What is everyone's "Top 10 albums of 2002 so far"?

[ProgMetalFan]

I have updated my list. December 18th. I know there's still plenty of stuff I haven't gotten around to checking out... but here's my Top 10.

1. Symphony X - "The Odyssey" (USA, Inside Out Music America)
2. Pain Of Salvation - "Remedy Lane" (Sweden, Inside Out Music America)
3. Enchant - "Blink Of An Eye" (USA, Inside Out Music America)
4. Porcupine Tree - "In Absentia" (UK, Lava)
5. Amaran - "A World Depraved" (Sweden, Listenable)
6. Tad Morose - "Matters Of The Dark" (Sweden, Century Media)
7. Threshold - "Critical Mass" (UK, Inside Out Music America)
8. Opeth - "Deliverance" (Sweden, Koch)
9. Arabesque - "The Union" (Netherlands, Lion Records)
10. Soilwork - "Natural Born Chaos" (Sweden, Nuclear Blast)

 

[Sargoth]

Don't even know if I have listened to ten albums released this year but here's some I really like (in no particular order):

Blind Guardian - a Night At The Opera
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
Meshuggah - Nothing
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
The Crown - Crowned In Terror
Sentenced - The Cold White Light
Sportlov - Snöbollskrieg
Vader - Revelations
Vintersorg - Visions From The Spiral Generator

 

[Strahd]

I haven't had enough money to buy a lot of albums this year so I can only manage a top 5

1. Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera
2. Star One - Space Metal
3. Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
4. Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
5. Dio - Killing The Dragon

 

[Forsell]

In no particular order:


Soilwork
King Diamond
Pain of Salvation
In Flames
Dark Tranquillity
Immortal
Satyricon

+ a few others...

 

[Liandrin]

In no particular order:

Dies Irae - The Sin War
Cannibal Corpse - Core Obsessed
Marduk - Blackcrowned
Vintersorg - Visions from the spiral Generator
Thyrfing - Vansinnesvisor
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Lord of the rings - Souldtrack
To come: Funeral Mist - Salvation

 

[Seventh Son]

No Particular Order:

DT - 6DoIT
POS - Remedy Lane
Planet X - Moon Babies
Vanden Plas - Beyond Daylight
Joe Satriani - Strange Beautiful Music
Steve Morse Band - Spllit Decision

And I have to add this even though it isn't actually out yet but will be soon.

Symphony X - The Odyssey

 

[Kalmakoff]

Let's see...this is my top ten so far in no order:

Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Sentenced - The Cold White Light
Lake of Tears - The Neonai
Star One - Space Metal
Threshold - Critical Mass
Divercia - Modus Operandi
Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera
Symphony X - The Odyssey
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane

 

[noren]

Pain of salvation - Remedy lane
Heaven's Cry - Primal power addiction

Those two are nailed in the top...

Other great albums are:

Echolyn - Mei
Dream Theater - 6DoiT
Star One - Space metal
Threshold - Critical Mass
Dead soul Tribe - s/t
Everon - Bridge
Spock's Beard - Snow
Wakeman/Nolan - Hounds of the Baskervilles
Ascension Theory - Regeneration

 

[seskasennia]

This is some albums I like, so far, in no specific order;
- "Nothing" - Meshuggah
- "MoonBabies" - Planet X
- "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" - Dream Theater
Damn, I can't think of any more right now... None that's been released this year...

 

[Gaunerin]

Most albums have already been mentioned but anyway....in no particular order:

- Vintersorg - Visions from the spiral generator
- Tad Morose - Matters of the dark
- Dark Tranquillity - Damage done
- Stygma IV - The human twilight zone
- Suidakra - Emprise to Avalon
- Vanden Plas - Beyond daylight
- Soilwork - Natural born chaos
- Rage - Unity
- Winds - Reflections of the I
- Symphorce - PhorcefulAhead

 

[Cornholio]

I have bought like 1000 records this year (), hard to pick 10 ...

Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera
Star One - Space Metal
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
Rage - Unity
Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Sonata Arctica - Sounds Of Silence-Live In Tokyo
Majesty - Sword & Sorcery
Running Wild - Live
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Symphony X - The Odyssey
Rhapsody - Power Of The DragonFlame
Angel Dust - Of Human Bondage
Iron Savior - Condition Red
Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance

updated on Christmas Eve
and on January 5th

no particular order btw and YES I know, it is 14 CDs instead of 10 ... just dunno what to delete ...

