Best Metal Albums of the Last Ten Years?

[Jasonic]

That's right, you guys did come out this way last year.

 

[dan of bereavement]

Yeah, it's depressing thinking back. Knowing that a year ago we were having a blast, and now we are just here working! LOL!

Wish we were back out on the road.


That Brave New world album was such a needed album. After 7th son, they just lost it, for me anyways. They did BNW and it was a breath of fresh air.

The MDB, was like, weird, because I lost interest in them too. I loves TANDTR and just wasn't feeling it for a while with them. When ALODK came out, I hated it at first, and then it was just amazing. Aaron really stepped up with his vocals and the band had some serious hooks. Great album!

Can't say much about the King other than he is just the man! The only album I didn't really dig was The Spider's Lulliby.

Novembers Doom, well, they have always been a great band, and this last one really puts them on the map. I loves TPHD too, well all of them really. I suppose that's why I am posting here lol!

\m/

 

[Phoenix5]

Since I've started frequenting these forums I've found my favorite album in the past 2 or 3 years.

That album being Veronika Decides To Die.

I wish I would have started listening to Saturnus a long time ago. Thanks to Novembers Doom for opening doors.

 

[BalanceofPower]

Nevermore- This Godless Endeavor
Evergrey- In Search of Truth
Balance of Power- Perfect Balance
Zero Hour- A Fragile Mind
Death- The Sound of Perseverance
Control Denied- Fragile Art of Existence
Mercenary- The Hours that Remain
Pyramaze- Melancholy Beast
Primal Fear- The Black Sun
Lamb of God- Ashes of the Wake

I'll probably think of more soon.

 

[Jasonic]

Nevermore- This Godless Endeavor
Pyramaze- Melancholy Beast
Primal Fear- The Black Sun

Good choices, though I prefer "Legend of the Bone Carver" to the first Pyramaze.

This Godless Endeavor is the CD that got me back into Nevermore after being kind of "meh" about them for a while.

Black Sun is my favorite PF album. Funny you mention it. Most people I know actually find that to be one of their weakest. I guess there is only so much spin you can do on Judas Priest worship!!!

 

[BalanceofPower]

Good choices, though I prefer "Legend of the Bone Carver" to the first Pyramaze.

This Godless Endeavor is the CD that got me back into Nevermore after being kind of "meh" about them for a while.

Black Sun is my favorite PF album. Funny you mention it. Most people I know actually find that to be one of their weakest. I guess there is only so much spin you can do on Judas Priest worship!!!

I have Bone Carver, but I never really got into it like the first CD. I should probably listen to it more, I've only listened to it maybe 5 times all the way through.

I can still listen to Endeavor all the way through like everyday and not get tired of it. I just love that album.

I actually like Primal Fear better than Judas Priest, is that bad? Haha.

 

[Jasonic]

I actually like Primal Fear better than Judas Priest, is that bad? Haha.

For the first time in a long time, Jasonic does not know what to say!!

You do know Ralph Scheepers left Gamma Ray to audition for Priest, but did NOT get the job, right? That alone invalidates the statement that Primal Fear > Priest....!!!

 

[BloodSword]

Agalloch-Pale Folklore. Enslaved-Below the Lights. Anathema-Judgement. Arcturus-Sham Mirrors. Novembers Doom-Pale Haunt Departure. Candlemass-S/T. Opeth-Still Life. Katatonia-Great Cold Distance. MDB-The Dreadful Hours. Summoning-Oath Bound. Tyr-Eric the Red. Immortal-Sons of Northern Darkness. Primordial-Gathering Wilderness. Negura Bunget-'N Cruga Bradlui." Melechesh-Emissaries. Kamelot-Black Halo. Drudkh-Autumn Aurora. Green Carnation-Light of Day, Day of Darkness.

 

[SetHeh]

From the top of my head:

• Agalloch - The Mantle [awesome atmosphere and acoustic parts]
• Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery [melodic death metal classic!]
• Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom [very original concept & unconventional approach]
• Evoken - Quietus [sooo crushing heavy and beautiful at the same time. my favorite doom metal band]]
• Mourning Beloveth - The Sullen Sulcus [romantic doom metal that doesn't sound cheap]
• My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours [my perfect MDB album]
• Ningizzia - Dolorous Novella [awesome suicidal doom metal for rainy days]
• Novembers Doom - The Pale Haunt Departure [do I need to say anything ]
• Opeth - Blackwater Park [breath-taking prog. metal album]
• Solitude Aeturnus - Adagio [it's a classic & must-have!]
• Therion - Lemuria & Sirius B [Therion at their best!]
• Tristania - Beyond the Veil [one of the best gothic metal albums ever recorded]
• Virgin Black - Requiem: Mezzo Forte [oh my god! I never knew this was possible! can't wait for the next one!]

