Top 10 Metal Albums of 2016
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Been listening to Vredehammer the past two days. Wow wow wow....awesome shit..can easily see how it's on top ten BM lists for 2016.
nizzon
f.k.a Qth
My final list.
One album I missed that would have placed top 20 was Uada's debut.
One album I missed that would have placed top 20 was Uada's debut.
- Katatonia – The Fall of Hearts
Had a hard time with this in the beginning, especially the weird vocal lines, but I love it
- pg.lost - Versus
Awesome album - Megadeth – Dystopia
The surprise of the year. Its almost as good as Countdown To Extinction. Dave shows Metallica how thrash is supposed to be done. - Dark Tranquillity – Atoma
Not as good as many of the reviews says, pretty standard DT album imo but its still really good quality melodeath. - Insomnium – Winters Gate
Lost interest in Insomnium after Above The Weeping World (2006) but this conceptalbum is really good, and interesting for an insomnium-album. Its no Crimson but its really good. - Trees Of Eternity – Hour of the Nightingale
This one has grown a lot the last few weeks, amazing album with lots of emotions and Aleahs passing makes some songs really deep and sad - Diabolical – Umbra (EP)
Probably the best EP I have heardf since Unblessing The Purity. - TID – Fix Idé
Somewhat of a disappointment, its too short. - Cauldron – In Ruin
The best Heavy Metal I have heard in a long time. - Meshuggah– The Violent Sleep of Reason
I was really disappointed with this, was hoping for more groove like obZen, but it has a few good tracks. - Ghost – Popestar (EP)
- If These Trees Could Talk – The Bones of a Dying World
- Witherscape – The Northern Sanctuary
- Alcest – Kodama
- Lacrimas Profundere – Hope is Here
- Abbath – Abbath
- Metallica – Hardwired to Self-Destruct
- Cult Of Luna and Julia Christmas - Mariner
- Sumerlands - Sumerlands
- ColdWorld – Autumn
- Mithras – On Strange Loops
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Did you really put Metallica ahead of Mithras?!
The Mithras, and Coldworld records are great. And the Trees of Eternity record is also impressive. Definitely caught me off guard.
The Mithras, and Coldworld records are great. And the Trees of Eternity record is also impressive. Definitely caught me off guard.
zerostatic
Damned in Flames
I'm probably one of the few people on this forum who appreciated Worship Music. I think it is a great album, easily Anthrax's best since Persistence of Time, and the best album released by any of the "big four" in the last 20 years. For All King is good, but not as great as Worship Music. For those interested in giving it a listen I recommend the title track, or one of the following songs: Defend/Avenge, All of Them Thieves, This Battle Chose Us, Zero Tolerance.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
Initially, I was somewhat disappointed by this album and this impression also had something to do with the vocals. While I still think that the vocals on some of the songs are too "extreme"/overdone (or whatever one should call it) and that I would have prefered them more in the vein of the two first albums, this album seems to have grown on me and eventually, it became my most-played album in 2016.
AlienZombie
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Yeah, Mistur is probably at least in my personal top 5, wish I saw it mentioned more. They were the band that I thought carried the torch for Windir (a band I LOVE) more than any other, and I was impressed with their latest album (also check out their first album if you haven't). Behexen got my attention originally with "By the Blessing of Satan", but I also loved the new one despite the difference in vocals/sound. If you're going by my list and dig Mistur, you would most likely also like Moonsorrow and Fimbultyr.
I also bought the new stuff from Rimfrost and Metallica, and plan to get Witchery, Ravencult and Necrot as far as 2016 releases go.
nizzon
f.k.a Qth
15-21 is really hard to even grade. I find Mithras cool and interesting but can never listen to the entire album without geting bored. I guess Metallica gets a bit higher rating than it deserves because on history, hype and that they went in the right direction.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
CiG
Harbinger of Metal
Hit a soft spot, did I? I mean you cannot honesty say that this is a good album and deserves to be mentioned even in the top 100 releases of 2016.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
My Top Ten for 2016 (in no particular order):
1. Be'lakor - Vessels
2. Witherscape - The Northern Sanctuary
3. Eternal Champion - The Armor of Ire
4. Khemmis - Hunted
5. Vektor - Terminal Redux
6. Sumerlands - S/T
7. Blood Incantation - Starspawn
8. Insomnium - Winter's Gate
9. Haken - Affinity
10. Spiritus Mortis - The Year is One
So, there you have it. I'll post a list of honorable mentions as well because this was quite an exciting year for metal.
1. Be'lakor - Vessels
2. Witherscape - The Northern Sanctuary
3. Eternal Champion - The Armor of Ire
4. Khemmis - Hunted
5. Vektor - Terminal Redux
6. Sumerlands - S/T
7. Blood Incantation - Starspawn
8. Insomnium - Winter's Gate
9. Haken - Affinity
10. Spiritus Mortis - The Year is One
So, there you have it. I'll post a list of honorable mentions as well because this was quite an exciting year for metal.
Sirjack
Stinkupuss
Baroque
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Haven't heard the new Bel'akor yet, thanks for reminding me to check it out
Baroque
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