 

[ares]

PAIN OF SALVATION - Remedy Lane
THRESHOLD - Critical Mass
STAR ONE - Space Metal
AVANTASIA - The Metal Opera pt.II
DREAM EVIL - Dragonslayer
FREEDOM CALL - Eternity
DREAM TEATHER - Six Degrees Of Inner Tourbulence
BLIND GUARDIAN - A Night At The Opera
ARK - Burn The Sun
WAKEMAN/NOLAN - Hounds Of The Baskervilles
+...

 

[batmura]

I don't really think that many AMAZING albums were released in 2002, but the ones I really, really loved are:

Alex Skolnick - Goodbye To Romance (check this out, former Testament/Savatage guitarist's solo instrumental project: website)

I heard Rage - Unity is amazing. Good things about Space Metal as well.

Dream Theater's Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence took time to get used to but it's a deep album.

Blind Guardian's A Night at the Opera totally impressed me with its production and Hansi's overly great vocal performance.

Soilwork's new one was a total let-down to me.

The new Sentenced was a step ahead of Crimson but definitely not as dark as Frozen which is a minues IMO.

Tad Morose's Matters of the Dark is cool but I like Undead better. Same goes for Nightwish's Century Child. It's good, it's different but can't compete with either Oceanborn or Wishmaster.

I've heard part of the new Dark Tranquillity and was blown away. That goes back to their old Gallery days. Coolness. I've also yet to hear the new WASP and Nile.

 

[Natasha]

Avantasia II
Nightwish - Century Child
At Vance - Only Human
Dream Evil - Dragonslayer
Morifade - Imaginarium
Sentenced - Cold White Light
Sonata Arctica - Sound of Silence Live in Tokyo
Beto Vazquez's Infinity
Rhapsody - Power of the Dragonflame
Shaman - Ritual
Angra - Hunters and Prey (even if it is an EP)

Most anticipated releases for 2002/2003
Luca Turilli solo
Lacuna Coil - Comalies - haven't heard it yet
Stratovarius
Masterplan
Dionysus

 

[Cornholio]

Yeee-haw, I am looking forward to Masterplan too.

And I just heard a track of Amon Amarth ...

 

[Kalmakoff]

I have to add Lake of Tears' The Neonai to the best of 2002 list.

And the most anticipated cds for the near future...
Evergrey
Stratovarius
Masterplan
Helloween
Celesty
Pagan's Mind
Andromeda
Lost Horizon
Symphony X
Power Quest

 

[Cyaron]

All I have is a top 3 for now ...

1) Star One - Space Metal (limited edition, of course)
2) Vanden Plas - Beyond Daylight
3) Superior - Ultima Ratio

You guys should really hear all of these; they kick ass.

CDs I expect to join them as soon as I get a chance to hear them in full:

Symphony X - The Odyssey
Lacuna Coil - Comalies
Threshold - Critical Mass


Cyaron

 

[blackstaRR]

1.Opeth - Deliverance
2.Symphony X -The Odyssey
3. Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
4. Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
5. Vintersorg - Visions from the Spiral Generator
6. Thunderstone
7. Planet X - Moonbabies
8. Threshold -Critical Mass
9. Artension - Sacred Pathways
10. Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane

 

[vedr4n]

1. Dream Theater - 6doit
2. Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
3. Shaman - The Ritual
4. Symphony X - The Odyssey
5. Threshold - Critical Mass
6. Avantasia - The Metal Opera (part 2)
7. Southern Storm - 1999
8. Time Requiem - s/t
9. Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera
10. Enchant - Blink Of An Eye



as for most anticipated albums in near future..
kamelot, sonata arctica, evergrey are top 3 and i cant wait to get 'em. other than that.. i'll say new pain of salvation, new dream theater, masterplan, helloween and many more..

 

[Bear]

Here is my ever changing list of the moment

• Symphony X - The Odyssey
• Star One - Space Metal
• Soilwork - NBC
• Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
• Last Tribe - Witch Dance
• Engine - Superholic
• Disturbed - Believe
• Sinergy - Suicide by my Side
• Enchant - Blink of an Eye
• Armageddon - Three

Bear