TOP 10 OF2007

[mrbluelouboyle]

Top 10 CDs of 2007

1 Five Finger Death Punch - The Way of the Fist
2 Lizzy Borden - Appointment with Death
3 King Diamond - Give Me Your Soul
4 Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition
5 Onslaught - Killing Peace
6 Crystal Viper - The Curse of the Crystal Viper
7 Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
8 Fueled by Fire - Feel the Fire
9 Wolfpack Unleashed - Anthems of Resistance
10 Divine Heresy - Failed Creation

Top 8 Concerts of 2007

Arch Enemy
Heaven and Hell
Chris Cornell
Shiny Toy Guns
Jeff Beck
MSG
Doro
Hep Cat Boo Daddies

Dissappointments of 2007

Megadeth
Down
Iced Earth
Heaven and Hell ( The 3 new songs )
Overkill

Best Music DVDs of 2007

Heaven and Hell
Metal - A Headbangers Journey

Most Anticipated for 2008

Death Angel
Sinergy
Venom

 

[JonnyD]

Threshold - Dead Reckoning ... Where the fuck have I been??!? these guys rock!!
Kamelot - Ghost Opera
Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon
Overkill - Immortallis
Chris Caffery - Pins and Needles
Vintersorg - Solens Rotter
Persuader - When Eden Burns
Manticora - The Black Circus pt.2 Discloser
Sebastian Bach - Angel Down ... its great to hear new shit from Bach again!!
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos ... The first DT album ever to reach my top 10!!

Disapointments:
Just 1 Manowar - Gods of War ... cmon guys what the fuck 5 songs and 15 interludes?!? just plain disapointing!

 

[TheWhisper]

S:X - Paradise Lost is clearly my #1 and I haven't even thought about putting together a top 10...maybe at a later date.

5.) Shooter Jennings – The Wolf

Hey Sixx, I was gonna ask what you thought about Shooter's new one, knowing you're a fan. I'm kinda disappointed in it. I thought he improved over his first one with 'Electric Rodeo', but I'm kinda blah one the new one. Where would you rank it relation to his other two studio albums.

 

[sixxswine]

S:X - Paradise Lost is clearly my #1 and I haven't even thought about putting together a top 10...maybe at a later date.



Hey Sixx, I was gonna ask what you thought about Shooter's new one, knowing you're a fan. I'm kinda disappointed in it. I thought he improved over his first one with 'Electric Rodeo', but I'm kinda blah one the new one. Where would you rank it relation to his other two studio albums.

Hmm... I think the debut album smokes Rodeo and The Wolf, that said I like The Wolf quite a bit more than the last one. I'd rank The Wolf second in terms of essential Shooter Jennings...I too thought it was kind of vanilla at first but the more I listen the more I like it. I mean when I saw he had the Oak Ridge Boys on a track I was like what the fuck?! Now I think it's one of the standouts on that album! Anyway that's what I think...

 

[TheWhisper]

Hmm... I think the debut album smokes Rodeo and The Wolf, that said I like The Wolf quite a bit more than the last one. I'd rank The Wolf second in terms of essential Shooter Jennings...I too thought it was kind of vanilla at first but the more I listen the more I like it. I mean when I saw he had the Oak Ridge Boys on a track I was like what the fuck?! Now I think it's one of the standouts on that album! Anyway that's what I think...

Cool...maybe it'll be a grower for me. Not that I think it's a bad album just expected to like it more.

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

Top 10 albums.
1.Darkest Hour: Deliver Us
2.Municipal Waste: Art OF Partying
3.Bring Me The Horizon: Count Your Blessings
4.Amon AMarth: With Odin On Our Side
5.THe Absense : Riders of The Plague
6.Soilwork: Sworn TO A Great Divide
7.Himsa: Summon In Thunder
8.Atreyu: Paper Sails and Lead Anchors
9.Sonic Syndicate: S/T
10.Black Dahlia Murder: Nocturnal

Top concerts
1.Amon AMarth, Himsa, SOnic SYndicate WOW!!!!! SO Good!!!
2.Warper TOur
3.Ozzfest
4.Suicidal Tendencies, Municipal Waste
5.Finntroll ( on my BIRTHDAY)
6.Sonata Arctica
7.All THat Remains, As I LAy Dying, Haste THe Day, Through The Eyes of THe Dead
8.Gwar

 

[Wyvern]

So the final topten stays like this, I had some trouble with the shuffle after 10-15 and 16 and below, many factors came to take the decision including number of "bad tracks" in the album, production, expectations from the band, memorable songs, amount of material on the year, time for reviewing, etc. Actually it "wore" me out, I don't know if I'm going to make one in 2008.

