The Official SymX forum "2005 albums of the year" thread

[Vucko]

Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Redemption - The Fullness Of Time
Demons & Wizards - Touched By The Crimson King
Brainstorm - Liquid Monster
Nocturnal Rites - Grand Illusion
...

 

[rockyracoon]

1. Stride - Imagine
2. Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter
3. Allen/Lande - The Battle
4. Dream Theater - Octavarium
5. Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night

 

[snakeey11]

1. DT - Octavarium
2. Kamelot - The Black Halo
3. Dredg - Catch Without Arms
4. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
5. Arena - Pepper's Ghost
6. Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night

Also up there:

Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
Redemption - The Fullness of Time

 

[SantiagoSilva]

1.Vision Divne-The Perfect Machine
2.Dream Theater-Octavarium
3.Kamelot - The Black Halo
4.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
5.Riverside - Second Life Syndrome

Those would be generally,I hope symphony's new album is better that all of these.

 

[dargormudshark]

Beyond Twilight-Section X

 

[Anonymous]

Everyone seems hyped up on The Black Halo, I was thinking of buying it but seeing how so many people like it... I definetly AM gonna buy it!

 

[LichofHell]

My list (in no particular order)

1. Opeth- Ghost Reveries
2. Riverside- Second Life Syndrome
3. System of a Down- Mezmerize/Hypnotize
4. The Mars Volta- Frances the Mute
5. Nevermore- The Godless Endeavor
6. Porcupine Tree- Deadwing
7. Dream Theater- Octavarium
8. Avenged Sevefold- City of Evil
9. John Petrucci- Suspended Animation
10. James Labrie- Elements of Persuation

Those are the best albums I can think of right now...but definitely a very good year for music (but hopefully next year will be better)

 

[Trusse]

YJM - Unleash the Fury

 

[joeshabadoo]

5. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
4. Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo
3. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2. Meshuggah - Catch 33
1. The Bad Plus - Suspicious Activity?

 

[soundgarden]

The only albums that I bought that were released this year were:
Kamelot's TBH - Great album but my least favorite of Kamelot so far. I was addicted to the first three songs for a few days. I created two new Kamelot fans with Somewhere in Time.
DT's Octavarium - not THAT big of a fan of this album. Sacrificed Sons and the title track are the only two that I really like (especially 21:23 to the end of Octavarium...WOW!! )

Most of my money this year was spent on past albums. So my top five buys over all is:
1)Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain, Leonard Bernstein and New York Philharmonic. I absolutely love this album. The Great Gate of Kiev is probably the greatest finale to any work I heard so far. Night on Blad Mountain is exciting and FULL of energy. I would like to see a live recording of this. Also, I only got it for $6.99
2)Rush - 2112
3)Rush - Hemispheres
-it was only a matter of time before I, a DT fan, became addicted to Rush.
4)Yes - Close to the Edge
5)Sarah Mclachlan - Surfacing

and for 2006, my top 5 so far are:
1)Symphony X - " "
2)who cares
3)who cares
4)who cares
5)who cares

 

[Horus]

and for 2006, my top 5 so far are:
1)Symphony X - " "
2)who cares
3)who cares
4)who cares
5)who cares

I couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[Yngvai X]

Top forcasts for 06:

Symphony X
RAGE
Blind Guardian
Edguy
Dark Empire

 

[Matt]

2005:
1. russel allens Atomic Soul
2.dreamtheater octavarium
3.god forbid constitution of treason
4.trivium asendency
5. sevendust/avenged sevenfold (drummers are both good)

 

[Anonymous]

Does Dominate count as an '05 release? If it does, it tops my list. Other than that would be Touched by the Crimson King - D&W, Ghost Reveries - Opeth and This Godless Endeavour - Nevermore.

 

[Beelzebub]

and for 2006, my top 5 so far are:
1)Symphony X - " "
2)who cares
3)who cares
4)who cares
5)who cares

I think my #1 spot will be Symphony X tied with Synchestra.

 

[MetalMan57]

Hmm I have only heard 3 albums that were released in 2005...
Octavarium
Circus MAximus First Chapter
Opeth- Ghost Reveries (not that impressed...deliverance is way better)
I have heard 3 songs from are u dead yet, 2 of them are pretty weak.

 

[RobbM]

2005:
1. russel allens Atomic Soul
2.dreamtheater octavarium
3.god forbid constitution of treason
4.trivium asendency
5. sevendust/avenged sevenfold (drummers are both good)

its nice to see another peorson who thinks Trivium kicks ass...

mine are...

1. Steve Vai- Real Illusions: Reflections
2. Nevermore- this godless Endevor
3. Trivium- Asendency
4. Demons & Wizards - Touched By The Crimson King
5. Ayreon- The final experiment Reissue

 

[Montu Skhmet]

Quote:
Originally Posted by soundgarden
and for 2006, my top 5 so far are:
1)Symphony X - " "
2)who cares
3)who cares
4)who cares
5)who cares


So true

 

[Anonymous]

Are You Dead Yet is a very lame album. Don't buy it.

 

[Xymphony]

Are You Dead Yet is a very lame album. Don't buy it.

Oh yeah. Where is the old C.O.B.