Stream of Consciousness' Lifetime Achievement Award 2006

DAVID BOWIE

Musician turned actor, Bowie did a great job playing the part of Nikola Tesla in 2006's The Prestige.

And, hey, he had a big dick in Labyrinth (1986).

Stream of Consciousness' "I Swear to God He Creates Worldwide Disasters Just So He Can Be There to Clean Them Up" Award 2006

BONO of U2

Read Rachel's commentary on Bono that managed to intertwine in her review of Cattle Decapitation this year. Someone finally said what we've all been thinking, only appropriate that it was her.

Bono is a boner.

Stream of Consciousness' Best You Tube Video Award 2006

Interpretation of Trivium


Most Memorable Moments of the Year

Brian: I was in a position that allowed touring musicians over the year to pay their respects to Darrell Abbott at his final resting place.

Hawk: My first year wedding anniversary

Rachel: Being blown away when Behemoth took the stage at Sounds of the Underground; freaking out on a rude concert-goer at Family Values Tour (god that felt good); screaming into the saliva filled microphone of Bob Meadows (A Life Once Lost) during “Pain & Panic” at a show in Iowa City; being seen on Sports Center after the Michigan State vs. Iowa Men’s basketball game; sleeping at a friend’s apartment in downtown Washington DC only to hear “Lady in Red” by Chris De Burgh blaring from a convertible (I mean, seriously, come on who does that); being introduced to Thog, a character from the Order of the Stick comics, the CUTEST character ever!

Goal for Next Year

Brian: To get published in a printed publication on a national level.

Hawk: I do not set goals; I set my expectations low that way if something does not pan out I will not be disappointed.

Rachel: Write at least one review a week.
Year End Reflections 2006

Top 10 Albums of the Year

Brian

Celtic Frost – Monothesis (Century Media)
Communic – Visual Waves of Decay (Nuclear Blast)
Daylight Dies – Dismantling Devotion (Candlelight)
Dimmu Borgir – Stormblast 05 (Nuclear Blast)
Evergrey – Monday Morning Apocalypse (InsideOut)
Flotsam and Jetsam – 25th Anniversary release Doomsday for the Deceiver (Metal Blade)
Kreator – Enemy of God Revisited (Steamhammer)
Opeth – Ghost Reveries re-release (Roadrunner)
Sodom – Sodom (Steamhammer)
The Sword – The Sword (Kemado)

Hawk

Beck – The Information (Interscope)
i:scintilla – Havestar
The Birthday Massacre – Violet (Metropolis)
51 Peg – ESC/CTRL
Easy Silence – Old Wounds
Fallen From The Nest – It’s On
Otto’s Daughter – The Becoming 001
Lye – Companion
Lacuna Coil – Karmacode (Century Media)
Welcome To The Horror Show – Anders Manga (Vampture)

Rachel

OSI – Free (Inside Out)
Gojira – From Mars to Sirius (Prosthetic Records)
My Dying Bride – A Line of Deathless Kings (Peaceville)
Dog Fashion Disco – Adultry (Rotten Records)
Devin Townsend Band – Synchestra (Inside Out)
Intronaut – Void (Goodfellow)
Strapping Young Lad – The New Black (Century Media)
Raunchy – Death Pop Romance (Lifeforce Records)
Stavesacre – How to Live with a Curse (Abacus Recordings)
Lamb of God – Sacrament (Sony)

Most Disappointing Album of the Year

Brian: Crash Kelly - Electric Satisfaction (Liquor & Poker)

Hawk: N/A

Rachel: Tool – 10,000 Days (Volcano)

Song of the Year

Brian: “Sorgens Kammer Del II” (Dimmu Borgir: Storm Blast 05)

Hawk: “Virtual Environment” (Lacuna Coil: Karmacode)

Rachel: “Vampira” (The Devin Townsend Band: Synchestra)

Best Show Seen this Year

Brian: Celtic Frost

Hawk: Too busy to attend any.

Rachel: Sounds of the Underground 2006

Best New Band of the Year

Brian: The Sword

Hawk: Easy Silence from Finland

Rachel: Intronaut

Most Underrated Band of the Year

Brian: New York Dolls

Hawk: Kangaroo Jones from NYC

Rachel: Gojira

Vocalist of the Year

Brian: David Johansen of New York Dolls

Hawk: Jacqueline van Bierk of Otto’s Daughter

Rachel: Aaron Stainthorpe of My Dying Bride

Guitarist of the Year

Brian: Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom

Hawk: James Toth of Lye

Rachel: Jim Matheos of OSI

Bassist of the Year

Brian: Terry Butler – Pioneering bassist in the Death Metal genre

Hawk: Pasi Nopanen of Easy Silence

Rachel: Matt Wachter of 30 Seconds to Mars

Drummer of the Year

Brian: Hellhammer of Mayhem / Dimmu Borgir

Hawk: Eric Fisher of Tapping The Vein

Rachel: Zbigniew Robert Prominski (Inferno) of Behemoth

Best Movie of the Year

Brian: Didn’t see any movies

Hawk: Man Of The Year

Rachel: The Prestige