2010 thus far...

Some of my favorites from the year so far...

Overkill - Ironbound
Raven - Walk through Fire (released in the U.S. in 2010)
Krokus - Hoodoo
High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine
Ratt - Infested
Fireball Ministry - s/t
Scorpions - Sting in the Tail
Y&T - Facemelter
My Silent Wake/The Drowning - Black Lights & Silent Roads
Molly Hatchet - Justice
Armored Saint - La Raza
Jackyl - When Moonshine & Dynamite Collide
Saint - Hell Blade
Accept - Blood of the Nations
Death Angel - Relentless Retribution
Flostsam & Jestam - The Cold
Halford - Made of Metal
Disaffection - Begin the Revolution
Grave Forsaken - Fight to the Death
The Sacrificed - 2012
Mass - Sea of Black

How about you?

Ive gotten more CDs this year than I have in the last few years but most of mine are older releases but for the new ones Im enjoying

Ace Frehley- Anomaly and Frehley's Comet

STP- Stone Temple Pilots (fav band)
Hole- Nobody's Daughter

as far as older stuff goes the one that impressed me the most that I didnt think i was really gonna care for is

Iron Maiden (Somwhere back in Time)

Briton Rites - For Mircalla
Enforcer - Diamonds
Hank Williams III - The Rebel Within
Raven - Walk Through Fire
Asia - Omega
Las Cruces - Dusk
Molly Hatchet - Justice

It's been a pretty slow year so far, but I'm still really looking forward to these albums:

Pagan Altar - Never Quite Dead
Solstice - Englander
Sabbat - Sabbatrinity
Hell - Human Remains
Atlantean Kodex - The Golden Bough
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room
Place of Skulls - As a Dog Returns
Apocalypse - Abandon Hope
New Journey
New Ironsword
New Virgin Steele
New Etrusgrave

Sadly, I have none of those Ult listed. Overkill & Fireball Ministry are forthcoming though, and possibly High on Fire.

2010 had been kinda slow for me. There are very few releases that were "must-haves" for me and a few more that fall into the "I'll get them eventually" list. The only 3 that stand out in my mind are:

Slash - s/t
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
Vince Neil - Tattoos & Tequila

I'm really pleasantly surprised with Vince's disc. Never saw that one coming.

I'm still not sold on Armored Saint's La Raza. I've warmed up to it a little more with repeated spins, but overall it didn't live up to my expectations.

Wig Wam - Non Stop Rock N Roll
Jackyl - When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide
Sabaton - Coat Of Arms
Chris Laney - Only Come Out At Night
Sister Sin - True Sound Of The Underground

tohostudios wrote:

Jackyl - When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide

Ohhh, good one. Forgot about it!

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

Still gotta get this one. The lukewarm reviews sort of delayed me picking it up.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I'm still not sold on Armored Saint's La Raza. I've warmed up to it a little more with repeated spins, but overall it didn't live up to my expectations.

Ahhhh, another one that I love that I forgot. Will be adding it to my list right now!

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MetalGuy71 wrote:

Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

Still gotta get this one. The lukewarm reviews sort of delayed me picking it up.

I'm a bit of a fan-boy, so I'm biased in my opinion, but I think every Nevermore released after their debut ramped up the intensity on each album that followed. There was a definite progression. The Obsidian Conspiracy pulled back a little on that and has more mellower moments than past efforts, which might account for the lukewarm reviews. I dunno, it sounds like a Nevermore album to me. It's good.

My favorites so far:

Heathen-Evolution of Chaos
The Sacrificed-2012
Early Man-Death Potion
White Wizzard-Over the Top

Looking forward to the new Iron Maiden,Forbidden,The Sword and Fueled By Fire.

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Looking forward to the new Iron Maiden,Forbidden,The Sword and Fueled By Fire.

Yes, maybe, yes and yes. Add to that list the new Bonded By Blood's Exiled to Earth and Spiritual Beggars Return to Zero.

