Best Of 2003

[Gaunerin]

I know this is probably not the first thread you see about this.... but with the year 2003 coming to an end I thought we should have one here as well

Here are some releases from the top of my head that I believe are worth mentioning (I'm aware there are tons of other good ones...):

- Opeth - Damnation (simply beautiful music)
- Solefald - In Harmonia Universali (weird but amazing)
- Evergrey - Recreation Day (love them)
- Brainstorm - Soul Temptation (see above)
- Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi (see above)
- Farmakon - A Warm Glimpse (cool debut!)
- Symphorce - PhorcefulAhead (..and the new one's a killer, too)

(- Darkane - Rusted Angel (Re-Release - could not get hold of it before))



as for greatest moments live:

- Opeth live in an old theatre in Stockholm
- Darkane (anytime)
.....and all the other gigs and festivals I've been to where I spent some of the best moments this year with the ppl I love

 

[Silkie]

- Undertow - 34CE
- Brainstorm - Soul Temptation
- Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi
- Opeth - Damnation
- Solefald - In Harmonia Universali

didn't buy much albums this year... :/

Then all the gigs, festivals & parties I spent together with friends
and the magnificent moments @ summer breeze, that let me realize something important...

Then my deep passion for mail art brought many fantastic moments. I enjoy to create something other people can enjoy...

The year is not finish and maybe there will be something important happening in my life on December 27th...
It's about something that started 25 years ago and I think it's time that old dreams come alive

Well that's all I'm saying... hehehe...

 

[Mocika]

lets talk about just the nice things of 2003

albums:
Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
Manegarm - Dodsfard
Nevermore - Enemies Of Reality
In the woods - live at the Caledonien Hall
Helheim - Yersinia Pestis

there has been a lots of other good albums this year... but i feel only these ones are worth mentioning

gigs:
- seeing Thyrfing at Wacken
- SB was excellent fun ... due to the presence of my crazy fellow metalmates ... we rock girls!
- Nevermore gig in Hungary !!!!!! (cheers, your mom)
- seeing Cattle Decapitation in Poughkeepsie was a great experience, just like seeing Slayer in NY
- Death Angel kicked ass!!!
- the first ever Lunaris gig.... i dont need any comment to this i think


thats all i can come up with at the moment... i guess i will post here soon again

 

[Gaunerin]

Disappointments:
Opeth - Damnation

why?

 

[Marlies]

Brainstorm - Soul Temptation
Evergrey - Recreation Day
Nevermore - Enemies Of Reality
Arch Enemy - Anthems Of Rebellion
John Artch - A Twist Of Fate (does a mini CD count??)
Cryptopsy - None So Live
Eidolon - Apostles Of Defiance
Annihilator - Live Annihilation
Ballistic - Ballistic
Kreator - Live Kreation
Symphorce - phorcefulAhead
Cage - Darker Than Black

just bought Wolverine, might want to add that one too

 

[Gaunerin]

what was the point in Opeth's tribute to Porcupine Tree? (or to Pink Floyd, since PT are very PF-ish.)

I don't know. What's the point of releasing new music at all, we already have enough to listen to.... Seriously though, it's not that it was something completely new for them, they had tracks like the ones on the Damnation album before. What do I know why they released a whole album with stuff like that? All I know is that it's one of the most enjoyable records of 2003 for me

 

[Mocika]

I'm adding Machine Head - Through Ashes of Empires to the list of Top10 albums of 2003.

 

[Hawk]

01 Sun Caged - Sun Caged
02 John Arch - A Twist of Fate
03 AtmOsfear - Inside the Atmosphere
04 Adagio - Underworld
05 A.C.T - The Last Epic
06 Ballistic - Ballistic
07 Kamelot - Epica
08 Masterplan - Masterplan
09 Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
10 Jag Panzer - Decade of the Nail Spiked Bat

Have a great 2004 you all!!

 

[ms. anthrope]

Nevermore - Enemies Of Reality

 

[Kalmakoff]

Let's see...

Masterplan - s/t
Lost Horizon - A Flame to the Ground Beneath
Evergrey - Recreation Day
Human Fortress - Defenders of the Crown
Machine Men - Scars & Wounds
Tarot - Suffer Our Pleasures
Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
Adagio - Underworld
Erik Norlander - Music Machine
Silent Edge - The Eyes of the Shadow

Something like that.