Metal

1. Abandoned – “Thrash You!”
2. Candlemass - “King Of The Grey Islands”
3. Saxon - “The Inner Sanctum”
4. Superchrist - “Headbanger”
5. Lion’s Share – “Emotional Coma”
6. Lorihen – “Bajo La Cruz”
7. Iced Earth – “Framing Armageddon (something wicked part 1)”
8. Cypher Seer - “Awakening Day”
9. Primal Fear – “New Religion”
10. Astral Doors – “New Revelation”
11. Heaven & Hell – “Live! Radio City Music Hall”
12. Masterplan – “Mk II”
13. Freedom Call - “Dimensions”
14. Evil Masquerade – “Third Act”
15. Fueled By Fire – “Spread The Fire”
16. Thunderstorm - “As We Die Alone”
17. Concept Of God – “Visions”
18. Lana Lane – “Red Planet Boulevard”
19. Icarus Witch – “Songs For The Lost”
20. Redemption - “The Origins Of Ruin”
21. Minotauri - “II”
22. Evile – “Enter The Grave”
23. Allen/Lande - “The Revenge”
24. Solitude Aeturnus – “Hour Of Despair”
25. Megadeth - “United Abominations”
26. Final Stage – “Through The Mirror”
27. Road To Ruin – “Road To Ruin”
28. Jorn – “Live In America”
29. Helloween – “Gambling With The Devil”
30. Sebastian Bach – “Angel Down”
31. Jorn - “Unlocking The Past”
32. Hirax – “Assassins Of War”
33. Hirax – “Chaos And Brutality”
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Prog and no-metal

1. Steve Vai - “Sound Theories Vol. I & II”
2. Rick Wakeman – “Retro 2”
3. Rush - “Snakes & Arrows”
4. Amaran’s Plight – “Voice In The Light”
5. The Flower Kings – “The Sum Of No Evil”
6. LoNero - “Relentless”
7. Twinspirits – “The Music That Heal The World”
8. The Tangent – “Going Off On One”
9. Darkwater – “Calling Earth To Witness”
10. Waterclime – “Imaginative”
11. Scale The Summit - “Monument”
12. Project Creation – “Dawn On Pyther”
13. Planet X - “Quantum”
14. Kiko Loureiro - “Universo Inverso”
15. Dream Theater - “Systematic Chaos”
16. Jordan Rudess – “The Road Home”
17. The String Quartet - “Tribute To Dream Theater”
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Special commendations (albums released in 2007 but recorded over 2 years ago)

1. Onward - “The Neverending Sun”
2. Liquid Trio Experiment – “Spontaneous Combustion”

 

[poundingmetal74]

26.Final Stage – “Through The Mirror”
30. Sebastian Bach – “Angel Down”

I'm honored buddy!

 

[Psychonaut]

In no particular order. This was a very light year in music buying for me...

1. Symphony X - Paradise Lost
2. Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
3. King Diamond - Give Me Your Soul... Please
4. November's Doom - The Novella Resovoir
5. Moonsorrow - Viides Luku - HÄVITETTY
6. Amon Amarth - With Odin On Our Side
7. Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
8. Amorphis - Silent Waters
9. Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
10. Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon

 

[Hawk]

Hawk, love the new av! Where's Machine Head on yours?!?!

Thanks buddy. Well the Machine Head album is great I just thought there were a couple of other even better albums.

Btw has anyone noticed how many modern metal bands with an old school feeling are populating our lists?

This forum is about a more than 80s nostalgia. And I for one am very happy about that.

 

[Wyvern]

Btw has anyone noticed how many modern metal bands with an old school feeling are populating our lists?

This forum is about a more than 80s nostalgia. And I for one am very happy about that.

Well to me the forum was never "only" nostalgia is about old school vibe and old school can also be found in new bands.

I'm honored buddy!

Your album should have being way higher but I make a "penalty" because two songs were from the EP and I penalized other albums that I'm not listen in its enterity, so I had to be consistent with my judging. Actually that got me a bit unconfortable with making top lists, I will probably not make one this year.


