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JGentle's top albums (overall)
1. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (230) 2. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (204) 3. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (199) 4. Morrissey - Viva Hate (178) 5. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (153) 6. The Tiger Lillies - Low Life Lullabies (150) 7. Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands (149) 8. Calexico - Feast of Wire (144) 9. Steven Wilson - Insurgentes (143) 10. Tom Waits - Bone Machine (141) 11. M. Ward - Transistor Radio (136) 12. Jackson C. Frank - Blues Run The Game 1 (129) 13. Porcupine Tree - On the Sunday of Life... (128) 14. The Arcade Fire - Funeral (125) 15. Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello (120) 16. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (119) 17. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (116) 18. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go (109) 19. Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance (102) 20. Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon (102) 21. Four Tet - Pause (101) 22. The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (100) 23. Fred Neil - Bleecker & MacDougal (96) 24. Andrew Bird - Weather Systems (96) 25. Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow (94) 26. Nick Drake - Pink Moon (94) 27. The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire (90) 28. M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent (89) 29. David Bowie - Low (Remastered) (87) 30. Joy Division - Closer (85) 31. Tom Waits - Black Rider (85) 32. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan (85) 33. Kimmo Pohjonen - Kluster (84) 34. Crippled Black Phoenix - A Love Of Shared Disasters (83) 35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call (82) 36. Tim Buckley - Tim Buckley (79) 37. Grinderman - Grinderman (78) 38. Porcupine Tree - The Incident (78) 39. Crepusculum - Sky Diaries EP (78) 40. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (77) 41. Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (77) 42. The Phantom Payn - Vol. 1 "Dig The Squares-They're Ugly" (76) 43. 16 Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (76) 44. Radiohead - In Rainbows [CD1] (74) 45. The Smiths - The Smiths (73) 46. The White Stripes - Elephant (73) 47. Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People (72) 48. Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals (72) 49. Set Fire to Flames - Sings Reign Rebuilder (72) 50. Katatonia - Night Is the New Day (72)

1.How did you get into 31?
Ice Cube
Was already into N.W.A., and then I borrowed Death Certificate and The Predator from a friend. Enjoyed. Alot! Then collected all the other studio albums.

2.What's the first song you ever heard by 22?
Hole
I do believe it was Celebrity Skin.

3.What's your favourite lyrics by 29?
R.E.M.
"This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I've left behind
Another prop has occupied my time
This one goes out to the one I love" The One I Love

4.What's your favourite album by 49?
John Frusciante
Hmmm tough one, it's either 'Niandra Lades And Usually Just A T-Shirt' or 'Smile From The Streets You Hold'. Both are scary but excellent.

5.How many albums by 13 do you own?
Jane's Addiction
All 3 Studio albums, 2 Official Live Albums, A rarities collection, A 4 Disc Box Set, and several bootlegs, oh and some singles/EPs...... (Best band ever!)

6.What is your favourite song by 50?
The Breeders
Another tough question, gonna go with Cannonball, but to be honest, the entire 'Last Splash' album could qualify. Kim Deal <3

7.Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
Beastie Boys
Haha, not really a sad band/group... Maybe Alive, that's got a sad back story I believe...

8.What is your favourite song by 15?
Minutemen
Again, it's a very tough choice, possibly Viet Nam

9.What is your favourite song by 5?
Nine Inch Nails
To be honest, there is far too many candidates, the one that comes to mind though would be Something I Can Never Have, simply beautiful.

10.Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Almost every song on Freaky Styley to Blood Sugar Sex Magik... Subway To Venus makes me exceptionally happy though.

11.What is your favourite album by 40?
Nirvana
Studio album = Nevermind, but Unplugged In New York is also a very special album in my opinion.

12.What's your favourite song by 10?
Jay-Z
Damn I hate this favourite song question, it's always too hard to choose! I'm gonna go ahead and say either Bring It On or Friend or Foe, both classic examples of Mafioso Hip Hop.

13.What's a good memory you have involving 33?
Joy Division
Either discovering them and falling in love with the lyrics and music, or watching the movie 'Control' which is a biopic of lead singer Ian Curtis, R.I.P.

14.What's your favourite song by 37?
Slayer
Definately Angel of Death, fucking brutal song.

15.Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Portishead
Hmmm, all 3 of their albums are stunning, the song that makes me the happiest would have to be Sour Times though.

