PUNK ALBUMS OF YEAR
Bad Religion-New Maps of Hell
Far From Finished-Living in the Fallout
Strung Out-Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
Subhumans-Internal Riot
Tiger Army-Music From Regions Beyond

HARDCORE ALBUMS OF YEAR
Between the Wars-Death and the Sea
Comeback Kid-Broadcasting...
Get Back Up-Weathering the Storm
Modern Life is War-Midnight in America
Ruiner-Prepare to be Let Down

METAL ALBUMS OF YEAR

Down-Over the Under
High on Fire-Death is This Communion
King Diamond-Give Me Your Soul...Please
Nile-Ithyphallic
Weedeater-God Luck and Good Speed

TECH METAL ALBUMS OF YEAR

Between the Buried and Me-Colors
Job for a Cowboy-Genesis
Khann-Tofutopia
Psyopus-Our Puzzling Encounters Considered
The Red Chord-Prey for Eyes

GRIND/CRUST/DEATH
ALBUMS OF YEAR

Black Dahlia Murder-Nocturnal
Daymares-Can't Get Us All
Demiricous-Two (Poverty)
Dying Fetus-War of Attrition
Goatwhore-A Haunting Curse

REISSUE/LIVE/BEST OF ALBUMS OF YEAR

Gallows-Orchestra of Wolves
NOFX-They've Actually Gotten Worse Live
No Use For A Name-All the Best Songs
The Devil Makes Three
Two Cow Garage-Please Turn the Gas Back On

EP ALBUMS OF YEAR

Anti Flag-A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime
Cryptopsy-Ungentle Exhumation
Energy-Punch the Clock
Jesu-Lifeline
The Pipettes-Your Kisses are Wasted on Me

COMEBACK ALBUMS OF YEAR

108-A New Beat for a Dead Heart
Bad Brains-Build a Nation
Dashboard Confessional-The Shade of Poison Trees
Dillenger Escape Plan-Ire Works
Saves the Day-Under the Boards

COUNTRY ALBUMS OF YEAR

Bon Jovi-Lost Highway
Merle Haggard-The Bluegrass Session
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price-Last of the Breed
Casey James Prestwood-The Hurtin' Kind
Porter Wagoner-Wagonmaster

MELODIC PUNK ALBUMS OF YEAR

American Steel-Destory Their Future
A Wilhelm Scream-Career Suicide
Capital-Homefront
Crime in Stereo-Is Dead
Fake Problems-How Far Our Bodies Go  

POP PUNK ALBUMS OF YEAR

All Time Low-So Wrong, Its Right
Amber Pacific-Truth in Sincerity
Four Year Strong-Rise or Die Trying
Scenes From a Movie-The Pulse
The Wonder Years-Get Stoked on It!

INDIE ROCK ALBUMS OF YEAR

Band of Horses-Cease to Begin
Circa Survive-On Letting Go
Minus the Bear-Planet of Ice
New Pornographers-Challengers
Weakerthans-Reunion Tour

SURPRISE ALBUMS OF YEAR

Angels and Airwaves-I Empire
Dashboard Confessional-The Shade of Poison Trees
Dropkick Murphys-The Meanest of Times
Streetlight Manifesto-Somewhere in the Between
Yellowcard-Paper Walls

DISAPPOINTING ALBUMS OF YEAR*

Bad Brains-Building a Nation
From Autumn to Ashes-Holding a Wolf by the Ears
Hot Cross-Risk Revival (only cause its their last)
Poison the Well-Versions
Sum 41-Underclass Hero

BREAKTHROUGH ALBUMS OF YEAR

SINGER/SONGWRITER ALBUMS OF YEAR*

Tim Armstrong-A Poet's Life
Jason Isbell-Sirens of the Ditch
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers-Glassjaw Boxer
Bruce Springsteen-Magic
Sundowner-Four One Five Two

SOUNDTRACKS OF YEAR

Into the Wild
Knocked Up
Once
Walk Hard

RECORD LABELS OF YEAR

Fat Wreck Chords
Metal Blade
No Idea
Relapse
Suburban Home