Top 20 songs of the year.

I’ve never been one to back down from a challenge...er, even when I challenge myself. I decided that I would see if I could make a list of the 20 best songs I have heard (so far) this year. Yes, you read that right. Songs. Not albums. I did contemplate reducing this to 10, but that wasn’t going to happen. I had a feeling this was going to a tough one...and as I suspected, there was some serious internal dialogue and maybe even a little arguing with myself (not out loud...I’m not that mad).

I think trying to rank them in any kind of quality order would have been a torment too far, so I have listed them in alphabetical order by band name...

Just one more thing – these are all songs released this year, not just old songs I have heard. Just in case there was any chance of confusion.

Before The Dawn – Painless                               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b54BJCl74jo

Bifröst – Die Wilde Jagd                                     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jIyX_NZJrA

Blaze Bayley – Faceless                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lxBAylHR1Q

Borknagar – For A Thousand Years To Come    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2qphDT-HNk

Danzig – Hammer Of The Gods                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXDBx5XKOLk

Enforcer – Midnight Vice                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ARB7WQl3Q

Finntroll – Under Bergets Rot                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEzuxkkGyWQ

Godsmack – Cryin’ Like A Bitch                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eXIOK2vOhM

Heidevolk – Nehalennia                                     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBpDom4QWHE

Iron Maiden – Mother Of Mercy                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHtbQK0Fksk

Korn – Pop A Pill                                              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns6OboxGHLM

Murderdolls – Blood Stained Valentine              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDim6RFETAU

Mustasch – Damn It’s Dark                               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnlFC7tAPxw

Ratt – Eat Me Up Alive                                     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeIfv8cOKp8

Rotting Christ – Demonon Vrosis                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHW2CF4GF-8

Stone Sour – Say You’ll Haunt Me                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEn-nTkbEM0

Svartsot – Kromandens Datter                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2eBxSFVYRk

Watain – Reaping Death                                     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrOfvhFiq6E

White Wizzard – Over The Top                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnIBnz2_zw

36 Crazyfists – Reviver                                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRDCHT-YPfY

All in all, this is a nice mix of styles and artists...and is essentially just the soundtrack to my 2010. I have included YouTube links, so you can check out anything you may be curious about. Hope you like it.