GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 2004

[alex76]

1. Repugnant - Premature Burial (EP)
2. Pagan Altar - The Time Lord (EP)
3. Exodus - Tempo of the Damned
4. Pagan Altar - The Lords of Hypocrisy
5. God Dethroned - The Lair of the White Worm
6. Forsaken - Anima Mundi
7. Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor
8. Behemoth - Demigod
9. The Chasm - The Spell of Retribution
10. Enisferum - Iron

 

[Omni]

1. Inquisition- Magnificent Glorification of Lucifer
2. The Chasm - The Spell of Retribution
3. Dark Tribe - In Jeraspunta - Die Rückkehr der tollwütigen Bestie
4. Isen Torr - Mighty & Superior
5. Brocas Helm - Defender of the Crown
6. Nocternity- A Fallen Unicorn
7. Pagan Altar - The Time Lord
8. Graveland - Dawn of the Iron Blades
9. Lunar Aurora - Elixir of Sorrow
10. Pagan Altar - The Lords of Hypocrisy

 

[-CC-]

1) Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
2) Runemagick - On Funeral Wings
3) The Chasm - The Spell of Retribution
4) Dismember - Where Ironcrosses Grow
5) Unleashed - Sworn Allegiance
6) Decapited - The Negation
7) Exodus - Tempo of the Damned
8) Meshuggah - I
9) Mayhem - Chimera
10) Probot - S/T

HM: Inquisition / Drawn & Quartered / Ufomammut / Necrophagist / Grave

A good mix of in-crowd and out-crowd picks methinks. Probably a controversial first pick, but hey I love that album. Death metal-lite or not, it's just too much fun to listen to.

 

[Omni]

You must really like that Probot album since it's in your top 10 and honorable mentions.

 

[-CC-]

Good call, originally had Grave on there, didn't swap them properly.

 

[Atomic Tide]

1) Motorhead - Inferno
2) Saxon - Lionheart
3) Cannibal Corpse - The Wretched Spawn
4) Exodus - Tempo of the Damned
5) Dio - Master of the Moon
6) Drawn and Quartered - Return of the Black Death
7) Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
8) Wintersun - s/t
9) Decapitated - The Negation
10) Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer

 

[Krow]

Changed my list. Tossed Mastodon.

1. Pagan Altar - The Lords of Hypocrisy
2. Motorhead - Inferno
3. Brocas Helm - Defender of the Crown
4. Saxon - Lionheart
5. Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
6. Endless Dismal Moan - Endless Dismal Moan
7. Lunar Aurora - Elixir of Sorrow
8. The Gates of Slumber - The Awakening
9. Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
10. Lord Gore - Resickened

 

[crimsonfloyd]

1. Velvet Cacoon- Genevieve
2. Mortifera- Vastiia Tenebrd Mortifera
3. Drudkh- Autumn Aurora
4. Nightwish- Once
5. Deathspell Omega- Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice
6. Nyktalgia- Nyktalgia
7. Xasthur- To Violate the Oblivious
8. Xasthur- Telepathic with the Deceased
9. Necrophagist- Epitaph
10. Leviathan- Tentacles of Whorror

 

[Phylactery]

What’s this Mortifera? I haven’t heard of them.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

What’s this Mortifera? I haven’t heard of them.

French black metal.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

7. Blind Guardian- A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera was released in 2002, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

A Night at the Opera was released in 2002, if I'm not mistaken.

This is true. Fixed. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Top Ten

1. Deathspell Omega - Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice
2. Enslaved - Isa
3. Therion - Lemuria
4. Dark Tribe - In Jeraspunta - Die Rückkehr der tollwütigen Bestie
5. My Dying Bride - Songs of Darkness, Words of Light
6. Xasthur - To Violate the Oblivious
7. Urfaust - Geist ist Teufel
8. Amon Amarth - Fate of Norns
9. Therion - Sirius B
10. Drudkh - Autumn Aurora

Honourable Mention
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/drudkh

• Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
• Haggard - Eppur si muove
• Mystic Forest - Romances
• Brocas Helm - Defender of the Crown
• Mercenary - 11 Dreams
• Behemoth - Demigod
• Nortt / Xasthur - A Curse for the Lifeless / Hedengang
• Mortifera - Vastiia Tenebrd Mortifera
• Elffor - From the Throne of Hate
• Fallen - A Tragedy's Bitter End

https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/drudkh
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/urfaust
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/xasthur
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dark_tribe
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/enslaved
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/deathspell_omega

 

[no country for old wainds]

sorry i'm kinda late with this, been away without signal for a few days.

@EspaDa @rms @Sirjack @Phylactery @ClichéUserName @RadicalThrasher @I-TEND-TO-DIE @Mort Divine @Vegard Pompey @Funerary_Doom @spikes77 @EternalMetal @zabu of nΩd @RedinTheSky @Manic Ferocity @tagradh @Draehl

any of yall posting something?

 

[EspaDa]

Updated my list. Unfortunately, I haven't listened to all albums I wanted to from that year.

 

[rms]

nah i find this year to be un worthy of any time

 

[Phylactery]

When’s the deadline again? I might make a list. Seems a bit trite my least favourite The Chasm album will probably top my list. But then again, it peaks extremely high. As does SMRC, but The Spell is a bit more consistent and less overwrought. Both suffer from being overlong and inconsistent imo.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Haven't heard much from this year so this list is kinda garbage.

1. The Chasm - The Spell of Retribution
2. Therion - Lemuria
3. Cult of Luna - Salvation
4. Brocas Helm - Defender of the Crown
5. Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven

 

[Phylactery]

Cult of Luna?! You’re full of surprises Pompey!

 

[Baroque]

1) MCM - Ritual Factory
2) Winds - The Imaginary Direction of Time
3) Spastic Ink - Ink Compatible
4) Violator - Violent Mosh
5) Trizna - Vertical Horizon
6) Megadeth - The System Has Failed
7) Arsis - A Celebration of Guilt
8) Wintersun - s/t
9) Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination
10) DGM - Misplaced

Ordered