Best of 2008

[Lord Kur]

misey's omen is weak

 

[Hypnos]

My top 10 doom albums..

1. Revelation - Release
2. The Gates of Slumber - Conqueror
3. Lord Vicar - Fear No Pain
4. Apostle of Solitude - Sincerest Misery
5. Valkyrie - Man of Two Visions
6. Ereb Altor - By Honour
7. The Lamp of Thoth - Portents, Omens & Doom
8. Fall of the idols - Seance
9. Ogre- Plague of the Planet
10. Reino Ermitaño - Rituales Interiores

I just need to get Unorthodox - Awaken in the mail.

you forgot these phantastic gems of doom:

Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
Skepticism - Alloy
Mourning Beloveth - A Disease For The Ages
KYPCK - Cherno
DoomVS - Dead Words Speak

 

[Lord Kur]

esoteric and mourning beloveth are the two best doom bands ever

 

[Fredy_Brown]

Happy new year!
It's over and here's my best of 2008 music list. I took this task very seriously, yet I am sure I'll discover many great 2008 releases in upcoming months and years. Hope you'll like my suggestions. Feedback is welcome.
I wish you all the best. Take care.
Sincerely Fredy Brown
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Personal top 100 in alphabetical order:

A-fei - Nymphéas (2008)
Ah Cama-Sotz - Declaration of Innocence (2008)
Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker - Fantasma Parastasie (2008)
Akira Kosemura - Tiny Musical (2008)
Alexander Turnquist - Faint at the Loudest Hour (2008)
Alva Noto - Unitxt (2008)
Anders Ilar - Sworn (2008)
Balmorhea - River Arms (2008)
Basquiat Strings - Basquiat Strings With Seb Rochford (2008)
Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior (2008)
Bersarin Quartett - Bersarin Quartett (2008)
Blackfilm - Blackfilm (2008)
Bracken - Eno About The Need (2008)
Brael And Tokyo Bloodworm - Living Languages (2008)
Burning Star Core - Challenger (2008)
Celer - Discourses Of The Withered (2008)
Chris Abrahams and Mike Cooper - Oceanic Feeling Like (2008)
Christian Fennesz - Black Sea (2008)
Clark - Turning Dragon (2008)
Elliot Brood - Mountain Meadows (2008)
Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (2008)
Equus - Eutheria (2008)
Empusae - The Hatred of Trees (2008)
Entia Non - Fold (2008)
Ensemble Economique - At The Foot Of Nameless Roads (2008)
Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale (2008)
Evan Marc & Steve Hillage - Dreamtime Submersible (2008)
Ez3kiel - Battlefield (2008)
Fabio Orsi & Valerio Cosi - We Could For Hours (2008)
Fjordne - The Last 3 Days Of Time (2008)
Flying Lotus - Los Engeles (2008)
Food For Animals - Belly (2008)
Geist - Apocalyptica (2008)
Geomatic - Blue Beam (2008)
Goldmund - The Malady of Elegance (2008)
Goro Watari - Hinode Tracks (2008)
Grails - Take Refuge in Clean Living (2008)
Hammock - Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow (2008)
Hauschka - Ferndorf (2008)
Helios - Caesura (2008)
Havoc Unit - H.IV+ [Hoarse Industrial Viremia] (2008)
Hecq - Night Falls (2008)
Horse Feathers - House With No Name (2008)
Irezumi - Endurance (2008)
Jacaszek - Treny (2008)
James Blackshaw - Litany of Echoes (2008)
Janek Schaefer - Alone at Last (2008)
Jasper TX - This Quiet Season/Black Sleep (2008)
Jerome Chassagnard - (F)Light (2008)
Joe Grimm - Brain Cloud (2008)
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fordlândia (2008)
Juxta Phona & offthesky - !Escape Kit! (2008)
Kangding Ray - Automne Fold (2008)
Kasai Allstars - Congotronics 3 : In the 7th moon, the chief turned into a swimming fish... (2008)
Lil Wayne - Carter III (2008)
Machinefabriek - Dauw (2008)
Machinefabriek - Tapes Of The Day (2008)
Machinefabriek - Vloed
Machinefabriek & Freiband - Oahu (2008)
Marihiko Hara - Reflexion, Und Dann, Metamorphose (2008)
Merzbow - Dolphin Sonar (2008)
Merzbow & Richard Pinhas - Keio Line (2008)
Metaform - Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants (2008)
Nadja - Desire In Uneasiness (2008)
Natural Snow Buildings - The Dance Of The Moon And The Sun (2008)
Natural Snow Buildings - Slayer of the King of Hell (2008)
Peter Broderick - Float (2008)
Philip Jeck - Sand (2008)
Pocahaunted - Island Diamonds (2008)
Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth (2008)
Prurient - The Black Post Society(2008)
Rovo - Nuou (2008)
Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern (2008)
RZA - Digi Snacks (2008)
Sadistik - The Balancing Act (2008)
Shed - Shedding The Past (2008)
Sleepingdog - Polar Life (2008)
Stephan Mathieu - Radioland (2008)
Steve Reich - Daniel Variations (2008)
Steve Roach - Arc Of Passion (2008)
Steve Von Till - A Grave is A Grim Horse (2008)
Strand - Madrid 2 Los Angeles (2008)
Small Town Boredom - Autumn Might Have Hope (2008)
Spyweirdos / Floros Floridis / John Mourjopoulos - Epistrophy At Utopia (2008)
Strom Noir - Ylomejja (2008)
Sumner Mckane - What A Great Place To Be (2008)
Richard Skelton - Marking Time (2008)
Taiga Remains - Descend Form Ivory Cliffs (2008)
Taylor Deupree & Kenneth Kirschner - May (2008)
Terje Isungset - Ice Concerts (2008)
The Abbasi Brothers - Something Like Nostalgia (2008)
The Black Dog - Radio Scarecrow (2008)
The Fun Years - Baby, It's Cold Inside (2008)
The Sight Below - Glider (2008)
Totakeke - ELekatota - The Other Side Of The Tracks (2008)
Tzolk'in - Haab (2008)
Ulaan Khol - I (2008)
UpcDownCLeftCRightCABC+Start - Embers (2008)
Windy & Carl - Songs For The Broken Hearted (2008)
Xela - In Bocca al Lupo (Into the Mouth of the Wolf) (2008)

Awards:
Honorable mentions:
Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
(Not exatly my cup of tea, but this is quite original material.)

