Top 20 of 2009

[J-Man]

Appearance Of Nothing got my attention. Gotta get this ASAP. Manimal has been getting alot of spins on my iPod.

 

[Palabra de Dios]

That Leprous CD is so awesome. Love it.

 

[digitalink]

"Screw Keyboards" lol Thank you for the list and for the samples. I definitely helps to *hear* what everybody considers their top 20. For a guy who loves music as much as Glenn does, I really don't listen to enough "new" stuff. Already have a few new favorites. The Southern Cross is way cool and you gotta love the Riverside. Snowfall is Redemptions best, IMO, and would be my #1 if this were my list. Thanks again, Glenn.

 

[chibitotoro]

Thanks for reminding me how good Amorphis is, the new album is massive! Got a few other ones to check out from this list too, kudos!

 

[AMBR]

You like Crimfall too? Yea!!! There's hope. And Mob Rules is so overdue for a ProgPower appearance. Totally agree with much of your list - Cain's Offering really did give us back what power metal has been lacking lately and Skyforger is indeed monstrous, and now I have at least three new albums to check out. Thanks much!

Thanks for pointing out J-Dub's avatar, Jen. Didn't notice. Now can't stop noticing.

 

[General Zod]

Four of these CDs will be in in my Top 20... Redemption, Manimal, Amorphis and Riverside.

I checked out W.E.T. (quality stuff, but not my cup of tea), Mob Rules (doesn't grab me), and Vangough (blehh).

Whyzdom and Appearance of Nothing piqued my interest. Going to have to track those down.

I've made no secret of my love for Redemption. That said, I'm at a loss to explain why so many people who once found them dull, love the new disc. If there's a discernible difference, stylistically, between this disc and the previous two, I don't hear it.

Zod

 

[Bear]

Yo G not sure if you have checked out Souljourners yet, Southern California prog metal very much like Southern Cross, they singer may be a little better than the guy in SC...Good stuff all the way around. The Album from Souljourners is called Mind Control

Bear

 

[Akumu]

The Amorphis and Riverside are definitely in my "Best Of" list - the DSO looks like it's heading that way, too. I'm going to have to check out a few of these, particularly Crimfall. Thanks!

 

[nomisofsiman]

That Vangough made me a believer. Never heard of them before, so thanks much for that Glenn alone.

 

[nomisofsiman]

I've made no secret of my love for Redemption. That said, I'm at a loss to explain why so many people who once found them dull, love the new disc. If there's a discernible difference, stylistically, between this disc and the previous two, I don't hear it.

Zod

I partially agree with this. I don't think there's a huge difference, outside of me thinking that the new one has a better variety than the others. Besides that though, I dunno. Sounds pretty close to the last one.

 

[The Fiddler]

I love these kinds of threads, I always find something new to check out!

Thanks for sharing!

+1

 

[General Zod]

By the way... 2009 was the best year for music in the last five.

Zod

 

[The Fiddler]

Just ordered the Manimal, Mob Rules, and House of Lords from the list above. The suggestions above were enough to sell me on those bands.

Will be looking to listen to more Vangough and Appearance of Nothing (great to see a PRS guitar dishing out some metal melodies).

Good to see some "new" old school prog/power out there. The old school stuff is all I seem to listen to anymore.

 

[AngraRULES]

(great to see a PRS guitar dishing out some metal melodies).

Uh... Have you ever heard Opeth?

 

[oldboy]

By the way... 2009 was the best year for music in the last five.

Zod

+1

 

[nomisofsiman]

By the way... 2009 was the best year for music in the last five.

Zod

I fully endorse this statement, if not the best of the decade.

 

[KYF_Cincinnati]

Here's my top albums of 2009...

1.) Circus Maximus - (2007) Isolate
I know this is from 2007 but I just discovered C.M. this year and besides, it blows anything from the last three years away! George Stephanopoulos & I still rock out to this every Sunday morning on the way to work.

2.) Killing Touch - (2009) One of a Kind (Technically this is the best album of 2009, IMO of course...)
3.) Coldspell - (2009) Infinite Stargaze
4.) Astra - (2009) From Within
5.) Heel - (2009) Chaos & Greed
6.) Outloud - (2009) We'll Rock You To Hell & Back Again
7.) Place Vendome - (2009) Streets of Fire
8.) Vindictiv - (2009) Ground Zero
9.) Missing Tide - (2009) Follow The Dreamer
10.) Constancia - (2009) Lost & Gone
11.) Leverage - (2009) Circus Colossus
12.) Cain's Offering - (2009) Gather The Faithful
13.) Brainstorm - (2009) Memorial Roots
14.) Danger Danger - (2009) Revolve
15.) Delain - (2009) April Rain
16.) Free Spirit - (2009) Pale Sister of Light
17.) Hammerfall - (2009) No Sacrifice No Victory
18.) Sacred Steel - (2009) Carnage Victory
19.) W.E.T. - (2009) W.E.T.
20.) Lions Share - (2009) Dark Hours
21.) Lunatica - (2009) New Shores
22.) Prey - (2009) Knights of The Revolution
23.) Vision Divine - (2009) 9 Degrees West of The Moon
24.) Impellitteri - (2009) Wicked Maiden
25.) UZI - (2009) Madhouse
26.) Inmoria - (2009) Invisible Wounds

-KYF

 

[DADRocks]

Wow! Thanks for the Mob Rules. That new one is pure awesome. I also just bought the cd right before that one and while that one is ok, the new one, wow!!!!

 

[SharkBlack]

MOB RULES!

 

[The Fiddler]

WOW! Got the CD Saturday and was in love with each song on the very first listen. I haven't been this pleasantly surprised in a long time. There is a lot of average power metal out there, including older Mob Rules stuff, but this is Grade A quality. This is exactly how I like my power metal - melodic, heavy, and thoughtful. I could care less about how fast guys can play their guitars and drums.

AWESOME recommendation!