Best of 2009 thread

[poundingmetal74]

W.E.T. - S/T

You know, I had heard of this band (and read about it in your post) but it remained off my radar until yesterday when I heard a song in BWBK's audio player. Now I've heard 3-4 songs since and I'm REALLY digging it. Great proggy-power-melodic metal and JSS sounds freeking awesome.

 

[SoundMaster]

augury - fragmentary evidence
obscura - cosmogenenesis

Both are stellar releases.

 

[SoundMaster]

1. Madder Mortem - "Eight Ways"

Another gem. This band is truly unique with a sound of their own.
Highly recommended.

 

[Wyvern]

I'm not gonna make much shuffle from here to the 31st. I made 4 lists, one for straight/rock metal, another for progressive and akin stuff, another for best EP debuts and another for downloads which CDs I couldn't found in time to put them in the previous lists.

Straight/rock metal

1. Wolf – “Ravenous”
2. Lion’s Share – “Dark Hours”
3. Candlemass – “Death Magic Doom”
4. Doro – “Fear No Evil”
5. Bone Shaker – “Union”
6. Alestorm – “Black Sails At Midnight”
7. Primal Fear – “16.6 Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead”
8. Tyr – “By The Light Of The Northern Star”
9. Skyclad – “In The…All Together”
10. Count Raven – “Mammons War”
11. Bloodbound – “Tabula Rasa”
12. Superchrist – “Defenders Of The Filth”
13. Megadeth – “Endgame”
14. Andre Matos – “Mentalize
15. Praying Mantis – “Sanctuary”
16. Kruk – “Before He’ll Kill You”
17. Hellhound – “Metal Fire From Hell”
18. Cage – “Science Of Annihilation”
19. Crescent Shield – “The Stars Of Never Seen”
20. Forsaken – “After The Fall”
21. Jorn – “Spirit Black”
22. Heaven & Hell – “The Devil You Know”
23. Crystal Viper – “Metal Nation”
24. Metalucifer – “Heavy Metal Bulldozer”
25. Evil Masquerade – “Fade To Black”
26. Ossian – “Egyszer Az Életben”
27. Hirax – “El Rostro De La Muerte”
28. Impaler – “Cryptozoology, Creatures Of God?”
29. Roxxcalibur – “NWOBHM For Muthas”
30. Iron Maiden – “Flight 666”
31. Hammerfall – “No Sacrifice, No Victory”
32. Saxon – “Into The Labyrinth”
33. Yngwie Malmsteen – “The Genesis”

Progressive and similar rock/metal

1. Transatlantic – “The Whirlwind”
2. Time’s Forgotten – “Dandelion”
3. The Tangent – “Down And Out In Paris And London”
4. Tetrafusion – “Absolute Zero”
5. Agents Of Mercy – “The Fading Ghosts Of Twilight”
6. Redemption – “Snowfall On Judgement Day”
7. Scale The Summit – “Carving Desert Canyons”
8. Derek Sherinian – “Molecular Heinosity”
9. Shadow Gallery – “Digital Ghosts”
10. Steve Vai – “Where The Wild Things Are”
11. Guilt Machine - “On This Perfect Day”
12. Jordan Rudess – “Notes On Dream”
13. Twinspirits – “The Forbidden City”
14. Dream Theater – “Black Clouds & Silver Lining”

Best EP debuts

1. Viveynne – “Becoming Jane Doe”
2. White Wizzard – “High Speed GTO”
3. Invection – “Demented Perception”

Albums downloaded hich CDs didn't made in time for the previous lists

1. Renacer – “Hijo Del Viento”
2. Meliah Rage –“Masquerade”
3. Kiko Loureiro – “Fullblast”
4. Jezabel – “Mas Allá del Tiempo”
5. Urto - "Upside Down"
6. Turbo – “Strażnik Światła"
7. Metalforce – “Metalforce”

 

[KMADD]

Man I forgot about Obscura. I saw them play in front of like 20 ppl with Graves Of Valor at a bar. Needless to say it was one of the last extreme metal shows there. I think Abyssmal Dawn was on that bill as well.

 

[Vicious Robbie]

You know, I had heard of this band (and read about it in your post) but it remained off my radar until yesterday when I heard a song in BWBK's audio player. Now I've heard 3-4 songs since and I'm REALLY digging it. Great proggy-power-melodic metal and JSS sounds freeking awesome.

I'm glad you are a digging it, Pounding. It is a great record indeed. I'm glad I was able to be of some help

 

[Vicious Robbie]

Man I forgot about Obscura. I saw them play in front of like 20 ppl with Graves Of Valor at a bar. Needless to say it was one of the last extreme metal shows there. I think Abyssmal Dawn was on that bill as well.

Cosmogenesis is a wonderful record. Another one of my faves from 2009

 

[rokk]

My best of 2009 INPO

WASP - Babylon
Wig Wam - Non Stop Rock n Roll
The Last Vegas - Whatever Gets You Off
KISS - Sonic Boom
Bai Bang - Are You Ready?
Ace Frehley - Anomaly
Megadeth - Endgame