I discovered this year :
Onslaught - Killing Peace : Great solid thrash . One of my favorite cd's this yr.
Five Finger Death Punch - I didn't want to like these guys from the name alone. Yet they're pretty good. The start of track 6 reminds me of older Life of Agony. Fast paced , lots of different influences, I hear some In Flames , unfortunately I hear System of a Down in track 4 "The Bleeding". Overall a great cd.
Divine Heresy - Dino ex Fear Factory guitarist's new band. Great fast drumming . Better than any Fear Factory CD I've ever heard. Not great , but , good cd.
Fueled by Fire - Spread the Fire : great old school thrash cd. Sounds like from the eary 80's with better production, of course.
Blood Tsunami - Thrash Metal : Thrash Metal with a Black Metal vocalist. Unique stuff. Even the instrumental , track 7 (Godbeater) is good.