 

[songless]

1.- My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours
2.- Novembre - Classica
3.- Novembers Doom - To Welcome the Fade
4.- Rapture - Futile
5.- Novembers Doom - The Knowing
6.- Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast
7.- Opeth - My Arms, your Hearse
8.- My Dying Bride - The light at the end of the World
9.- Summoning - Stronghold
10.- In the Woods... - Strange In Stereo

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

HmmmMMMmmm in no specific order

Graveland - Fire Chariot of Destruction
Drudkh - Autum Aurora
Mael Mordha - Cluain Tarbh
Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
Agalloch - Pale Folklore
Nokturnal Mortum - Nechrist
Nokturnal Mortum - Weltanschauung
Borknagar - Quintessence
Manegarm - Vredins Tid
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black

 

[Phoenix5]

I still can't even think of an entire list to come up with.

 

[panzermastery]

Iron Maiden-AMOLAD
Motorhead-Inferno
Iced Earth-Horror show
Gamma Ray-Skeletons in the Closet
Jon Olivas Pain-Tage Mahal
Blind Guardian-Live
Jag Panzer-Casting the Stones
Exodus-Tempo of the Damned
Immortal-Sons of Northern Darkness

 

[General Zod]

Top 10, in alphabetical order:

Amon Amarth - vs. the World
Ark - Burn the Sun
Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Isis - Oceanic
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
Novembers Doom - The Pale Haunt Departure
Opeth - Still Life
Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
Zero Hour - Towers of Avarice

Zod

 

[Mort Divine]

Primordial - A Journey's End
Primordial - Spirit The Earth Aflame
Primordial - Storm Before Calm
Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
Agalloch - Pale Folklore
Agalloch - The Mantle
Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
Pain of Salvation - Entropia
Pain of Salvation - One Hour By The Concrete Lake
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part 1
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Pain of Salvation - BE
Pain of Salvation - Scarsick
Belenos - Errances Oniriques
Belenos - Spicilege
Mystic Forest - Welcome Back In The Forest
Mystic Forest - Romances
Slough Feg - Traveller
(The) Devin Townsend (Band) - Synchestra
(The) Devin Townsend (Band) - Terria
Diabolical Masquerade - Death's Design
In The Woods... - Omnio
Empyrium - Songs of Moors and Misty Fields

 

[Naglfar]

Kinda sucks only last 10 years... if you had said since mid 1990s, I could come up with a better list. In fact, that's what I'm doing, since 1997 makes me leave out a bunch of albums albums that shouldn't be excluded. =) No particular order here...


1) Dan Swano - Moontower

2) Edge of Sanity - Crimson II

3) Edge of Sanity - Purgatory Afterglow

3) Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane

4) Enslaved - Below the Lights

5) Dark Tranquility - The Gallery

6) Samael - Passage (holy shit, what happened to this band, they're so
fucking bad now... I have all their albums since Passage, they've robbed me of so much money...)

7) Amorphis - Elegy

8) Sentenced - The Funeral Album

9) Therion - Theli

10) Opeth - Morningrise

 

[hibernal_dream]

Top 20 Since June 16th, 1997

In The Woods - Omnio
Summoning - Oath Bound
Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
Ved Buens Ende - Written In Waters
Skepticism - Lead and Aether
Arghoslent - Galloping Through the Battle Ruins
Slough Feg - S/T
Dark Tranquillity - Projector
Gorguts - Obscura
Agalloch - Pale Folklore
Warning -Watching From a Distance
Immolation - Failures for Gods
Spiral Architect - A Sceptic's Universe
Negura Bunget - N Crugu Bradului
Bal Sagoth - The Power Cosmic
Eucharist - Mirrorworlds
Nokturnal Mortum - Weltanschauung
Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth
Jag Panzer - Casting the Stones

 

[Novembers Paul]

I just simply can't seem to wrap my brain around this, to make a list.

 

[OPETH_DT]

Same here, Paul. There are too many to think of.

 

[NvmbrsDoom5]

I just simply can't seem to wrap my brain around this, to make a list.

I bet I can write your list for you haha Should I try?