2008

[The Black Death]

Probably not the most original thread but anyway... Let's see your favorite albums list for 2008

By the way, Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues is in the list of David Perri ( BWBK magazine ) !


I will post my list later...

 

[Miltbrand]

Hmm, I´ll do the ranking later, but I think it´s these:

Darkthrone - Dark Thrones And Black Flags
Woods Of Ypres - Woods III
Tiamat - Amanethes
Hollenthon - Opus Magnum
Green Evening Requiem - Promo

edit: Sculptured, Enslaved and Spleen United are up there too... This is gonna be hard!

 

[Aeonblade]

Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
Origin - Antithesis
Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Woods Of Ypres - The Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues
The Ziggurat - Plauge Of The Pallid Mask
Boris - Smile
Hollenthon - Opus Magnum

I've heard a few more, but they were either crap, or not worth listing. I'm too slack with hearing new albums.

 

[Dauden]

Here's my top 10, which may change by the end of the month

1. Woods of Ypres - III
2. Protest the Hero - Fortress
3. Ihsahn - angL
4. Made Out of Babies - The Ruiner
5. Ayreon - 101001010101010
6. Enslaved - Vertebrae
7. Intronaut - Prehistoricisms
8. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
9. Opeth - Watershed
10. Mirrorthrone - Gangrene

 

[Darth Grimby]

Here are my favourite 2008 releases, I still haven't figured out my top 10/15 yet.
Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
Arsis - We Are The Nightmare
Arsis - As Regret Becomes Guilt
Battleroar - To Death and Beyond
Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown
Gallactus - Nine Mile Woods
Helstar - The King Of Hell
Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Kalmah - For The Revolution
Korpiklaani - Korven Kuningas
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Mötley Crüe - Saints Of Los Angeles
Nevermore - The Year Of The Voyager
Soulfly - Conquer
The Sword - Gods Of The Earth
Testament - The Formation Of Damnation
Volbeat - Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood
Woods Of Ypres - Woods III: Deepest Roots And Darkest Blues

 

[TheCrab]

Mine will probably not include much metal. A quick rundown, in alphabetical order as I scroll through iTunes:

Agalloch - The White
Damien Jurado - Caught in the Trees
God is an Astronaut - S/T
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (This is for sure number one- sorry Dave)
Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak
Moby - Last Night
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
Woods of Ypres - Woods III: The Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues

These are just a few, and I have several albums still to listen to that came out this year that I have high hopes for.

 

[sdmf2]

In no order:

Woods of Ypres- DR +DB .....although I consider this more of a 2007 release. That's when I got my copy anyways.
Enslaved- Vertebrae
Korpiklaani- Korven Kuningas
Alestorm- Captain Morgan's Revenge
Amon Amarth- Twilight of the Thundergod
Arkona- Ot Serdca K Nebu
Battlesoul- Battlesoul EP
Heidevolk- Wodan Heerst EP
Les Batards Du Nord- La Terres Nous Appelles
Manegarm- Vargstenen
Myrkvar- Als een Woeste Horde
Sig:Ar:Tyr- Beyond the North Winds
Thyrfing- Hels Vite
Theudho- Cult of Wuotan
Warbringer- War Without End

 

[phantomfreak]

In no particular order.

Woods of Ypres - Woods III
Siebenburgen - Revelation VI
Forest of Shadows - Six Waves Of Woe
Draconian - Turning Season Within
Haggard - Tales of Ithiria
Oathean - Regarding All The Sadness Of The World
Opeth - Watershed
Gates of Winter - Lux Aeterna
Eluveitie - Slania
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Into Eternity - The Incurable Tragedy

 

[CaGeD iN]

in no order

Woods of Ypres - Woods III
Hate Eternal - The Fury And The Flames

lol... i haven't picked up too many 2008 cds

 

[chrisdoig24k]

Woods III
Agrypnie - Exit
Agalloch - The White
Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds

 

[Vex Loser]

7. Intronaut - Prehistoricisms

Amazing album, probably my top pick actually. Others:

The Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath
Meshuggah - Obzen
Mar De Grises - Draining the Waterheart
Nachtmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle Part I
Opeth - Watershed
Woods of Ypres - Woods III
Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
Krallice - Krallice

Still need to hear new albums from Enslaved, Skepticism, and Daylight Dies.

 

[The Black Death]

In no particular order...

OPETH - Watershed
ENSLAVED - Vertebrae
AMON AMARTH - Twilight Of The Thunder God
WOODS OF YPRES - Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues
GOJIRA - The Way Of All Flesh
CRADLE OF FILTH - Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder
SATYRICON - The Age Of Nero
DAYLIGHT DIES - Lost To The Living
IHSAHN - AngL
LIFELOVER - Konkurs
MOONSPELL - Night Eternal
CYNIC - Traced In Air

 

[chrisdoig24k]

Oh how could I forget Nachtmystium, Gojira and Moonsorrow!

 

[Burning Missive]

Agalloch: The White
Death in June: The Rule of Thirds
Dystopia: s/t
Ereb Altor: By Honour
Rome: Masse Mensch Material
Tiamat: Amanethes
Woods of Ypres: Woods III: Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues

 

[sdmf2]

I didn't forget them, but honourable mentions to Agalloch and Moonsorrow. Not as good as their earlier stuff though...

 

[Dauden]

Amazing album, probably my top pick actually.

Been a fan of their other stuff, but when I heard that album I was absolutely floored. Especially the last track, an amazing album finished off by that beast, just really fantastic songwriting.

 

[Miltbrand]

Right, so I just heard Forest Of Shadows for the first time today. If I had heard (and bought) it earlier, it would probably be on top of my list!

http://www.myspace.com/forestofshadows

 

[CaGeD iN]

i love them, i haven't heard their new stuff though

 

[chrisdoig24k]

Likewise. I heard that their new stuff is nothing on the early stuff (which I have, and ADORE)

 

[Dauden]

Here's my final list

1. Woods of Ypres - III
2. Protest the Hero - Fortress
3. Ihsahn - angL
4. Ayreon - 101001010101010
5. Enslaved - Vertebrae
6. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
7. Mirrorthrone - Gangrene
8. Opeth - Watershed
9. Intronaut - Prehistoricisms
10. Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery

New Septic Flesh, Cynic, Amon Amarth, among others were also fantastic.