Favorite Release this year so far, 2008?

Good picks Locky.That Pitiful Reign reminds me alot of Gama Bomb.

Opeth - Watershed
Rush - Snakes And Arrows Live

Chairman_Smith wrote:

I dident buy too many this year because i'm poor...


Kiss - Jigoku-Retsuden

Where did you find that? I have a soft copy but I need a hard copy.

thejokeriv wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

I dident buy too many this year because i'm poor...


Kiss - Jigoku-Retsuden

Where did you find that? I have a soft copy but I need a hard copy.

http://www.amazon.com/KISSology-Kiss/dp/B001C18K2Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1229026152&sr=1-3

thrasher73 wrote:

Good picks Locky.That Pitiful Reign reminds me alot of Gama Bomb.

Cheers man, how have ya been ?

Yea to be honest I like Pitiful Reign more than Gama Bomb, the Bomb is ok to an extent but I just want to get away from these Zombies & Beer tracks.

Locky wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

Good picks Locky.That Pitiful Reign reminds me alot of Gama Bomb.

Cheers man, how have ya been ?

Yea to be honest I like Pitiful Reign more than Gama Bomb, the Bomb is ok to an extent but I just want to get away from these Zombies & Beer tracks.

I Understand.Been doin good Bro.Good to see ya.How's everything for you?

Here's my official, whittled down list that I turned in to TeethOfTheDivine:
2008 Overall Favorites
King's X - XV
Jorn - Lonely Are The Brave
Enslaved - Vertebrae
Apostle Of Solitude - Sincerest Misery
Harem Scarem - Hope
Pyramaze-Immortal
Opeth - Watershed
House Of Lords - Come To My Kingdom
Helstar - The King Of Hell
Testament - The Formation Of Damnation

2008 Favorite "Wussy Rock" Albums
Rick Springfield - Venus In Overdrive
Khymera - The Greatest Wonder
Bryan Adams - 11
Kip Winger - From The Moon To The Sun

2008 Honorable Mention
My Silent Wake - A Garland Of Tears
Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man
Draconian - Turning Season Within
Starbreaker - Loves Dying Wish
Daylight Dies - Lost To The Living
Eden's Curse - Second Coming
Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad
Pantheist - Journey Into Lands Unknown

2008 Favorite "New To Me" Albums/Bands
In Flames - Lunar Strain
Tenhi (in general)
Empyrium - A Wintersunset...
Beneath The Frozen Soil (in general)

2008 Favorite Movie
The Dark Knight

2008 Disappointments
Yngwie Malmsteen - Perpetual Flame
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Journey - Revelation
Death Angel-Killling Season
That U2 did not release an album...
Missing the King's X/Extreme show in Charlotte...

Still want/or to at least have a listen

Sheryl Crow "Detours"
Radiohead "In Rainbows"
Whitesnake "Good To Be Bad"
Dokken "Lightning Strikes Again"
Mudcrutch "Mudcrutch"
Sloan "Parallel Play"
Feeder "Silent Cry"
Taproot "Our Long Road Home"
Metal Church "This Present Wasteland"
Ben Folds "Way To Normal"
Keane "Perfect Symmetry"
Snow Patrol "A Hundred Million Suns"
Guns 'N Roses "Chinese Democracy"
The Killers "Day & Age"
Iced Earth "The Crucible of Man"



Got:

Jack Johnson "Sleep Through The Static"
Death Angel "Killing Season"
R.E.M. "Accelerate"
The Sword "Gods of the Earth"
Testament "The Formation of Damnation"
Def Leppard "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge"
Death Cab For Cutie "Narrow Stairs"
3 Doors Down "3 Doors Down"
Disturbed "Indestructible"
Journey "Revelation"
Alanis Morissette "Flavors of Entanglement"
Judas Priest "Nostradamus"
Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
Motley Crue "Saints of Los Angeles"
John Mellencamp "Life, Death, Love & Freedom"
Metallica "Death Magnetic"
AC/DC "Black Ice"

manny wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

I dident buy too many this year because i'm poor...


Kiss - Jigoku-Retsuden

Where did you find that? I have a soft copy but I need a hard copy.

[url=http://www.amazon.com/KISSology-Kiss/dp/B001C18K2Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1229026152&sr=1-3

http://www.amazon.com/KISSology-Kiss/dp/B001C18K2Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1229026152&sr=1-3[/quote[/url]]

That may have to be a christmas present

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Khymera - The Greatest Wonder

Love that album (tied with Global Warning at #2). Khymera is one of the most melodic bands around today and Dennis Ward has a great voice.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I'm liking that IN FLAMES disc as well, Kurt....

It took some spins, but then it opened up just nicely

DallasBlack wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Khymera - The Greatest Wonder

Love that album (tied with Global Warning at #2). Khymera is one of the most melodic bands around today and Dennis Ward has a great voice.

Absolutely...I was surprised when he took the mic...great singer.

Agalloch's The White is still my favorite of this year. I've become a sucker for some off these acoustic albums that bands have been doing. I still need to figure out the rest of my best of list.

Ok, now that is almost the end of the year, I find myself going back to 2 cd's the most - Death Magnetic and Black Ice. I'll have to see what is played the most during these last few weeks of the year!

Edited mine to include Helstar-The King of Hell

to me...the best is
BLEEDING THROUGH - DECLARATION...

no discuss

Looks like I will be having a top 40 list this year (at least 3 will not make it). There are many more I'd like to get this year but unless they show up at Best Buy or the used shops (niether is likely) I won't get them this year so I will start working on my list over the next few days.

