The year is nearly over...

[Hypnos]

That´s weird I believe I read on the official site that it was 2005?

no, it was definitely 2004. maybe you've read about the LP-release...

 

[chomps]

So Fresh: The hits of spring!

 

[Liquid Diamonds]

Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Strapping Young Lad - Alien
Ulver - Blood Inside

I agree with this guy. If I wasn't tired and lazy, I would think of more of my own, might do it tomorrow lol

 

[winters epilogue]

01. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
- - - - - - - - - -

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Dredg - Catch Without Arms
Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
Between the Buried and Me - Alaska
Cryptopsy - Once was Not
Sigur Rós - Takk
- - - - - - - - - - -
among others...

 

[Dreadful]

Opeth - Ghost reveries
Pelican - The Fire in our throats will beckon the thaw
Sigur Ros - takk
Dredg - Catch without arms
Nevermore - this godless endeavor
Uaral - Sounds of Pain
Kreator - Enemy of God
Dark Tranquillity - Character
Blood Red Throne - Altered Genesis
Ulver - Blood Inside
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
Lost Soul - Chaostream
Hate - Anaclasis
Vader - The art of war
Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
Subterranean Masquerade - Suspended Animation Dreams
Evoken - antithesis of light
Vile - Age of Chaos (for the solos mainly and the improvement, even though it can be better)
Hypocrisy - Virus

couldn't get into the new deeds of flesh, beheaded, cryptopsy, arch enemy, darkane, soilwork, nightrage, children of bodom, candlemass, dark suns, SYL (not a big fan anyway), destruction, mors principium est(its was allright), judas priest (ok album), novembers doom was allright...

Haven't heard new Devourment, exodus, gorefest, swallow the sun (!!) or anekdoten....

 

[Weeping_Funeral]

Opeth Ghost Reveries, of course . It's an Opeth album.
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing. Steve helped Opeth so f**king much .
Sentenced Funeral Album .
Draconian with Arcane Rain Fell, maybe .

 

[Lietuvis]

1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries

No order:
Hypocrisy - Virus
Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
Vader - The Art Of War
Cryptopsy - Once Was Not
Candlemass - Candlemass
SYL - Alien
Ulver - Blood Inside
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies

BTW, does anyone know when Finntroll is releasing a new album? They are my other favorite band(next to Opeth)...

 

[Evan84]

Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
Deadsoul Tribe - The Dead Word
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Novembers Doom - The Pale Haunt Departure
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Scar Symmetry - Symmetric in Design
Antimatter - Planetary Confinement
Alamaailman Vasarat - Kinaporin Kalifaatti
Darkest Hour - Undoing Ruin

 

[Don Corleone]

antimatter - planetary confinement: not as good as "lights out" but still worth every penny. nice one. it should be given a chance even only for the trouble cover on there, "mr white."

opeth - ghost reveries: dead good, but NOT the best

porcupine tree - deadwing: probably the best thing that came out this year...along with depeche mode's "playing the angel."

depeche mode - playing the angel: what can i say about this one? absolutely stunning...it's classic depeche mode but the songs are really powerful on this one.

ulver - blood inside: just great. but still, doesnt top perdition city.

dredg - catch without arms: dead good.

the mars volta - frances the mute: rock is not dead!

the black eyed peas - monkey business: yes i listen to them and think really highly of this album.

moby - hotel: classic moby with really catchy and cool songs.

tori amos - the beekeeper: or was this 2004?

 

[Valerie]

Tristania - Ashes (they don't get enough recognition!)
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing

 

[shanky]

opeth - ghost reveries
dream theater - octavarium (not their best, but it came out on my birthday )
porcupine tree - deadwing
nevermore - this godless endeavour
system of a down - hypnotize/mesmerize
sonata arctica - reckoning night

and now i am awaiting the new dragonforce cd.

