I decided to put together my own best-of-metal 2008 list because I couldn't let a glowing endorsement of Chinese Democracy go unchecked on this blog, free Dr. Pepper or no. As good as the Gojira, Sword and Gates of Slumber albums are (especially the Gojira one), here are 10 better ones.DisfearLive the Storm(Relapse)I like Converge's Jane Doe as much as the next guy or gal, but that band is responsible for an ever-growing and obnoxious mountain of shit generally called metalcore. The idea is
* Reliably awesome YouTube user tinycorkscrew has posted several videos of The Jesus Lizard's performance at Exit/In the other night. You know, the performance that everyone's already saying "Jesus Lizard in the summer of '09, now that was a fuckin' show!" about. User jwurth also has some vids from a great vantage point, though they mostly aren't full songs. But between the two of them, they documented a sizable chunk of the set, and for that we thank them.
* My candidate for best YouTube use
As the Rock Block gets on up there in age, rebounding from big nights like Tuesday gets a little tougher. One of the few attendees outside Exit/In on Thursday night confessed, "My ass is still kicked from the Jesus Lizard show." Still, he mustered the energy to come out and see Torche and Harvey Milk, but the small crowd inside shared his lethargy. The room was devoid of enthusiasm, with the patrons seemingly exhausting their reserves just to get there. The loudest crowd member during Harvey Mil
