Live In London — Spitfire
9) Demon Hunter — The Triptych — SolidState
10) Killing Spree — Deception Betrayal Revenge — What’s My Cut?
11) Slipknot — 9.0 Live — Roadrunner
12) Six Feet Under — A Decade In The Grave — Metal Blade
13) Anthrax — Alive 2 — Sanctuary
14) Annihilator — Schizo Deluxe — Locomotive
15) Dragonlord — Black Wings of Destiny — Escapi
16) Blacklisted — …The Beat Goes One — Deathwish —
17) Neuraxis — Trilateral Progression — Willowtip
18) Divide The Day — Pretty Girls With Ugly Boys — Pluto —
19) Sepultura — Live In Sao Paulo — SPV
20) Bolt Thrower — Those Once Loyal — Metal Blade

Top 5 Adds
1) The Darkness
2) Divine Empire
3) Avulsed
4) Pandemia
5) Fall of Serenity