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Post by Sands Of Time on Dec 5, 2007 13:54:07 GMT 10
The year is just about up and i'm just curious to see what albums you highly rated this year or what albums dissapointed you. Here's mine 1. Machine Head - The Blackening  2. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos 3. Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes 4. Down - Over The Under 5. Shadows Fall - Threads Of Life 6. Alchemist - Tripsis 7. Divine Heresy - Bleed The Fifth 8. Demolition - Strike Force 9. Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times 10. Devildriver - The Last Kind Words 11. Parkway Drive - Horizons 12. Black Sabbath - The Dio Years This is what dissapointed me 1. Iced Earth - Framing Armaggedon 2. Megadeth - United Abominations 3. Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain and i'm yet to hear Soilwork - Sworn To A Great Divide Helloween - Gambling With The Devil |
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Post by stormster on Dec 5, 2007 14:27:27 GMT 10
I agree that Iced Earth and Megadeth were below par.
Mortal Sin's album sounds pretty good, same as Lord's Ascendence. But seriously, Black Majesty's Tomorrowland for me, i love that F**ker.
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Post by skrabsta on Dec 5, 2007 15:07:55 GMT 10
LORD - Ascendence
Mortal Sin - An absence of faith
Soilwork - Sworn to a great Divide ( good album - not as good as stabbing the drama though )
Let down
Sum 41 - underclass hero - they stopped progressing to heavier music as they had been on their last 2 albums and this one sounds like the first album they released, but worse - every song on this new one sounds the same and shit.
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Post by Mean Machine on Dec 5, 2007 15:12:02 GMT 10
Top Albums
Be'lakor - The Frail Tide
Ne Obliviscaris - The Aurora Veil
Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon
Lord - Ascendence
Nevetherym - Rendezvous
Impious - Holy Murder Masquerade
Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
Black Majesty - Tomorrowland
Moonsorrow - V:Havitetty
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Honourable Mentions
Eyefear - A World Full of Grey
Demiricous - Two (Poverty)
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Illnath - Second Skin of Harlequin
Demolition - Strike Force
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
Dissapointments
Sonata Arctica - Unia
Gamma Ray - Land of the Free II
Manowar - Gods of War
If I answered this again tomorrow it'd probably be different haha, there are shitloads of great releases I didnt mention that I would like to.
This was an AMAZING year as far as Aussie releases go.
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Post by Mr Damage on Dec 5, 2007 18:16:58 GMT 10
Albums i liked this year...
Airbourne - Runnin' Wild
Heaven & Hell - Live @ Radio City Music Hall
Halford - Metal God Essentials Vol. 1
Lord - Ascendane
Rose Tattoo - Blood Brothers
Tesla - Reel To Reel ( Vol. 1 & 2 )
ManOwaR - Gods of War
Rush - Snakes & Arrows
Saxon - The Inner Sanctum
Scorpions - Humanity:Hour 1
Taipan - Stonewitch
Tarot - Crows Fly Black
U.D.O - Mastercutor
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Post by Mean Machine on Dec 5, 2007 18:55:41 GMT 10
Rose Tattoo - Blood Brothers Oh yeah, I completely forgot that album was released, I must check it out. |
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Post by Mr Damage on Dec 5, 2007 19:56:00 GMT 10
Oh i forgot one....
The Angels - Acoustic Sessions
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Post by Beetle on Dec 5, 2007 20:31:38 GMT 10
I can honestly say nothing has really done anything for me this year.
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Post by metallinick on Dec 5, 2007 21:28:27 GMT 10
Black Majesty - Tomorrowland
Demolition - Strike Force (ep)
completely unbiased of course....
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Post by kerna on Dec 5, 2007 22:07:23 GMT 10
Within Temptation-the heart of everything
Airborne-running wild
Black Sabbath-the dio years
the Angels -accoustic sessions
Rose Tattoo -blood brothers
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Post by demonizer on Dec 5, 2007 23:22:03 GMT 10
Demolition - Strike Force
Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
Gammaray - Land of the Free part II
This one for me was, well, good music, Gamma ray are my favourite band (well 2nd, seeing maiden is always really going to be number 1) but a big mistake was made naming it Land of the Free part II, because it is going to be compared to the Brilliant original land of the free, and to me, barely anything can touch the magic on that album. Good music but put in bad light because of the naming - and well, i'm sure their naming of it will cause gamma ray fans all over to start comparing it to their original masterpiece...
a BIG dissapointment for me, was -
Annihilator - Metal.
This Album lacks all the punch i loved so much about schizo. And while Jeff waters still goes nuts as do a lot of the guest musicians The tone isn't raelly doing it for me. I think it's something that soudns much better VERY loud than at normal listening volumes, but the vibe is just not working for me. A lot of the songs are quite plain and even teh brilliant Mike Ammott and Angela gossow contributions are not enough to save some of hte songs on this for me.
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Post by psychotron on Dec 7, 2007 15:35:16 GMT 10
Holy buggeroo! My CD got about 4 or 5 mentions in this thread! I didn't expect that ey.  Anyway here's my list of top 10 cds for the year in no particular order either Mystic Prophecy - Satanic Curses Primal Fear - New Religion Rebellion - Miklagard Megadeth - United Abominations Annihilator - Metal Iron Savior - Megatropolis (Sounds like a greek thingy to me lol, you know like Nikolos Megatropolis) Nightrage - A new disease is born Nocturnal Rites - The 8th Sin Firewind - Allegiance Marty Friedman - Loudspeaker Mind you I'm already sick of hearing most of these albums but I'll give em a years break and will love them again sometime soon. I wont go into what let me down though cos I cbf. Thanks also to those who bought my CD (demolition) and loved it. That means alot to me and I truly appreciate you being biased hahahaha. |
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Post by crossy on Jan 12, 2008 8:34:31 GMT 10
I can hardly remember what came out in 2007, but from memory Nightwish and Helloween floated my boat! I'm sure there were others. Gamma Ray's album somewhat disappointed me. I don't know if it's the source (itunes), but it sounds unmastered to me. Is my copy a dud?
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Post by skrabsta on Jan 12, 2008 9:06:10 GMT 10
I can hardly remember what came out in 2007, but from memory Nightwish and Helloween floated my boat! I'm sure there were others. Gamma Ray's album somewhat disappointed me. I don't know if it's the source (itunes), but it sounds unmastered to me. Is my copy a dud? no - gamma ray just sound like shit ! |
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Post by psychotron on Jan 14, 2008 6:51:38 GMT 10
I can hardly remember what came out in 2007, but from memory Nightwish and Helloween floated my boat! I'm sure there were others. Gamma Ray's album somewhat disappointed me. I don't know if it's the source (itunes), but it sounds unmastered to me. Is my copy a dud? no - gamma ray just sound like shit ! ROTFL!!!!!!  |
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