16.How many times have you seen 24 live?
Tool
None, which makes me very sad, unfortunatly they only tour every 4-5 years, so looks like I might have to wait, god damn it.

17.What's the first song you ever heard by 23?
The Prodigy
Errrrrrr, I imagine it would have to be eitherFirestarter or Breathe, as they were the biggest hits by the band when I was young.

18.What's your favourite album by 11?
Massive Attack
Aghhh don't make me choose between Blue Lines or Mezzanine, it's just not fair!

19.Who is your favourite member of 1?
Sonic Youth
I love em' all, but Kim Gordan is just unreal, idol <3

20.Have you ever seen 14 live?
Radiohead
Yes, saw them live on the In Rainbows tour, fucking epic.

21.What is good memory involving 45?
Dr. Dre
Driving around listening to The Chronic. Blazing to the remarkable production and hilarious skits. So many good times!

22.What is your favourite song by 16?
Pixies
Haha easilyGigantic, so hilarious, and wonderful.

23.What is the first song you heard by 47?
Metallica
Ermmmm, probably Enter Sandman when I was little.

24.What is your favourite album by 21?
Deconstruction
Their self-titled. Such a hidden gem, alternative classic for sure!

25.What is your favourite song by 18?
Primus
Hahaha they're all so wack. My Name Is Mud orJerry Was a Race Car Driver are both seriously insane.

26.What is the first song you heard by 38?
OutKast
I can't think of anything other thanMs. Jackson, that track was pretty big when I was about 11.

27.What's your favourite lyric by 3?
The Beatles
"All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?" Eleanor Rigby

28.What's your favourite song by 2?
The Smashing Pumpkins
Gosh, they have so many beautiful songs, I'm thinking Silverfuck, it is about as perfect as a song can be.

29.What's the first song you heard by 32?
De La Soul
I remember seeing the video to Me, Myself & I on MTV, they really do put the Hippie in Hip-Hop. Legends.

30.How many times have you seen 17 live?
Yo La Tengo
Never... I really hope they tour the UK soon, I imagine they are even more haunting live.

31.Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Deftones
Errrr more of an angry or depressing than happy band. Pink Cellphone makes me feel kinda trippy/happy at times.

32.What is your favourite album by 12?
Pink Floyd
If I said anything other than Dark Side of the Moon I'd probably be shot, but I also love A Piper At The Gates of Dawn, Echoes, Wish You Were Here and The Wall.

33.What is the worst song by 46?
Dizzee Rascal
Any of his new electro-pop shit on Tongue N'Cheek, bring back the grime rascal!!

34.What's the first song you ever heard by 34?
The Cure
I think it was Close To Me, I saw the video on MTV, and what a classic video/song it is indeed.

35.What's your favourite album by 42?
LL Cool J
'Mama Said Knock You Out' easily. One of the best comebacks in Hip Hop ever.

36.How many times have you seen 39 live?
Morrissey
Again, I am yet to witness the legend that is Morrissey live, it will happen one day, hopefully as part of a Smiths reunion haha. Wishful thinking I know!

37.What is your favourite album by 36?
Wu-Tang Clan
Ohhhhh 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' without a doubt. One of my favourite albums of all time, classic.

38.What was the first song you heard by 28?
Kyuss
Whatever the opening track of 'Blues for the Red Sun' is. Epic album. (further research indicates that it was Thumb

39.What is your favourite album by 7?
Pearl Jam
They've had a lot of great albums, but how could it be anything but 'Ten', one of the cornerstones of grunge rock.

40.How did you get into 8?
The Smiths
I think I read so many rave reviews about their albums that I finally decided to purchase them all. I'm so glad I did!

41.What's the first song you heard by 9?
Wiley
That would be Ice Rink on a pirate radio station in East London.

42.What's your favourite lyric by 20?
Tori Amos
"Oh these little earthquakes
Here we go again
These little earthquakes
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces" Little Earthquakes. It's actually my break-up song. Hahaha lame....

43.What's your favourite album by 25?
Soundgarden
Aghh tough choice, so many good albums. It's definately between 'Badmotorfinger' or 'Superunknown'.

44.How many albums by 26 do you own?
Nas
7 studio albums, 1 rarities album.

45.What's your favourite song by 27?
Public Enemy
It's gotta be Fight The Power, such a great message, like most of their classic songs.

46.How did you get into 30?
Porno for Pyros
Well I already loved Jane's Addiction. So I decided to check out Perry Farrell's next band. Two quality albums.

