One of the most arduous tasks that we have to put up with year after year, is selecting our "best of" lists. When the calendar hits the month of December, we usually have a good idea of which albums should be on our "best of" lists. However, instead of applying the typical method that most outlets out there use, which is usually based on their first impressions. We went back and listened to over 50 albums that were released in 2011, and reanalyzed our tentative list very carefully. This took a lot of our time, but we wanted to compile what we believe are twenty albums that made 2011 heavy, exciting, and very dangerous. Here you go!
20) Lies Beneath - "Death Of The American Dream"
19) Chimaira - "The Age Of Hell"
18) Kittie - "I've Failed You"
17) Charred Walls Of The Damned - "Cold Winds On Timeless Days"
16) Generation Kill - "Red, White and Blood
15) Unearth - "Darkness In The Light"
14) Ikillya - "Recon"
13) No Remission - "Through Blackened Skies"
12) The Black Dahilia Murder - "Ritual"
11) DevilDriver - "Beast"
10) Revocation - "Chaos Of Forms"
9) Jasta - "Jasta"
8) Crowbar - "Sever The Wicked Hand"
7) A Pale Horse Named Death - "And Hell Will Follow With Me"
6) Cavalera Conspiracy - "Blunt Force Trauma"
5) Arch Enemy - "Khaos Legions"
4) Vildhjarta - "masstaden"
3) Amon Amarth - "Surtur Rising"
2) Machine Head - "Unto The Locust"
1) Anthrax - "Worship Music"
