Well, we're a few weeks away from closing it, so what was the best? For me, it was:
Angels & Agony - Unison
Positive and inspiring lyrics, uplifting melodies and chunky EBM kick drums. The vocals have traditionally brought down Angels & Agony, but on several tracks on Unison the vocals prove to be a rival to VNV or Assemblage 23. Awesome.
Stand out track: Forward
Assemblage 23 - meta
Not quite on a par with Failure, but an incredible album none the less.
Stand out track: Binary
Dreamcypher - The Cruxshadows
A really lovely album. Poetic, melodic and excellent overall production. A little guilty of filler tracks, but we can excuse that when the meat of the album is so good.
Stand out track: Sophia
Skinny Puppy - Mythmaker
After seeing Skuppy twice this year I decided I needed to go collect some of their albums, and I really, really liked this one.
Stand out track: Ugli
I've seen all of these bands live this year and can vouche all of them are in top form. Roll on 2008!