47.What's your favourite lyric by 35?
My Bloody Valentine
"(Look)
In the mirror
She's not there
Where she won't care
Somewhere" Only Shallow, such a lovely song.

48.What's your favourite album by 41?
Tricky
Both the first two albums, 'Maxinquaye' and 'Nearly God' are brilliant examples of how to make a Trip-Hop album.

49.How many albums by 48 do you own?
The Velvet Underground
4 Studio albums, 1 compilation, 1 Box Set, God damn it I love that Box Set.

50.How did you get into 43?
Skinny Puppy
Last.Fm recommendation. Thank you Last.Fm!

1. How did you get into 31?
Belle and Sebastian
It was one of those curious experiments.


2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Coldplay
Speed of Sound.


3. What's your favorite lyric by 29?
PJ Harvey
Lyrics to Rid of Me.


4. What is your favorite album by 49?
Rage Against the Machine
Battle of Los Angeles.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
M.I.A.
Arular and Kala.


6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Kaiser Chiefs
Everything Is Average Nowadays.


7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
No. I love all their songs and they make me happy.

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Beck
The New Pollution.


9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Pixies
Where Is My Mind?


10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
My Bloody Valentine
Blown A Wish.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
Monsters of Folk
Their only one.


12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Joy Division
Transmission.


13. What is a good memory you have involving 33?
The La's
Dancing to There She Goes.


14. What is your favorite song by 37?
Oasis
Hey Now!


15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
The Stone Roses
Yes; Elephant Stone.


16. How many times have you seen 24 live?
MGMT
Zero.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Rich.


18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Blur
Parklife.


19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Radiohead
Thom Yorke.


20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Björk
No.

21. What is a good memory involving 45?
Pearl Jam
Last year, I used their song Jeremy as an example in a project I was doing in English.


22. What is your favorite song by 16?
The Vaselines
Molly's Lips.


23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Buddy Holly
That'll Be The Day


24. What is your favorite album by 21?
Pavement
Slanted & Enchanted.


25. What is your favorite song by 18?
Elvis Costello
Blame It on Cain.


26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38?
Phoenix
1901.


27. What is your favorite lyric by 3?
Nirvana
I just like it when he sings "Nature is a whore" for some reason.


28. What is you favorite song by 2?
Elliott Smith
Say Yes.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
The Cure
Just Like Heaven.


31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Muse
Zero.


32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Elastica
Stutter.


33. What is your favorite album by 12?
Franz Ferdinand
You Could Have It So Much Better.


34. What is the worst song by 46?
The Lemonheads
I can't say because I don't know.


35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
The Smashing Pumpkins
1979.


36. What is your favorite album by 42?
Band Of Skulls
Their only one.


37. How many times have you seen 39 live?
R.E.M.
Zero.


38. What is your favorite album by 36?
Bob Dylan
Blonde on Blonde.


39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Arctic Monkeys
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor.


40. What is your favorite album by 7?
Sonic Youth
Dirty.

1. Panic! At the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (156) 2. The Kills - Midnight Boom (134) 3. The Kooks - Konk (131) 4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl (124) 5. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81 (123) 6. The Doors - The Very Best of The Doors (115) 7. Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust (112) 8. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own (105) 9. The Dead Weather - Horehound (105) 10. The Killers - Sawdust (101) 11. Daft Punk - Discovery (100) 12. La Roux - La Roux (99) 13. Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band - Outer South (96) 14. Celldweller - Celldweller (95) 15. Linkin Park - Meteora (94) 16. Hurt - Vol. 1 (88) 17. The Killers - Hot Fuss (85) 18. The Raveonettes - In And Out Of Control (84) 19. The Kooks - Inside in/Inside Out (78) 20. Eisley - Room Noises (76) 21. Various Artists - Garden State (75) 22. 65daysofstatic - One Time for All Time (74) 23. Black Eyed Peas - E.N.D [Deluxe Edition CD 1] (73) 24. Emilie Simon - Emilie Simon (72) 25. Gackt - Mars (72) 26. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - B.R.M.C. (72) 27. The Kills - Keep on Your Mean Side (71) 28. Nino Katamadze & Insight - Black (70) 29. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely (67) 30. Flyleaf - Flyleaf (Special Edition) (65) 31. Zемфира - Вендетта (65) 32. Louis XIV - Slick Dogs And Ponies (64) 33. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - The Effects of 333 (63) 34. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - For Murder (62) 35. 梶浦由記 - Fiction (62) 36. Brazzaville - Somnambulista (61) 37. People in Planes - As Far As The Eye Can See (61) 38. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (61) 39. Hurt - Vol. II (61) 40. The Morning After Girls - The Morning After Girls (60) 41. Joy Division - Still (58) 42. Nickelback - All the Right Reasons (57) 43. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - American X: Baby 81 Sessions (54) 44. The Verve - Forth (53) 45. Brainstorm - Four Shores (52) 46. Celldweller - The Beta Cessions (52) 47. The Bird and the Bee - the bird and the bee (52) 48. Mando Diao - Give Me Fire (51) 49. The Libertines - The Libertines (51) 50. Disturbed - Indestructible (48)

