My Picks For the Best Of 2015
I thought I'd offer up some picks from the year (and a few looking forward). I'm not going to bother explaining these, these are just my choices, you are welcome to add your own in the comments section or on Facebook.
A few notes: "Breakthrough" means gaining a wider audience. I'm aware these bands (like most) had a history before 2015. "Comeback" doesn't mean a band was down and out or anything, it just means they were inactive for a long period of time. . Enjoy these picks.
Breakthrough Artist Of The Year: Bring Me The Horizon
First Runner Up: Ghost
Honorable mentions to: Highly Suspect, Red Sun Rising, Royal Blood, Nothing More
Comeback Of The Year: Breaking Benjamin
First Runner Up: Disturbed
Honorable mentions to: Slipknot, Chris Cornell (solo)
Best Song Of The Year: Disturbed "The Light"
First Runner Up: Ghost "Cirice"
Honorable mentions to: The Offspring "Coming For You", Marilyn Manson "Deep Six"
Best Album Of The Year: Ghost "Meliora"
First Runner Up: Marilyn Manson "The Pale Emperor"
Honorable Mentions to: We Are Harlot (self titled), Red Sun Rising "Polyester Zeal", Sixx A.M. "Modern Vintage"
Songs I Loved That No One Else Seemed To Care About: Sixx A.M. "Stars"
First Runner Up: We Are Harlot "Someday"
Honorable Mention: Marilyn Manson "The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles"
Worst News Of The Year: The Deaths Of Lemmy & Scott Weiland
First Runner Up: Motley Crue Calls It Quits
Best Hope That 2016 Will Rock: New Metallica Album
First Runner Up: Guns n' Roses Will Tour
Honorable mentions: New Volbeat/Deftones albums