Here's my top 10. I think there is a lot of cross over with some of yours.
10. Lance King - A Moment in Chiros. A solid melodic power metal concept album. No tracks really stand out, but the concept is good and the vocals are very strong.
9. Above Symmetry - Ripples. OK I kind of cheated with this CD. Above Symmetry released this album in 2010 with the band name Aspera. They were forced to change their name and rereleased it this year. Sometimes the vocals are strained, but for a bunch of young guys, their sound is very mature.
8. The Magnificent - S/T. I am a big Circus Maximus fan, so bought this album just because Michael Erikson was singing on it. His vocal work is, as ever, outstanding. He must surely be the best singer in prog/power metal (other than Tommy!). The songs are also very strong. This certainly bodes well for the new CM album (5 years between albums is far too long).
7. Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events. ADToE does not compare well to Dream Theater's earlier work (Images and words or Scenes) but compares to Black Clouds or Systematic Chaos, this album is a real step in the right direction. On the Back of Angels and Bridges in the Sky are real stand out tracks.
6. Arch / Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance. There are some really great ideas on this album. Matheos provides his own brand of driving guitar riffs to Arch's unique soaring vocals. Listening to the whole album in one sitting does become a bit of a chore because John Arch's voice can be grating, but in small doses I really love this album.
5. Within Temptation - The Unforgiving. The Unforgiving marries WT's usual metal and strings/choirs with some dance grooves. This album reinvents the stagnant genre of female fronted symphonic metal. I am really looking forward to seeing what they do next.
4. Vangough - Kingdom of Ruin. This is a concept album (about Watership Down, I think - certainly something involving rabbits). There are some good tracks in the first half of the album (Drained is a particular favourite) but it tails off towards the end.
3. Symphony X - Iconoclast. This album is heavier than I would like. It also has its fair share of poor songs. However, Iconoclast and When All Is Lost are both fantastic prog metal epics and some of the more power metal songs like The End of Innocence and Electric Messiah will have you singing along and tapping your toes.
2. Lost in Thought - Opus Arise. A fantastic debut album. There are little pieces of so many other bands in this release (Dream Theater, Symphony X and Seventh Wonder must all be very strong influences), but the songs are good enough that this doesnt become a problem. If the band start to develop their own voice in their next album, they could soon by one of my favourite bands.
1. Redemption - This Mortal Coil. There is a cliche in prog metal about each album being heavier yet more melodic than the last. In the case of TMC, Redemption have actually managed a very heavy and complex album with soaring vocal melodies and great choruses. The production is also not as bad as some would have you believe.
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