Astroboi really loves movies. Science isn't good at english. Somehow they manage to stay alive for four hours and bring classic 80s to your radio. Wonderful. Power.

Playlist:

Herbie Hancock- Rockit
Key to the City- Back in Black Lagoon
X-Ray Spex - Identity
Velvet Underground- Femme Fatale
Urban Dance Squad - Deeper Shade of Soul
The Videodead - Let's Dance

The Cure - Hot Hot Hot
Prince - Little Red Corvette
The Mighty Defenders - Over the Horizon
Corey Hart - Komrade Kiev

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Crazy
John Cale - Leaving It Up to You
Joy Division - Shadowplay
Camouflage - The Great Commandment

Hot Little Rocket - I Want to Buy a Rug/I Don't Want to Buy a Rug
The Slits - Ping Pong Affair
The Dudes - Small Mercies
Public Image Limited - The Order of Death
Fist - Teenage Love Affair

Shift - Shake it Down
Yello - Lost Again
Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams
Numan & Sharpe - Change Your Mind
ELO - Prologue/Twilight

Aaaaand... The Mighty Movie Hour begins.
The Naughty Prowlers - Baby
Mick Smiley - Magic
OMD - If You Leave
The Hood - Salvation! Have You Said Your Prayers Today?
Simon & Garfunkle - Sound Of Silence
Azeda Booth - Squall

Tron (Side A)
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
Tron (Side B)
James T. Kirks - Theme From The Twilight Living Room

The Bloodsugars - Form/Function
Killing Joke - Eighties
Suicide - Ghost Rider
Steve Jones - Pleasure & Pain
The Big Pink - Dominoes

Bauhaus - Rosegarden Funeral of Sores
Tones on Tail - Lions
Love and Rockets - If There's a Heaven Above
Freddie Mercury - Let's Turn It On

Science: Grandma Science phoned me the next day. She told me that next time I came over to play Scrabble that she'd roll up in aluminum foil. Thanks Grandma.

Ich hatte heute Mittag ein Weilchen die Viva Retro Charts laufen. Da ist mir aufgefallen, dass im collagenartigen Vorspann, den sicherlich ein begabter Design-Student im Praktikum erstellt hat, u.a. das Cover von Joy Divisions Unknown Pleasures gezeigt wird:


Während der Sendung läuft hinter dem adretten Ansagefräulein ein dazu passsender collagenartiger Hintergrund durch, auf dem in einer Zusammenstellung ein bekanntes Poster von Siouxsie (Holland Park) zu sehen ist:
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außerdem glaube ich auch ein Foto von The Clash. Zur Retro-Deko sind die also gut genug, gespielt wird natürlich trotzdem nur der meistverkaufte Dreck. Milli Vanilli, schönen Dank auch. Obwohl, Live Is Life ist ja schon ganz groß ;)

