YOUR TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2010

Has this not been done yet?

What are your top 10 albums of 2010?

Mine would be something like this:

1. Forbidden - Omega Wave
2. Overkill - Ironbound
3. Exodus - Exhibit B
4. Flotsam and Jetsam - The Cold
5. Yngwie Malmsteen - Relentless

The rest I'm not sure about yet. Still need to get a lot of cds that came out this year!

Don't have an order yet and I am hoping to get one or two more in the next couple weeks, but some of my favorites this year so far:

Accept - Blood of the Nations
Overkill - Ironbound
Raven - Walk through Fire
Armored Saint - La Raza
Forbidden - Omega Wave
Dirty Looks - I.C.U.
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
Jackyl - When Moonshine & Dynamite Collide
Saint - Hell Blade
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
Space Eater - Aftershock
Rex Carroll - That Was Then, This Is Now
Dio - Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition
Holy Blood - Shinning Sun
Mass - Fighter
Sevendust - Cold Day Memory
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
The Sword - Warp Riders
Heaven & Hell - Neon Nights Live in Europe

Some others I reeeaaallly want to hear:
Heathen - The Evolution of Chaos
Symphorce - Unrestricted
Grave Digger - The Clans Will Rise Again
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Relentless
Fueled By Fire - Plunging into Darkness
Motorhead - The World is Yours
Sodom - In War and Pieces

Some others I'd like to hear:
Helloween - 7 Sinners
Firewind - Days Of Defiance
Enforcer - Diamonds
Ozzy Osbourne - Scream
Dream Evil - In The Night
Fozzy - Chasing the Grail
Ty Tabor - Something's Coming

So many great albums this year, I have some I havent even listen to. and most of them played once or twice. I'll have to give them a quick listen to rate which sound better or something like that

I'm still catching up to this year's albums but here are some that have made a mark on me:

1. Overkill - Ironbound
2. Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast
3. Immolation - Majesty and Decay
4. Soulfly - Omen
5. Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
6. RATT - Infestation
7. Scorpions - Sting in the Tail
8. Avantasia - Wicked Symphony / Angel of Babylon
9. Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition
10. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

10. Alter Bridge III
9. Kamelot - Poetry for the Poisoned
8. Sabaton - Call to Arms
7. Overkill - Ironbound
6. Halford - Made Of Metal
5. Black Country Communion
4. Scorpions - Sting in the Tail
3. Star One - Victims of the Modern Age
2. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
1. Accept - Blood of the Nations

I dig the Armored Saint and Heathen albums. Not sure I have heard much more than that. The Forbidden was half-cool/half-suckfest. Other than those, I think I have just been catching up on 80's crossover this year more than anything. hold on - If Gama Bombs last album came out in 2010, that would have been my hands-down Top Pick. but it may have came out last year.

This was a year of fantastic live releases, haven't purchased that many studio albums this year. As of "this moment", I would select these as my favorite releases.

1. Opeth - In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall
2. Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize
3. King's X - Live Love In London
4. Heaven & Hell - Neon Nights: Live at Wacken
5. Grand Magus - Hammer Of The North (favorite metal album of the year)
6. High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine
7. The Sword - Warp Riders

to be continued...

In no order yet. Accept-Blood of the Nations Helloween -7 Sinners Firewind-Days of Defiance Grave Digger-The Clans Will Rise Again
Saint-Hell Blade
The Showdown-Blood In the Gears
Halcyon Way-Building the Towers
Circle to Circle-Consequence of Power
Symphorce-Unrestricted
Halford - Made of Metal
Disaffection - Begin the Revolution
Y&T-Facemelter
Grave Forsaken - Fight to the Death
The Sacrificed - 2012
Mass - Sea of Black
Scorpions-Sting In the Tail
Black Water Rising-

I know there's more.

my list for this year so far, in no particular order...

