TOO SOON? VINCE’S BEST OF 2010… SO FAR

Believe it or not, 2010 is just about halfway over. Holy fuck!

I compile these half-year lists every year in June in part to get you all arguing, but mostly so come December I can look back at them to make sure I’m not forgetting anything… oh yeah, THAT awesome album that came out all the way back in January! Came out so long ago it seems like last year. Thanks to Anton OyVey, who writes out his yearly lists on the back of a torah scroll, for inspiring me to get my ass in gear and write these down.

Of course there are a ton of awesome albums still to come in 2010, some of which have been announced and some of which haven’t. But if I were to compile my “year end” list from albums that have been released as of today, here are the ones — in no particular (alphabetical) order ’cause I’m non-commital like that — that would be in the running. A short-list, if you will. Certainly not all of them will make the cut… but yeah, you get the point:

Deftones – Diamond Eyes

Ihsahn – After

Keep of Kalessin – Reptilian

Kvelertak – s/t

Ludicra – The Tenant

Mantric – The Descent

Mutiny Within – s/t

Nachtmystium – Addicts: Black Meddle Part II

Nevermore – The Obsidian Conspiracy

Periphery – s/t

The Ocean – Heliocentric

Ratt – Infestation

Sevendust – Cold Day Memory

Shining – Blackjazz

Unleashed – As Yggdrasil Trembles

White Wizzard – Over the Top

What am I forgetting? I’m sure you’ve all got your opinions. Share ’em in the comments. As if you needed an invitation.

-VN