2001 Top Ten

[jimbobhickville]

Yeah, I know this has been done, but I didn't feel like looking for the old thread. I have finally decided upon my top 10 for 2001.

1. Therion - Secret of the Runes
2. Andromeda - Extension of the Wish
3. Zero Hour - The Towers of Avarice
4. Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness
5. Iced Earth - Horror Show
6. After Forever - Decipher
7. Flotsam and Jetsam - My God
8. Lacuna Coil - Unleashed Memories
9. Alas - Absolute Purity
10. Annihilator - Carnival Diablos

 

[Lutz]

In no order..these are the ones I enjoyed..:

Gamma Ray - No World Order!
Agalloch - Of Stone, Wind And Pillor
Rhapsody - Rain Of A Thousand Flames
Grave Digger - The Grave Digger
Evergrey - In Search For Thruth
Adagio - Sanctus Ignis
Andromeda - Extension of the Wish
Borknagar - Empiricism
Darkane - Insanity
Iced Earth - Horror Show
Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence
Symphony X - Live On The Edge Of Forever,
Dream Theater - Live Scenes From New York
Kamelot - Karma
Freedom Call - Crystal Empire
Opeth - Blackwater Park
In Flames - The Tokyo Showdown
Ice Age - Liberation
(Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness , is this a 2001 or 2002 release?)

 

[Brutalizer]

01. SLAYER - God Hates Us All
02. KREATOR - Violent Revolution
03. SIX FEET UNDER - True Carnage
04. LACUNA COIL - Unleashed Memories
05. ANCIENT RITES - Dim Carcosa
06. OPETH - Blackwater Park
07. SODOM - M-16
08. ICED EARTH - Horror Show
09. GOD DETHRONED - Ravenous
10. DEICIDE - In Torment In Hell

 

[Buxter Blay]

1.Iced earth - Horror show
2.Cradle of filth - Bitter suites to succubi
3.Freedom Call - Crystal Empire
4.Gamma Ray - No world order
5.Testament - First strike is deadly
6.Grave Digger - the grave digger
7.Edguy - Mandrake
8.Slayer - God Hates us all
9.Novembre - Novembrine waltz
10.Domine - Stormbringer ruler

 

[_Transparent_]

in no order:

Lacuna coil
katatonia
opeth
Kiss the blade
tool
my dying bride
was cryptopsy's this year?
diabolical masquerade - deaths design
Zyklon
Thorns

 

[metalcrypt]

1. Sodom - M-16
2. Kreator - Violent Revolution
3. Iron Cross - s/t
4. Witchery - Symphony for the Devil
5. Melechesh - Djinn
6. Carpathian Forest - Morbid Fascination of Death
7. Enslaved - Monumension
8. Iced Earth - Horror Show
9. Grave Digger - The Grave Digger
10. Destruction - The Antichrist (would probably have ranked higher, but Abyss Studio production doesn't suit thrash metal very well).

 

[HarmonyDies....]

In no particular order.

Emperor
Bolt Thrower
Borknagar
Moonspell
Katatonia
Sigh
Solefald
Avantasia
Opeth
Death

 

[cybernaut]

tool
tool
tool
blind dog- the adventures of cp. Dog
thumlock- emerald liquid odyssey
nick cave & the bad seeds- no more shall we part
my dying bride - dreadful hours ( their best since swans)


eemm
I ll be back

 

[Depth]

1.My Dying Bride
2.Opeth
3.Dark Funeral
4.Borknagar
5.Emperor
6.God Dethroned
7.Zyklon
8.Dimmu Borgir
9.Arch Enemy

 

[Torgoth]

1. Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
2. Dargaard - The Dissolution Of Eternity

Only records that I bought last year and were released last year. I bought ~20 records (I'm poor student), but others were not released last year.

 

[Voice of God]

1. The Black League - Utopia A.D.
2. The Black League - Doomsday Sun
3. Green Carnation - Light of day, day in darkness (2002?)
4. Slayer - God Hates Us All
5. Viikate - Valkea ja Kuulas
6. Opeth - Blackwater Park
7. Finntroll - Jaktens Tid
.... can't come up with anything more. Maybe Ajattara and Moonsorrow, but haven't listened them enough yet. And I really should get that Testament remake-album.

 

[ruchti]

1. Opeth - Blackwater Park
2. Therion - Secret of the Ruins
3. Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
4. Slayer - God Hates us All
5. Lacuna Coil - Unleashed Memories
6. Avantasia - Metal Opera
7. Zyklon - World ov Worms
8. Throcult - Defacto
9. Mortiis - Smell of Rain
10. Sonata Arctica - Silence


//ruchti
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