The 3rd Annual Audioeclectica Readers Poll Results Are In!!!
The results are based on fan/reader votes. Thank you to all that took the time to vote for your favorites.
And now…
Best Guitar Duo:
James Moore and Mitch Wayte- Moving Structures
Best Bassist: TIE
Kevin Lewis- Moving Structures
John Jarvis- Scour
Best Drummer:
Chris Marquard- Moving Structures
Best Guitarist:
Derek Engemann- Scour
Best Vocalist:
Jason Kothmann- Interstelar
Best Album Cover:
Interstelar- Resin
I present to you all the final list of the year, the Top 25 Best Albums of 2016
I encourage you to vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
THIS LIST IS IN ORDER!!!
01) Metallica- Hardwired… To Self Destruct
02) The Dillinger Escape Plan- Dissociation
03) Every Time I Die- Low Teens
04) O’Brother- Endless Light
05) Night Verses- Into The Vanishing Light
06) Oathbreaker- Rheia
07) Gojira- Magma
08) Thrice- To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere
09) Killswitch Engage- Incarnate
10) Korn- The Serenity Of Suffering
11) Car Bomb- Meta
12) The Black Queen- Fever Daydream
13) Scour- Scour
14) Neurosis- Fires Within Fires
15) Radiohead- A Moon Shaped Pool
16) Moving Structures- Awake
17) Chevelle- The North Corridor
18) Giraffe Tongue Orchestra- Broken Lines
19) David Bowie- Blackstar
20) Interstelar- Resin
21) Aeges- Weightless
22) The Cult- Hidden City
23) Planes Mistaken For Stars- Prey
24) Saosin- Along The Shadow
25) Red Hot Chili Peppers- The Getaway
Honorable Mention:
Youth Code- Commitment To Complications
Norma Jean- Polar Similar
Meshuggah- The Violent Sleep Of Reason
Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2016 End Of The Year Lists, the Best Songs. The stipulation is that, they have to have released a new album or EP this year.
I encourage you to vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!
01) Metallica- Halo On Fire:
02) The Dillinger Escape Plan- Symptom Of Terminal Illness:
03) Every Time I Die- Map Change:
04) Oathbreaker- 10:56/Second Son Of R:
05) O’Brother- I Am (Become Death):
06) Night Verses- A Dialogue In Cataplexy:
07) Gojira- Silvera:
08) Thrice- Hurricane:
09) Killswitch Engage- Embrace The Journey…Upraised:
10) Korn- Black Is The Soul:
11) The Black Queen- That Death Cannot Touch:
12) Radiohead- Burn The Witch:
13) Neurosis- Broken Ground:
14) David Bowie- Lazarus:
15) Giraffe Tongue Orchestra- Back To The Light:
16) Aeges- Another Wasteland:
17) Saosin- Racing Toward A Red Light:
18) Planes Mistaken For Stars- Enemy Blinds:
19) Moving Structures- Last Of Light & Love:
20) Car Bomb- Gratitude:
21) Interstelar- Silo:
22) Scour- Dispatched:
23) Red Hot Chili Peppers- Dark Necessities:
24) Chevelle- Door To Door Cannibals:
25) The Cult- Dark Energy:
Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2016 End Of The Year Lists, the Most Disappointing Albums of the Year. Not everything that came out this year was good.
I encourage you to vote for your least favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!
01) Deftones- Gore
02) In Flames- Battles
03) Filter- Crazy Eyes
04) Letlive- If I’m The Devil
05) Gone Is Gone- Gone Is Gone
06) Rob Zombie- The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser
07) Iggy Pop- Post Pop Depression
08) Nevermen- Nevermen
Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2016 End Of The Year Lists, the Top 10 Vocalists. The stipulation is that, they have to have released a new album or EP this year.
I encourage you to vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!
01) Greg Puciato- The Dillinger Escape Plan/The Black Queen
02) James Hetfield- Metallica
03) Douglas Robinson- Night Verses
04) Keith Buckley- Every Time I Die
05) Caro Tanghe- Oathbreaker
06) Jason Kothmann- Interstelar
07) Jesse Leach- Killswitch Engage
08) Tanner Merritt- O’Brother
09) Dustin Kensrue- Thrice
10) Joe Duplantier- Gojira
Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2016 End Of The Year Lists, the Best Guitarist. The stipulation is that, they have to have released a new album or EP this year.
I encourage you to vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!
01) Ben Weinman- The Dillinger Escape Plan
02) Gary Gladson- Interstelar
03) Pete Loeffler- Chevelle
04) Nick DePirro- Night Verses
05) Beau Burchill- Saosin
06) Chase Fraser- Scour
07) Derek Engemann- Scour
08) Doc Coyle- Vagus Nerve
09) Lennart Bossu- Oathbreaker
10) Billy Duffy- The Cult
Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2016 End Of The Year Lists, the Best Comeback/Reunion Stories. The stipulation is that, they have to have gotten back together this year and or released a new album.
I encourage you to vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!
01) Axl and Slash Reunite
02) Metallica’s first new album in 8 years
03) Anthony Green reunites with Saosin
04) Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns Reunite
05) Planes Mistaken For Stars reunion and new album
06) Max Cavalera and Igor Cavalera play Roots in full
07) Thrice reunion and new album
08) A Perfect Circle announces their return
Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2016 End Of The Year Lists, the top 10 album covers. The stipulation is that, they have to have released an album/EP this year.
I encourage you to vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!
01) Metallica- Hardwired… To Self Destruct:
02) The Dillinger Escape Plan- Dissociation:
03) Gojira- Magma:
04) Oathbreaker- Rheia:
05) O’Brother- Endless Light:
06) Car Bomb- Meta:
07) Meshuggah- The Violent Sleep of Reason:
08) Megadeth- Dystopia:
09) Interstelar- Resin:
10) The Black Queen- Fever Daydream:
Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2016 End Of The Year Lists, the top 10 drummers. The stipulation is that, they have to have released an album/EP this year.
I encourage you to vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!
01) Aric Improta- Night Vereses
02) Billy Rymer- The Dillinger Escape Plan
03) Daniel Davison- Every Time I Die
04) Mario Duplantier- Gojira
05) Ivo Debrabandere/Wim Coppers- Oathbreaker
06) Riley Breckinridge- Thrice
07) Michael Martens- O’Brother
08) Jesse Schobel- Scour
09) Chris Marquard- Moving Structures
10) Mike Land- Aeges
Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2016 End Of The Year Lists, the top 10 bassists. The stipulation is that, they have to have released an album/EP this year.
I encourage you to vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.
This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!
01) Robert Trujillo- Metallica
02) Eddie Breckinridge- Thrice
03) Reilly Herrera- Night Verses
04) Kevin Lewis- Moving Structures
05) Anton Dang- O’Brother
06) Gilles Demolder- Oathbreaker
07) Liam Wilson- The Dillinger Escape Plan
08) Steve Micciche- Every Time I Die
09) Mike D’Antonio- Killswitch Engage
10) John Jarvis- Scour
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