The year isn't over yet, but out of the 100+ bands I've seen so far, the best show was Keiji Haino playing w/ The Melvins (followed by the Haino solo gig on the previous night) at the Rotterdam Film Festival in January... and to think I don't even like the Melvins! (Their own set at that same festival was also good though.)
edit: actually, it was also the combination of seeing them first separate and then together on 3 consecutive nights what made it so great.
furthermore:
Nihilist Spasm Band
The Drone People
Acid Mothers Guru Guru
Electric Wizard
Aluk Todolo
Wu-Tang Clan
LSD March
Ashtray Navigations
Sun Ra Arkestra
Oren Ambarchi
Wolves in the Throne Room
Comets on Fire
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