[ernie]

I think they've suffered tremendously when Jesper left...though they weren't trending in the right direction with him I'd agree.

Anyways when it comes to best of the year the two albums that keep me coming back for more in 2016 are Anthrax "For All Kings" and Lacuna Coil "Delirium". The former being a continuation of the strong work on Worship Music since Belladonna's return and the latter because they finally let Andrea go back to his strength (more guttural and gritty vocals). It also helps that Lacuna Coil were great to talk to after the Kansas show I went to and indeed the show was fantastic.



At that show I also picked up the album of one of the openers: Painted Wives. It's been an enjoyable listen as well (lyrics can be iffy but love the music).