!earshot charts - top 20 loud of 2015
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KEN mode 
Success - (Flemish Eye) http://www.ken-mode.com @kenmodenoise After six albums spread out over 12 years, Winnipeg's KEN mode broke through with 2015's Steve Albini produced Success. Fronted by brothers Jesse (guitar/vocals) and Shane Matthewson (drums) and Daryl Laxdale on bass, the band had a big year in 2013 with the previous album Entrench that earned them a cover story in Exclaim!. That stoked the anticipation for their next record and when Success was released in June 2015, it quickly found a home atop the !earshot Loud Charts where is stayed for the next 5 weeks and even returned for two more weeks at #1 later in the summer. Under Albini's guidance they adopted a more stripped-down yet still aggresive sound. Hardcore that is a little bit more accessible than previous efforts seems to find approval from fans and radio. Read the review of !eashot review of Success by Sean Warkentine. |
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Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations from January to December 2015. Charts are weighted according to broadcast range and market size. To view older charts from as far back as 1999, go to our charts main page.
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| Rank | Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEN mode * | Success | New Damage |
| 2 | Fuck The Facts * | Desire Will Rot | Noise Salvation |
| 3 | Cancer Bats * | Searching For Zero | Metal Blade |
| 4 | High On Fire | Luminiferous | eOne Music (E1) |
| 5 | Torche | Restarter | Relapse |
| 6 | Iron Maiden | The Book of Souls | Parlophone |
| 7 | METZ * | II | Sub Pop |
| 8 | Venom | From The Very Depths | Spinefarm |
| 9 | Slayer | Repentless | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | TV Freaks * | Bad Luck Charms | Deranged |
| 11 | Hag Face * | R.I.P. | Psychic Handshake |
| 12 | Crosss * | Lo | Telephone Explosion |
| 13 | Ghost | Meliora | Loma Vista |
| 14 | Titans Eve * | Chasing The Devil | Self-Released |
| 15 | Lamb Of God | VII: Sturm und Drang | Nuclear Blast |
| 16 | The Soupcans * | Soft Party | Telephone Explosion |
| 17 | Napalm Death | Apex Predator | Century Media |
| 18 | Renny Wilson * | Punk Explosion/Extension | Mint |
| 19 | Enslaved | In Times | Nuclear Blast |
| 20 | Unleash The Archers * | Time Stands Still | Napalm Records |
