2015 Albums

There is a possibility of a new Sabbath album this year, although my guess would be early next year.

Troublezone wrote:

Wanting a band that you have fond memories of to make another great album is perfectly normal. There is nothing wrong with that. Why be content with mediocrity? Why wouldn't you want a band to at least attempt to recapture their greatness again?

Nothing wrong with that at all...unless you want to be blown away like you were as a teenager, which is an unreasonable expectation. As adults we rarely experience things in the same manner; therefore it just leads to disappointment if that's part of your criteria for judging something.

Trust me, I'd love to experience albums and movies and books like I did as a teen. Now, though, I've pretty much seen/heard/read it all, or things similar, so they don't have the same impact.

I can still be blown away by music.

I heard DEPRESSIVE AGE for example for the first time not long ago and their music really blew my mind.

We shouldn't make it a habit to settle for mediocrity and "solid" albums. The metal scene will die that way.

Temple of Blood wrote:

I can still be blown away by music.

I heard DEPRESSIVE AGE for example for the first time not long ago and their music really blew my mind.

We shouldn't make it a habit to settle for mediocrity and "solid" albums.  The metal scene will die that way.

All artists should strive for better, but there is nothing wrong with good. Few artists achieve greatness every time.

Well there are a few really. Atleast so far this is a list that I am highly anticipating.

Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper
Slayer
The Crown
Marduk
Dark Funeral
Gravehill
Venom
Ensiferum
Ruthless
Melechesh
Frosthelm
UDO
Heretic
Sotajumala
Gehennah

Eyesore wrote:

All artists should strive for better, but there is nothing wrong with good. Few artists achieve greatness every time.

Not saying there is, but pretty much all these "solid" albums that folks talk about aren't good.

For a guy who buys tons of albums, you sure are cynical about your own ability to be blown away by music.

I don't buy much but even I have had it happen, even from stuff I come across on YouTube.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

All artists should strive for better, but there is nothing wrong with good. Few artists achieve greatness every time.

Not saying there is, but pretty much all these "solid" albums that folks talk about aren't good.

For a guy who buys tons of albums, you sure are cynical about your own ability to be blown away by music.

I don't buy much but even I have had it happen, even from stuff I come across on YouTube.

Aren't good to you, maybe. When I say an album is "solid," I dig it. I think it's a good album. You may not, but that's irrelevant to me and my tastes.

Anyway, I'm not saying we, as adults, can't be blown away. It happens, but rarely, like I said. At least for me.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

All artists should strive for better, but there is nothing wrong with good. Few artists achieve greatness every time.

Not saying there is, but pretty much all these "solid" albums that folks talk about aren't good.

For a guy who buys tons of albums, you sure are cynical about your own ability to be blown away by music.

I don't buy much but even I have had it happen, even from stuff I come across on YouTube.

i think music has always been like this - there are good albums but then there are the greats that transcend time.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Beats me. I'll probably spend most of the year catchin' up on all the sh*t I missed in 2014.

The story of my life It is not unusual for some of the best releases in a year to show up in late Nov. & Dec. So that always puts me behind.

my list of stuff i am interested in is:

Lonewolf - Cult of Steel 1/15/2015
Sweet and Lynch - Only to Rise 1/27/2015
Firewolfe - We Rule The Night 1/20/2015
Blind guardian - Beyond The Red Mirror 1/15/15
Panzer - Send them All to Hell 1/13/2015
Messiah's Kiss - Get Your bulls out 1/20/2015
Quartz - Too Hot To Handle - out 1/31/15
Beardfish - 4626 - Comfortzone 1/27/15
The Neal Morse Band - The Grand Experiment 2/10/15
Revolution saints - Turn back time 2/14/15
Scorpions - Return to Forever 3/3/15
Enforcer - From Beyond 3/10
Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase 3/3/15
Toxik - In Humanity
WASP - Golgatha
Adriangale "Final Piece-The Best of"
Impellitteri - Time Machine
Worldview - The Chosen Few
Jacobs Dream - Where Vultures Gather
Narnia - Long Live The King (CD & vinyl re-issue)
Zaxas - Returns The Machine
Iron Maiden - TBA
Communic - TBA
Corsair - TBA

exact33 wrote:

my list of stuff i am interested in is:

Lonewolf - Cult of Steel 1/15/2015
Sweet and Lynch - Only to Rise 1/27/2015
Firewolfe - We Rule The Night 1/20/2015
Blind guardian - Beyond The Red Mirror 1/15/15
Panzer - Send them All to Hell 1/13/2015
Messiah's Kiss - Get Your bulls out 1/20/2015
Quartz - Too Hot To Handle - out 1/31/15
Beardfish - 4626 - Comfortzone 1/27/15
The Neal Morse Band  - The Grand Experiment 2/10/15
Revolution saints - Turn back time 2/14/15
Scorpions - Return to Forever 3/3/15
Enforcer - From Beyond 3/10
Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase 3/3/15
Toxik - In Humanity
WASP - Golgatha
Adriangale "Final Piece-The Best of"
Impellitteri - Time Machine
Worldview - The Chosen Few
Jacobs Dream - Where Vultures Gather
Narnia - Long Live The King (CD & vinyl re-issue)
Zaxas - Returns The Machine
Iron Maiden - TBA
Communic  - TBA
Corsair - TBA

The Corsair album is called One Eyed Horse and will be out on Feb. 24th.

So Firewolfe released their album for DL before the physical copy?

A few more to the list for me:

Exhumed - Gore Metal: A Necrospective
Goat Semen - Ego Svm Satana
Gospel of the Witches - Salem's Wounds

Lurideath wrote:

Gospel of the Witches - Salem's Wounds

I was really looking forward to this, but wasn't impressed by the sample I heard. This was early on, though, so I hope the final product is better.

In somewhat related news, I have a short story in an upcoming anthology to which Karyn Crisis also contributed. Thought that was pretty cool. =)