Top Metal Albums: 1st Quarter 2006 Reporting -- SEC filings & audit underway

[JayKeeley]

Standout albums to date for 2006 (in no order):

The Sword
Drudkh
Satyricon (forget Volcano)
Amorphis
Wolves in the Throne Room

Albums on the Horizon:
Iron Maiden
Summoning
Hammers of Misfortune
Agalloch
Negura Bunget
Dissection (?)
Blind Guardian (?)

Needs more listens
Darkthrone
Vreid
Daylight Dies
The Ocean

The Worst:
Enslaved
Evergrey
Queensryche

Not sure what the plans are for King Diamond or Judas Priest...

 

[NAD]

I don't think I've heard a single album released in 2006. Those I care about:

Tool
Hammers of Misfortune
Pearl Jam
Katatonia

 

[Erik]

Enslaved

seriously how many listens have you even given this? 1½?

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Standout albums to date for 2006 (in no order):

Place Of Skulls - The Black Is Never Far
Siena Root - Kaleidoscope
Gargamel - Watch For The Umbles

Albums on the Horizon:

Hammers Of Misfortune
OSI
Isole
Thee Plague Of Gentlemen
Burning Saviours
Circulus

Needs more listens

Queensryche

The Worst:
Queensryche

You're gay

 

[Henrik Main]

Killer shit:

Drawn And Quartered - Hail Infernal Darkness (Incantation fans take note!)
Lust Of Decay - Purity Through Dismemberment
Darkthrone - The Cult Is Alive
Bloodthorn - Genocide

Good shit:

Abysmal Torment - Epoch Of Methodic Carnage
Belenos - Chants de Bataille
Benighted - Identisick
Cannibal Corpse - Kill
Decapitated - Organic Hallucinosis
Dismember - The God That Never Was
Satyricon - Now, Diabolical

Sound cool but need more listens:

Krisiun - AssassiNation
Psycroptic - Symbols Of Failure
Saprogenic - Ichneumonid
Summoning - Oath Bound
Enslaved - RUUN
Keep Of Kalessin - Armada

Sounds pretty shit but will hopefully grow on me:

Zyklon - Disintegrate

 

[lizard]

Albums on the Horizon:

damn I should get the new mono by tomorrow, I'm hearing some VERY good things about this one.

 

[Erik]

Killer shit:

Drawn And Quartered - Hail Infernal Darkness (Incantation fans take note!)
Lust Of Decay - Purity Through Dismemberment
Darkthrone - The Cult Is Alive
Bloodthorn - Genocide

Good shit:

Abysmal Torment - Epoch Of Methodic Carnage
Belenos - Chants de Bataille
Benighted - Identisick
Cannibal Corpse - Kill
Decapitated - Organic Hallucinosis
Dismember - The God That Never Was
Satyricon - Now, Diabolical

Sound cool but need more listens:

Krisiun - AssassiNation
Psycroptic - Symbols Of Failure
Saprogenic - Ichneumonid
Summoning - Oath Bound
Enslaved - RUUN
Keep Of Kalessin - Armada

Sounds pretty shit but will hopefully grow on me:

Zyklon - Disintegrate

what about: spawn of possession noctambulant?

 

[Henrik Main]

Haven't checked it out yet

Looking forward to it, though

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Samples sounds really awesome for Noctambulant. Pre-ordered it the other day myself. Henrik have you ever heard Aurora Borealis? They have a new one coming out soon, I bet you would like it as well.

 

[Henrik Main]

Samples sounds really awesome for Noctambulant. Pre-ordered it the other day myself. Henrik have you ever heard Aurora Borealis? They have a new one coming out soon, I bet you would like it as well.

Listened to a couple of AB tracks about a year ago, but didn't really like them. People keep going on about how good they are, though, so I should keep an eye out for their new release.

 

[Eminor]

The only one that has a good chance of making the end of year list is:
Pharaoh - The Longest Night

Still need more time with Place of Skulls, Satyricon and Enslaved, Ministry
REAAAAALLLY looking forward to the new Fall of the Idols album, as well as most of the rest of the I Hate stuff. Like Nad, can't wait for Tool, PJ

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Listened to a couple of AB tracks about a year ago, but didn't really like them. People keep going on about how good they are, though, so I should keep an eye out for their new release.

Tony Laureno (ex- Nile) drums on the new one. Derek Roddy and Tim Yeung have worked with the band in the past. Actually its just a one man operation, Ron Vento, he is also the singer for Erik's favorite band I.C.E. too.

 

[Dev]

The Ocean was relased in 2005. Is it one of these US/Euro battle again?

Good albums :

Tenhi - Maaäet
Drudkh - Blood in Our Wells
Mogwai - Mr.Beast
Summoning - Oath Bound
Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway (needs more listens in fact..)
Wolves in the Throne Room's

 

[Eminor]

I'm interested in all the albums on your list. They're on my to do list. I forgot about the Cult of Luna though.

 

[JayKeeley]

seriously how many listens have you even given this? 1½?

Once. I know I'm the biggest proponent of giving everything ample chance, but there are just some albums you gotta let go...same with the new Evergrey, I knew on one listen it just wasn't for me.

That said, I'll revisit Enslaved eventually.

The new Queensryche makes me feel icky, if only because half of it wasn't even written by the band.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Devin Townsend's "Synchestra" will definitely find my end of the year list. Either that, or this will be one HELL of a year.

HEY: I wonder if Drudkh came in the mail today!

 

[JayKeeley]

It's entirely possible that we might see a 10/10 album this year.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

And I bet it will be "Locust," right?



EDIT: "The Locust Years" goddammit

 

[IOfTheStorm]

The new Queensryche makes me feel icky, if only because half of it wasn't even written by the band.

whoa?????/

 

[JayKeeley]

whoa?????/

QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Operation: Mindcrime II' Songwriting Credits Revealed - Feb. 9, 2006
QUEENSRŸCHE tribute site The Breakdown Room has published what are purported to be the complete songwriting credits for the group's upcoming sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album "Operation: Mindcrime", entitled "Operation: Mindcrime II". The credits — as apparently picked up from the American performing rights organization BMI — are as follows:

01. Freiheit Ouvertüre (1:36) (Jackson/Slater/Stone)
02. Convict (0:08)
03. I'm American (2:53) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
04. One Foot In Hell (4:13) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
05. Hostage (4:30) (Jackson/Tate/Wilton)
06. The Hands (4:37) (Slater/Tate/Wilton)
07. Speed Of Light (3:12) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
08. Signs Say Go (3:17) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
09. Re-arrange You (3:11) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
10. The Chase (3:10) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
11. Murderer? (4:34) (Slater/Tate/Wilton)
12. Circles (2:59) (Jackson/Slater/Tate)
13. If I Could Change It All (4:28) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
14. An Intentional Confrontation (2:32) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
15. A Junkie's Blues (3:42) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
16. Fear City Slide (4:58) (Slater/Stone/Tate)
17. All The Promises (5:11) (Slater/Stone/Tate)

Slater = Jason Slater (co-producer of the album)
Stone = Mike Stone (guitars/vocals)
Wilton = Michael Wilton (guitars/vocals)
Tate = Geoff Tate (vocals)
Jackson = Ed Jackson (bass/vocals)

As previously reported, QUEENSRŸCHE's new single, "I'm American", will be available to radio stations for digital download on February 21. The full-length record will go for adds in March. The North American release date of the sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" has been set for April 4. Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW) makes a guest appearance on the album as "Dr. X".


Jason Slater = Third Eye Blind ex bass player.