Anticipated albums of 2004?

[Connauch]

Seeing as how 2003 is now behind us, and 2004 has just started, what are you most looking forward to coming out this year?

Personally, Ayreon-The Human Equation is my top choice. Some of the best singers out there are on this one (Devon Graves, James LaBrie, Devin Towsend, Opeth dude, etc) and nearly every project Arjen Luccassen has touched has been really great sounding to me (not a big fan of actual fantasy though).

 

[Platinum Maze]

Judas Priest
Slayer
Iced Earth (even though I have it already)

I'll check out Ayreon too.

...and hopefully Symphony X!

 

[Yngvai X]

Angra, Edguy, Nightwish, Kotipelto

 

[The Metal Chick]

Iced Earth, Vitalij Kuprij, and Richard Andersson's Space Odyssey (US release)

and yes omg SYMPHONY X

 

[progmetalgod]

Paradise Lost
Ayreon
Symphony X
Vanden Plas (hopefully)
King's X (possibly?)

 

[The Yngster]

Iced Earth, Into Eternity, Ayreon, and Nightwish are lookin good to me

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

Symphony X, can't think of any others. I guess I haven't thought too much about it. The TOURS are what's going to rock my world.

 

[The Yngster]

Yeah I'm definitely looking forward to some kickass tours in 2004

 

[FLechdrop]

AYREON

PAIN OF SALVATION

AYREON

PAIN OF SALVATION

(etc)

 

[ProgMetalFan]

Pain of Salvation - 12:5
Pain of Salvation - BE
Pain of Salvation - BE (live DVD version)

 

[The Metal Chick]

Oh yeah I forgot about Vanden Plas. I hope they put out something new this year.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Darkane
Decapitated
Symphony X (if they do release it this year that is)

 

[arglebargle]

A new Vanden Plas disc hopefully, to rekindle my slobbering fanboyism.

 

[Demonspell]

Into Eternity
Pain Of Salvation
Evergrey
Ulver
My Dying Bride
Sieges Even
Ayreon
Symphony X

 

[RequiemX]

I'm looking forward to Ayreon, Symphony X, and Nightwish this year. Should be a good year!

 

[theodyssey]

what the hell? what about vintersorg???? BAH!!!

Vintersorg. Goddamn ayreon... psh.....

 

[The Yngster]

OH man I didnt know Vintersorg had something coming out. Vintersorg goes on my list.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Into Eternity
Pain Of Salvation
Evergrey
Ulver
My Dying Bride
Sieges Even
Ayreon
Symphony X

Ulver are going to release another album? didn't they release a full lenght a while ago?

 

[symphonyXjapan]

Wow Nightwish has a new one coming out? I still need to get Century Child but haven't got around to it since their is so much other stuff I am more interested in getting first.

I say:

Symphony X (I pray it comes out before Winter though!)
Angra
Evergrey
Pain of Salvation
Rhapsody (wondering if it will be as guitar heavy as PoD? The ones before it were lacking in the guitar department)
Zero Hour- De-Evolution
Zero Hour (De-Evolution is almost totally done and they have almost finished the writing of the material for the NEXT album....they said they are hoping to release it only a couple months after De-Evolution)

These are just the albums I KNOW are coming out this year!

 

[The Metal Chick]

OMG Vintersorg hell yeah! Wow the anticipation keeps growing