Top five albums of 2002 so far...

[DEEK]

hm, so far, in no order:

-Agalloch- The Mantle
-Meshuggah- Nothing
-Jerry Cantrell- The Degradation Trip (can't wait for the 2CD version of this, Degradation Trip Vol. I & II)
-Queens of the Stone Age- Songs for the Deaf
-Electric Wizard- Let Us Prey

and, honerable mentions (so far):
-Cathedral- The VIIth Coming
-Dream Theater- 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence

but i have yet to get the new Opeth and new Napalm Death (neither are released yet in AMerica), and new Shadows Fall, and the new Isis.

 

[Terminal Spirit Disease]

1.Lacuna Coil - Comalies
2.At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul (re-release)
3.Sentenced - The Cold White Light
4.Malevolent Creation - The Will To Kill (don't own it yet but I'm sure it will be one of the best albums this year)
5.Blackhshine - Soulless & Proud (not sure if this was this year or last year though can't remember)

 

[IcedEarth556]

5.Norther-Dreams of Endless War
4.Insomnium-In the Halls of Awaiting
3.In Flames-Reroute to Remain
2.Dark Tranquillity-Damage Done
1.Blind Guardian-A Night at the Opera

 

[Soilent Goat]

Soilent Green - A Deleted Symphony For The Beaten Down
Today is the Day - Sadness Will Prevail
Tie between Origin - Informis, Infinitas, Inhumanitas & Hate Eternal - King Of All Kings

 

[FailingAcension]

I like lots of these, but no one has said "Winds" yet....that was released this year, no? Refections of the I Rules!

 

[~UlvedaL~]

Oh, I forgot:

Kalmah - "They Will Return"
Norther - "Dreams Of Endless War"
Trail Of Tears - "A New Dimension Of Might"

 

[iamunicron]

Cathedral - The VIIth Coming
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Arcturus - The Sham mirrors

 

[Hatebreeder33]

I hate posting in these types of threads, but yet I keep posting in them...

1) Immortal - 'Sons of Northern Darkness'
2) Nile - 'In Their Darkened Shrines'
3) Bloodbath - 'Resurrection Through Carnage'
4) Dark Tranquillity - 'Damage Done'
5) Arcturus - 'The Sham Mirrors'

 

[TheHeretic]

In no particular order:

1. Bloodbath - Resurrection through Carnage
2. Symphony X - Oddessy
3. Cathedral - VII Coming
4. Grave - Into the Grave
5. Opeth - Deliverance

 

[Survivor Of The Lake]

Originally posted by Dionysos
Come on, can't you wait for 2 and a half more months for this year to end, and then create a "best of 2002" thread?

Couldn't agree more

 

[King Of Terror]

Opeth-Deliverance
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
Arcturus-The Sham Mirrors
Amon Amarth - Versus the world

 

[Opus(sy)2]

Cattle decapitation - to serve man
Nile - in their darkened shrines
Cephalic carnage - lucid interval
Vader - revelations
Opeth - Deliverance (bought it today, fucking excellent! \m/\m/)