top 10 of 2005

[Pinkeisch]

What are your favorite CDs so far this year?

Here's my list so far:

Redemption - Fullness of Time
Little Atlas - Wanderlust
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Magic Pie - Motions of Desire
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Dark Suns - Existence
Spock's Beard - Octane
Sentenced - Funeral Album
Dynamic Lights - Shape
Ivanhoe - Walk In Minefields

Other notables:
Kamelot - Black Halo
Lalu - Oniric Metal
Porcupine Tree - XM2
Epica - Consign To Oblivion
Riverside - Voices In My head (EP)

(and anxiously awaiting new releases from Opeth, Under The Sun, and Symphony X)

 

[DukeBuck]

Pinkeisch has excellent taste. Here's my list:

(1) Redemption - Fullness of Time
(2) Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter
(3) Dream Theater - Octavarium
(4) Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic: Calling
(5) Presto Ballet - Peace Among the Ruins
(6) Kamelot - Black Halo
(7) Ivanhoe - Walk In Mindfields
(8) Shadow Gallery - Room V
(9) Little Atlas - Wanderlust
(10) Xystus - Receiving Tomorrow

Others worthy of mention:

Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring
Beyond Twilight - Section X
Demons & Wizards - Touched by the Crimson King
Lalu - Oniric Metal
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Spock's Beard - Octane
Pantommind - Shade of Fate
Magic Pie - Motions of Desire
NovAct - Tales from the Soul
Cloudscape - Cloudscape


I have not heard the new Epica, Dark Suns, Domain or Sentenced, as of yet. All have potential.

I can't wait for the new SymX, UTS and (possibly) Adagio!

 

[Art_of_Reason]

My choices would be in no order (it would be too hard to do)...

Top 10

Dream theater- Octavarium
Shadow Gallery - Room V
Royal Hunt - Paperblood
Demons and wizards - Touched by the crimson King
Pagan's mind - Enigmatic calling
presto Ballet - Peace among the Ruins
Circus maximus - The 1st chapter
Kamalot - Black Halo
beyond Twilight - Section X
James Labrie - Elements of persusaion

Honorable mention

Mesmerized - stainless
Masterplan - Aeronautics
lalu - oniric metal
Circle II circle - Middle of nowhere
cloudscape - Cloudscape
kino - picture
Domain - last days of utopia
Redemption - the fullness of time
Ivanhoe - walk in the mindfields

Cds I am waiting for this year

russell allen / Jorn Lande - Battle
Gamma Ray - majestic
crimson Glory - Matatron, lucifer and the divine
Queensryche - operation mindcrime II
section A - ?
Symphony X - ?
PYRAMAZE - Legend of the Bone Carver :hotjump: