Honorable mentions:

Grizzly Bear – Shields
Pseudogod – Deathwomb Catechesis
Meshuggah – Koloss
Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Mgla – With Hearts Toward None
Swans – The Seer
Ne Obliviscaris – Portal of I
Astra – The Black Chord
High on Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis

I worked at Pure Pop up until August of this year and am now going to school at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. I like Cannibal Corpse and Katy Perry. My dream vacation would be an island holiday in the Maldives. If I could marry one famous musician, it would be Leslie Feist.