NP: Scale The Summit - 'Roof Of The World'

 

[desert_demon]

Top 10 Favorite CDs: (in no particular order)
1. Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
2. Megadeth - United Abominations
3. Black Sabbath - The Dio Years
4. Heaven and Hell - Live at Radio City
5. Queensryche - Mindcrime at the Moore
6. Scorpions - Humanity Hour 1
I bought more than 6 CD's in 2007 of course but these were the ones issued in 2007 and that I deem worthy.

Top 'Embarrassments':
1. Gene Simmons - I actually really like the guy but sometimes his behavior is just ridiculous.
2. Peter Criss solo album - I haven't heard it but I know everyone that has heard it thinks it's lame - even for Peter Criss. The cover alone is an embarrassment.

Top Concerts:
1. Heaven and Hell / Megadeth
2. Scorpions
3. El Tri (Mexican band)
4. Led Zeppelin - reunion concert. Wasn't there but I'm glad it happened at last.

Top Music DVDs:
1. Heaven and Hell - Radio City
2. Kiss - Kissology II
3. Kiss - Kissology III

Top 5 Most Anticipated for 2008:
1. Led Zeppelin - DVD and/or CD of their reunion concert
2. Testament - New album at long last!!
3. Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell - Rumors of possible new album?
4. Iron Maiden - Tour
5. AC/DC - New album?

 

[Ascension]

Top 10 Favorite CDs:

1 - Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (there shoudn't be any doubt)
2 - Iced Earth - Framing Armegeddon (epicus enormous! Too bad Jon lost his mind & dumped on Ripper)
3 - Dark Water - Calling the Earth to Witness (out of nowhere)
4 - Redemption - The Origins of Ruin (ruled PPUSA VIII)
5 - Labyrinth - 6 Days to Nowhere (this band doesn't get enough respect)
6 - DGM - Different Shapes ( SX wishes PL was this good)
7 - Sun Caged - Artemisia (Enchant vocals on heavier material...good mix)
8 - Spheric Universe Experience - Anima (not as good as debut but good enough)
9 - Jorn - Live in America (live vocalist extraordinaire)
10 - Vanishing Point - The 4th Season (great Aussie band)

Top 3 Letdowns:

Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Circus Maximus - Isolate
Pagan's Mind - God Equation

 

[Platinum Maze]

Amon Amarth is a 2006 release.

 

[Thrust]

Top 5 Most Anticipated For 2008


Helstar

Is that an album of new material or when Sins of the Past is being released? Either way i don't have high hopes for it what I've heard of sins of the past is just rape of their old songs

 

[Pabla]

I can only remmeber buying Scorpions Hour 1, Danzig Unrealed Material and only a few days ago the new Nightwish... haven't bought that much at all... but did enjoy all of the mentioned cd's. Oh, forgot the new King Diamond.. pretty good stuff there too!

Best show hands down were the Scorpions... they blew me away!

 

[rokk]

OK, now that 2007 is over I'll put in my 2 cents.

Top 10 Favorite CDs:
1. Threshold - Dead Reckoning
2. Icarus Witch - Songs for the Lost
3. Black Sabbath - The Dio Years
4. Astral Doors - New Revelation
5. Poets & Pornstars
6. Wizard - Goochan
7. Megadeth - United Abominations
8. Cage - Hell Destroyer
9. Scorpions - Humanity Hour 1
10. Great White - Back to the Rhythm
11. Snow - S/T

A few I discovered in 2007 that are worth mentioning but were released previous to 2007:

1. Phantom X - Storm Riders (Thanx Wyv!)
2. Demon - Better the Devil you Know
3. Swedish Erotica - Too Daze Gone

Biggest disapointment:
1. Peter Criss - All for One

Top Music DVDs:
1. Kiss - Kissology III
2. Kiss - Kissology II


Top Most Anticipated for 2008:
1. Airborne
2. Wolf
3. Sabaton
4. Judas Priest
5. Ace Frehley Solo
6. Avantasia
7. Pharoah

 

[Wyvern]

1. Phantom X - Storm Riders (Thanx Wyv!)

You're welcome! Phantom-X and Omen are among the best discoveries I made in 2007 even if nothing of the material is from that year.

I guess the biggest dissapointments for me are Sebastian Bach that with a mighty producer and an excellent line-up failed to made a gelified album, also Hirax that wasted two CDs to make a couple of singles that could have perfectly fit in only one CD as an EP (both released with a few months difference).