It’s that time of the year again, the end so it’s time for my best-of compilation for 2009!

BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Alexisonfire – Old Crows / Young Cardinals

Alexisonfire return with a fucking good record here gutted that i’ll miss their Sydney Soundwave shows early next year, honourable mentions have to go to Propaghandi’s Supporting Caste, Pearl Jam’s Backspacer & Every Time I Die’s New Junk Aesthetic as well.

MOST DISAPPOINTING ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Killswitch Engage – Killswitch Engage

There were quite a few contenders for the most disappointing album of the year, but I went with Killswitch cause they just should have done so much better, this album was depressing and boring, other mentions to Placebo, Ben Folds, Sparklehorse & Black Label Society.

SONG OF THE YEAR:
Karnivool – Set Fire to the Hive

Hard to pick a definite winner here but was a really great album and this track really stood out to me, honourable mentions to Jamie T’s Sticks ‘n’ Stones, Matisyahu’s Darkness Into Light, Propagandi’s Human(e) Meat (The Flensing Of Sandor Katz) & Alice In Chains’ A Looking In View.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Frank Turner

I only discovered Frank Turner in the latter part of the year and I love everything i’ve heard so far off his 3 albums, honourable mentions to The Bronx, Chimaira & Hatebreed.

TOUR OF THE YEAR:
Nine Inch Nails Wave Goodbye 1989 – 2009, Fort Canning Park, Singapore

Unfortunately this was the only live show that I saw this year, but If I was going to see only one show a year, Nine Inch Nails would definitely be at the top of my list, looking forward to Rise Against & Muse in Singapore next year though.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Rammstein – Pussy

Hilarious!

STORY OF THE YEAR:
Nine Inch Nails Wave Goodbye Final Tour

BEST ALBUM ARTWORK:
Pearl Jam – Backspacer

FAVOURITE ALBUMS FOR THE YEAR:

• Sepultura – A-lex
• Mastodon – Crack The Sky
• Pearl Jam – Ten (Reissue)
• Pearl Jam – Backspacer
• Propagandhi – Spupporting Caste
• Chimaira – The Infection
• Earth Crisis – To The Death
• Hatebreed – For The Lions
• NOFX – Coaster
• Mos Def – The Ecstatic
• Alexisonfire – Old Crows / Young Cardinals
• Karnivool – Sound Awake
• Jamie T – Kings & Queens
• Frank Turner – Poetry Of The Deed
• Every Time I Die – New Junk Aesthetic
• Slayer – World Painted Blood
• Lamb of God – Wrath
• Flight of the Conchords – I Told You I Was Freaky

FAVOURITE SONGS FOR THE YEAR:

• Pearl Jam – Got Some
• Jamie T – Sticks ‘n’ Stones
• Lamb of God – Contractor
• Alexisonfire – Young Cardinals
• Chimaira – Try To Survive
• Karnivool – Set Fire to the Hive
• NOFX – Eddie, Bruce and Paul
• Alice in Chains – A Looking In View
• Matisyahu – Darkness Into Light
• Frank Turner – Reasons Not To Be An Idiot
• Propagandhi – Human(e) Meat (The Flensing of Sandor Katz)
• Flight of the Conchords – Sugarlumps

Check out the full list compiled from all last.fm scrobbles this year.