This week on Fusion Sonica, Mars Attacks and The Incoherent Ramblings of Victor M. Ruiz we will count down what you the listeners have voted as the top albums of the year. Fusion Sonica will focus on Spanish language artists, Mars Attacks on hard rock and metal (and anything else that closely resembles it, eg. punk, hardcore, etc.) and The Incoherent Ramblings of Victor M. Ruiz will focus on everything else (indie, pop, hip-hop, etc.).

Keeping that in mind, here are the albums that were most voted in the live albums/greatest hits category:

1 Opeth – En El Royal Albert Hall
2 Varoius – Big 4
3 Dio – Live At Donnington 83 & 87
4 Megadeth – Rust In Peace…Live!
5 Lamb Of God – Hourglass
6 Down – Diary Of A Mad Band
7 Amorphis – Forging The Land Of The Thousand Lakes
8 Neurosis – Live At Roadburn 2007
09 Triumph – Greatest Hits Remixed
10 Heaven & Hell – Neon Knights
11 Bon Jovi – Greatest Hits
12 Shinedown – iTunes Sessions
13 Immortal – The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh
14 Various – Whome The Moon A Nightsong Sings
15 Shadows Fall – Madness In Manila
16 Anneke Van Giersberger & Agua De Annique – Live In Europe
17 Papa Roach – Time For Annihilation
18 Faith No More – Midlife Crisis: The Very Best Of Faith No More
19 AC/DC – Iron Man 2
20 King’s X – Live In London

To check out Spanish artists numbers 39 through 28 go here

To check out numbers 120 through 69 of the indie/pop/hip hop, etc. albums go here

Here is the playlist for episode 31, all of these songs were released in 1992, or songs with asterisks next to them depict groups that had breakups or important member changes that year.

Kiss – Unholy
Iron Maiden – Fear Of The Dark
Lynch Mob – Tangled In Your Web
Vince Neil – Look In Her Eyes*
Motley Crue – Uncle Jack*
Ratt – Nobody Rides For Free*
Exodus – Bitch*
Pantera – Fucking Hostile
Tool – Part Of Me
Bad Religion – Generator
Alice In Chains – Got Me Wrong
Testament – Electric Crown
W.A.S.P. – Chainsaw Charlie
Black Sabbath – Computer God
Ministry – Just One Fix
Beastie Boys – Time For Living
King’s X – Black Flag
Manic Street Preachers – Slash & Burn
Faith No More – Be Aggressive
Def Leppard – Tear It Down
Biohazard – Punishment
Body Count – Bowels Of The Devil
Rage Against The Machine – Know Your Enemy
AC/DC – That’s The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll
The Offspring – Kick Him When He’s Down
Manowar – Metal Warriors
Warrant – Inside Out
Ugly Kid Joe – Goddamn Devil
Nine Inch Nails – Gave Up
Suicidal Tendencies, Monopoly On Sorrow
Kyuss – Green Machine
Megadeth – Foreclosure Of A Dream
Dream Theater – Take The Time
Motorhead – Ain’t No Nice Guy
Fear Factory – Martyr
Extreme – Warheads
White Zombie – Black Sunshine

Have you ever listened to a song and instantly been taken to a certain time period in your life? Well that’s what this episode is all about. It also helps further the fact that hard rock and metal were alive and well in the 90s, and that the decade offered a lot of great music. This episode is centered exclusively around songs that came out that year, or tied to events that took place in 92. You’ll hear tracks from the following bands:

Kiss, Iron Maiden, Lynch Mob, Vince Neil, Motley Crue, Ratt, Exodus, Pantera, Tool, Bad Religion, Alice In Chains, Testament, W.A.S.P., Black Sabbath, Ministry, Beastie Boys, King’s X, Manic Street Preachers, Faith No More, Def Leppard, Biohazard, Body Count, Rage Against The Machine, AC/DC, The Offspring, Manowar, Warrant, Ugly Kid Joe, Nine Inch Nails, Suicidal Tendencies, Kyuss, Megadeth, Dream Theater, Motorhead, Fear Factory, Extreme and White Zombie.

Episode debuts tonight 8PM EST / 5PM PST exclusively on MarkStriglRadio.com

Tonight’s Mars Attacks episode features nothing but cover tunes, you’ll hear the following:

Anthrax covering Cheap Trick
Sebastian Bach and Dimebag Darrel covering Ozzy
Halford covering the Scorpions
Metallica covering Budgie
Rattlebone covering Blue Oyster Cult
Cradle of Filth covering Twisted Sister
Fu Manchu covering Van Halen
Fear Factory covering Head of David
Static X covering Motley Crue
Iron Maiden covering Montrose
Soundgarden covering Black Sabbath
Arch Enemy covering Kiss

Tonight 8PM EST / 5PM PST

Show repeats Friday and Saturday, check the top right corner for the exact times.

On the Fusion Sonica side of things we’re extending what we did for Mars Attacks last week, and showcase hard rock and metal from the 90s. You’ll hear:

Dio
Nine Inch Nails
Accept
King’s X
Killer Dwarfs
Bullet Boys
Dokken
Quiet Riot
Sacred Reich
Bruce Dickinson

Fusion Sonica airs from 12AM EST to 3AM EST week nights.

Both shows can be heard on MarkStriglRadio.com.