What is the best album of the year so far?

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Its a hard question because i personally dont feel the quality of this years albums can compare to last years albums. The good ones that come to mind are Superior, Archetype, Falconer, Star One, and Engine.

my vote goes for Engine cause that is just one hell of a rocking album, with great singing by Ray Alder

I easily know what is going to make everyones number 1 list this year (the band featured on this board:)) but until then, Engine is no. 1 for me this year.
 
Of all albums/singles I have bought which were released this year....

After Forever - Emphasis / Who Wants To Live Forever
a-ha - Lifelines
Archetype - Dawning
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera
Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman - The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Dead Soul Tribe - Dead Soul Tribe
Divided Multitude - Falling To Pieces
Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Enchant - Blink Of An Eye
Everon - Bridge
Falconer - Chapters From A Vale Forlorn
Gåte - Gåte EP
Harem Scarem - Weight Of The World
Joe Satriani - Strange Beautiful Music
Jordan Rudess - 4NYC
Kaipa - Notes From The Past
Megadeth - Rude Awakening
Mind’s Eye - A Work Of Art
NeBeLNeST - NoVa Express
Nightwish - Century Child
Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Pär Lindh Project - Live In Iceland
Pendragon - Acoustically Challenged
Planet X - Moonbabies
Rain Fell Within - Refuge
Rhapsody - Power Of The Dragonflame
Rush - Vapor Trails
Sirenia - At Sixes And Sevens
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
Star One - Space Metal
Steve Morse Band - Split Decision
Steve Vai - The Elusive Light And Sound Vol. 1
The Gathering - Black Light District EP
The Jelly Jam - The Jelly Jam
Theory In Practice - Colonizing The Sun
Threshold - Concert In Paris
Vanden Plas - Beyond Daylight
Vintersorg - Visions From The Spiral Generator
Winds - Reflections Of The I

... I think the Arcturus one might be the best, together
with Vintersorg, Soilwork, Dream Theater and Pain of
Salvation. Difficult choice, since there have been
released so many many great albums so far.
 
Originally posted by Collapse Generation
Of all albums/singles I have bought which were released this year....
... I think the Arcturus one might be the best, together
with Vintersorg, Soilwork, Dream Theater and Pain of
Salvation. Difficult choice, since there have been
released so many many great albums so far.

Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors ROCKS man :headbang:
Hey I recommend to all of you to check it out! ;) also "La masquerade Infernale" is awesome :)
 
I dont like A Night the Opera too much or Six Deegres,I will vote for The Odissey soon,hehe,but for now I vote on Star One.Awesome.