It's that time... your best albums of 2006

[Necromunchkin]

Yeah, so we still have a few months left in the year, and I'm starting to wonder what I missed that was really worthy of my attention. Have a few that still stand up after all this time, but not as many as I'd like. So, tell me my fellow music fans, what have been the albums that most moved you this year? Metal, ambient, industrial, noise, whatever... tell me your favorites.

 

[Kvlt Wench]

Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells

 

[Necromunchkin]

Well hell, Isabel, that's already on my list, that doesn't help...

 

[Will Bozarth]

My Dying Bride, Unexpect, Into Eternity

 

[Chromatose]

Current 93 - Black Ships ate the Sky
Negura Bunget - OM
Harvey Milk - Special Wishes
Comets on Fire - Avatar
Circulus - Clocks are like People
Bardo Pond - Ticket Crystals
The Melvins - A Senile Animal
Giant Squid - Metridium Field
Six Organs of Admittance - The Sun Awakens
Sunn O)))/Boris - Altar


there's 10 of 'em, for starters

 

[Shpongled]

Edit:

 

[Anvil]

Amon Amarth.

 

[Captain Beard]

Of course Isabel would pick something like Drudkh, damn grim kids and your tr00ness (I kid.) I'm still deciding, a few albums left to come out.

 

[kirky]

1.Dream Theater-Score
2.Queensryche-Operation:Mindcrime 2
3.Stone Sour-Come Whatever May
4.Godsmack-IV
5.Katatonia-The Great Cold Distance
6.OSI-Free
7.Papa Roach-Paramour Sessions

but the new Killswitch will beat them all

 

[The Grayfox]

The new Killswitch is better than The End of Heartache, thats for sure.

Still doesn't touch Alive or Just Breathing or the Self-titled though.

 

[NeonBlack69]

Wake Pig - 3
Sacrament - Lamb of God
and, of course...
Monotheist!!!

 

[-Syl-]

Wendigo - Let It Out
Madder Mortem
Stone Sour
Slayer
3
Lamb of God
etc.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

definitely Kalmah - The Black Waltz

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Apocalips
Current 93 - Black Ships Ate The Sky
Triarii - Pièce Héroique
Belborn & Rose Rovine E Amanti - Grain
Stahlwerk 9 - Der Tod nagelt die Augen zu...
Rome - Berlin
Wolves In The Throne Room - Diadem Of 12 Stars
Der Blutharsch - When Did Wonderland End?
Negurã Bunget - Om
David Galas - The Cataclysm

YET TO COME/HEAR:

H.E.R.R. - Vondel's Lucifer
Rome - Nera
Cawatana & Storm Of Capricorn - Split
Storm Of Capricorn & Paranoia Inducta - Jama


FURTHER LISTENS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO BE JUDGED IF WORTHY OF "THE LIST":

Spiritual Front - Armageddon Gigolo
Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
Cold Fusion - ORP Orzeł
Scald - Vermiculatus

I'm sure that there's some I'm forgetting.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Six Organs of Admittance - The Sun Awakens

so you really liked that Six Organs?

I'll have to give it a go then.

I still haven't listened to that new Circulus yet. Fuck.

 

[firewalkjen]

I don't have 10 but

Into Eternity- The Scattering of Ashes
Mercenary- The Hours that Remain
Satyricon-Now, Diabolical
Kataklysm- In the Arms of Devastation

 

[NeonBlack69]

Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Apocalips
Current 93 - Black Ships Ate The Sky
Triarii - Pièce Héroique
Belborn & Rose Rovine E Amanti - Grain
Stahlwerk 9 - Der Tod nagelt die Augen zu...
Rome - Berlin
Wolves In The Throne Room - Diadem Of 12 Stars
Der Blutharsch - When Did Wonderland End?


YET TO COME/HEAR:

H.E.R.R. - Vondel's Lucifer
Rome - Nera
Cawatana & Storm Of Capricorn - Split
Storm Of Capricorn & Paranoia Inducta - Jama


FURTHER LISTENS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO BE JUDGED IF WORTHY OF "THE LIST":

Negurã Bunget - Om
David Galas - The Cataclysm
Spiritual Front - Armageddon Gigolo
Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
Cold Fusion - ORP Orze?
Scald - Vermiculatus

I'm sure that there's some I'm forgetting.

Thanks for listing stuff that you have yet to hear! So few people are able get a feel for an album without actually giving it a listen...Bravo!

 

[neal]

Mammatus - s/t

 

[derek]

Drudkh is my favourite thus far.

I liked Devins solo record too, I thought it explored some new ground, which I liked.

I think the Acoustic Verses by Green Carnation was a 2006 release too, so it's definately up there.

Ihsahns The Adversary was a great record too.

Decapitated released an onslaught with Organic Hallucinosis, and they were intense when I saw them in may.

Witchery's Don't Fear the Reaper kicked a whole bunch of ass, I thought.

The new Cannibal Corpse (Imaginatively titled KILL) was ace.

Celtic Frost, Sadus, Sodom, Vader, Katatonia and Amon Amarth get honourable mentions.

Non-metal-wise, I thought the Flaming Lips, The Kooks, The Futureheads, David Gilmour, Eileen Rose, Dirty Pretty Things, Muse and the Mars Volta released good records - Especially the ever beautiful and entertaining Eileen Rose.

 

[Chromatose]

Mammatus - s/t

oh snap. That's an '06 release? I assumed I was late to the party in finding out about it. OK, that deserves a spot in the top dozen or so.

so you really liked that Six Organs?

I'll have to give it a go then.

I still haven't listened to that new Circulus yet. Fuck.

Yes, the Six Organs, musically, blows away all previous outings. By incorporating new styles (ranging from psych rock to ennio morricone), it displays a musical maturation. In this regard it is also lacking the flow of his previous albums, because the tracks just feel thrown together, but it is a step in the right direction.

The Circulus is impressive. It employs a somber seriousness that is all new, but still manages to keep a light air about it.



some runner up albums

Hammers of Misfortune - The Locust Years: contains perhaps the two greatest songs of the year: Trot out the Dead and the title track, but the rest of the album doesn't reach these peaks

Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra: The second half of the album is spectacular, if only the first half stood up to it's amazingness, albeit still quite great and definitely solid.

Tool - 10,000 Days: ehh, it faded away ............