I know, I should've posted this 3 weeks ago, but anyway here we go (I'll keep it short & to the point):

Top 3 albums of the year:
Hans Zimmer: Inception
Deftones: Diamond Eyes
Apocalyptica: 7th Symphony

Favorite album cover of the year: this one's a no-brainer
http://www.behindthehype.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/deftones-diamond-eyes.jpg

Music video of the year: Scissor by Liars (I'm not even a fan of the group but this video is awesomecakes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04domJ7F0oY

Runner-up: Diamond Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qksTlo_1Tpw

Favorite track of the year: Time

Favorite newcomers of the year: Hurts

Disappointments of the year:
How To Destroy Angels - Trent Reznor…

2 of my most highly-anticipated albums of the year, from 2 bands I absolutely love. One of them has met my expectations, one didn't…

Apocalyptica: 7th Symphony
http://m.blog.hu/ro/rockstation/image/apocalyptica/Apocalyptica%207th%20Symphony.jpg

The album title references Ludwig van Beethoven, plus the fact that it's Apo's 7th studio album. Their previous release, Worlds Collide is one of my all-time favorite albums. I quickly warmed up to this one as well, despite being underwhelmed by the 1st single, the lackluster End Of Me which is an average radio-friendly rock song and a pale echo of their biggest hit, I Don't Care from Worlds Collide.…

Budapest, 15/08/10.

This morning I looked out the window and I saw rain. If you're a festival-goer or a mountainbiker, rain is the last thing you wanna wake up to. I braced myself for the worst, but the rain wasn't too intense and it stopped pretty soon.

Several hours later I'm riding the suburban railway to the festival entrance, surrounded by people wearing wristbands of various colors. A teenage girl stands near me, earbuds blazing. I immediately recognize Matt Bellamy's voice, and soon the song as well; it's Uprising.
We're complete strangers with a common goal.

The festival…

BEFORE YOU READ ON: This is a negative review of HTDA written by a woman. In case you're planning to leave a comment along the lines of "Ure just jealous because Trent didn't marry u", that means 2 things: A-you're an idiot, B- you're incapable of critical thinking and more willing to suck Trent's dick than I could ever be.

"You know that feeling you get when somebody embarrasses themselves so badly YOU feel uncomfortable?"

The above words were posted on Trent Reznor's Twitter account last year. The now-infamous mockery was aimed at Chris Cornell's Timbaland-produced shitfest…

This morning I woke up with 1 of the best songs in music history, Never Gonna Give You Up stuck in my head. While drinking my obligatory cup of coffee I browsed Youtube for a while, which led me to conclude that Rick Astley had a clear view of the distant future. I see no other explanation for this. I mean, how many *other* songs can you imagine that can be perfectly blended into metal, industrial rock, grunge & pop?! Rick has created THE Song, the alpha & the omega, the ultimate masterpiece, as evidenced below. Get some tissues…

This is a fairy tale & it starts like this: Once upon a time, pop singers were actual singers. But then it all went to shit…

It's been over a decade since my 1st encounter with Auto-Tune (from now on I shall refer to it as AT). Back then I just thought that Believe by Cher sounded kinda funny. She always had a weird, manly voice, which got even weirder as she aged and probably underwent hormone treatments in her quest to look like the lovechild of Michael Jackson and Jocelyn Wildenstein. Anyway, Believe sounds pretty Stephen Hawking-ish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbXiECmCZ94

Because…

Introducing: Ke$ha - Tik Tok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlNqPnReah8

Congratulations, US of A. You let a CARICATURE of Lady GaGa take the top of the charts, which means that this… creature is gonna be successful internationally as well, because the world still dances to whatever tune America is currently farting/whistling.

Fuck the world.

MetallicaChris CornellAudioslaveSoundgardenNine Inch NailsSlayerNightwishRadioheadIron MaidenBlack SabbathOzzy OsbourneRammsteinKMFDMThe BeatlesBritney SpearsFoo FightersLinkin ParkNirvanaMarilyn MansonAdam LambertMadonnaImmortalDream TheaterCarlos SantanaAC/DCEuropeRick AstleyToolA Perfect CircleMuseRob ZombieHIM…

Chad Kroeger is God. This journal is devoted to the emotional expressions of his divine visage.

