Halfway through 2008

OldSchool · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:12 am

My top 10 looks like this:

1. Judas Priest - Nostradamus
2. Manilla Road - Voyager
3. Warrel Dane - Praises to the War Machine
4. Dismember - Dismember
5. Gorath - Misotheism
6. Nachtmystium - Assasins: Black Meddle part I
7. Mourning Beloveth - A Disease For The Ages
8. Blaze Bayley - The Man Who Would Not Die
9. Woods of Ypres - Woods III: Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues
10. Testament - The Formation Of Damnation

showmaster · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:49 am

I'm getting annoyed by threads like these... I think it's the best once a year to have "my this years favorite albums" and that's it.

Antonakis · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:03 pm

I find these threads a perfectly healthy idea. It gives some of us tips and reminders of releases we might have missed or accidentally forgotten. Right now I'm too lazy to actually go through all my CDs and downloads and think which ones I like but I might do it later.

Now I need to go check numbers 3 & 8 !

OldSchool wrote:

3. Warrel Dane - Praises to the War Machine

8. Blaze Bayley - The Man Who Would Not Die

Dago · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:05 pm

showmaster wrote:

I'm getting annoyed by threads like these... I think it's the best once a year to have "my this years favorite albums" and that's it.

Who gives a shit.

1.Cult of Luna-Eternal Kingdom
2.Esoteric-The Maniacal Vale
3.Decrepit Birth-Diminishing Between Worlds
4.Arsis-We Are The Nightmare
5.Arghoslent-Hornets of The Pogrom
6.Dead Congregation-Graves of the Archangels
7.The Monolith Deathcult-Trivmvirate
8.Neuraxis-The Thin Line Between
9.Nachtmystium-Assassins: Black Meddle Pt. 1
10.Origin-Antithesis

The Silent Man · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:42 pm

There is sooooo much I still need to listen to, Ive been so busy lately I havent had much time for new stuff.

1. Testament - The Formation of Damnation
2. Jon Oliva's Pain - Global Warning
3. Benedictum - Seasons of Tragedy
4. Avantasia - The Scarecrow
5. Moonspell - Night Eternal
6. Warrel Dane - Praises To The War Machine
7. Nazareth - The Newz
8. Dark Suns - Grave Human Genuine
9. Rage - Carved In Stone
10.

Ness · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:49 pm

I haven't had the time or money to listen to a whole lot of new stuff this year, but I'll throw a quick list together...

Arsis - We Are the Nightmare
Andre Matos - Time to be Free
Meshuggah - obZen
In Flames - A Sense of Purpose
Seventh Avenue - Terium

:blink:

Shit, thats all I've heard? Btw, that isn't in order.

TheOctavarius · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:44 pm

1. Leviathan - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
2. Decripit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
3. The Monolith Deathcult - Trivmvirate
4. Cult Of Luna - Eternal Kingdom
5. Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
6. Opeth - Watershed
7. Septicflesh - Communion
8. Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
9. Jex Thoth - Jex Thoth
10. Origin - Antithesis

Lots of great death metal this year. BYAAHHH!

Mintrude · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:44 pm

1.The Mars Volta-The Bedlam In Goliath
2.A Silver Mt Zion-13 Blues For Thirteen Moons
3.Lugubrum-Albino De Congo
4.Leviathan-Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
5.Arghoslent-Hornets Of The Pogrom
6.Kayo Dot-Blue Lambency Downward
7.Protest The Hero-Fortress
8.Nachtmystium-Assassins:Black Meddle Part I
9.Opeth-Watershed
10.Darkspace-Darkspace III

Interesting that the top two aren't really metal.

EdgeOfForever · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:00 pm

I don't think I have 10 picks, I haven't heard very many albums yet.

The Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath
Pyramaze - Immortal
Warrel Dane - Praises to the War Machine

That's it, I think.

Dah · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:57 pm

1. Arsis - We are the Nightmare
2. Argholsent - Hornets of the Pogrom
3. Origin - Antithesis
4. Meshuggah - Obzen
5. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath
6. Zimmers Hole - When You Were Shouting at the Devil...

Biggest dissapointment: Opeth - Watershed

noodles · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:00 am

Colour Haze - All
The Mars Volta - Bedlam
Opeth - Watershed
Protest the Hero - Fortress
Sahg - II
Canvas Solaris - The Atomized Dream
Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom

are the main big ones. they're almost all metal. was pretty disappointed with the Arsis, Meshuggah and Warrel Dane albums =\

traptunderice · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:32 am

1 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig! Lazarus Dig!
2 Virgin Black - Requiem: Fortissimo
3 Arsis- We Are the Nightmare
4 Monolith Deathcult - Trivmvirate
5 Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom

Haven't listened to tons but haven't loved much of what I've heard either.

