Half way through the year - what are you digging most?

[TENTH DREAMER DECEIVER]

Current rankings:

1. Blaze Bayley: Promise and the Terror
2. Haken: Aquarius
3. Y&T: Facemelter
4. Spock's Beard: X
5. Jorn: Dio
6. Sabaton: Coat of Arms
7. Yoso: Elements
8. Armored Saint: La Raza
9. Krokus: Hoodoo
10. Vanden Plas

 

[SoundMaster]

By all means, my copy it's on the way. Top ten material of the year for sure.

Indeed. I just got this (new Sabaton) and it's awesome. Kick-ass, no frills modern metal with outstanding vocals!

 

[wdiv]

I've been listening to the Armored Saint album a lot recently. They really picked up right where SoS left off.

 

[Pelata]

It's a monster album, isn't it? :Smokin:, top 5 of this year for me.

My review:
http://www.teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/pretty-maids-pandemonium/

 

[Wyvern]

My review:
http://www.teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/pretty-maids-pandemonium/

Nice review Shawn, concise, balanced and well written. I mostly agree with you although I have never been able to check "Carpe Diem", so I think "Pandemonium" is the best since "Future World".

BTW, thanks for Blatant Disarray, I think they also will do the digging the most on 2010.

I've been listening to the Armored Saint album a lot recently. They really picked up right where SoS left off.

+1

 

[kuier]

My favorite so far has probably been State of Rock - A Point of Destiny. Highly recommend 80s style melodic hard rock. Great vocals and guitar playing.

Yeah, great album. I have been a Tony Mills fan since I first heard Shy's Excess All Areas back in the day. Great to see that he joined the rest of the Frontline crew.

 

[carnut]

I'm pretty sure this one is going to end up in my top 5;

 

[Metal Dog]

Off the top of my head I can't think of any that haven't been mentioned already but Ratt, Keel, Steevi Jaimz and Pretty Maids all stand out. Particullarly the Keel record. Having never heard Keel before I saw him live I was in two minds about spending his set at the bar when he came on stage. He looked like a washed up alkie and with beer in one hand and shot in the other I thought we were in for a wasted trip but I was plesantly surprised and (I can't remember who the headliner was that night maybe Winger?) I must say he stole the show. Best live act I've seen in ages! Seconded by the amazing Steevi Jaimz at Rock City last weekend which was only let down by the lack of a sharpie so my Tigertailz record came home unsigned There'll be another chance though someday.

 

[No-Mercy]

gonna have to go with

Iron Maiden - Final Frontier
Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time
Masterplan - Time To Be King

those are the only albums ive bought in their entirety...nothing else seemed to have enough songs i would like to buy (so i just bought selected songs on itunes)

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I've only heard a few 2010 albums so far, but of them Mekong Delta's is the only one that rose above decency. I was a little surprised on how much more they've embraced a melodic progressive metal sound in lieu of their trademark disjointed tech-thrashing, but I don't mind the change at all. The many instrumental transitions are well-executed too, unlike many albums that just use them as inappropriate padding.

 

[Assault_Attack]

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My favorite so far has probably been State of Rock - A Point of Destiny. Highly recommend 80s style melodic hard rock. Great vocals and guitar playing.

What! How many cd's does Tony Mills put out a year? I missed this one. Now I have another cd to check out...

Get well Tony

 

[poundingmetal74]

What! How many cd's does Tony Mills put out a year?

A lot. New TNT and Shy are due early next year in addition to 3-4 he did this year.

Not to mention he sang backing on a certain band's new album. vvvvvvv

 

[Assault_Attack]

I see, Nice having Tony contribute to your latest cd. I think Tony has now passed JSS for singing on the most cd's in the 15 years, LOL.....

 

[SickBoy]

gonna have to go with

Iron Maiden - Final Frontier
Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time
Masterplan - Time To Be King

Funny, I thought all three big-ones disappointed me... BG is better than the last one, but nothing to write home about really, just like Masterplan... Except for that Queen worship song, which is by far the best on the CD.

Grand Magus, Nevermore, Rage and Heathen get my votes.
Haven't listened to Sabaton yet, but I'll do that soon enough...

 

[poundingmetal74]

I'm pretty sure this one is going to end up in my top 5; Phonomik

Gert, I just grabbed this disc, really cool. Basically the best album Disturbed never wrote. Their singer sounds like Disturbed, the music and production sounds like Disturbed, yet I like this quite a bit better.

 

[Up&Away]

So far...

Acute Mind - S/T
Anaxes - Antithesis
Empty Tremor - Iridium
Haken - Aquarius
James Labrie - Static Impulse
Mindsplit - Charmed Human Art of Significance
Third Eye - Recipe for Disaster
Utopia - Ice and knives
Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork

 

[DameNation]

Gert, I just grabbed this disc, really cool. Basically the best album Disturbed never wrote. Their singer sounds like Disturbed, the music and production sounds like Disturbed, yet I like this quite a bit better.

Good stuff. I was a big Disturbed fan like many, but the mainstream redundancy has gotten annoying. I like this one!

 

[carnut]

Don't know any stuff by Disturbed, but I guess that's more to the "core" side of things? Phonomic also play a bit with the borderline Metal/Core, but I think they stay well on the metal side

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk-rWSNdKYU&feature=related[/ame]

 

[Wyvern]

Space Eater and Invection are truly thrashing my ways around in the last few days.

 

[blood & iron]

Overkill - Ironbound
Skullview - Metalkill The World
Ratt - Infestation

I'd like to say Iron Maiden 'The Final Frontier', but I just can't get into it.