The Non RC Staff 2004 Top 10 list

[matt99_crew]

1) Isis – Panopticon
2) Mastodon – Leviathan
3) Crowpath – Red on Chrome
4) The Amenta – Occasus
5) Blut Aus Nord – The Work Which Transforms God
6) Meshuggah – I
7) The Chasm – The Spell of Retribution
8) Capharnaum – Fractured
9) Demonoid – Riders of the Apocalypse
10) Yyrkoon – Occult Medicine

Behemoth's Demigod is one of my favorites of the year, but has yet to be released in the US, so I left it off the list.

On the "holy shit, I can't fucking believe I had to take this off the list" list: YOB,
Disillusion, Exodus, Pig Destroyer, Golem, In Battle, Anaal Naathrakh, Cult of Luna, Man Must Die, Transmission0

Favorite non-metal releases: PJ Harvey-Uh Huh Her, Beastie Boys-To the 5 Boroughs, Fantomas-Delirium Cordia, The Soundbyte-Rivers of Broken Glass, Jeff Buckley-Grace (Legacy Edition)

 

[Demonspell]

I have a good idea what my top ten will be, as always ranking them is the really hard part, and there are some I have yet to hear...Speed, when is there a deadline for these lists being counted in the equation, if any?

 

[speed]

I dunno, I guess it will be a rolling deadline-- when all the regulars post something,

 

[Tranquillian]

The new Bloodbath is quite different from Resurrection through carnage in that it has a much more modern approach, so don't miss it because you didn't like the previous album.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Best of 2004:

1 - Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
2 - Reverend Bizarre - Return To The Rectory (70 minute bonus disc on re-issue of In The Rectory...)
3 - Astrofaes - Those Whose Past is Immortal
4 - Mar De Grises - The Tatterdemalion Express
5 - Nasheim - Undergang/Evigheit
6 - Lunar Aurora - Zyklus
7 - Hate Forest - Battlefields
8 - Nortt - Gudsforladt
9 - Armagedda - Ond Spiritism
10 - Reclusiam - Reclusiam

11 - Graveland - Dawn of Iron Blades
12 - Krohm - A World Through Dead Eyes
13 - Isis - Panopticon
14 - Pagan Altar - Lords of Hypocrisy
15 - Lunar Aurora - Nektar: Teil 1
16 - Eyes of Ligeia - What The Moon Brings
17 - Angantyr - Sejr
18 - YOB - Illusion of Motion
19 - Morrigan - Celts
20 - Funeralium - Ultra Sick Doom

21 - Morgion - Cloaked By Ages, Crowned in Earth
22 - Ocean Chief - Oden Sessions
23 - Uaral - Songs of Pain
24 - Esoteric - Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum
25 - Doomshine - Thy Kingdoom Come
26 - Ufomammut - Snailking
27 - Neurosis - Eye of Every Storm
28 - Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
29 - Lunar Aurora - Elixir of Sorrow
30 - Loits - Vere Kutse Kohustab

Honorable Mentions:

Velvet Cacoon - Genevieve
Mouth of The Architect - Time & Withering

...both of which need more time for me to absorb.


Favorite EP/Splits:

Reverend Bizarre/Orodruin 12"
Oktor EP
Eikind - Vargtime

PS - This is a rough list.

 

[Nico]

1) Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
2) Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
3) Witchcraft - Witchcraft
4) Nyktalgia - Nyktalgia
5) Armagedda - Ond Spiritism
6) Battalion - Into Harms Way
7) Drunkard - Hellish Metal Dominate
8) Arsis - A Celebration of Guilt
9) Velvet Cacoon - Genevieve
10) Angantyr - Sejr

 

[Nate The Great]

Best of 2004:

1 - Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
2 - Reverend Bizarre - Return To The Rectory (70 minute bonus disc on re-issue of In The Rectory...)
3 - Astrofaes - Those Whose Past is Immortal
4 - Mar De Grises - The Tatterdemalion Express
5 - Nasheim - Undergang/Evigheit
6 - Hate Forest - Battlefields
7 - Nortt - Gudsforladt
8 - Armagedda - Ond Spiritism
9 - Reclusiam - Reclusiam
10 - Graveland - Dawn of Iron Blades

11 - Isis - Panopticon
12 - Pagan Altar - Lords of Hypocrisy
13 - Lunar Aurora - Nektar: Teil 1
14 - Eyes of Ligeia - What The Moon Brings
15 - Angantyr - Sejr
16 - YOB - Illusion of Motion
17 - Morrigan - Celts
18 - Funeralium - Ultra Sick Doom
19 - Ocean Chief - Oden Sessions
20 - Uaral - Songs of Pain

21 - Esoteric - Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum
22 - Doomshine - Kingdom of Doom
23 - Ufomammut - Snailking
24 - Neurosis - Eye of Every Storm
25 - Velvet Cacoon - Genevieve
26 - Lunar Aurora - Elixir of Sorrow
27 - Loits - Vere Kutse Kohustab
28 - Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
29 - Mouth of The Architect - Time & Withering
30 - Witchcraft - Witchcraft

Favorite EP/Splits:

Reverend Bizarre/Orodruin 12"
Oktor EP


PS - This is a rough list.

