GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 2009

[no country for old wainds]

well THIS should be a change of pace. i guess some people will sit this out but eh, could always use it as an opportunity to brush up on some great newish shit.

RYM Albums List
RYM EPs List
GMD Top 10 of 2009 Thread (from 2009)

please list at least 5

 

[CiG]

I wonder how many people will bow out for this one.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Pretty sure Baroque and TechBarb will be happy with the results of this one

 

[CiG]

I doubt I will hear the full Ape Uprising! album in time for this, but I always hear good things about it in here.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

1. Believer - Gabriel
2. Vektor - Black Future
3. Light Bringer - Tales of Almanac
4. Children - Hard Times Hanging at the End of the World
5. Winter Crescent - Battle of Egos
6. Unsouled - Start Over
7. Solitary Sabred - The Hero the Monster the Myth
8. Iron Attack! - Crying Destiny
9. Managainstcatfish - On The Wings Of A Spider
10. W.A.S.P. - Babylon

wew not such a good year. Almost had to start picking from my 2/5s to make it.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I doubt I will hear the full Ape Uprising! album in time for this, but I always hear good things about it in here.

Their worst album that I've heard (never listened to The Animal Spirits). Lots of self-plagiarism and stupid happy bits.

 

[CiG]

Their worst album that I've heard (never listened to The Animal Spirits). Lots of self-plagiarism and stupid happy bits.

I probably won't take your word for it, just because we don't really see eye-to-eye on music and if I did I might be missing out on something awesome.

 

[-CC-]

Yay new poll. Gonna need some weeks for this one, but I'm already positive my #1 will be Slugathor - Echoes From Beneath. Fucking monster album.

 

[Krow]

Will post my top ten later but here's a big list of shit I liked from this year.


Nokturnal Mortum - Голос сталі (Voice of Steel)
The Chasm - Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm
While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose
Tribulation - The Horror
Argus - Argus
Ketzer - Satan's Boundaries Unchained
Gama Bomb - Tales From the Grave in Space
Slough Feg - Ape Uprising!
Church of Misery - Houses of the Unholy
Embrace of Thorns - Atonement Ritual
Oranssi Pazuzu - Muukalainen puhuu
Altar of Oblivion - Sinews of Anguish
Flehgod Apocalypse - Oracles
The Gates of Slumber - Hymns of Blood and Thunder
Teitanblood - Seven Chalices
Ignivomous - Death Transmutation
Archgoat - The Light Devouring Darkness

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[CiG]

My best of 2009 (subject to change):

1. Revelation - For the Sake of No One
2. While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose
3. Realmbuilder - Summon the Stone Throwers
4. Heaven and Hell - The Devil You Know
   
5. Isole - Silent Ruins
6. Obliteration - Nekropsalms
7. Argus - Argus
8. Spiritus Mortis - The God Behind the God
9. Nile - Those Whom the Gods Detest
   
10. Griftegård - Solemn.Sacred.Severe

Honourable mentions:

• Count Raven - Mammons War
• Altar of Oblivion - Sinews of Anguish
• The Gates of Slumber - Hymns of Blood and Thunder
• Teitanblood - Seven Chalices
• Archgoat - The Light-Devouring Darkness
• Shackles - Traitors' Gate
• Semlah - Semlah
• Memory Driven - Relative Obscurity
• Absu - Absu
• Funebrarum - The Sleep of Morbid Dreams

 

[-CC-]

Official verdict: anybody who says that 2009 wasn't a good year for metal has shit taste and/or is retarded. Griftegard is rocking my balls, back and forth, like an infant cradled in the loving embrace of his mother. If you don't like this, fuck you and don't talk to me.

I actually miss Dodens lol.

 

[Baroque]

Something like this, will rank them later

1. Vektor - Black Future
2. Ancestors - Of Sound Mind
3. Children - Hard Times Hanging at the End of the World
4. Megadeth - Endgame
5. Artillery - When Death Comes
6. Mantic Ritual - Executioner
7. Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings
8. Adagio - Archangels in Black
9. Be'lakor - Stone's Reach
10. Gama Bomb - Tales from the Grave in Space


Heathen - The Evolution of Chaos (if it counts as 2009 put it at #10)
Mutant - Laserdrome
Amogh Symphony - Abolishing the Obsolete System
Paradox - Riot Squad
Warbringer - Waking Into Nightmares
Evile - Infected Nations

 

[zabu of nΩd]

My metal education is lacking in general, but I am gravely ignorant when it comes to newer years like this. I already did a lot of homework for 1988, so I should probably sit this year out rather than half-assing a list.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

We're counting Evolution of Chaos as 2009? I remember buying it when it was released out here in 2010.

 

[CiG]

Apparently there is a 2009 Japanese release.

 

[Slayed Necros]

1. The Chasm - Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm
2. Panphage - Ætt Loka
3. Beherit - Engram
4. Excoriate - On Pestilent Winds...
5. Unanimated - In the Light of Darkness
6. Arckanum - ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ
7. Slough Feg - Ape Uprising!
8. Grave Miasma - Exalted Emanation
9. Gorgoroth - Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt
10. Avenger - Feast of Anger, Joy of Despair

 

[Phylactery]

This year is actually quite strong. Plenty of good stuff from it.

 

[CiG]

I have felt that way about every year so far and probably will for every single year from here on out.

 

[Baroque]

Years are stronger than others but I should have at least 10 worth mentioning for every year, depending how far back in time we go. Early 2000s might be difficult, and 70s

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

@CASSETTEISGOD you did like every single one of my other "orthodox" lists, no? Is this one not "mainstream magazine" enough for you?