Hail of Bullets - On Divine Winds
The Crown - Doomsday King
Immolation - Majesty and Decay
Master - The Human Machine
Severe Torture - Slaughtered
Jack Slater - Extinction Aftermath
Crucifyre - Infernal Earthly Divine
Rotting Christ - Aealo
Salome - Terminal
Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition
Gaf - Cultivate Disdain
Unleashed - As Yggdrasil Trembles
F*ck the Facts - Unnamed EP
Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
Demoniacal Genuflection - The Ministers Of Lamentations
Funeral Rape - Porn Afterlife
Grave - Burial Ground
Insidious Disease - Shadowcast
Diocletian - War of All Against All
Intestinal Disgorge - Depravity
Malevolent Creation - Invidious Dominion
Aeon - Path of Fire
Goregonzola - Bis Ahner Grind!
Svart Crown - Witnessing the Fall
Atheist - Jupiter
Kataklysm - Heaven's Venom
Mesrine - Obsessive Compulsive
Intestinal Alien Reflux - Illegal Aliens
Deathhammer - Phantom Knights
Exciter - Death Machine
Burzum - Belus
Asphyx - Live Death Doom
Living Sacrifice - The Infinite Order
Diminished - Chain Saw C*nt
Abigail Williams - In the Absence of Light
Gravewürm - Blood of the Pentagram
Danzig - Deth Red Sabaoth
Vulvectomy - Post-Abortion Slut F*ck
Strident - On the Aim
Spiritual Ravishment - Children of the Atom
Oceano - Contagion
Human Filleted - Blunt Force Embludgeonment
Overkill - Ironbound
Desultory - Counting Our Scars
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
Sodom - In War and Pieces
Parasitic Extirpation - Casketless
Embryonic Devourment - Vivid Interpretations of the Void
Mutilated Messiah - Total F*cking Slaughter
Impaled Nazarene - Road to the Octagon
Sigh - Scenes From Hell
My Ruin - Ghosts and Good Stories
Murder Construct - Murder Construct
Deathbound - Non Compos Mentis
God Dethroned - Under the Sign of the Iron Cross
Agathocles - This Is Not a Threat, It's a Promise
Houwitser - Bestial Atrocity
Flotsam and Jetsam - The Cold
Enthroned - Pentagrammaton
Guttural Decay - Epoch of Racial Extermination
Kingdom of Sorrow - Behind the Blackest Tears
1349 - Demonoir
Diluvian - Epidemic
Deathchain - Death Gods
Soulfly - Omen
Bloody Phoenix - Death To Everyone
Cephalic Carnage - Misled by Certainty
Agrimonia - Host of the Winged
Rhestus - Games of Joy... Games of War!
Black September - The Forbidden Gates Beyond
Devilish Distance - Deathtruction
Death Angel - Relentless Retribution

Accept - 'Blood Of The Nations'
Heathen - 'The Evolution Of Chaos'
Triosphere - 'The Road Less Travelled'
Masterplan - 'Time To Be King'
Pretty Maids - 'Pandemonium'
Avantasia - 'The Wicked Symphony' & 'Angel Of Babylon'
In Vain - 'Mantra'
Line Of Fire - 'Momentum'
Dream Evil - 'In The Night'
Antithesis - 'Dreaming Reality'
Jon Oliva's Pain - 'Festival'
Ozzy Osbourne - 'Scream'
Iron Maiden - 'The Final Frontier'
Wig Wam - 'Non Stop Rock 'n' Roll'
Gamma Ray - 'To The Metal'
Nevermore - 'The Obsidian Conspiracy'
Rhapsody Of Fire - 'The Frozen Tears Of Angels'
Blind Guardian - 'At The Edge Of Time'
Mass - 'Sea Of Black'
Annihilator - 'Annihilator'

Runners up:

Jorn - 'Dio'
The Sacrificed - '2012'
Jerusalem - She
Andrè Matos - Mentalize
Orphaned Land - 'The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR'

Biggest disappointment:

Wonrowe Vision - 'Mission Invinsible'

Haven't gotten everything yet, but top contenders for sure will be:

Overkill - Ironbound

Heathen - The Evolution of Chaos

Pretty Maids - Pandemonium

Accept - Blood of Nations

Soulspell - The Labyrinth of Truth

Avantasia -(Both of them)

High On Fire - Snakes for the Divine

Forbidden - Omega Wave

Saint - Hell Blade

Firewind - Days of Defiance

Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time

Van Canto - Tribe of Force



There are others, just can't think of them now, and I have more to pick up.

