What are the Must Have releases for 2015?

[The Colorado Kid]

I'm tired of missing out on great releases, and would love to put together a good starting point for the not-quite-so-new year.

 

[Mardoch]

Shattered Skies - The World We Used to Know
Ascendia - The Jester and the Lion

One's already out, the other's out in February.

 

[hoodaman]

heh. Toto XIV, March 24th

 

[Diamond45]

Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful - March 31st for North America.

 

[KingsGene]

Here's a couple of links for reference purposes:
New Releases
Upcoming Releases

For me, it would be Eclipse's "Armageddonize" out on Feb 20th...

 

[mattbrood]

for me:

That i've already heard:
Shattered Skies
Orden Ogan
Serious Black

Expected to be great:

Nightwish
Kamelot
Ethernity
Epysode

 

[Rezz]

I went through this exercise right after Christmas and came up with this list. Not all must-have's but I want to at least check them all out. So far Level 10, Jorn and Serious Black are not disappointing in the least. Soto is ordered but hasn't arrived yet and I'm REALLY looking forward to the new Eclipse and Revolution Saints discs.

1/20/15
Serious Black - As Daylight Breaks

1/23/15
Jorn - Dracula - Swing Of Death
Sweet & Lynch - Only to Rise
Level 10 - Chapter One

1/30/15
Soto - Inside the Vertigo

2/03/15
Orden Ogan - Ravenhead
Blind Guardian - Beyond the Red Mirror

2/10/15
Adrenaline Mob - Dearly Departed
Blackberry Smoke - Holding All the Roses

2/13/15
Nightwish - Élan

2/15/15
Revolution Saints - Revolution Saints

2/20/15
Issa - Crossfire
China Sky - China Sky 2
Eclipse - Armageddonize

2/23/15
Scorpions - Return to Forever

3/17/15
Europe – War of Kings

3/31/15
Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

4/07/15
Halestorm - Into the Wild Life

4/20/15
Talon - Fourplay
Toto - XIV
Kiske/Somerville - City of Heroes

Later in 2015

Pagan's Mind - Full Circle (Q1/2 2015)
Myrath
Seventh Wonder
Circus Maximus
Kamelot
Vanden Plas
Damnation Angels
Lunatica

 

[The Colorado Kid]

Thanks everyone! This is a heck of a starting point.

 

[orcslayr23]

Soilwork - Live in the Heart of Helsinki is sure to be killer.

 

[DigitalMan]

How about Kingcrow? Aren't we expecting a new one soon? That will be at the top of my list.

Guy

 

[VenomGA]

Released already:
Serious Black
Soto
Venom

Waiting on:
Eclipse
Testament
Slayer
Circus Maximus
Pagan's Mind

 

[Bamafan]

How about Kingcrow? Aren't we expecting a new one soon? That will be at the top of my list.

Guy

They have completed mixing the album. I am really looking forward to it!

 

[Harvester]

Damnation Angels - The Valiant Fire, March 27th.

 

[Charles Muller]

This was a December release but I'm gonna put it in the list anyway. Prognostic by Strawbs. Metal it ain't, good it is.

 

[SF Metal Man]

Raven, Hardcore Superstar and Santa Cruz all have new releases out in the spring.

Iron Maiden has also hinted at a 2015 release of a new album.

 

[jem777az]

I'm looking forward to these that have been announced so far.

Carach Angren
Barren Earth
Nightwish
The Resistance
Damnation Angels
Keep Of Kalessin
Katatonia (live BluRay)
Soilwork (live BluRay)
Nightrage
Cradle Of Filth
Meshuggah (hopefully)
Slayer
Kamelot

 

[TwizstedJesus]

Damnation Angels - The Valiant Fire, March 27th.

This

 

[templeofmax]

Sweet Lynch!!'n

 

[templeofmax]

Angra

 

[J-Man]

Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful - March 31st for North America
Revolution Saints - S/T - February 24, 2015
Myrath
Kamelot
Circus Maximus