So you already got Mouth of the Architect? Mine should be here tomorrow. Also . . . by looking at my list, which of the releases on your list should I look into. Generally, the sicker or more insane the better. The one release I think you should check out is Damnation 'Destructo Evangelia'.

 

[Krilons Resa]

So you already got Mouth of the Architect? Mine should be here tomorrow. Also . . . by looking at my list, which of the releases on your list should I look into. Generally, the sicker or more insane the better. The one release I think you should check out is Damnation 'Destructo Evangelia'.

I have Damnation's Destructo Evangelia. I am not very fond of it and it is on my tradelist. Maybe it needs more time but, I duunnoo.

Yep, the MOuth of The Architect came in and is VERY good. The Worm is such a fucking good track. This release will/should be a lot higher but I have only had it for about 2 days now.

I'll get back to you in a sec about the other question.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

1) Deathspell Omega- Si Monumentum Requires Circumspice
2) Drudkh- Autumn Aurora
3) Nasheim- Evighet/Undergång
4) Woods of Ypres- Pursuit of the Sun and Allure of the Earth
5) Mastodon- Leviathan
6) Krieg- The Black House (Im counting this as 04 anyway)
7) Neurosis- The Eye of Every Storm
8) Pig Destroyer- Terrifyer
9) Xasthur/Angra Mainyu- Split
10) Blut Aud Nord- The Work Which Transforms God

 

[Nate The Great]

Where can I get this Deathspell Omega for a decent price?

 

[Krilons Resa]

Dude, I dont fucking know what to suggest to you since none of the releases on my list could be describes as "sick & insane." Sure they may be heavy and whatnot but most of them are very focused. I'm not huge on brutal death metal or grindcore as much as I once was. Although Pig Destroyer's Terrifyer is awesome and definitely INSANE, but you know that already because I think it already kicked your tits in.

Anybody into great music in general should make it a priority to check out any Reverend Bizarre that they can get their hands on. That's all.

 

[Allure of the Earth]

1) Orphaned Land - Mabool
2) Woods Of Ypres - The Pursuit Of The Sun & The Allure Of The Earth
3) The Chasm -The Spell of Retribution
4) Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
5) Vintersorg - The Focusing Blur
6) Nasheim - Evighet/Undergång
7) Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination
8) Mar de Grises - The Tatterdemalion Express
9) Enslaved - Isa
10) Yob – The Illusion Of Motion
11) Amon Amarth - Fate of Norns
12) Borknagar - Epic
13) Peccatum - Lost In Reverie
14) Winds - The Imaginary Direction of Time
15) Morgion - Cloaked By Ages, Crowned In Earth

 

[Nate The Great]

I have a couple Reverend Bizarre releases. I like them a lot, but I'm not in a slow doom mood right now. Don't worry . . . I'll just keep watching your masturbating monkey to find out about a thing or two to listen to.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

@Nate- http://www.theajnaoffensive.com

 

[Krilons Resa]

^^ There ya go. Also, you should really check out Armagedda - Ond Spiritism

You can get it at Elegy Records.

 

[IanDork107]

Top 25, pretty much exactly finalized.

1. Apostle of Hustle - Folkloric Feel
2. Isis - Panopticon
3. Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
4. Tortoise - It's All Around You
5. Magyar Posse - Kings of Time
6. Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus
7. Enslaved - Isa
8. The Polyphonic Spree - Together We're Heavy
9. Motorpsycho - International Tussler Society
10. Machine Translations - Venus Traps Fly
11. Arovane - Lilies
12. Keane - Hopes and Fears
13. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
14. The Helio Sequence - Love and Distance
15. Air - Talkie Walkie
16. Muse - Absolution
17. Sparta - Porcelain
18. Rufus Wainwright - Want Two
19. Cult of Luna - Salvation
20. Faust vs Dalek - Derbe Respect Alder
21. Pineapple Thief - 12 Stories Down
22. The Robot Ate Me - On Vacation
23. Orphaned Land - Mabool
24. These Arms are Snakes - Oxeneers Or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home
25. Mastodon - Leviathan

 

[ScottG]

Just a picture of the top contenders for now until I'm ready to put them in order and post thoughts:

Honorable mentions until I receive the actual CD's in the mail:

Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
Deathspell Omega - Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
Anaal Nathrakh - Domine Non Es Dignus

 

[NAD]

Im not trying to steal RC's thunder- as i think they did a good job making teir selections based on their tastes and expertise- I'm just curious what the non Rc list would look like.

I consider the forum and associated regulars just as much a part of Royal Carnage as the 'zine and writers, so I always look forward to everyone else's list as well. *shrug*

2) Dillinger Escape Plan – Miss Machine
Not only by my admission, but by many other critics’, ’Miss Machine’ has already gone down as a rebirth of Faith No More’s masterpiece, ‘Angel Dust’. Is it that good? Possibly . . . but only time will tell.

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaally. I don't see how I can possibly ignore comments like that, SOLD.

Thanks for the differing opinions on the new Bloodbath, looks like I'll download a track or two to preview first.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

23 - Doomshine - Kingdom of Doom

"Thy Kingdoom Come" mate

 

[Krilons Resa]

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaally. I don't see how I can possibly ignore comments like that, SOLD.

Dude, don't buy into that hype. There is ZERO, I mean NIL resemblance whatsoever to Angel Dust. I have no fucking clue where that comment came from. Seriously.