--"Dio", Norwegian metal god Jorn (--His tribute to Ronnie James Dio, who passed away back in May. The album includes covers of songs by Dio, Black Sabbath and Rainbow, with one original song . . . called "Song for Ronnie James".)
--"Nightmare", Avenged Sevenfold (--It's their first album since drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan died back in December. Some tracks do include The Rev's vocals. Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy played in his place on this disc.)
--"Collisions and Castaways", the metal band 36 Crazyfists
--"Indrupendence Day", the R&B group Dru Hill (--They love using clever CD titles. Their last disc, which came out in 2002, was called "Dru World Order".)
--"Praise & Blame", Tom Jones
--"Michael Sarver", Michael Sarver (--He finished 10th on the eighth season of "American Idol". He's was the "roughneck on an oil rig" before coming on the show. "Idol" loved bringing that up every chance they got. This is his debut CD.)
--"Crazy for You", Best Coast (--They're a new indie rock band. This is their debut.)
--"An Airplane Carried Me to Bed", Sky Sailing (--A project by Adam Young of Owl City. This album was actually recorded a few years ago, before his Owl City stuff.
--"Live at the Greek Theatre 2008", RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND!!!
--The soundtrack to "Step Up 3D" . . . featuring music by Trey Songz, Busta Rhymes, T-Pain, Mims, Jazmine Sullivan, Estelle, NASA, Flo Rida, Sofia Fresh and Jesse McCartney.)
--"Many Colored Kite", Mark Olson of The Jayhawks
