Which artists this year are producing their best work to date?

[JayKeeley]

Continuing on from the other thread, I'm interested to see which bands are pushing the envelope this year. Help me out.

Give me 5 artists at the top of their game, and I'll go buy 5 CDs.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Mournful Congregation - The Monad of Creation

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Nile

 

[Demonspell]

Primordial and November's Doom, but you knew that already. And then there are bands like Nevermore, Moonsorrow, & Ulver, whose 2005 releases undoubtedly rival their best work (unless you loathe everything after Nattens or are one of those debut is always the best people), but defy any easy judgements as to their place in their catalogues...

 

[NAD]

mars volta and queens of the stone age, i guess. can't really pick a favorite from either band since mars volta only have 2.5 releases and queens are just THAT FUCKING GOOD.

i don't like blood inside, i hope that i do someday though.

 

[J.]

Nokturnal Mortum
Morrigan

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I listened to the whole Naglfar - Pariah today. damn its good.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Slightly off-topic and at the same time on-topic:

"Moonsorrow - Primeä" = Song of the year

 

[Sadguru]

Ulver
Mars Volta
Dredg
Primordial
and possibly Opeth

 

[Night Mare]

Hard to say with Ulver, they are all so different, but there is no doubting they pushed the envelope with Blood Inside.
Moonsorrow kicked much ass though.

 

[J.]

people really prefer Gathering Wilderness over SPirit the Earth Aflame? cool, i guess

 

[circus_brimstone]

Pelican's a must.

 

[Nate The Great]

Pelican and MESHUGGAH. I can't believe nobody said Meshuggah yet.

Also Swarm of the Lotus, but nobody cares about anything I say.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Thee Plague of Gentlemen
YOB
Reverend Bizarre
Isole
Baroness

 

[dorian gray]

no one.

 

[NAD]

MESHUGGAH. I can't believe nobody said Meshuggah yet.

i dig I better, but probably catch 33 is in second place. then chaosphere, then nothing, then destroy erase improve. i mean if i had to rank them, which apparently i do. did. whatever.

 

[circus_brimstone]

I can't believe nobody said Meshuggah yet.

I agree.

Also Swarm of the Lotus, but nobody cares about anything I say.

Join da club.

 

[lurch70]

the Backstreet bOys ... they're trying to go metal

 

[Mormagil]

You jest, but their first album is actually quite good. Very thrashy.

 

[lurch70]

you mean trashy?