So far some of the best albums of the year are...
Exodus - Tempo Of The Damned
Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
Metal Church - Weight Of The World
W.A.S.P. - The Neon God Part 1: The Rise
TNT - My Religion
Death Angel - The Art Of Dying
Edguy - Hellfire Club
Shadows Fall - The War Within
Thunderstone - The Burning
Primal Fear - Devil's Ground
God Forbid - Gone Forever
Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi
Cans - Beyond The Gates
Nocturnal Rites - New World Messiah
Rhapsody - Symphony Of Enchanted Lands Part 2
Plus some very good albums:
Scorpions - Unbreakable
Force Of Evil - Force Of Evil
Megadeth - The System Has Failed
Metalium - Chapter 4: As One
Deicide - Scars Of The Crucifix
UFO - You Are Here
W.A.S.P. - The Neon God Part 2: The Demise
Dokken - Hell To Pay
Pink Cream 69 - Thunderdome
Velvet Revolver - Contraband
Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache
Still haven't heard many new ones yet like Cradle Of Filth, Seven Witches, Nightwish, Evergrey, Cannibal Corpse, Dismember, Saxon, Annihilator, Fates Warning, Blaze, Krokus, Steel Attack, Sonata Arctica, Jag Panzer, Amon Marth, UDO and more.