Your 10 Top 2003 Albums

[Schism]

1. Opeth-Damnation
2. Katatonia-Viva Emptiness
3. Anathema-A Natural Disaster
4. Edge of Sanity-Crimson II
5. (equal) Muse-Absolution
5. (equal) The Mars Volta-De-Loused in The Comatorium
6. The Butterfly Effect-Begins Here
7. OSI-Office of Strategic Influence
8. Dream Theater-Train Of Thought
9. Devin Townsend-Accelerated Evolution
10. A Perfect Circle-Thriteenth Step

Special Mentions: The Gathering-Souvenirs, Him-Love Metal, Charon-The Dying Daylights, No-man-Together We're Stranger, Antimatter-Lights Out

I am not sure if The Provenance-Still At Arms Length is 2003, but it would be in top 10 for sure!

 

[The Scourge]

That's very 2002... Maybe it received official distribution in the US this year or something but it's been out for well over a year now.

Yeah, I know that album was released in 2002 in Europe, but the American distribution didn't happen until January of '03. Being how I disovered them late that month, I thought it to be appropriate for this list. Same thing could be said about Amon Amarth as well. That being the case, and for the sake of purists such as yourself, if I had to, I would replace the Rapture with Radiohead's Hail To The Thief.

 

[Frith]

The few ones I Love:
Katatonia - Viva Emptiness
Opeth - Damnation
A Perfect circle - 13th Steep
Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comarorium
Nitin Sawhney - Human
Opeth - Lamentations

btw: Any1 goning to London 3/2 (Hammersmith Apollo) A Pefect Circle!
I'll be traveling from Sweden just for this event!

 

[zeroMaximum]

frith, i already traveled to see apc in london once... and im also from sweden

 

[Erik]

That being the case, and for the sake of purists such as yourself, if I had to, I would replace the Rapture with Radiohead's Hail To The Thief.

Hehe, don't worry, I'll allow you to have whatever albums you want on your 2003 list. I just thought I'd... inform you. That Rapture happened to be in either first or second place on my 2002 list; great, great album.

 

[antisc]

top3:

1. Opeth: Damnation
2. Katatonia: Viva Emptiness
3. Reverend Bizarre: Harbinger of Metal

Still need to check out Dimmu's and Swallow the Sun's albums...

 

[Frith]

frith, i already traveled to see apc in london once... and im also from sweden

grymt...

 

[circus_brimstone]

1. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness
2. Extol - Synergy
3. Solefald - In Harmonia Universali
4. Enslaved - Below the Lights
5. Soilwork - Figure Number Five
6. Starflyer 59 - Old
7. Tourniquet - Where Moth and Rust Destroy
8. Dream Theater - Train of Thought
9. Opeth - Damnation
10. Virgin Black - Elegant...and Dying
Honorable Mention: OSI - Office of Strategic Influen

 

[Metal666]

Also in no particular Order......

Katatonia - Viva Emptiness
The Old Dead Tree - The Nameless Disease
Machine Head - Through the Ashes of Empires
Nevermore - Enemies of Reality (Ok, so it was the best production job!)
The Kovenant - S.E.T.I.
Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon
Moonspell - The Antidote
Lacuna Coil - Comalies


Thats really about all I can think of. But it is worth mentioning the entire work of Johnny Cash whome we sadly lost this year. Dark music owes its foundation to that man, the original man in black.

 

[BoF]

Here's mine little list :Smug:
1. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness (of course!)
2. Wolverine - The Cold Light Of Monday
3. Opeth - Damnation
4. The Devin Townsend Band - Accelerated Evolution
5. Blazing Eternity - a World To Drown In
6. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
7. Puressence - Planet Helpless
8. Type 0 Negative - Life Is Cilling Me
9. Lars H.U.G. - Save Me From This Rock'n'roll
10. Evergrey - Recreation Day

Biggest Dissapointments:
To/Die/For - Jaded
A Perfect Circle - 13th Step
Charon - The Dying Daylights

 

[zeroMaximum]

Biggest Dissapointments:
To/Die/For - Jaded
A Perfect Circle - 13th Step
Charon - The Dying Daylights

a perfect circle? disappointing?

i agree they may not sound a lot like they did before, but i still think its a masterpiece. well, ive had mine said, thanks!

 

[BoF]

I don't know why, but it dissappointed me BIG TIME... I'm a huge Tool fan, and I also liked the first A Perfect Circle album a lot, but 13th step just didn't fit me... can't explain

 

[CrestForm]

1. Opeth - Damnation
2. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness
3. Ephel Duath - The Painter´s Palette
4. Edge of Sanity - Crimson II
5. Nightingale - Alive Again
6. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
7. Anekdoten - Gravity
8. Enslaved - Below the Lights
9. A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
10. Grimfist - Ghouls of Grandeur

 

[John Carvajal]

01. Katatonia "Viva Emptiness"
02. Anathema "A Natural Disaster" °
02. Katatonia "Viva Emptiness"
03. The Gathering "Souvenirs"
04. Antimatter "Lights Out"
05. Iron Maiden "Dance of Death"
06. Opeth "Damnation" °
07. Moonspell - "The Antidote" °
08. In The Woods.. "Live at the Caledonian Hall" °
09. Old Man's Child "In Defiance of Existence" °
10. Dimmu Borgir "Death Cult Armaggedon" °

° on Mp3
the first 2 are in order, when I will buy the anathema and listen to it more I would look which one is better but at the moment is katatonia

Disappointments:
The Kovenant "Seti" °, Evereve "Enetics" °, Metallica "St. Anger" °(not too bad, but thought it was better).. others dont remember at the moment


Havent heard the complete album of this other favorite bands:

Ulver "A Quick Fix of Melancholy"
Kreator - "Live Trauma"
Entombed - "Inferno"
Cradle of Filth - "Damnation and a Day"
Amorphis - "Far from the Sun"
Green Carnation - "A Blessing In Disguise"
Type O Negative - "Life is Killing Me"
Blazing Eternity - "A World to Drown In"
Tiamat - "Prey"

 

[warsofwinter]

If there were 10 albums released each year that I didn't find boring and generic than...... I would shit my pants..