Editor’s Note: What an amazing year of music it was for us! We got our contributor’s together to come up with a list of top song of the year, top album of the year, and top live show of the year for Madness To Creation in the annual “Madness To Creation’s Bangers of the Year”. This is strictly based off our opinion:
Banger Live Show of the Year:
Live Show of the Year according to John Nelson: Slipknot Live at the Iowa State Fair
Live Show of the Year according to William Zimmermann: Static-X
Crystal Lake picked by Madness To Creation
Mark Dean: Marillion live at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, United Kingdom
Mike Victorick: Reignwolf
Christopher James Ryan: Bloodywood live in Manchester
Glenn Fernetti: Slipknot live at the Iowa State Fair
Shawn Doyle: The Devil Wears Prada
Will Wight: In Flames live in Oklahoma City
Rammstein
Banger Album of the Year:
Michelle Barron: “Under The Sun” by Blacktop Mojo
Madness To Creation: “Atonement” by Killswitch Engage
William Zimmermann: “Exorcisms of Eroticism” by Her Despair
Richard Lepre: “Our Mouths To Smile” by Home Is Where
Mark Dean: “In The End” by The Cranberries
Mike Victorick: “Fear Inoculum” by Tool
Christopher James Ryan “Disguise” by Motionless In White
Glenn Fernetti: “Sudden Sky” by Crown The Empire
Shawn Doyle: “The Simulation” by Born of Osiris
Will Wight: “Neotheater” by AJR
John Nelson: “We Are Not Your Kind” by Slipknot
Song of the Year:
Mark Dean: “Outnumbered” by Dermot Kennedy
Will Wight: “100 Bad Days” by AJR
Madness To Creation: “Brother” by Saul
Mike Victorick: “The Signal Fire” by Killswitch Engage
“Pneuma” by Tool
Damian Gibson: “Popular Monster” by Falling In Reverse
Christopher James Ryan: “That Sound” by Sam Fender
Glenn Fernetti: “The Jester” by Badflower
Shawn Doyle: “Behold The Crown” by After The Burial
“Norman fucking Rockwell” by Lana Del Ray
Can’t wait to see what 2020 has in store for us!
