Seton Hall
Top Ten Albums of 2014!
Date: December 13, 2014It is December, so you know what that means in the music world! Time for top ten lists! 2014 was one of the best years we have seen in terms of new music spanning all genres. We had relative new comers like Ne Obliviscaris, bands like Slipknot who have been around forever, and then bands like At The Gates who released their first in almost 20 years, all of whom released critically acclaimed albums.
With so many albums, picking a top ten was tough, but after a lot of debating we think we have one that represents the station very well. Before it is posted, let's bore you with the voting details. The people who had votes were:
Erica Szczepaniak - Station Manager
Steven Varsanyi - Program Director
Thomas Willert - Music Director
Rohit Ravi - Promotions Director
Clayton Collier - Sports Director
Adam Romero - Technical Operations Director
Ryan Stetz - Staff Representative
Molly Meller - Assistant Program Director
Dylan Horan - Assistant Program Director
Michael McKenna - Assistant Music Director
Rebecca Blomgren - Assistant Music Director
Every one picked their individual top ten and they were put into a grid. Their number 10 choice got one point awarded to them, number nine would get two, and so on and so forth until the number 1 gets 10 points. Here is what it came down to:
10. Black Crown Initiate - The Wreckage of Stars (eOne Music) 18 points
9. Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden (Profound Lore) 18 points
8. Darkest Hour - Darkest Hour (Sumerian) 18 points
7. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues (Total Treble) 21 points
6. Whitechapel - Our Endless War (Metal Blade) 22 points
5. Unearth - Watchers of Rule (eOne Music) 23 points
4. Job For A Cowboy - Sun Eater (Metal Blade) 26 points
3. Every Time I Die - ...From Parts Unknown (Epitaph) 27 points
2. Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter (Roadrunner) 39 points
1. Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun (Reprise) 82 points
Others receiving points: Electric Wizard, 18, Ne Obliviscaris, 17, Suicide Silence, 17, Downfall of Gaia, 14, Rings of Saturn, 14, Toothgrinder, 14, At the Gates, 14, Orange Goblin 14, Anaal Nathrakh, 13, Triptykon, 11, Cannibal Corpse, 10, Revocation, 10, Machine Head, 9, Black Label Society, 9, Arhcitects, 9, Artificial Brain, 9, Foo Fighters, 8, Say Anything, 8, Allegeon, 8, Within The Ruins, 7, Chelsea Grin, 7, Beartooth, 6, Periphery, 6, Of Mice and Men, 6, Monuments, 6, Emigrate, 5, Wolfmother, 4, Obituary, 4, YOB, 4, Crowbar, 4, Tombs, 3, Blues Pill, 3, Black Tongue, 3, Andrew Jackson Jihad, 3, The Acacia Strain, 2, Demon Hunter, 2, Godflesh, 2, Septic Gorge, 2, Witch Mountain, 2, California Breed, 2, Insomnium, 1, Opeth, 1, Dead Congregation, 1.
Below is a playlist containing a song off each of the top ten albums on our list. Let us know what your top ten is! Tweet us @wsou
