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Title: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: nfe on December 22, 2010, 06:42:59 PM
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that lots here will say they've not really listened to anything new this year, but for those that have, what's been your top ten? (it's actually not been as overwhelming an array of music as most years, I had to whittle down from about 25 this year, usually it's a lot more).

The Meads of Asphodel - The Murder of Jesus the Jew
Ramesses - Take The Curse
Deathspell Omega - Paracletus
Watain - Lawless Darkness
Electric Wizard - Black Masses
Fukpig - Belief is the Death of Intelligence
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
Celeste - Morte(s) Nee(s)
Negura Bunget - Virstele Pamintului

However, my favourite song of the year has probably been this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoGDiNFq-Ks
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: MrBump on December 22, 2010, 08:08:02 PM
...

My New Years resolution for 2011 will be to check out some of the bands you listed.

Listened to the Ghost track.  Like the music, but the lyrical content sucks, to me.  I don't get the whole "Satan is good" thing...  Satanic rock seems a little self defeating, if you know what I mean.  I'm not a religious man, but if I was I suspect that I wouldn't be rooting for Beelzebub...
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: _tom_ on December 22, 2010, 08:26:15 PM
I don't think I've even heard let alone liked a whole 10 albums from this year :lol: The only ones that come to mind are:

The Pretty Reckless - Light Me Up
Ellie Goulding - Lights/Bright Lights
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

I'm undecided on Ghost. The whole delivery/production just sounds like they couldn't be arsed, but the songs are quite well written and they have some tasty riffage.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: mecca777 on December 22, 2010, 09:19:51 PM
Paul Gilbert - "Fuzz Universe"
Kaki King - "Junior"
Zola Jesus - "Stridulum EP"
Atheist - "Jupiter"
Pig Narcissus - "F**king Hate Dubstep"
Earl Sweatshirt - "Earl"

I don't think I've heard any other 2010 albums that I can remember. I'll have to check out the Fukpig one though, saw them live a few months ago with no preconceptions (or as few preconceptions as you can have about a band called Fukpig at a noise festival) and was impressed.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Stevepage on December 22, 2010, 09:26:36 PM
This years been disappointing for me, there's 1 album I can name.

Daath - Daath

2009 was much better. A lot of stuff coming out next year though.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Transcend on December 22, 2010, 09:36:56 PM
for me its just

InMe - Herald Moth

and even though its from 2008
Falconer - Amongst Beggars & Thieves (im adding this as i only found out about them a month or so ago)

Overall a pretty dissapointing year musically
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Plexi Ken on December 22, 2010, 09:57:09 PM
Having a look... I only bought 10 albums all year!

Rock Dust Light Star
Jamiroquai

Come Around Sundown
Kings Of Leon

Write About Love
Belle And Sebastian

Mayhem
Imelda May

Wreckorder
Fran Healy

Butterfly House
The Coral

Shadows
Teenage Fanclub

Bang Goes The Knighthood
The Divine Comedy

Wake Up The Nation
Paul Weller

All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu
Rufus Wainwright
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: nfe on December 22, 2010, 11:31:49 PM

I'm undecided on Ghost. The whole delivery/production just sounds like they couldn't be arsed, but the songs are quite well written and they have some tasty riffage.

Really? I think their production values are absolutely bang on for what they're trying to do - unashamedly 70's occult rock like Coven and Cauldron and stuff but a bit more shiney and modern sounding.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: JDC on December 23, 2010, 02:51:49 AM
mnemic - sons of the system

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMHvveTdhEQ

soilwork - the panic broadcast
dimmu borgir's new one maybe

didn't think much to anything else
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Alex on December 23, 2010, 10:14:45 AM
Wow, I've just realized I bought exactly two albums from 2010 this year,
Soilwork and Black Country Communion.
Both sucked A LOT. The first is boring metalcore, overproduced. The second is boring rock that tries to hard to sound like a classic vintage album.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: gwEm on December 23, 2010, 10:17:16 AM
My favourite release this year is undoubtedly "Live '83" by Alcatrazz
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Philly Q on December 23, 2010, 01:40:41 PM
I going to go out on a limb and guess that's lots hear will say they've not really listened to anything new this year

^ This.


