Best 2002 releases!

[union9]

Isis-Oceanic
Nile-In Their Darkened Shrines
Soilwork-Natural Born Chaos
Meshuggah-Nothing
Queens Of The Stone Age-Songs For The Deaf
Entombed-Morning Star
Cannibal Corpse-Gore Obssesed
The Dillinger Escape Plan-Irony Is A Dead Scene
Arch Enemy-Wages Of Sin
The Melvins-Hostile Ambient Takeover
Burnt By The Sun-Soundtrack To The Personal Revolution
December-The Lament Configuration
Fantomas Melvins Bigband-Millenium Monsterworks
Lacuna Coil-Comalies
Steroid Maximus-Ectopia

 

[Voice of God]

Bloodbath-Resurrection Through Carnage
Mustan Kuun Lapset - Suruntuoja
Insomnium - In the Halls of the Awaiting
Diablo - Renaissance
Kotiteollisuus - Kuolleen Kukan Nimi

 

[SlaughterofSoul]

These are in no order:
The Crown-Crowned In Terror
Hate Eternal-King Of All Kings
Vader-Revelations
Arcturus-The Sham Mirrors
The Dillinger Escape Plan Featuring Mike Patton-Irony Is A Dead Scene
Audioslave-S/T(haven't heard it, but I'm sure it'll be here)
Nile-In Their Darkened Shrines
Entombed...er...Bloodbath-Resurrection Through Carnage
Meshuggah-Nothing
In Flames-Reroute To Remain(yes, I actually liked it)
Opeth-Deliverance
Agalloch-The Mantle
Down-Down II

 

[Krilons Resa]

The Crown - Crowned In Terror
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Nile - In their Darkened Shrines
Shadows Fall - Art of Balance
Arch Enemy - Wages of Sin
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
Superjoint Ritual - Use once and Destroy
Opeth - Deliverence
Carnal Forge - Please...Die!
Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing
Hate Eternal - King of All Kings
Dillinger Escape Plan - Irony is a Dead Scene
Bloodbath - Ressurection Through Carnage
Canibal Corpse - Gore Obsessed
Cephallic Carnage - Lucid Interval
Dark Tranquility - Damage Done

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I'm still listening to some releases from 2002, including some VERY recent, but I've been keeping a running tally of my ranked faves....

TOP 10 of 2002 (thus far)

1. Dark Tranquillity – Damage Done (5)
2. Vader – Revelations (5)
3. Symphony X – The Odyssey (4.9)
4. Arch Enemy – Wages Of Sin (4.9)
5. Nile – In Their Darkened Shrines (4.8)
6. Beyond The Embrace – Against The Elements (4.7)
7. Kalmah – They Will Return (4.7)
8. Soilwork – Natural Born Chaos (4.7)
9. Immortal – Sons Of Northern Darkness (4.6)
10. Blind Guardian – A Night At The Opera (4.6)

Others:
Vanden Plas - Beyond Daylight
Norther - Dreams Of Endless War
The Crown - Crowned In Terror
Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
Insomnium - In The Halls Of Awaiting
Vehemence - God Was Created
Ablaze My Sorrow - Anger, Hate And Fury
Destroyer 666 - Cold Steel...For An Iron Age
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Thyrfing - Vannesevisor

There's still much to be heard...

 

[manuelgv]

Dark Tranquillity-Damage Done
Arcturus-The Sham Mirrors
The Crown-Crowned in Terror
Blind Guardian-A Night At the Opera
Iced Earth-Tribute to the Gods
Immortal-Sons of Northern Darkness

 

[joshman]

the teeth of lions rule the divine - rampton
cathedral - VIIth Coming
today is the day - sadness will prevail
the atomic bitchwax - spitblood
Megiddo - The Atavism of Evil

 

[Parasite]

Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Opeth - Deliverance

 

[Hatebreeder33]

Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage

 

[Caste]

In Flames- reroute to remain
Norther- doew
Sentenced- twcl
Kalmah- they will return
crown- ctd
impaled nazarene- absence of war doesnt mean peace
idont remember if that is released in this year.....

 

[Starbreaker]

1. Onward - Reawaken
2. Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness
3. High on Fire - Surrounded by Thieves
4. Wolf - Black Wings
5. Halford - Crucible
6. Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
7. Fu Manchu - California Crossing
8. Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
9. Darkane - Expanding Senses
10. In Flames - Reroute to Remain

Good year for metal. Other notables: Motorhead - Hammered, Iron Maiden - Rock in Rio, Overkill - Wrecking Everything Live.

 

[Goatfire]

Immortal - Sons of nothern darkness

 

[VEHEMENCE]

THEORY IN PRACTICE-COLONZING THE SUN
OPETH-DELIVERANCE
IMMORTAL-SONS OF NORTHERN DARKNESS
EMBRACED-AMOROUS ANATHEMA RE-RELEASE
THE CROWN-CROWNED IN TERROR
BLOODBATH-RESURRECTION THROUGH CARNAGE

 

[NothingIsEverything]

Immolation - Unholy Cult

 

[union9]

I'd like to add Mastodon-Remission to the top of my list for this year.It is a fine,fine album.

 

[Stoner Sioux]

Vader-Revelations
Down-II
Immolation-Unholy Cunt
Otep-Sevas Tra
High On Fire-Surrounded by Thieves
Nile-In Their Darkend Shrines

 

[MURAI]

Yeah Down II was great. Sounds sort of like Pantera but alot more mellow. Pantera is good for headbanging and Down is good to listen to when relaxing. Oh yeah...

 

[coronerox]

Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
Dark Tranquility - Damage Done
Arch Enemy - Wages Of Sin
Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage

 

[Alfonso]

1. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
2. Down - II
3. Napalm Death - Order of the Leech
4. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
5. Bad Religion - The Process of Belief
6. Tom Waits - Blood Money
7. Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
8. Behemoth - Zos Kia Cultus
9. Peter Gabriel - Up
10. King Crimson - Happy with What You Have to Be Happy with EP

 

[Terrifyer]

mmmmm......

1) Nile - In their Darkened Shrines
2) Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness
3) Hate Eternal - King of all Kings
4) Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
5) Opeth - Deliverance
6) Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
7) Malevolent Creation - The Will to Kill
8) BloodBath - Resurrection Through Carnage
9) In Flames - Reroute to Remain
10)Vader - Revelations