Overkill, Ratt, Raven and Airbourne (NO GUTS NO GLORY) have been the highlights of 2010 for me thus far. I also dig Disaffection's BEGIN THE REVOLUTION quite a bit.

Looking forward to the new Iron Maiden and the new Accept later this year.

I think Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy is the only new release I've gotten this year.

Hank 3 - Rebel Within
Overkill - Ironbound
Wayne Hancock - Viper of Melody

crushing poverty has kept me from getting much this year.

Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize (DVD/Blu Ray) - this one will be a good mile or two above the rest.

High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine
Triptykon


I'm most looking forward to the new albums by Iron Maiden, Spiritual Beggars and The Sword.

Ram-Lightbringer
Overkill-Ironbound
Fireball Ministry
Y & T-Facemelter
Wig Wam-Nonstop Rock N Roll
Airbourne
Scorps
The Sacrificed
Grave Forsaken
Nevermore
Armored Saint

Totally forgot Avantasia.

I need to get that Wig Wam album.

well, let's see....what do I have..

Labyrinth - Return To Heaven Denied II: A Midnight Autumn's Dream...at least someone can still makes awesome power metal....emotive, intense, exciting, at times proggy, but never plastic.....I am pleased.


Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones...yeah so I'm a huge fan of 'Monotheist'....this is kind of sort of like part II, but not quite. The production/tones attempt the same thing which I think was a mistake. Half of this doesn't sound very focused..but it never gets *bad*..I have the Japanese version, the bonus track is one of the very best songs. Enjoyable and I really get into some of the stuff but if they make a second one I think it will have more good songs....also, this isn't as dark as I expected or as it seems to try to be, so that comes off as a little strange..


Freedom Call - Legend of the Shadowking......this band is trying but it sounds like they aren't. Half the songs are good, some actually very good. But as a whole this just seems kind of comatose and safe.


Rhapsody - The Frozen Tears of Angels....I guess this would be pretty good if it was the first Rhapsody album and not the 7th one. Everything the Labyrinth is, this is not. But of course this will sell more...


Lantlos - .Neon......this is very good although I just got it, can't go into as much detail as it deserves yet. A wonderful mash of black metal and indie/shoegaze/fuzz rock influences. There is a growing movement of artists exploring this, and I've found some good stuff in it.....


Rage - Strings To A Web....Really really good in some places, kind of average for the band in others, but this is, what..album number 16 as Rage? Very good stuff that is getting them more exposure so that's always good..

my favs so far:

Wig Wam Non Stop Rock'n'Roll 2010 Frontiers Records
Haken Aquarius 2010 Sensory Records
Krokus Hoodoo 2010 Sony Records
Sabaton Coat of Arms 2010 Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
Electric Orange Krautrock from Hell 2010 Sulatron Records
Masterplan Time to be King +2 2010 AFM Records
Aspera Ripplets 2010 InsideOut Records
Crazy Lixx New Religion 2010 Frontiers Records
Freedom Call Legend of the Shadowking 2010 SPV Records
Gamma Ray To the Metal 2010 Ear Music Records
Sinbreed When Worlds Collide 2010 Ulterium Records
W.E.T. W.E.T. 2010 Frontiers/Irond Records
White Wizzard Over the Top 2010 Earache Records
Airbourne No Guts. No Glory. 2010 Roadrunner Records
Oracle Desolate Kings: The Oracle Anthology 2010 Divebomb Records

and the others that are good listens:
Rhapsody - The Frozen Tears of Angels

Avantasia Angel of Babylon 2010 Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
Avantasia The Wicked Symphony 2010 Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
Crashdiet Generation Wild 2010 Frontiers Records
Saint Hell Blade 2010 Retroactive Records

and the rest:

Astral Doors Requiem of Time 2010 Metalville Records
Heavenly Carpe Diem 2010 AFM Records
Pertness From the Beginning to the End 2010 Kathargo Records
Blatant Disarray Everyone Dies 2010 Tribunal Records

some of my favorites this year...