The Caretaker - Persistent Repetition of Phrases
Kevin Drumm - Imperial Distortion
Summons Of Shining Ruins - Summons Of Shining Ruins
Kenneth Kirschner - Filaments and Voids
(these four joints are great, they just don't seem to click with me)

Band of the year: Natural Snow Buildings

Artis of the year: Machinefabriek

Guilty pleasure: Britney Spears - Circus
Go Britney! Go!

 

[Vinnolation]

V∞ Top 2008 Metal Albums

#1. Meshuggah - obZen
#2. Darkthrone - Dark Thrones And Black Flags
#3. Metallica - Death Magnetic
#4. Hate Eternal - Fury And Flames
#5. Vader - XXV
#6. Kataklysm - Prevail
#7. Satyricon - The Age Of Nero
#8. Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thundergod
#9. Behemoth - Ezkaton
#10. She Said Destroy - This City Speaks In Tongues
#11. Toxocara - The Great Rebellious
#12. Cephalectomy - The Dream Cycle Mythos
#13. Vesania - Distractive Killusions
#14. Origin - Antithesis
#15. Aura Noir - Hades Rise
#16. Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
#17. Fuck The Facts - Disgorge Mexico
#18. The Berzerker - The Reawakening
#19. Neuraxis - The Thin Line Between
#20. Waylander - Honour Amongst Chaos

V∞ Top 2008 Metal Videos

#1. Metallica - All Nightmare Long
vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=47937371

#2. Meshuggah - Bleed
vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=34070402

#3. Hate Eternal - Bringer Of Storms
vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=28132028

#4. Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thundergod
vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=43361058

 

[Zephyrus]

Just blogged my top 10 Black Metal list in detail:

http://zephyrusblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/top-10-black-metal-albums-of-2008/

 

[darrkon]

Meh list

Ahhh lol, kids comparing Nachtmystium to Pink Floyd and Psychadelic rock.

A few solos and a cheap synth does not = Psychedelic Rock.

 

[Day_Before_Dawn]

1. Misery Signals - Controller (by quite a distance)

2. Nachtmystium - Assassins

3. Darkspace - III

4. Darkthrone - Dark Thrones and Black Flags

I was hoping Shining's new album was going to make an appearance, but like the last album it looks like its going to be pushed back for months.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Ahhhh OK here's my final list...

1. Human Mincer - Degradation Paradox
2. Seamount - ntodrm
3. Intestine Baalism - Ultimate Instinct
4. Nocte Obducta - Sequenzen einer Wanderung
5. Manilla Road - Voyager
6. Necrovation - Breed Deadness Blood
7. Zero Hour - Dark Deceiver
8. Wedard - Wo die Ewigkeit die Zeit berührt
9. Abominable Putridity - In the End of Human Existence (if it counts)
10. Black Comedy - Instigator

 

[Mr. Bungle]

My final:

1.Scar Symmetry-Holographic Universe
2.Zero Hour-Dark Deceiver
3.Cynic-Traced In Air
4.Tyr-Land
5.Amon Amarth-Twilight of the Thunder God
6.Death Angel-Killing Season
7.Serenity-Fallen Sanctuary
8.Revelation-Release
9.Testament-The Formation of Damnation
10.Alestorm-Captain Morgans Revenge (so much fun!)

 

[supseudonymous]

No order:

Portrait - Portrait
Ironsword - Overlords Of Chaos
Ereb Altor - By Honour
Apostle Of Solitude - Sincerest Misery
Dead Congregation - Graves Of The Archangels
Manilla Road - Voyager
Valkyrie - Man Of Two Visions
Fall Of The Idols - The Seance
Faustcoven - Rising From Below The Earth
Grand Magus - Iron Will

This is highly subject to change still as there are quite of a few gems from this past year that I have yet to hear.

 

[genocide roach]

the staff's list

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/reviews/457569-staff-picks-2008-a.html#post7931970

my final list:

Eluveitie- Slania
Nightbringer- Death and the Black Work
Esoteric- The Maniacal Vale
Alestorm- Captain Morgan's Revenge
Mouth of the Architect- Quietly
Todesbonden- Sleep Now, Quiet Forest
Draconian- Turning Season Within
Isole - Bliss Of Solitude
Ihashn- Angl
Enslaved- Vertebrae

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Yay staff of UM, those are some bad lists!

 

[supseudonymous]

Wow, I think GR actually has better taste than anyone else on the staff.

 

[Belligerent]

Draconian- Turning Season Within
Isole - Bliss Of Solitude
Ihashn- Angl
Enslaved- Vertebrae

All good choices.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Wow, I think GR actually has better taste than anyone else on the staff.

He does, because most of them don't even like metal.

 

[genocide roach]

He does, because most of them don't even like metal.

and because i'm totally awesome
~gR~

 

[Koude Haat]

lmao @ the staff list.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

maaad pretentious "prog" shit

 

[supseudonymous]

and because i'm totally awesome
~gR~

There's a difference between being totally awesome and being the least gay.