phantom was absolutely incredible this year, i still cant get over their brass sound...gives me chill just thinking about it. i agree on the drumspeak with cadets, but i think difficulty-wise it was the hardest thing out there. they ran the whole show, even in the ballad, and still kept an incredibly tight sound throughout. it was just their year. i love sacktigs writing too, not as in your face as gaines and the cavies, but the subtlties and intricacy of his forms are incredible. maybe im biased, he writes for my old high school, but i think hes brilliant.