Thrashtildeth · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:55 am

Number 1: The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath

The rest, in no particular order:

Warbringer - "War Without End"
Testament - "The Formation of Damnation"
Bonded By Blood - "Feed The Beast"
Gama Bomb - "Citizen Brain"
Hatchet - "Awaiting Evil"
Merciless Death - "Realm of Terror"
Whitesnake - "Good to be Bad"

Highly anticipated (ones that will probably round out the list):

Metallica - "Death Magnetic"
Toxic Holocaust - "An Overdose of Death"
Exodus - "The Atrocity Exhibition - Exhibit B"

WHAT A FUCKING GREAT YEAR FOR THRAASHHH!!!!!

All of those are solid, face ripping thrash except for mars volta and whitesnake. 2008 - year of thrash!

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:26 am

Dah wrote:

1. Arsis - We are the Nightmare
2. Argholsent - Hornets of the Pogrom
3. Origin - Antithesis
4. Meshuggah - Obzen
5. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath
6. Zimmers Hole - When You Were Shouting at the Devil...

Biggest dissapointment: Opeth - Watershed

Aik? I actually found it really good. Better than 'Ghost Reveries'.

I don't think I've got 10 albums on me yet, but here goes:

1. Opeth - Watershed
2. Warrel Dane - Praises to the War Machine
3. Moonspell - Night Eternal
4. Testament - Formation of Damnation

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:32 am

Not out yet, but will be number one for me.

Tankard - Thirst

But for what's out my list goes in no particular order:

Testament - The Formation of Damnation
Bonded By Blood - Feed the Beast
Merciless Death - Realm of Terror
Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
Origin - Antithesis
Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Exciter - Thrash Speed Burn
Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted (srsly)

only 8 albums so far. But still have the resy of the year to get more.

Thrashtildeth · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:34 am

Oh, yeah, shit. I totally forgot CC. Count that into my year-so-far list for sure.

DevotedWalnut, have you heard gama bomb's new album citizen brain? It just came out on the 24th of last month, crazy that it came out on the same day as "Feed the beast" coz they're both contenders for thrasher of the year if you ask me. Seriously good shit.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:40 am

Thrashtilldeth wrote:

Oh, yeah, shit. I totally forgot CC. Count that into my year-so-far list for sure.

DevotedWalnut, have you heard gama bomb's new album citizen brain? It just came out on the 24th of last month, crazy that it came out on the same day as "Feed the beast" coz they're both contenders for thrasher of the year if you ask me. Seriously good shit.

Yeah I have heard the Gama Bomb album. It is good, but I just don't think it compares to Bonded By Blood. While making this list I was seriously thinking about adding them, but compared to Merciless Death, Bonded By Blood, and Exciter there is no comparison.

I have never heard of that Hatchet band, any good?

And have you heard the new Exciter album? Check that shit out, Massacre Mountain is an awesome song. One of the best comeback albums I have ever heard.

Thrashtildeth · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:50 am

Haven't heard the new exciter....haven't heard much exciter at all, to be honest. I'll definitely check that out.

Hatchet is good, that one came out a few months back. It's a little slower overall, though it does get very fast in places. There's melodic solo playing, overall I'd say they're going for a ride the lightning era metallica kinda thing. Obviously it's not as good as that, but they make an admirable attempt at the style.

Check it out:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=69805216

Hit up the track "awaiting evil". It's pretty slick shit.

Make sure to listen all the way through, the solo gets awesome as shit. And the bass during the solo is also excellent.

Mike · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:05 am

1. Draconian: Turning Season Within
2. Scar Symmetry: Holographic Universe
3. Opeth: Watershed
4. Pyramaze: Immortal
5. Benedictum: Seasons Of Tragedy
6. Ayreon: 01011001
7. Crematory: Pray
8. Hollenthon: Opus Magnum
9. Martriden: The Unsettling Dark
10. Eluveitie: Slania
11. Sahg: II
12. Todesbonden: Sleep Now, Quiet Forest
13. Warrel Dane: Praises To The War Machine
14. Judas Priest: Nostradamus

*These are really in no particular order other than the top 2 for me.

I'm eagerly awaiting the new Communic and Into Eternity
CD's.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:10 am

Thrashtilldeth wrote:

Haven't heard the new exciter....haven't heard much exciter at all, to be honest. I'll definitely check that out.

Hatchet is good, that one came out a few months back. It's a little slower overall, though it does get very fast in places. There's melodic solo playing, overall I'd say they're going for a ride the lightning era metallica kinda thing. Obviously it's not as good as that, but they make an admirable attempt at the style.

Check it out:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=69805216

Hit up the track "awaiting evil". It's pretty slick shit.

Make sure to listen all the way through, the solo gets awesome as shit. And the bass during the solo is also excellent.

Get on the Exciter.

And I am checking out Hatchet now. Will let you know what I think in a few...

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