top 10 of 2009

[cthulufhtagn]

that time of the year. i can't find a thread for this, dunno if somebody already posted one but here goes (in no particular order):

brown jenkins - death obsession
doomriders - darkness come alive
raekwon - cuban links pt. 2
(mf) doom - born like this
federale - devil in a boot
rodrigo y gabriela - 11:11
drudkh - microcosmos
wolves in the throne room - black cascade
giant squid - the ichthyologist
destroyer 666 - defiance

special mention for DsO - mass grave aesthetics which was a dec. 08 release

 

[Plastic Nathrakh]

Defiance is not that good.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

Defiance is not that good.

yeah it's their weakest...maybe that says something about the amount of good shit i've heard this year

i should write up a reco for that federale, it's spot-on morricone-style spaghetti western soundtrack music

 

[MajestikMøøse]

1. Rome - Flowers from Exile

the rest... not sure yet.

 

[General Zod]

1. Rome - Flowers from Exile

Not #1, but definitely on my list.

Zod

 

[Reign in Acai]

In relative order...

Solstafir - Kold
Cobalt - Gin
Indukti - IDMEN
Teitanblood - Seven Chalices
The Chasm - Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm
While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose
Shackles - Traitors' Gate
Diocletian - Doom Cult
Mournful Congregation - The June Frost
Grave Miasma - Exalted Emanation

(Arghoslent will more than likely bump it's way in to the fray once I get my hands on the split)

 

[General Zod]

In relative order...

Solstafir - Kold
Cobalt - Gin
Indukti - IDMEN
Teitanblood - Seven Chalices
The Chasm - Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm
Shackles - Traitors' Gate
Diocletian - Doom Cult
Mournful Congregation - The June Frost
Grave Miasma - Exalted Emanation

Is there anything in this list that I should investigate? Gracias.

Zod

 

[Vittra]

What a fucking crazy year for metal, my list has changed quite a bit again... there's tons of great stuff that would never make it onto a top 10 list which is a shame.

Altar of Plagues - White Tomb
Cobalt - Gin
Diocletian - Doom Cult
Ignivomous - Death Transmutation
Katharsis - Fourth Reich
Procession - Cult of Disease
Skagos - Ast
Shackles - Traitors' Gate
Teitanblood - Seven Chalices
While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose

Ares Kingdom isn't out yet, but I suspect this would take the spot of something once it does.

 

[swizzlenuts]

Ones that will surely be on the top:

Revelation - For the Sake of No One
Griftegard - Solemn, Sacred, Severe

There has been a lot of great albums this year, but I don't think anything is phenomenal besides the two above.

 

[skeptik]

I still have a lot to digest even from what I've already purchased, and there are still tons of albums that I haven't even gotten yet (and as Vittra mentioned, some, like the Ares Kingdom, aren't even out yet), but this is what I came up with:

1. Beherit - Engram
2. The Chasm - Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm
3. Asphyx - Death...The Brutal Way
4. Master's Hammer - Mantras
5. Grave Miasma - Exalted Emanation
6. Ignivomous - Death Transmutation
7. Teitanblood - Seven Chalices
8. Procession - The Cult of Disease
9. Argus - Argus
10. Excoriate - On Pestilent Winds...

Albums that I think might have a chance to crack the top 10 are many...like Griftegard, Slugathor, Revelation, Ares Kingdom, Infinitum Obscure, Memory Driven, Diocletian, Spiritus Mortis, Weapon, Denial, etc.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

A bunch of hipster shit.


....though something tells me I should hear this Cobalt album. I love gin in all its forms.

 

[Ars Magna]

Asphyx - Death...The Brutal Way

YES!

 

[Reign in Acai]

Skagos - Ast

How the hell did I forget about this one? I'd put it somewhere in my top 3, don't know where.

Is there something on this list that I should investigate?

Indukti!

 

[Krilons Resa]

maudlin of the Well - Part The Second
Darren Johnston - The Edge Of The Forest
Keelhaul - Keelhaul's Triumphant Return To Obscurity
DM Stith - Heavy Ghost
Uri Gurvich - The Storyteller
Griftegard - Solemn.Sacred.Severe.
Wobbler - Afterglow
Vijay Iyer - Historicity
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Umphrey's McGee - Mantis

...as of now, i guess.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

maudlin of the Well - Part The Second

Unquestionably #1.

DM Stith - Heavy Ghost

Bought this for like $2.00 a few months ago at Amoeba. Maybe I should listen to it.

I have to say, I find the latest Grizzly Bear to be pretty damn spectacular. They're really onto something new and different, and I like it. Hated it on the first couple of listens though.

A local band I really dig is Thee Oh Sees. Their album Help is weird-ass psyched-out garage rock that is oddly infectious. Oh, and it sounds exactly like the cover art:

 

[Krilons Resa]

The cover is ghastly.


...and DUDE, listen to the DM Stith. WTF? I really think you should dig it.

 

[Krilons Resa]

And I just got the latest The Tangent. I could never get into Tillison's vocals but the tunes are usually great. This new one is supposedly their best yet.

 

[Demilich]

I want to check out everything Dick Sirlon and Doomcifer put in this thread... someone do it for me and we'll pretend!

 

[Krilons Resa]

Hey, you're the douchebag who doesn't want to invest the measly 4 seconds it takes to flush your dirty box.

 

[Vittra]

Hmm, yes. Unfortunate wordplay.