 

[andjamsaw]

I don't think I own even 5 cds released this year.. I'm a poor 'just-finished-high-school-working-a-shitty-part-time-job-saving-for-a-euro-trip' kinda guy.. I bought quite a few cds, but most were working on my bak catalogue.. but here goes..

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Sigur Rós - Takk...
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

... I'm pretty sure that's all.. I have Sideshow Symphonies on order.. everyone laugh at me..

I would also add to that list -

Pelican - Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw
Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn
Comeback Kid - Wake The Dead
Six Organs of Admittance - School of the Flower

 

[twilightsrobe]

I thought 2005 was an excellent year for releases. It was very hard to cut it down to ten.

1. Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
2. Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw
3. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
4. Asgaut - Village
5. November's Doom - The Pale Haunt Departure
6. Drudkh - The Swan Road
7. Sigh - Gallows Gallery
8. Evoken - Antithesis of Light
9. Shining - IV - The Eerie Cold
10. Deathspell Omega - Kénôse

Honorable Mentions:
Arsis - A Diamond For Disease (an ep, but very good)
Dark Tranquillity - Character
Falkenbach - Heralding The Fireblade
Lurker of Chalice - Lurker of Chalive
Mourning Beloveth - A Murderous Circus
Mutiilation - Rattenkönig
Ocean - Here Where Nothing Grows
Pantheist - Amartia
Subterranean Masquerade - Suspended Animation Dreams
Sunn O))) - Black1
Swallow The Sun - Ghosts of Loss
Taake - Doedskvad
Twilight - Twilight
Tyrant - Grimoires

Dissapointments:
Nattefrost - Terrorist (like seriously... WTF???)

 

[Shapeless)))]

1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2. Meshuggah -Catch 33
3. Code - Nouveau Gloaming
4. Stam1na - Stam1na
5. Nile - Annihilation of the wicked
6. Kotiteollisuus - 7
7. Gojira - From mars to sirius (<- Haven't heard that one yet, but damn, it's Gojira!!! It can't go wrong!)
8. Kreator - Enemy of God
9. System of a down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
10. Sentenced - The funeral album

 

[Braighs]

Favorites In random order...
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Ulver - Blood Inside
November's Doom - The Pale Haunt Departure
Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Korpiklanni - Voice of Wilderness
Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night
Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring

Others
Antimatter - Planetary Confinement
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel
Sigur Ro/s - Takk...
Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats

Not nearly as good as 2004 with

Orphaned Land - Mabool
Pain of Salvation - Be
Vintersorg - The Focusing Blur
Therion - Sirius B/Lemuria
etc.

 

[Dark Thane]

Favorite releases this year, in no order.

Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
Enslaved - Isa
Chimaira - Chimaira
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Eternity Void - Torrents of Devastation
Napalm Death - The Code Is Red...Long Live The Code

 

[Jude]

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing > everything
Ghost Reveries and Catch Without Arms by Dredg are my two other favorites.

Also, I haven't yet heard Rammstein's new release, but when I get home from college my nutty Asian stoner friend will have a burned copy for me. The single Benzin was pretty much standard Rammstein, but at least they're still good even if they don't evolve.

 

[BRI]

I can't believe the best album of the year hasn't been mentioned.
GHOST REVERIES!!!111
but seriously
Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies
Their best work yet, easily the best metal album this year.

 

[The Evil Toucan]

I think Blood Inside was the best of 2005. But Synchestra will own everyone and everything in 2006.

 

[Alcapoth]

For me, the highlights are;

Riverside |Second Life Syndrome (still haven't heard half of it)
Opeth |Ghost Reveries
Klimt 1918 |Dopoguerra
Arcturus |Sideshow Symphonies
Porcupine Tree |Deadwing
Antimatter |Planetary Confinement
Ulver |Blood Inside


...so far, until something new pops up.



Can't wait for KATATONIA & NOVEMBRE in 2006!!! (and possibly...maybe, new Riverside???)