2010 best albums

This year started off a bit slow but ended up awesome, I mean new Atheist for fucksake! Here is my list so far:

Isahn - After - still the top for me right now, amazing songs, gorgeous production, progression of Metal, genius.

Atheist - Jupiter - huge expectations and was not dissapointed at all

James Labrie - Static Impulse - a little poppier then I would usually like, but with songwriting and playing this good it really satisfies. Another great Bogren mix too.

Deftones - Diamond Eyes - killer comeback and unique sound, lots of hooks

Sevendust - Cold Day Memory - another kick ass nu Metalish comeback album, just fun to listen to when you want to rock

Dillinger - Option Paralysis - perfect production for these guys, sounds like it's ready to explode with energy and the best vocals by this guy yet

Mantric - The Descent - Extol is one of my favorite bands EVAR so was really looking forward to this. Not quite up there with Extol but really cool music anyway, progressive and unique with a nice mix by Tue.

Heathen - The Evolution of Chaos - The evolution of the bay area sound done right, with a punchy as fuck production from Jacob Hansen.

Dimmu Borgir - One of the best Metal productions ever combined with some pretty unique and epic music works for me.

Beneath the Massacre - they should only release EPs, this is the perfect length for a taste of brutality and insane tech with some cool melodies too.

Still looking forward to new Deathspell Omega and a couple others I need to check out like Enslaved. Quite a few dissapointments as well but I won't talk about those...:p New Joe Satriani is nice for non Metal stuff.
 
JoshuaLogan said:
Within The Ruins - Invade
(awesome, incredible guitar playing)

The Contortionist - Exoplanet
(awesome, great use of ambience/atmosphere)

The Deftones - Diamond Eyes
(best Deftones release in a long time, self-titled track is especially awesome)

Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast
(great guitar playing... solid album)

Mutiny Within - Mutiny Within
(catchy, melodic, great guitar playing)

Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise
(great production, great songwriting, great singing, great album)

Minus The Bear - Omni
(Minus The Bear never disappoints... more mainstream sounding without losing what makes them special)

Cynic Re-Traced
(just an EP, but I love anything Cynic puts out)

Allegaeon - Fragments of Form and Function
(very impressive melodic death metal, fast paced, great riffs, tons of energy)

Periphery - Periphery
(disappointed with vocals and mix, but still good music, and I still like the band)

Veil of Maya - [id]
(again, not as great as it could have been, but some cool songs for sure)

Tesseract - Concealing Fate
(more mix disappointments, but I enjoyed it. the music is a little dull at times, but the vocals make up for it)

Nevermore - Obsidian Conspiracy
(somewhat of a letdown in some ways... too many ballads, too much cheesy Warrel, but I'm a big Loomis fan)

Levi Werstler - Avalanche of Worms
(a lot better than Daath in my opinion, completely badass guitar playing)

Can't wait to hear the new After the Burial that comes out in about 2 weeks!
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nice, all 4 of mine, AND excited for new ATB! good taste my friend
 
I have no idea actually, haven't listend to the last Soilwork, I would have said
Divinity's Singularity, but that was 2009-wasn't it? (I love you @enditol :D )

Really digging Decrepit Births Polarity, needed some time, but I like it.
And of course the latest Immolation.

I need to listen to the Deftones, really digging their older stuff.
 
StefTD said:
I have no idea actually, haven't listend to the last Soilwork, I would have said
Divinity's Singularity, but that was 2009-wasn't it? (I love you @enditol :D )

Really digging Decrepit Births Polarity, needed some time, but I like it.
And of course the latest Immolation.

I need to listen to the Deftones, really digging their older stuff.
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:tickled: self released it late 2009 but re-released worldwide in 2010!
 
gabriel g. said:
first blood silence is betrayel
heavy heavy shit. great lyrics.
think this album could get on the american black list.
never heard so brutal honest lyrics about the war-politics
and the lieing about weapons of mass distruction
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I enjoyed the first album a while back even if it was too repetitive IMO,
and this one just seems to be even more repetitive, doesn't sound like they evolved much either musically, and the production sounds like they tried to sound like the first record (killer production) but had to stop halfway or something (it doesn't sound like "the end product" or something, and the reverb on a lot of backing vocals is ridiculous, in a bad way)

I'll give it more spins though but for now i'm kinda disappointed.
 
Deathspell Omega - Paracletus is my clear winner for AOTY. After that it's a tossup between:

Triptykon - Eparistera Daimonaes
Nachtmystium - Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. 2
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
Woe - Quietly, Undramatically
Krieg - The Isolationist
Intronaut - Valley of Smoke
Yakuza - Of Seizmic Consequence
Twilight - Monument to Time End
 
So much new Deftones album love.
I guess I'm gonna have to cave in and get it.
Been listening to "Around the Fur" pretty much since it came out. Man I'm getting old :erk:
 
Black Sands by Bonobo, miles away from metal but really an amazing album.
In a more metal vein, I would say Underoath's Disambiguation
 
Alter Bridge - III
Meat Loaf - Hang Cool Teddy Bear
Slice The Cake - Cleansed
Pendulum - Immersion
Slash - Slash
Stone Sour - Audio Secrecy
 
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