1000: Queens of the Stone Age - Battery Acid
2000: Hate Eternal - The Obscure Terror
3000: Disrupt - Smash Divisions
4000: Cold Fusion - Dominium Maris Baltici
5000: Edge of Sanity - Black Tears
6000: Setherial - In the Still of a Northern Fullmoon
7000: Abscess - Deathscape in Flames
8000: Death in June - Bring in the Night
9000: Insomnium - At The Gates Of Sleep
10000: Death in June - Luther´s Army (Black Mix)
11000: Cannibal Corpse - Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead
12000: Ulver - Like Music
13000: Amduscia - Dead or Alive (club mix)
14000: David Bowie - Let's Dance
15000: Cypress Hill - Illusions
16000: Velvet Acid Christ - discolored eyes
17000: Mayhem - A Bloodsword and a Colder Sun (Part I)
18000: Sol Invictus - Here We Stand
19000: Nine Inch Nails - La Mer
20000: Mayhem - Freezing Moon
21000: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
22000: Dimmu Borgir - Da den kristne satte livet til
23000: Death in June - This is Not Paradise
24000: SPK - day of
25000: Der Blutharsch - CD2-IX
26000: Mayhem - Necrolust
27000: Belphegor - The Sin - Hellfucked
28000: Arditi & Toroidh - Untitled I
29000: Yazoo - Mr. Blue
30000: Bal-Sagoth - Behold, the Armies of War Descend Screaming From the Heavens!
31000: Lifelover - En Tyst Minut
32000: Carpathian Forest - Bloodlust and Perversion
33000: Bad Boys Blue - I Totally Miss You
34000: Turbonegro - Hot Cars
35000: Warloghe - Desecration
36000: Emperor - The Ancient Queen
37000: Skinny Puppy - Testure (S.F. mix)
38000: Rammstein - Herzeleid
39000: Interpol - Evil
40000: Rollins Band - Disconnect
41000: Camouflage - Music For Ballerinas
42000: Dismember - Never Forget, Never Forgive
43000: KoЯn - Somebody Someone
44000: Depeche Mode - Comatose
45000: The Smiths - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
46000: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Lacrimosa
47000: Aphex Twin - Pulsewidth
48000: Pink Turns Blue - Celebration's Day
49000: Velvet Acid Christ - Pretty Toy
50000: Public Enemy - Fight The Power
51000: Spiritualized - I Didn't Mean to Hurt You
52000: Cypress Hill - Audio X
53000: Månegarm - Drakeld
54000: Black Flag - Six Pack
55000: Public Image Ltd. - Bad Life
56000: Camouflage - Time Is Over
57000: Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing
58000: Stalingrad - I Stood Beside Your Mothers
59000: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
60000: Editors - Papillon
61000: Sepultura - Bestial Devastation
62000: Loits - Kiri Kaevikust
63000: Destroy All Monsters - Mom's and Dad's Pussy
64000: Earth - Tethered To The Polestar




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nirvanamannequi's top albums (overall)
1. Four Year Strong - Rise Or Die Trying (41) 2. The Ghost of a Thousand - New Hopes, New Demonstrations (36) 3. Twin Atlantic - Vivarium (34) 4. Sonic Boom Six - Arcade Perfect (34) 5. Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic [Deluxe Edition] (31) 6. Alexisonfire - Watch Out! (31) 7. Public Enemy - Power To The People And The Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (30) 8. Alexisonfire - Alexisonfire (30) 9. Air Traffic - Fractured Life (29) 10. Rise Against - The Unraveling (29) 11. Fightstar - One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours (29) 12. Blackhole - Dead Hearts (29) 13. Reuben - Very Fast Very Dangerous (26) 14. Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station (26) 15. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (26) 16. Fightstar - Grand Unification (25) 17. Million Dead - Harmony No Harmony (24) 18. Skindred - Babylon (24) 19. Alexisonfire - Crisis (24) 20. The Futureheads - The Futureheads (23) 21. Pixies - Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies (23) 22. Unearth - The March (23) 23. Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land (22) 24. Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material (22) 25. Alexisonfire - Old Crows, Young Cardinals (22) 26. Joy Division - Substance 1977-1980 (22) 27. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible (22) 28. Bloc Party - Intimacy (22) 29. Blood Red Shoes - Box of Secrets (21) 30. Reuben - In Nothing We Trust (21) 31. Hundred Reasons - Quick The Word, Sharp The Action (21) 32. Random Hand - Inhale/Exhale (21) 33. Enter Shikari - Common Dreads (21) 34. Frightened Rabbit - Sings the Greys (21) 35. Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty (21) 36. Editors - The Back Room (21) 37. The Ghost of a Thousand - This is where the Fight Begins (21) 38. Municipal Waste - Massive Aggressive (20) 39. Set Your Goals - This Will Be The Death of Us (20) 40. Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists (20) 41. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing (20) 42. At the Drive-In - Relationship Of Command (20) 43. Fightstar - Be Human (20) 44. Skindred - Roots Rock Riot (20) 45. Sonic Boom Six - The Ruff-Guide To Genre-Terrorism (20) 46. Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous (20) 47. Idlewild - 100 Broken Windows (19) 48. Deftones - Deftones (19) 49. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (19) 50. Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky (19)