Top 10 Albums:
1. Murder By Death – Red Of Tooth & Claw
2. This Time Next Year – The Longest Way Home
3. Counting Crows – Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
4. In Flames – A Sense Of Purpose
5. Less Thank Jake – GNV FLA
6. Alkaline Trio – Agony & Irony
7. Cancer Bats – Hail Destroyer
8. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
9. Thursday / Envy – Split EP
10. Rise Against – Appeal To Reason

In Flames rocked 2008 because:
I’m not a big metal fan. I grew up on Billy Joel and when I turned from my parents music I fell into the cheesy pop punk & ska world of Blink 182, Less Than Jake, Weston and many others. Working in music has far broadened my ears and I enjoy metal more now than back then. When I first heard In Flames I liked them right off the bat, it was like this is the metal that I like! I thought A Sense of Purpose just emphasized exactly what I wanted to hear from a metal band. I know it got lots of flack from the metal community…but I love just about every song on the record. It’s aggressive, melodic, fun, and of course best when listened to loud.

Favorite thing of 2008: Halloween! Creating the best Jawa costume EVER!

What did you wish you did more of in 2008: Sleep

What are you looking forward to in 2009: Trying to get more sleep

Tags: Jackie Pedraza, The Best Of 2008, The Syndicate

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