Solid 08 releases so far

[rockyracoon]

Imagine Strange Beautiful Music with a Funk vibe.

Zod

Strange Beautiful Music was my favorite since Surfing With the Alien, so this sounds promising.

 

[Leopard]

Leverage - Blind Fire

Beth

 

[Valarien]

Top 5 2008 standouts so far:

Ayreon-01011001 (leading favorite!)
Primal Fear - New Religion
Firewind – Premonition
Satriani - Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock
Meshuggah - Obzen

5 highly anticipated 2008 discs:

Communic - Payment of Existence
Evergrey - Torn
Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Opeth - Watershed
Zero Hour - Dark Deceiver

2007 (Top 5 Favorites that just won’t leave my players):

Circus Maximus - Isolate
Pagan's Mind - God's Equation
Symphony X – Paradise Lost
Dream Theater – Systematic Chaos
Sieges Even – Paramount

 

[Diamond45]

Leverage - Blind Fire

I have their previous CD, looking forward to getting this one!

 

[General Zod]

In fact, I can name 10 CDs that came out in the 90s alone that are superior to anything to have ever been released in the 80s.

My curiosity is piqued. Name ten CDs from the 90s which are better than the following (off the top of my head):

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
AC/DC - Back In Black
Dio - The Last In Line
Def Leppard - Pyromania

Zod

 

[Dark One]

Dream Theater - Images & Words

Believe it or not, that one's from 1992.

Outstanding release either way.

Jason

 

[General Zod]

Believe it or not, that one's from 1992.

Outstanding release either way.

Jason

Ironic, since I can't stand Dream Theater.

No worries... it's easily replaced.

Zod

 

[Dark One]

Ironic, since I can't stand Dream Theater.

I know you don't care for them overall, but didn't you say you actually dug that album though?

No worries... it's easily replaced.

Indeed - a hundred fold.

Jason

 

[General Zod]

I know you don't care for them overall, but didn't you say you actually dug that album though?

It's probably LaBrie's least annoying effort.

Zod

 

[Dark One]

It's probably LaBrie's least annoying effort.

That's like 9/10 from most reviewers.

Jason

 

[SavaVIDude]

MERCENARY

SIX MINUTE CENTURY (Huge Surprise)

MINDFLOW (Out in May buttttttttt hehehehehehe) this disc will blow your mind

You got Six Minute Century (Time Capsules) right, J-Man!! Went to the CD release party Saturday night and it ROCKED!! If you haven't got this Nightmare release, go grab one!! It is great beyond BELIEF!!

Chris

 

[The_Q]

Top 5 2008 standouts so far:

Ayreon-01011001 (leading favorite!)
Primal Fear - New Religion
Firewind – Premonition
Satriani - Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock
Meshuggah - Obzen

5 highly anticipated 2008 discs:

Communic - Payment of Existence
Evergrey - Torn
Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Opeth - Watershed
Zero Hour - Dark Deceiver

2007 (Top 5 Favorites that just won’t leave my players):

Circus Maximus - Isolate
Pagan's Mind - God's Equation
Symphony X – Paradise Lost
Dream Theater – Systematic Chaos
Sieges Even – Paramount

Sorry Primal Fears "New Religion" should be under 2007 as it was released BEFORE last ProgPower!

 

[Dark One]

The new Ihsahn release is indeed jaw dropping upon first listen. Progressive without dismissing his roots, extreme yet so mature sounding. Loving it.

Jason

 

[rushzil2112]

The new Zero Hour blows. When will they ever do a different pattern. They have been doing the same damned patterns and such since the Towers of Avarice, which is still the only disc a like from them, but they need to take some lessons and learn some new patterns to play. Boring and boring of the same repetitive crap.

 

[Burnout]

My curiosity is piqued. Name ten CDs from the 90s which are better than the following (off the top of my head):

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
AC/DC - Back In Black
Dio - The Last In Line
Def Leppard - Pyromania

Zod

Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Cynic - Focus
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Death - Human
Death - Symbolic
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A# Infinite
Gorguts - Obscura
Gorguts - The Erosion Of Sanity
Pestilence - Spheres

I guess this doesn't really beat several of the releases in your list in all fairness, but the 90s did have some amazing releases all the same.

Also, I'd encourage everyone here to check out Remembering Universe by Humanoid, it's a great disc: http://www.myspace.com/humanoidofficial

 

[Cheiron]

Pharaoh - Be Gone is very good.
The new King's X is also good.

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Sorry Primal Fears "New Religion" should be under 2007 as it was released BEFORE last ProgPower!

Not only that, but it was a terrible primal fear album. The last two have been major stinkers compared to Nucear Fire and Jaws of Death.

 

[rms]

My curiosity is piqued. Name ten CDs from the 90s which are better than the following (off the top of my head):

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
AC/DC - Back In Black
Dio - The Last In Line
Def Leppard - Pyromania

Zod

Dreaming Neon Black.

/thread

ps everyone knows Show No Mercy > Reign in Blood!

 

[The_Q]

Not only that, but it was a terrible primal fear album. The last two have been major stinkers compared to Nucear Fire and Jaws of Death.

Are you nuts?! Granted Nuclear Fire and Jaws Of Death are great but "New Religion is frickin' great IMO. Wow, your comment caught me completely off guard.

 

[General Zod]

I guess this doesn't really beat several of the releases in your list in all fairness, but the 90s did have some amazing releases all the same.

Dreaming Neon Black. /thread

I think you both may have missed the poster's original comment:

I can name 10 CDs that came out in the 90s alone that are superior to anything to have ever been released in the 80s.

He's stating that are 10 CDs from the 90s that are better than anything from the 80s.

Zod