Surprised
http://theblemish.com/images/2008/03/chad-kroeger.jpg

Mischievous
http://photos.upi.com/topics-CHAD-KROEGER-OF-NICKELBACK-AT-JUNO-FAN-FARE/d63f3cec77eff92031cf49947c5d6481/C.jpg

Constipated
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/revistamusica/chad-kroeger_ugly9.jpg

Fap face
http://aslcdn.celebuzz.com/images/2008/03/chad-kroeger-031008-01-thumb.jpg

Happy
http://wealsoran.com/music/uploaded_images/chad-kroeger-748684.jpg

Very happy
http://static.nme.com/images/0844_154705_nickelbackpaphotosL40408.jpg

Horny
http://www.hitzonly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chad-kroeger.jpg

Hungry
http://www.dlisted.com/files/chadsuckhisowndick1.jpg

Blue Steel
http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/lucyboosy23/default/chad-kroeger-nickelback-hotttt-lol–large-msg-118564502785.jpg

DO IT, FAGGOT
http://images.ctvdigital.com/images/pub2upload/7/2007_11_15/chadkroeger.jpg

Sex on legs
http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/cvrcik/default/chad-kroeger-one-hottest-man–large-msg-119367645634.jpg

Touched
http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20090329/235_cp_nickelback_090329.jpg

Thoughtful
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/28604/Chad+Kroeger.jpg

Maniacally evil
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2008/06/chad_kroeger_nickelback_red_wings_425.jpg

Hardcore
http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00057/pg-14-nickelback-get_57920s.jpg

Serene
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3370/00014704.jpg

Focused
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0eG3e9J9VB5CC/610x.jpg

Blues Brother
http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2008/02/79979915.jpg

Best Nicolas Cage impression
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.aolmusicindie.com/media/2006/10/nickelback-300w.jpg

Slightly worried
http://media.nowpublic.net/images//c9/e/c9e567f61f87d2b971a1e6aef9c88cef.jpg

Pervy (but VERY METAL)
http://s11.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/a/0/a00fvhlnff0tt0n.jpg

Heartthrob
http://photo.superfan.com/0/001/055/1055499LG5878934831.jpg

Gay
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6457/chadkroeger001050208.jpg

Crybaby
http://www.la2day.com/files/u69/kroeger.jpg

Disgusted
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/12/18/1261135138003/Nickelback-In-Concert-At–001.jpg

Pinnacle of hotness/male model
http://i25.tinypic.com/2w56r0j.jpg

NickelbackCreedMetallicaChris CornellAudioslaveSoundgardenNine Inch NailsSlayerNightwishRadiohead…

In this here journal entry I list my most-played song from each of the artists in my Top 10.

Apocalyptica: I Don't Care (feat. Adam Gontier)
Actually, this is far from being Apoc's best song, but it's freakin' catchy and I ridiculously overplayed the damn thing. Here's the video, which is extremely well done, IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxxZL-OF4WE

Nine Inch Nails: The Great Below
Honestly… seriously… this is the most beautiful song ever written. I have nothing else to say.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pev0dINRaok

Metallica: The Day That Never Comes
I'm not an elitist metalfag, so I can freely admit to liking…

Whew. It seems like it was only yesterday when I welcomed 2009, and now it's over. While it might've been shitty in many ways, it has certainly been an amazing year in music & movies.

My Top 5 Albums of 2009:

5: Editors - In This Light And On This Evening (this band also became the revelation of the year for me)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41LeJjNK19L.jpg

4: Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe
http://gormsey.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/depeche-mode-sounds_of_the_universe-album_art.jpg

3: Muse - The Resistance
http://andersonlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/muse-the-resistance.jpg

2: Rammstein - Liebe ist für alle da
http://mp3tunesfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Rammstein-Liebe-Ist-Fur-Alle-Da.jpg

1: Puscifer - C is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here) (yeah,…