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."