It's still October but fuck it, what are your top albums of 2005?

[descendencyfw]

1. NEVERMORE - TGE
(A DISTANT 1st)
2. Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
3. Demons and Wizards - Touched by the Crimson King
4. Overkill - RelixIV
5. Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama (killed their last release, but nothing
compared to their other cds.)
6. Dream Theater - Octavarium (Disappointing compared to the rest of their
masterpieces).
Nothing else metal really got me excited in 2005.

 

[TheDreamingMind]

In no particular order...
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Hypocrisy - Virus
Pain - Dancing With The Dead
B'z - The Circle
Fear Factory - Trangression
Steve Vai - Real Illusions (Reflections)
Paradise Lost - Paradise Lost
Comeback Kid - Wake The Dead
Spiritual Beggars - Demons
Disturbed - 10,000 Fists

 

[Tee]

Nevermore - TGE
Candlemass - Candlemass
Reverend Bizarre - Crush The Insects

 

[Nocturn13]

My list is sooo tiny....

Nevermore- TGE
Opeth- Ghost Reveries

They're really the only one's i've bought this year that i have loved to death.
I did buy the new Bruce .D and wasn't super impressed with it. I'm also a poor student and don't buy a lot of cd's hehehe.

Dito.

 

[Johnsy666]

10. and ten would be Berzerkers new album but its not out yet \M/ World Of Lies \M/

yeh can't wait for the new The Berzerker album follow me and afterlife r awesome but it won't be released til next year here. Also looking forward to Infernal Methods debut album and have yet to get the new cryptopsy.

1. Nile - AOTW
2. Opeth - GR
3. Naglfar - Pariah
4. Nevermore - TGE
5. Behemoth - Demigod
5. Meshuggah - Catch 33
6. Hypocrisy - Virus
7. Dark Tranquillity - Character
8. Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
9. Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
10. (for something different) Gorillaz - Demon Days

 

[Heavymetal_Hellmaster]

in no real order

Nevermore- this godless endeavor
Exodus- Shovel Headed Kill Machine
Annihilator- Schizo Deluxe

 

[Liverslapper]

umm....out of so m any...let me think.. These arn't in order from greatest to least..just naming a few

Nevermore - This Godless Endevour
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
Darkane - Layers of Lies
Chimaira - Chimaira
Disturbed - 10,000 Fists
Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama (Limited Edition)
Fear Factory - Transgression
Hate Eternal - I, Monarch
Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked

and some others lol...

im adding Are you Dead yet by Children of Bodem - good stuff

 

[anette]

1.Redemption - The Fullness Of Time
2.Circus Maximus - The First Chapter
3.Pantommind - Shade Of Fate
4.Dark Tranquillity - Character

 

[Black Rain]

one of the biggest disappointments of 2005 imo

agreed

No order
1.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2.Slumber - Fallout
3.Evergrey a night to remember DVD
4.Dark Tranquillity - Character
5.Nevermore - this godless endeaver
6.Arcturus - Sideshow symhponies

Most disapointing albums of 2005 are

1. As I lay dying - whateverthefuckit'scalled
2.God forbid - IV constiution of treason
3.Arch enemy - Dooms day machine(sorry guys but you're putting out the same cd just worst every time come on.)
4.Children of bodom - are you dead yet? (lol title)
5.probably more just can't think right now

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Reverend Bizarre - Crush The Insects

DOOM! OVERRRRR THE WORRRLLLLDDDDDDD

 

[profskett]

....Fair enough.

Dream Theater - Octavarium (yes as an album not nearly as good as Scenes, but then what is really? And Octavarium [the song] - 24 mins of pure genius)

 

[Decadancer]

....Fair enough.

Dream Theater - Octavarium (yes as an album not nearly as good as Scenes, but then what is really? And Octavarium [the song] - 24 mins of pure genius)

Ack. It's weird. I quite like a few songs on there, but overall I think I'm even more disappointed with Octavarium than I was with FII when it came out. And that album ended DT's couple-of-year-long stint as my favourite band.

Panic Attack still gets me every time, Root of All Evil's okay and the title track I throw on occasionally. So many faceless songs on there, though, such a contrast to the last album (which was their third best to my mind and is still very fresh in my mind... maybe one of the reasons I was underwhelmed by Octavarium).

 

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

I DON'T KNOW YET I'L FIGURE IT OUT LATER

 

[AjDeath]

Adding Yob - The Unreal Never Lived. Holy shit is it great.

 

[El Diablo Fantastico]

Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Candlemass - Candlemass
Paradise Lost - Paradise Lost
Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
Ulver - Blood Inside
Solefald - Red For Fire
Hypocrisy - Virus
Ram-Zet - Intra

 

[Tiff]

I'll go with my top 5
1. Nevermore- This Godless Endeavor
2. Warmachine-Beginning of the End (If you haven't heard of them, I urge you to check them out... http://www.warmachineonline.com)
3. Fear Factory-Transgression
4. Dream Theater-Octavarium
5. Strapping Young Lad-Alien

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Adding Yob - The Unreal Never Lived. Holy shit is it great.

Good one.

Now that makes about three of four albums mentioned in this thread that are actually good.

 

[descendencyfw]

Yes, DT "Octavarium" has some killer moments (Panic Attack and title track is 24 min's of killer old and new prog), it's too middle-of-the-road. DT's appeal (at least to me) was that they were so "above the competition" and innovative. "Octavarium" is not that over-the-top, nor innovative. I love to listen to Panic Attack, but that's typical DT. They suck me in by experimenting and going out on a limb, essentially amazing the listener. I like it when they go off on their "songs within a song" as a group and smoke the listener. I want them to do things I can't on an instrument. "Oct" did not do this. ...and MP on drums is a monster.
...sorry, got off topic. Just glad to see some DT admirers on the NM board...but NM is still king.

 

[blind_cynic]

1-2.Pain Of Salvation-"Be"(dvd)
1-2.Nevermore-"This Godles Endeavor"
3.James LaBrie-"Elements Of Persuasion"
4.Nile-"Annihilation Of The Wicked"
5.Communic-"Conspiracy In Mind"
6.Strapping Young Lad-"Alien"

 

[Hypnos]

1. Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
2. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
3. Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
4. Candlemass - Candlemass
5. Novembers Doom - Pale Haunt Departure
6. Evoken - Antithesis Of Light
7. Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken
8. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
9. Mourning Beloveth - A Murderous Circus
10. Communic - Conspiracy In Mind