Our poll to collect your Top 10 albums has concluded, and I’ve finally counted all 230 votes received! As there were 3 albums tied for 10th spot, I decided this year we shall have a top 12. Voting was quite tight beyond the top 5, with only 1 vote separating the next 15 that didn’t make the cut.
Most of the albums selected were by long standing artists that we’ve all seen or heard of before. There were a wide range of albums voted on, so in the next day or so I shall present a companion list – the top 10 albums from bands you may not have heard of.
Without further ado, here is the list!
12. Palms – Palms
Featuring members of Isis and Deftones, it should come as no surprise that this new super group made Fourtheye’s top 2013 list. While the album was a little mellow for my tastes, this album appealed to a good number of you lot.
11. One Of Us Is The Killer – Dillinger Escape Plan
DEP unleashed another 40 minutes of madness upon us with yet another strong release, taking a step back from the ferocity of the last album and adding in a little more Ire Works style experimentation.
10. Earth Rocker – Clutch
Clutch slowly conquering the world with their high energy rock and great live shows. Earth Rocker may not be their finest album, but it was certainly good enough to grab a bunch of votes in this years poll.
9. Kveikur – Sigur Ros
Not really much I can say about this album, as I haven’t spent much time listening to it, but these Icelandic wizards released their “heaviest” album in a while, which has appealed to many Fourtheye readers.
8. Lightning Bolt – Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam keep on turning out album after album these days. Lightning had a couple of great tracks, in particular Sirens, but other than that didn’t do much for me. Many of you seemed to enjoy it though and it made #8 on the list.
7. Incitare – Volto!
In typical Tool fashion this album seemed to take forever to come out, but when it did listeners were impressed by the high level of musicianship all over the place.
6. Asymmetry – Karnivool
Aussie Prog Rockers have been on many Tool fans radar for some time now, and their long awaited Asymmetry album didn’t disappoint. Personally I really think they could do with a new singer, but the album did have some good tracks on it.
5. The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) – Steven Wilson
Wilson put out another collection of old school prog rock mixed with a bit of jazz fusion. Was a little surprised to see this ranking so highly, though I enjoyed the album I didn’t realize his work was quite so popular with Tool fans.
4. 13 – Black Sabbath
The war machine keeps turning as Sabbath put out a long awaited Ozzy Osbourne album that is probably 20 years too late.
3. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here – Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains released their second album with post-Layne singer William DuVall, and while I personally thought it was a little forgettable, it seems a decent percentage of you guys disagree! Viva la democracy!
2. Hesitation Marks – Nine Inch Nails
2013 was a busy year for 20 year old bands, and even NIN got into the act. They released an album that was considered quite poppy by many, but is liked enough by you guys that it made our top 12. In fact this album and the #1 received far more votes than anything else that reached the top 12.
1. …Like Clockwork – Queens Of The Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age lost their way a little on their last couple of albums (in my opinion anyway) but with 2013 came Like Clockwork. Sure, it didn’t capture the energy of their earlier works, but the emotion and songwriting rang true with many of you. Over a third of you in fact, with this album being included in 32% of the top 10 lists submitted.
QOTSA, Sigur Ros, and DEP were in my top 10. Volto! was in my top 13. Palms and Clutch were good not great. AIC, Black Sabbath, and Nine Inch Nails were OK, but not all that compelling. I haven’t really found myself going back to them after the first couple of listens. I haven’t checked out the Karnivool, Pearl Jam, and Steven Wilson albums at all. I’ll probably check out that Karnivool album as I’ve heard good things and it’s been on my list. I don’t really give a fuck about Pearl Jam, and I’ll probably end up checking out… Read more »
alice in chains released a new album? u can see why i didnt vote ! im old and have no idea whats going on anymore. haha but i ok with that mostly.
Solid list, 2013 didn’t look that promising at the start but here we are!
Qotsa, NIN and DEP in mine…
hellboy. you run a decent fan tool site….. but saying that queens “lost their way” last few albums really make me question your music taste. I’d add uncle acid and red fang to the list. the clutch record is much better than people get it credit for. Like clockwork is definitely number one for me.
My musical taste is questioned on a regular basis, so I don’t mind that so much. Like Clockwise is a great album and will definitely be in my top 10, but the two before that were pretty ordinary I thought.
Queers of the Stone Age lost their way when they conceived of themselves.
forgot to mention people says the newest NIN seemed poppy ? wtf really? they have been POPPY for a long time now. that 2008 tour was really over rated imo. ya, i know just my opinion but they were big time poppy on that tour. Trent Reznor kinda sucks now..imo. has for a long time actually. ah well
Seems poppier to me. I think I prefer it over everything else since With Teeth, but no doubt in my mind it’s a more mellow and electronic album. NIN were a long way from poppy live when I saw them last (in 2009 I think).
Way to join the rest of the world since 2008. No shit they’ve been poppy since then, genius. They’ve been POP since 1990.
My fav album this year is Lost Society’s debut album “Fast Loud Death”, but I was probably the only one who voted for them. They kick serious ass so of course nobody’s heard of them lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHBrA8L7UH8
They put the hammer down through the whole album, it literally never lets up!
I listened to that album this year. It’s decent, but didn’t really stand out for me against all the other bands playing in this new wave of thrash.
I saw NINE INCH NAILS in 2009 as well, and they sounded straight-up industrial as hell.
With Teeth and Year Zero have some seriously good music, and most of the stuff he has released since then has been very experiment, which i like a lot.
Trent Reznor is one of the great composers of our time, in my opinion…
I wish Trent could more write stuff like “The perfect drug”. I always loved that song, really great melodies in the quiet bridge section then explosive drum solo.. Etc… It was so creative.