Your Top Ten Of 2004

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As of the date I'm posting this (12/12), I'm figuring that there won't be too many more good releases coming out in the next 18 days. So now is a good time to post what you guys thought were the best things you've heard in 2004. Mine are:


10. Saxon "Lionheart"
9. Damned Nation "Sign Of Madness"
8. Blaze "Blood And Belief"
7. Jorn Lande "Out To Every Nation"
6. War & Peace "The Walls Have Eyes"
5. Dio "Master Of The Moon"
4. Jon Oliva's Pain "Tage Mahal"
3. Brave "Passages" (EP)
2. Magnitude 9 "Decoding The Soul"

1. Silent Force "Worlds Apart"
 
This should be the final order... from 1 to 10...


Angra - Temple of Shadows
Orphaned Land - Mabool
Evergrey - The Inner Circle
Pain of Salvation - 12:5
Nightwish - Once
Lamb of God - Ashes of the Awake
Edguy - Hellfire Club
Pain of Salvation - Be
Shadows Fall - The war Within
Jorn Lande - Out to Every Nation
 
Hmm, that's a tough one. Here's what I'm probably thinking.

1) Nightwish - Once
2) Edguy - Hellfire Club
3) Chris Caffery - Faces/GDWAR (Big surprise for me - album really grows)
4) Dionysus - Anima Mundi (Hope to see them at PP!)
5) Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night
6) Ayreon - The Human Equation
7) Time Requiem - The Inner Circle of Reality
8) Mercenary - 11 Dreams


Hmm, that's the big ones I can think of. Notable mentions go out to Dragonland - Starfall (Even though I don't think the album was as great as all the hype before its release led it to be). Another goes to the new Silent Force. A shout out to Evergrey's latest, and also Nostradameus's Hellbound.

Was a good year metal wise.

2005 should kill. New Edguy hopefully, new Gamma Ray (*cheers*), new Space Odyssey, Secret Sphere, At Vance, Hammerfall, Brazen Abbot, Dark Moor, Kamelot...the list keeps going.

Can't wait!
 
:D

Blaze - Blood and Belief
Symphorce - Twice Second
Suffocation - Souls to Deny
Vintersorg - The Focusing Blur
Edguy - Hellfire Club
Into Eternity - Buried in Oblivion
Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
Wuthering Heights - Far From the Madding Crowd
Danzig - Circle of Snakes
Borknagar - Epic

with certain exceptions its been a great year for metal :)
 
1. Nightwish - Once
2. Into Eternity - Buried In Oblivion
3. Edguy - Hellfire Club
4. Evergrey - The Inner Circle
5. In Flames - Soundtrack To Your Escape
6. Asperity - The Final Demand
7. Angra - Temple Of Shadows
8. Nocturnal Rites - New World Messiah
9. Evil Masquerade - Welcome To The Show
10. Diablo - Eternium

Really looking forward to new Symphony X, Brainstorm, Edguy, Kamelot, Soilwork (holy shit does this kick ass), Seven Wishes, and praying for new Vanden Plas and Superior in 2005.

\m/
 
In no particular order, my ten favorite metal CDs of 2004.

Exodus, Tempo of the Damned. Proof that thrash does indeed still exist. Enough riffs to fill 4 discs of a lesser artist.

Nightwish, Once. Decidely darker CD with sweeping arrangements that never get cheesy. Big kudos to extra vocals by bassist Marco Hietala. And Tarja is smoking!

Iron Savior, Battering Ram. Relentless Power Metal devoid of lyrics about fantasy creatures. These guys are masters of the pedal note.

Jag Panzer, Casting the Stones. Home grown American METAL! Hard to believe that these guys have been around for over 20 years and still maintain quality music without having to resort to the latest trends (ahem Metallica!).

Danzig, Circle of Snakes. Yeah Glenn got punked and powned earlier this year, but his new disc is a return to his dark glory of his first four. It doesn't hurt having Tommy Victor (Prong) playing guitar for you either!

Dream Evil, Book of Heavy Metal. Metal's answer to The Darkness. An unabashed glorification of all that is metal! The bonus DVD is hoot!