Blimey, what have I heard - and liked - that's new this year?  :?

We Are The Fallen - Tear The World Down
Scorpions - Sting In the Tail
ReVamp - ReVamp
Philip Sayce - Innerevolution
Black Country Communion - Black Country

(I was also quite disappointed by the latter)

If I can think of anything else I'll add it....
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: nfe on December 23, 2010, 03:24:10 PM
Ye gads! I wish I'd edited my horrid grammar before you quoted it!
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Philly Q on December 23, 2010, 04:54:20 PM
 :lol:
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on December 23, 2010, 05:14:09 PM
Y&T - facemelter
Europe - Last look at Eden
Accept - Blood of the Nations
Scorpions - Sting in the tail
Judas Priest - British Steel (remastered)
Eyewitness - Eyewitness (reissue)
Ratt - Infestation (even though they cancelled their tour)
Michael Schenker Group - 30th anniversary concert
Rammstein - Liebe ist fur alle da
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: JDC on December 24, 2010, 12:02:37 PM
Judas Priest - British Steel Corus (remastered)

fixed :D
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Modular1 on December 27, 2010, 01:25:11 AM
For rock albums id pick the albums by Avi Buffalo, Flaming Lips and Band of Horses. All great albums in 2010 from them.

In metal id pick the Watain album, but ive not really picked up a lot of new metal this year. I've mainly gorged myself on old stuff.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: _tom_ on December 27, 2010, 01:30:10 AM
Really? I think their production values are absolutely bang on for what they're trying to do - unashamedly 70's occult rock like Coven and Cauldron and stuff but a bit more shiney and modern sounding.

I dunno what it is, maybe the drums or something. Just sounds a bit "flat". I find their style quite intriguing though, gonna be listening to them a bit more.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Alex on December 29, 2010, 10:38:32 PM
Oh yes, I have the Scorpions CD in the car. That one isn't bad indeed!  :D
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Spitfire on January 01, 2011, 07:50:53 PM
Slash's album
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: horsehead on January 02, 2011, 09:36:56 PM
Slash - Slash
Phillip Sayce - Interevolution
Saint Jude - Diary of a soul fiend
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Buck Cherry - All night long
Black Robot - Black robot
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Roobubba on January 04, 2011, 11:52:56 AM
I'd need to check the front of the CD which is currently in the car, but I have a feeling Cancer Bats - Mayors, Bears, Scr@ps and Bones (or whatever it's called...) is from 2010. That is a bloody BRILLIANT album :)

Roo
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: plastercaster on January 04, 2011, 04:43:09 PM
Bought 5 2010 albums, nothing astounding. I liked Gogol Bordello's "Transcontinental hustle" I suppose.

There were great tracks throughout the year, but never 10 by one artist on a disc.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: Roobubba on January 05, 2011, 08:31:59 AM
And what about Time Waits for no Slave by Napalm Death.. wasn't that a 2010 disc too? That is a STUNNING album!
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: lyonk55 on January 05, 2011, 11:20:16 AM
Year of the Black Rainbow - Coheed and Cambria
This Addiction - Alkaline Trio
We Are the Void - Dark Tranquillity
The Living Measure of Time - Jurojin
The Panic Broadcast - Soilwork

Only other 2010 album I have is Stone Sour's, but haven't heard it yet. The Panic Broadcast was alright, but not as good as their old stuff.
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: nfe on January 05, 2011, 05:14:59 PM
And what about Time Waits for no Slave by Napalm Death.. wasn't that a 2010 disc too? That is a STUNNING album!

Two years old this month!
Title: Re: Your Top Ten Albums of the Year!
Post by: chrisola on January 05, 2011, 08:34:44 PM
Here is my eclectic ish all walks of metal list:


Equilibrium - Rekreatur
Allegaeon - Fragments of Form and Function
Helloween - 7 Sinners
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit
An Autumn For Crippled Children - Lost
Alcest - Écailles de Lune
James LaBrie - Static Impulse
Enforcer - Diamonds
Gamma Ray - To The Metal


Burzum - Belus and Atheist - Jupiter were also really good!!!


Favourate track? This one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwGCpjHfzik

Vocals may put some people off but the detailed riffs, composition and all round 'melodic epic' feeling made it a winner for me  8)