What's your album of the year?

[AdamWathan]

In no particular order...

Architects - Hollow Crown
August Burns Red - Constellations
The Red Chord - Fed Through The Teeth Machine

 

[Jind]

OK - was just reviewing my purchases this year and so far here are my favorites (in no particular order):

Epica - Design Your Universe
Behemoth - Evangelion
DGM - FrAme
Empyrios - The Glorious Sickness (a Simone Mularoni theme with DGM and Empyrios)
Novembers Doom - Into Night's Requiem Infernal
Katatonia - Night Is the New Day
Richie Kotzen - Peace Sign
Shadows Fall - Retribution
Heaven & Hell - The Devil You Know

Nothing super out there or just thrown in to show my "True Metal" side, but this list is based upon what I have listened to a whole lot since buying them.

 

[Jevil]

Defintely I am outdated... I don't know most of the bands you mention guys.

Well, not great albums this year...

MEGADETH - Endgame
RAMMSTEIN - Liebe Is Fur Alle Da

 

[Airborne]

Oh, I forgot Endgame.

MEGADETH - Endgame!!!!!

 

[Pardi666]

Reading this thread makes me wounder why the hell i come here...

Some of you have horrible tastes

But regardless, you all have some good advice when it comes to recording metal, even if its infested with core

 

[GarethSE]

not enough master musicians of bukakke love in this topic

 

[Line666]

Reading this thread makes me wounder why the hell i come here...

Some of you have horrible tastes

Then don't.

This forum is great for the unusual lack of pretentious snobbery when it comes to musical taste.

 

[GarethSE]

Then don't.

This forum is great for the unusual lack of pretentious snobbery when it comes to musical taste.

he's one of z's buds. apolagies on his behalf for his inability to get into anything that isnt mindless shredding

 

[Machinated]

Mastodon - Crack The Skye (O'Brien)
Emery - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail (Bendeth)
Paramore - Brand New Eyes (CLA mix)
Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue (Staub Mix)

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Wow this is interesting, I didn't realize there are no standouts this year IMHO. I can't narrow it past 6. Again, no clear top choice:

Slayer - World Painted Blood
Megadeth - Endgame
Divine Heresy - Bringer of Plagues
Behemoth - Evangelion
Old Man's Child - Slaves of the World
Kreator - Hordes of Chaos

I hate to say it but I can't argue with those of you saying it was a little disappointing of a year, especially after such a great 2008!

 

[fak0u]

Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light
Converge - Axe to Fall
Isis - Wavering Radiant
Mastodon - Crack The Skye
Oceansize - Home And Minor (EP)
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Xenophanes (!!!)
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Solar Gambling
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Los Suenos De Un Higado
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Megaritual
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & El Grupo Nuevo - Cryptomnesia
Poison The Well - The Tropic Rot
The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Thrice - Beggars

 

[Mikaël-ange]

Masachist-Death March Fury
Lost Soul-Immerse in infinity
CC- EP
TBDM-Deflorate

 

[lolzgreg]

yeah man
when they did that movie track, i was stoked
i was like, this is what to expect from new paramore, awesome!

then i heard a few singles off the new album and was totally lost
couldn't catch on to any melodies, or musical hooks
and i was distracted by the production being pretty weird.
also the choice of single was stupid...
then the cover art that still doesn't make sense to me...

The Decode track did sound fantastic all around.

I hate the snare drum on the new record; the kick is awesome though.

I dunno, Joey. Maybe it will just take some time for you to catch on

 

[AllanD]

Dethklok - Dethalbum II


It's the only album that came out this year that I still listen to

 

[DominikJW]

To be really honest, what I've listened the most times was...

Hatecode - As I See EP

 

[Muttley]

Can't choose between these for the top spot as my personal favourite:

The Wildhearts - Chutzpah
Devin Townsend Project - Addicted
Devin Townsend Project - Ki

I also really liked:

Behemoth - Evangelion
Steel Panther - Feel The Steel
The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
Warrior Soul - Destroy The War Machine

Kinda OK:

Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures

 

[Pardi666]

he's one of z's buds. apolagies on his behalf for his inability to get into anything that isnt mindless shredding

HEY! There is this one song i liked that doesnt have a guitar solo... Cant remember what it was, but i liked it!

 

[Rip-G]

1. Heaven and Hell
2. Slayer
3. Devin Townsend - Ki

Worst shit of the year - Chris Cornell "Scream" and Halford "Winter Songs"

 

[JeffTD]

Albums I'm absolutely loving: (alphabetical order)

The Black Dahlia Murder - Deflorate
A Day To Remember - Homesick
Devin Townsend - Ki and Addicted
Emery - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail
First Signs of Frost - Atlantic
The Fray - The Fray
Insomnium - Across The Dark
Katatonia - Night is the New Day
Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
Nightrage - Wearing a Martyr's Crown
Paramore - Brand New Eyes
Say Anything - Say Anything
Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Swallow The Sun - New Moon

 

[Chryst Krispies]

First Signs of Frost - Atlantic

YES.
I remember you recommending this shit to me a while back. Good call.