WORT’s The Mosh Pit

I wasn’t as ambitious as Mike, so here are my
Overall Top Albums of 2005 (in no particular order)

Behemoth — Demigod
Soilwork — Stabbing The Drama
Strapping Young Lad — Alien
James Labrie — Element Of Persuasion
Porcupine Tree — Deadwing
System Of A Down — Mesmerize
Clutch — Robot Hive/Exodus
Devildriver — The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand
Dream Theater — Octovarium
Dew Scented — Issue Vi
Chimaira — Chimaira
Arch Enemy — Doomsday Machine
Between The Buried And Me — Alaska
God Forbid — Iv: Cot
Old Man’s Child — Vermin
Children Of Bodom — Are You Dead Yet
Nile — Annihilation Of The Wicked
Opeth — Ghost Reveries

Here’s the Playlist for the show that was on January 2nd, 2006.
It was the 2005 Year In Review show!

ARTIST — TRACK — ALBUM — LABEL — NEW — REQ
Opeth — Ghost Of Perdition — Ghost Reveries — Roadrunner — Y — N
Soilwork — Stabbing The Drama — Stabbing The Drama — Nuclear Blast — Y — N
Chimaira — Nothing Remains — Chimaira — Roadrunner — Y — N
God Forbid — Chains of Humanity — IV: Constitution of Treason — Century Media — Y — N
Byzantine — Justica — …And They Will Take Up Serpents — Prosthetic — Y — N
Strapping Young Lad — Skeksis — Alien — Century Media — Y — N
Between The Buried and Me — Alaska — Alaska — Victory — Y — N
Devildriver — End of the Line — The Fury of Our Maker’s Hand — Roadrunner — Y — N
Arch Enemy — Nemesis — Doomsday Machine — Century Media — Y — N
Clutch — Burning Beard — Robot Hive / Exodus — DRT — Y — N
Porcupine Tree — Shallow — Deadwing — Lava — Y — N
Dream Theater — Panic Attack — Octavarium — Atlantic — Y — N
Nevermore — Born — This Godless Endeavor — Century Media — Y — N
Judas Priest — Judas Rising — Angel of Retribution — Atlantic — Y — N
System of a Down — Violent Pornography — Mezmerize — American — Y — N
Watch Them Die — Bastard Son — Bastard Son — Century Media — Y — N
Dew Scented — Turn To Ash — Issue VI — Nuclear Blast — Y — N
Still Remains — The Worse Is Yet To Come — Of Love And Lunacy — Roadrunner — Y — N
Throwdown — We Will Rise — Vendetta — Trustkill — Y — N
Soulfly — Arise Again — Dark Ages — Roadrunner — Y — N
Sentenced — May Today Become The Day — The Funeral Album — Century Media — Y — N
Dark Tranquillity — Through Smudged Lenses — Character — Century Media — Y — N
Old Mans Child — Enslaved And Condemned — Vermin — Century Media — Y — N
Behemoth — Conquer All — Demigod — Olympic — Y — N
Children of Bodom — If You Want Peace… Prepare For War — Are You Dead Yet? — Spinefarm — Y — N
Nile — Cast Down The Heretic — Annihilation of the Wicked — Relapse — Y — N
Cryptopsy — Carrionshine — Once Was Not — Century Media — Y — N
Bloodbath — Brave New Hell — Nightmares Made Flesh — Century Media — Y — N
Obituary — On The Floor — Frozen In Time — Roadrunner — Y — N
Six Feet Under — Rest In Pieces — 13 — Metal Blade — Y — N
Exodus — Raze — Shovel Headed Kill Machine — Nuclear Blast — Y — N
Testament — The New Order — Live In London — Spitfire — Y — N
Slipknot — The Blister Exists — 9.0 Live — Roadrunner — Y — N
William Shatner / Henry Rollins — I Can’t Get Behind That — Has Been — Shout! Factory — N — Y

Here are Mike’s (The Book’s) top lists of 2005….

Overall Top 10 (in no particular order)
Arch Enemy — Doomsday Machine
Soilwork — Stabbing The Drama
Dew Scented — Issue VI
Sentenced — Funeral Album
Byzantine — …And They Shall Take Up Serpents
System of a Down — Mezmerize/Hypnotize
Watch Them Die — Bastard Son
Dream Theater — Octavarium
Soulfly — Dark Ages
Exodus — Shovel Headed Kill Machine

Death and Black Metal List (in no particular order)
Summon — Fallen
Behemoth — Demigod
Dark Tranquillity — Character
Children of Bodom — Are We Dead Yet?
Opeth — Ghost Reveries
Old Man’s Child — Vermin
Cryptopsy — Once Was Not
Nile — Annihilation of the Wicked
Obituary — Frozen In Time
Bloodbath — Nightmares Made Flesh

Best Metalcore (in no particular order)
Between The Buried And Me — Alaska
Still Remains — Love And Lunacy
Agony Scene — Darkest Red
Madball — Legacy
Throwdown — Vendetta

Best Prog/Power Metal (in no particular order)
Kamelot — Black Halo
Nevermore — This Godless Endeavor
Brainstorm — Liquid Monster
Judas Priest — Angel of Retribution
Helloween — Keeper of the Seven Keys III

Best Live Performances
Devildriver
Strapping Young Lad
Clutch
Iron Maiden
Arch Enemy
Dream Theater
Opeth
Obituary
Children of Bodom
Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Worst Live Performances
Fear Before The March Of Flames (Sounds of the Underground)
It Dies Today (opened for Fear Factory)
Robert Fripp (opened for Porcupine Tree)

Honorable Mentions
Apocalyptica — Reflections
Porcupine Tree — Deadwing
Chimaira — Chimaira
God Forbid — IV: Constitution of Treason
Avenged Sevenfold — City of Evil
Candlemass — Candlemass