SX Forum Album of the year - 2009!

[Taliwakker]

Dev-Addicted
The Dear Hunter -Act III
Scar Symmetry-DMD

 

[JesterIF]

2009 wasn't a great year for me...2010 should be with bands like Symphony X and Circus Maximus releasing new material.

 

[Wander]

And maybe if the new Wintersun...

Gah, I'm tired of having any hope on that. Let's just go with the idea that it will never be released and atleast I MAY be positively surprised one day...

 

[noble savage]

TRI Offensive - Self titled. This is an absolutely amazing J-fusion album! I can't stop listening to it.

Wobbler - Afterglow

Derek Sherinian - Molecular Heinosity. Only because of the trilogy, though..

Panzerballett - Hart Genossan Von Abba bis Zappa

Steven Wilson - Insurgentes. I love the dark, trippy direction he took with this. I even like it more than the new PT CD.

PT - The Incident. Very good, but I'm pretty sure Drawing the Line is one of the worst PT songs I have ever heard.

I still have to get the new Translatantic, The Tangent and few others yet.

 

[keeperxiii]

Impellittery`s Wicked Maiden was top notch, if you don`t mind the production.

But 2009 has been an OK year for me, even with Endgame (which I liked, but didn`t brought anything really new)

 

[Postulate]

I'm pretty sure Drawing the Line is one of the worst PT songs I have ever heard.

That got me so curious I just had to listen. Conclusion: lol

 

[Phanto]

IM DRAWING THE LINE IM DRAWING THE LINE IM DRAWING THE LINE IM DRAWING THE LINE AND I HAVE MY PRIDE

 

[Postulate]

Totally forgot about OSI's Blood, that probably gets my vote

 

[Phanto]

List your 2-3 top bands instead of just your one favorite so it's easier to make a list out of which bands get the most nominations

 

[The Emptier]

jesus i thought this year was splendid

black dahlia murder-deflorate
ahab-the divinity of oceans
daath-the concealers
behemoth-evangelion
obscura-cosmogenesis
scar symmetry-dark matter dimensions
mastodon-crack the skye
porcupine tree-the incident
muse-the resistance
kiko loureiro-full blast
devin townsend-addicted
katatonia-night is the new day
adagio-archangels in black
animals as leaders-s/t
swallow the sun-new moon
obscura-cosmogenesis

lots more but these are my favorite

 

[Phanto]

Oh right, here's a +1 for Sonata Arctica also. Forgot about that one. Quite a surprise, thought they went shit for good.

 

[smithereen]

Haven't heard the new Sonata Arctica CD yet, I take it it was good? I'm surprised that Design Your Universe hasn't come up yet, I loved it.

 

[EyeballKid]

Clutch
Heaven and Hell
Tom Waits

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

Failure of threads fucking wins for mentioning Kiko's new one. "Se Entrega, Corisco!" is one of the best songs I've heard in a looong time.

And Zach, I'll make sure to introduce you to Gates of Slumber's drummer in 3 days. Hands down the coolest guy on this tour. 'Cause he's not a black metal douche, haha,

 

[ElvenShadow]

you should add the new Skyfire album to the list. Pretty good stuff

 

[mark b]

Hourglass ( Oblivious to The Obvious )

Animals As Leaders ( ST )

Redemption ( Snowfall On Judgement day )

I personally think Hourglass's masterpiece is my album of the year.

 

[fps]

new clutch was good, i'm gonna check out new katatonia with high hopes. enjoyed addicted. nothing released this year has been a band's career best though- clutch record had a coupla weak tracks, devy's done better, mastodon released a record high on ambition and lacking in riffs/excitement, with not enough good songwriting to count as a great prog album. nile attempted to gain some new ground but didn't top their older releases. alice in chains' record was really, really good but it's not Dirt/Tripod, more a new start. not a classic year imo. but as ever, great records/ great bands from this year will be uncovered in years to come as those bands grow and gain in following.

 

[Kenneth R.]

I'll say it again, in response to fps's post:

Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion = career best.

 

[RequiemX]

Guilt Machine would be my only vote if we're talking "metal".

 

[Burnout]

Portal - Swarth
Ulcerate - Everything is Fire
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Augury - Fragmentary Evidence
Converge - Axe to Fall
Vengeful - The Omnipresent Curse
Giant Squid - The Ichthyologist

'Twas an amazing year.