Rotting Christ - Aealo
Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
Jack Slater - Extinction Aftermath
Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition
Intestinal Disgorge - Depravity
Parasitic Extirpation - Casketless
Burzum - Belus
Human Filleted - Blunt Force Embludgeonment
Grave - Burial ground
Severe Torture - Slaughtered
Goregonzola - Bis Ahner Grind!
Mesrine - Obsessive Compulsive
Guttural Decay - Epoch of Racial Extermination
Danzig - Deth Red Sabaoth
Master - The Human Machine
F*ck The Facts - Unnamed
Unleashed - As Yggdrasil Trembles
Funeral Rape - Porn Afterlife
Diminished - Chain Saw C*nt
Kingdom of Sorrow - Behind the Blackest Tears
Vulvectomy - Post-Abortion Slut F*ck
Immolation - Majesty and Decay

I'm having a very slow year as far as new releases.
Favorites of 2010:

1. Over Kill- Ironbound
2. Exodus- Exhibit B: the Human Condition
This is a good album, but I have to admit. When I turn it off, I can't remember anything from it.

I also got:
1. Rhapsody of Fire- The Frozen Tears of Angels
Which was more of the same...
2. Living Sacrifice- the Infinite Order
Which was good, but far from outstanding...IMO
3. Eluveitie- Everything Remains...
A step or two up production wise...more accessible, but doesn't do it for me.

Some older stuff I got so far this year include:
1. Skeletal Earth- Eulogy for a Dying Fetus
Which I dig.
2. Metal Church- s/t
Which I haven't even listened to yet.
3. Ozzy Osborne- Scream
Good, but not great... At least he didn't go with the album title "Soul Sucka"
4. Exodus- Fabulous Disaster
Which is easily my favorite purchase for the year even though it is 21 years old. Much more memorable than "Exhibit B," and I think I even prefer Steve Souza on vocals.

As with most everyone else here, I am awaiting the arrival of "Final Frontier."

I also forgot White Wizzard and Gamma Ray. Man, my mind is slipping.

TheNazgul wrote:

I also forgot White Wizzard and Gamma Ray. Man, my mind is slipping.

Gettin' old is a bi+ch, ain't it?

I still gotta pick me up some White Wizzard. Looking forward to some new Black Label Society too.

new releases (that I like):
nevermore--the obsidian consiracy
overkill---iron bound
heathen--the evolution of chaos
misery index--heirs to thievery
hour of penance--paradogma
decrepit birth---polarity
sister sin--true sound of the underground
blatant disarray--everyone dies alone
susperia--attitude (?)

new releases (that I just can't get into):
enforcer--into the night(?)
wolf--the black flame
gamma ray--to the metal (and I love these guys!)
armored saint--la raza (love them too--just having a hard time with this one)
Really looking forward to the new Bonded by Blood, Iron Maiden, Death Angel......

Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
Grave - Burial ground
Unleashed - As Yggdrasil Trembles
Immolation - Majesty and Decay
Cardiac Arrest - Haven for the Insane
Godless Rising - Trumpet of Triumph
Judas Priest - A Touch of Evil Live
Phantom X - This Is War
Striker - Eyes In The Night
Witchaven - Terrorstorm
Morbid Carnage - Night Assassins
Dew-Scented - Invocation
Spun in Darkness - Feast of the Undead
Candlemass - Ashes to Ashes
Fatalist - The Depths of Inhumanity
Fear Factory - Mechanize
Divine Eve - Vengeful and Obstinate

Some that stand out for me
Charred Walls of the Damned - S/T (the best album so far this year)
Fozzy - Chasing the Grail
Annhiliator - S/T
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
As I Lay Dying - The Powerless Rise
Ozzy - Scream ( Maybe not his best but I really like it)
War Of Ages - Eternal
Dark Tranquillity - We Are the Void
Overkill - Ironbound
I do have a few album I have not really listened to enough to decide what to think of them, and I have to admit I have a lot of albums that I want that have not been released yet.