Iced Earth, Glorious Burden. Mostly a concept CD about the American Civil War and fronted by former vocalist of Judas Priest Tim 'Ripper' Owens. Jon Schaffer is one of the best rhtyhm guitarist in metal with a style that is a mixture of Iron Maiden with the thrash version of Metallica (damn! another dig!).

Ezra Stone, Volume 1. Yeah that's right I said it! Hey, it is my damn list, and I am damn proud of my playing on this CD! Buy it here!

Therion, Lemuria / Sirius B. Double CD of epic metal. This is what Wagner would have been writing had he lived today.

Primal Fear, Devil's Ground. I cannot say enough about this band. They were the first band that I had ever heard on the internet and my introduction to the world of metal that didn't die because Rolling Stone deemed it so, phukkers.
 
1. INTO ETRENITY-buried in oblivion
2. LAMB OF GOD-ashes of the wake
3. SHADOWS FALL- the war within
4. ICED EARTH- glorious burden
5. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE- end of heartache
6. DEATH ANGEL- thicker than blood
7. MESHUGGAH- "I"
8. SLIPKNOT- vol. 3 (the subliminal verses)
9. CANDIRIA- what doesnt kill you....
10. DAMAGEPLAN- new found power


RIP.... DIMEBAG........
 
To be Honest this year was a little dissapointing, but here it goes

1. 4 way tie:Ayreon-The Human Equation, Evergrey-The Inner Circle, Nightwish-Once, Time Requiem-The Inner Circle of Reality
2.Pos-Be ans Pyramaze-Melencholy Beast

can't think of any others
 
I thought it was an excellent year for metal and such-- my top 15:

1. Woods of Ypres-- Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth
2. Amon Amarth-- Fate of Norns
3. Wolf-- Evil Star
4. Social Distortion-- Sex, Love and Rock and Roll
5. Zeke-- 'Til the Livin' End
6. Lilitu-- The Delores Lesion
7. Kataklysm-- Serenity in Fire
8. Evergrey-- The Inner Circle
9. Bad Religion-- The Empire Strikes First
10. Xasthur-- Telepathic With the Deceased
11. Soulscar-- Victim Impact Statement
12. Pig Destroyer-- Terrifyer
13. Today is the Day-- Kiss the Pig
14. The Crown-- Crowned Unholy
15. Hearse-- Armageddon Mon Amour
 
Edguy, "Hellfire Club"
Nightwish, "Once"
Orphaned Land, "Mabool"
Bella Morte, "Songs for the Dead"
Atreyu, "The Curse"
Lisa Gerrard/Patrick Cassidy, "Immortal Memory"
Bella Morte, "As the Reasons Die"
Symphorce, "Twice Second"
Cradle of Filth, "Nymphetamine"
and the choice I'll get run off this board for...
In Flames, "Soundtrack to your Escape"

Special mention goes to Tad Morose's "Modus Vivendi," which I didn't hear until this year.
 
Edguy - Hellfire Club
Primal Fear - Devil's Ground
Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
Tesla - Into the Now
Iron Savior - Battering Ram
Dream Evil - The Book of Heavy Metal
Thunderstone - The Burning
Persuader - Evolution Purgatory
Seven Witches - Year of the Witch
Messiah's Kiss - Metal
 
Here's my latest, and almost final 2004 top 10:

#1 Mercenary - 11 Dreams
#2 After Forever - Invisible Circles
#3 Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi
#4 Magnitude 9 - Decoding The Soul
#5 Vision Divine - Stream Of Consciousness
#6 Into Eternity - Buried In Oblivion
#7 Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
#8 Orphaned Land - Mabool
#9 Jag Panzer - Casting The Stones
#10 Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
 
Big Al 2112 said:
So you picked a song in you top 10 albums???? :D
I agree that is a good song but...
I know what you mean though!!!!! :cool:
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I HAD A BRAIN FART AT THE TIME....HA HA.....SHOULD HAVE BEEN...........


6.DEATH ANGEL-THE ART OF DYING
 
DarkTide said:
#3 Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi
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Should we count this as 2004?? It was released in Europe in 2003 and wasn't released here in the states until the beginning of this year. I agree that this was a great release and would have included it in my list but I consider it a 2003 release. This would be my 2nd or 3rd best CD of this year. Anyway...Later! :headbang:
 
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