Artist	Song
Five Finger Death Punch	Hard to See
from War Is the Answer (2009)
Dead By Sunrise	Crawl Back In
from Out of Ashes (2009)
The Airborne Toxic Event	Sometime Around Midnight
from The Airborne Toxic Event (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
Halestorm	I Get Off
from Halestorm (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
Creed	Overcome
from Full Circle (2009)
Cage the Elephant	Back Against the Wall
from Cage the Elephant (2009)
30 Seconds to Mars	Kings and Queens
from This Is War (2009)
Blue October	Dirt Room
from Approaching Normal (2009)
Anberlin	Breaking
from New Surrender (2008)
Slipknot	Dead Memories
from All Hope Is Gone (Special Edition) (2008)
Adelitas Way	Invincible (Explicit)
from Adelitas Way (2009)
Incubus	Black Heart Inertia
from Monuments and Melodies (2009)
Mastodon	Oblivion
from Crack the Skye (Deluxe Version) (2009)
Jet	She's A Genius
from Shaka Rock (2009)
The Bravery	Slow Poison
from Stir the Blood (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
Taking Back Sunday	Sink Into Me
from New Again (2009)
The Veer Union	Seasons
from Against the Grain (2009)
Them Crooked Vultures	New Fang
from Them Crooked Vultures (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
The Used	Blood On My Hands
from Artwork (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
Rancid	Last One to Die
from Let the Dominoes Fall (Extended Version) (2009)
White Rabbits	Percussion Gun
from It's Frightening (2009)
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus	Pen & Paper
from Lonely Road (2009)
Hollywood Undead	Young
from Swan Songs (2008)
Scars On Broadway	They Say
from Scars On Broadway (2008)

Comment:

While Rancid, Incubus, and Slipknot are certainly no strangers to the modern-rock scene, their 2009 singles pushed their guitar-guided sounds further than they'd been pushed before. That goes for the squeaky-clean vocals and thick, down-tuned riffs of "Dead Memories," the steady-handed drums and heaven-sent harmonies of "Black Heart Inertia," and the ridiculously catchy call-and-response choruses of "Last One to Die." As for artists who just started storming the mainstream, they range from the manic metal of Mastodon ("Oblivion") to the Spoon-approved indie pop of White Rabbits ("Percussion Gun").

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