Best Debuts of 2012

[Cheiron]

What were the best debuts of 2012?

I would include:
Beyond the Bridge

Headspace (EPs don't count)

In the Silence


Oddland

Pallbearer

Distorted Harmony


Imminent Sonic Destruction

Elysian - Wires of Creation

http://elysian.bandcamp.com/

 

[Harvester]

Damnation Angels.

 

[Cheiron]

Damnation Angels.

Shadow Symphony is an EP isn't it... so yah them too.

 

[Jasonic]

Reverence - When Darkness Calls

 

[AngraRULES]

Reverence - When Darkness Calls

Mwahahaha... You wait!

As for my debut picks:

Damnation Angels
Symbolica
Beyond the Bridge
In The Silence

 

[nomisofsiman]

Reverence - When Darkness Calls

I just found this very much by the numbers.

 

[Justin G]

I just found this very much by the numbers.

I listened to a bit of this album this weekend and was underwhelmed. It's not bad, but nothing amazing either.

 

[Palabra de Dios]

Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction (in my top two albums all year)



I also really enjoyed this death metal debut. Horrendous - The Chills:



I was surprised by how much I liked this nuThrash debut album, despite the stupid band name. Dust Bolt - Violent Demolition:

 

[Palabra de Dios]

Did not see till now that OP had Pallbearer. Still, fucking fantastic debut.

 

[nomisofsiman]

Pallbearer
In the Silence
Beyond the Bridge
Ne Obliviscaris (yeah I know they had an ep but I'm counting albums)
Air Raid

 

[nomisofsiman]

I listened to a bit of this album this weekend and was underwhelmed. It's not bad, but nothing amazing either.

Exactly my point.

 

[nomisofsiman]

I also really enjoyed this death metal debut. Horrendous - The Chills:

That was really fucking cool. I especially dug the doomy intro.

 

[dtfanatic]

After seeing all the pimping in Glenn's best of thread I checked out Headspace and that would be the top for me. That's an awesome album.

And thanks for bringing Beyond the Bridge to PP. Great album and performance.

 

[Jasonic]

Mwahahaha... You wait!

I think you sometimes forget who you are talking to..............

 

[Jasonic]

I finally heard PALLBEARER on XM RADIO This weekend.
I can't decide if I loved it or hated it.
Need to hear more.

 

[AeonicSlumber]

Hands down.

Other great debut albums:

 

[AeonicSlumber]

I finally heard PALLBEARER on XM RADIO This weekend.
I can't decide if I loved it or hated it.
Need to hear more.

I'm of the same mind as you, that band got hyped so hard I kind of ignored it as I usually do with "hype" bands (did the same with Ghost and Kvelertak for a few months after their records came out), but when I got around to spinning it I wasn't that impressed. It's not bad, but I'm not getting why people are loving the band so much.

 

[Metaldrumz]

INNERSIEGE - KINGDOM OF SHADOWS

 

[Palabra de Dios]

Oh shit how could I forget 7Horns7Eyes. Fuck yeah. That disc RULES. And I only checked it out because of you pimping it hardcore on here, Aeonic.

I don't listen to a lot of djent bands, and I don't necessarily consider 7Horns djent, but there is a Meshuggah influence pretty prevalent. They are likely my favorite new band that has such a heavy Meshuggah influence.

 

[Palabra de Dios]

I'm of the same mind as you, that band got hyped so hard I kind of ignored it as I usually do with "hype" bands (did the same with Ghost and Kvelertak for a few months after their records came out), but when I got around to spinning it I wasn't that impressed. It's not bad, but I'm not getting why people are loving the band so much.

With Pallbearer, I saw them live before I had ever heard of them and I was blown away. So when the album came out it just confirmed everything I had loved from that first listen. That's probably why I like it as much as I do. I don't think I would had I watched it get so hyped and then waiting until later in the year to check it out. It is strange how that can have an influence in your opinion of a band.