Here we go, I decided to be decisive and have no ties this year. Some would change places at any given time but most of it is solid (especially the ones that didn't make it):

1 Avantasia-Scarecrow
2 Khymera-The Greatest Wonder
3 Jon Oliva's Pain-Global Warning
4 Grave Robber-Be Affraid
5 Alestorm-Captain Morgan's Revenge
6 Axxis-Doom Of Destiny
7 Human Zoo-Over The Horizon
8 Neal Morse-Lifeline
9 Firewind-The Premonition
10 Black Tide-Light From Above
11 Circle II Circle-Delusions Of Grandeur
12 Empire-Chasing Shadows
13 Iced Earth-The Crucible Of Man
14 Testament-Formation Of Damnation
15 Rage-Carved In Stone
16 Metallica-Death Magnetic
17 Acion-Action
18 Moonspell-Night Eternal
19 Evergrey-Torn
20 Warrel Dane-Praises To The War Machine
21 Brainstorm-Downburst
22 Suspyre-When Time Fades...
23 Royal Hunt-Paradox II: Colision Course
24 Almah-Fragile Equality
25 Pyramaze-Immortal
26 Journey-Revelation
27 Ayreon-01011001
28 Alice Cooper-Along Came A Spider
29 Edenbridge-My Earth Dream
30 Night Ranger-Hole In The Sun
31 Motorhead-Motorizer
32 Judas Priest-Nostradamus
33 Whitesnake-Good To Be Bad
34 Thieves & Liars-When Dreams Become Reality
35 AC/DC-Black Ice
36 Opeth-Watershed
37 Azmaveth-Strong As Death
38 Into Eternity-The Incurable Tragedy
39 Becoming The Archetype-Dicotomy
40 Soul Embraced-Dead Alive

The ones that didn't make it:

Virgin Black-Requiem: Fortissimo (great doom/death album but nothing particularly memorable, I need to be in the mood for it)

Soul Embraced-Dead Alive (not bad but nowhere near as good as This Is My Blood)

Cavelera Conspiracy-Inflikted (nice to hear the Cavalrea brothers back together but unfortunatly it doesn't hold up to classic Sepultura, much more death metal than thrash-reminds me a bit of Soul era Fear Factory)

Dragonforce-Ultra Beatdown (I never felt the way others though as far as the sameness goes, however, this one has no memorability for me like the other albums-I think they were so focused on diversity, they forgot hooks)

The Showdown-Back Breaker (Showdown released my favorite album last year but failed to make it in my top 40 this year-I can still somewhat enjoy listening but I just don't find myself going back to it often)

Not to be a dick, DB, but any chance you can resize that signature?

almost forget this one ... very good live show.

Uploaded my list to RYM:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/michelivannewcomb/top_40_albums_of_2008

My favorites for this year are:

1. Motörhead - Motörizer
2. Bullet - Bite The Bullet
3. Avenger Of Blood - Death Brigade
4. Rage - Carved In Stone
5. Hail Of Bullets - Of Frost And War
6. Testament - The Formation fo Damnation
7. AC/DC - Black Ice
8. Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked Part II)
9. Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
10. Pyramaze - Immortal
11. In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
12. Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose Of Death
13. Metallica - Death Magnetic
14. Kataklysm - Prevail
15. Unleashed - Hammer Battalion
16. Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad
17. Gun Barrel - Outlaw Invasion
18. Avantasia - The Scarecrow
19. Firewind - The Premonition
20. Sabaton - Art Of War
21. Judas Priest - Nostradamus

In no particular order:

Fav's
Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
Tesla - Forever More
Testament - Formation of the Damnation
Metallica - Death Magnetic

Honorable mention:
Warrel Dane - Praises to the War Machine
Death Angel - Killing Season
Motorhead - Motorizer
The Sword - Gods of the Earth

Bummers:
Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Nevermore - Year of the Voyager
Alice Cooper - Along Came a Spider

I'm creating a new thread come January. Then we all have to put them in a ranking order, and I'll try an make a HoM 2008 favorites list.

My list changed. Sue me! Sadly Holy Blood and Deicide go to the disappointment pile and I added a couple that I hadn't heard when I made the original list.

My top 25 list is complete with all changes:

1. Enslaved - Vertebrae
2. Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad
3. Dokken - Lightning Strikes Again
4. Jon Oliva's Pain - Global Warning
5. My Silent Wake - A Garland of Tears
6. Yngwie Malmsteen - Perpetual Flame
7. House of Lords - Come To My Kingdom
8. Rage - Carved In Stone
9. Eden's Curse - The Second Coming
10. Paradox - Electrify
11. Journey - Revelation
12. Venom - Hell
13. Scarlet Angel - Enter The Magic
14. Exciter - Thrash Speed Burn
15. Mindwarp Chamber - Delusional Reality
16. Temple of Blood - Overlord
17. Metallica - Death Magnetic
18. AC/DC - Black Ice
19. Jefferson Starship - Jefferson's Tree of Liberty
20. Terror - The Damned, The Shamed
21. Once Dead - Visions of Hell
22. Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
23. Judas Priest - Nostradamus
24. Motorhead - Motorizer
25. Dominici - O3 A Trilogy Part III


Disappointments:

Saint - Crime Scene Earth
Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider
Jacobs Dream - Dominion of Darkness
Holy Blood - The Patriot
Deicide - Til Death Do Us Part