9. Atreyu - The Curse (Victory)
8. Mastodon - Leviathan (Relapse)
7. Megadeth - The System Has Failed (Sanctuary)
6. Jag Panzer - Casting The Stones (Century Media)
5. Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns (Metal Blade)
4. Anthrax - The Greater Of Two Evils (Sanctuary)
3. Evergrey - The Inner Circle (Inside Out)
2. Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine (Relapse)
1. Shadows Fall - The War Within (Century Media)
In addition to my top 10 Heavy Metal Albums of 2004, I also asked the help of musicians, writers and others in the industry for their lists of the best of the year.
Martin Popoff, author of several books including "The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time", and managing editor for Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles.
1. Clutch - Blast Tyrant (DRT/Clutch)
2. Mastodon - Leviathan (Relapse)
3. Unleashed - Sworn Allegiance (Century Media)
4. Motorhead - Inferno (Sanctuary)
5. Jizzy Pearl - Just A Boy (www.jizzypearl.com)
6. The Tea Party - Seven Circles (EMI)
7. Evergrey - The Inner Circle (InsideOut)
8. Megadeth - The System Has Failed (Sanctuary)
9. Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine (Relapse)
10. Disillusion - Back To Times Of Splendor (Metal Blade)
11. Shadows Fall - The War Within (Century Media)
12. Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns (Metal Blade)
13. Dismember - Where Ironcrosses Grow (Candlelight)
14. Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake (Sony)
15. The Haunted - rEVOLVEr (Century Media)
16. Lilitu - The Delores Lesion (The End)
17. TOC - Loss Angeles (InsideOut)
18. Rotting Christ - Sanctus Diavolos (Century Media)
19. House Of Lords - The Power And The Myth (Frontiers)
20. Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down (Candlelight)
Stevie Rachelle, member of Tuff and the founder of Metal Sludge
1. WildSide - The Wasted Years
2. Kings of Sunset Strip - Vol-1
featuring tracks by Angora w/ John Corabi, Young Gunns
(aka WildSide), Jailhouse & Tommi Gunn
3. Various Artists - Hey-That's What I call Sludge Vol-1
4. Fastback - Fastback
5. The Used (These guys fucking rip, best singer I've heard in years!)
Mark McKenna - The Metal Observer
1. Blut Aus Nord - The Work which Transforms God
2. Xasthur - Telepathic With The Deceased
