Roadrunner staff and artists have chosen their top ten albums of 2008 which includes lists from MACHINE HEAD, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, DREAM THEATER, NICKELBACK, MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DEVILDRIVER, TRIVIUM, many more artists and Roadrunner Records staff. A selection follows. View them all here.


Shawn Drover - MEGADETH:
CYNIC - Traced in Air
TESTAMENT - The Information Damnation
MESHUGGAH - Obzen
CHILDREM OF BODOM - Blooddrunk
OPETH - Watershed
EVERGREY - Torn
BLOTTED SCIENCE - The Machinations of Dementia
AIRBOURNE - Runnin' Wild
INTO ETERNITY - The Incurable Tragedy
BRAIN DRILL - Apocalyptic Feasting

Frederic Leclercq - DRAGONFORCE:
GUNS N' ROSES - Chinese Democracy
DISTURBED - Indestructible
SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
CYNIC - Traced in Air
CRADLE OF FILTH - Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
ULTA VOMIT - Objectif Thunes
SEBASTIEN TELLIER - Sexuality
ALICE COOPER - Along Came a Spider
MÖTLEY CRÜE - Saints of Los Angeles
METALLICA - Death Magnetic

Robb Flynn - MACHINE HEAD:
ALL SHALL PERISH - Awaken The Dreamers
METALLICA - Death Magnetic
TRIVIUM - Shogun
WINDS OF PLAGUE - Decimate The Weak
LIL WAYNE - The Carter III
LA COKA NOSTRA - A Brand You Can Trust
SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
WHITECHAPEL - This Is Exile
MESHUGGAH - Bleed
BLEEDING THROUGH - Sister Charlatan

Max Cavalera - SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY (with commentary):
BADS BRAINS - Build a Nation
"Killer Bad Brains shit with a mix vibe of quickness and I against I."
DISFEAR - Live the Storm
"Awesome technical metal with great guitar licks."
GOJIRA - The Way of All Flesh
"A really good Gojira album with Logan Mader's killer sound, and kind of a Roots guitar vibe."
GOGOL BORDELLO - Gypsy Punks
"East European kings of punk with gypsy influence."
TURBO TRIO - Turbo Trio
"The Brasilian Prodigy, Portuguese lyrics about violence, an a musical vibe of City of God."
INCITE - Divided We Fail
"Incites EP is really a leap forward musically, and Richies vocals are kick ass."
AGNSOTIC FRONT - Warriors
"One of the best hardcore releases of the year. A.F. is going strong after more then 2 decades. Much respect."
AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God
"Killer heavy shit with a Nordic vibe, kinda like old Bathory. Awesome winter music."
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED - Insect Warfare
"Grind core to fuck shit up, enough said."
HIRAX - The New Age of Terror
"Classic thrash metal from Katon de Peua and gang, check out Unleash the Dogs of War."