1. Sister Sin - True Sounds Of The Underground
2. Wig Wam - NonStop Rock N Roll
3. Scorpions - Sting Of The Tail
4. Sabaton - Coat Of Arms
5. Jackyl - When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide
6. Bobnoxious - Cocktales
7. Accept - Blood Of Nations

Last I checked, I don't think I'd even bought ten 2010 releases.

So right now it's pretty much...

Accept's BLOOD OF THE NATIONS

followed by... uh... everybody else .

Here is mine:

1. Wig Wam - Non Stop Rock'n'Roll (Digi) 2010 Frontiers Records
2. Accept - Blood of the Nations +1 (Digi) 2010 Nuclear Blast Records
3. Bobnoxious - Cocktales 2010 Wannabe Records
4. Grave Digger - The Clans Will Rise Again +1 (Digi) 2010 Napalm Records
5. Helloween - 7 Sinners 2010 The End Records
6. Brock, Terry - Diamond Blue 2010 Frontiers Records
7. Treat - Coup de Grace 2010 Frontiers Records
8. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier (Mission Edition) 2010 Universal Records
9. Masterplan - Time to be King +2 (Digi) 2010 AFM Records
10. Line of Fire - Momentum 2010 Tribunal Records
11. Laney, Chris - Only Come Out at Night 2010 Metal Heaven Records
12. Haken - Aquarius 2010 Sensory Records
13. H.E.A.T - Freedom Rock 2010 Stormvox Records
14. Sabaton - Coat of Arms 2010 Nuclear Blast
15. Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time 2 CD (Digibook) 2010 Nuclear Blast Records
16. Krokus - Hoodoo 2010 Sony Records
17. White Wizzard - Over the Top 2010 Earache Records
18. Aspera - Ripplets 2010 InsideOut Records
19. Crazy Lixx - New Religion 2010 Frontiers Record
20. Electric Orange - Krautrock from Hell 2010 Sulatron Records
21. Crashdiet - Generation Wild 2010 Frontiers Records
22. Sinbreed - When Worlds Collide 2010 Ulterium Records
23. Saint - Hell Blade (Digi) 2010 Retroactive Records
24. Ross the Boss - Hailstorm 2010 AFM Records
25. Rhapsody - The Frozen Tears of Angels 2010 Nuclear Blast

Honorable Mention
Heavenly Carpe Diem 2010 AFM Records
Firewind Days of Defiance +3 (Digibook w/pick) 2010 Century Media Records
'77 - 21st Century Rock and Roll 2010 Listenable Records
Airbourne - No Guts. No Glory. 2010 Roadrunner Records
Astral Doors - Requiem of Time 2010 Metalville Records
Avantasia - Angel of Babylon 2010 Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony 2010 Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
Freedom Call - Legend of the Shadowking 2010 SPV Records
Gamma Ray - To the Metal 2010 Ear Music Records
Bush, Stan - Dream the Dream 2010 Frontiers Records
Kissin Dynamite - Addicted to Metal 2010 AFM Records
Lordi - Babez for Breakfast 2010 The End Records
Myrath - Desert Call 2010 Nightmare Record
Pertness - From the Beginning to the End 2010 Kathargo Records

Seems my definition of what "top ten" means is a bit sketchy by modern standards

James B. wrote:

Seems my definition of what "top ten" means is a bit sketchy by modern standards

you forgot to allow for those of us who cannot follow directions

1.Dawnbringer-Nucleus
2.Zigoku Quartet -2010 album (can't write the japanese characters)
3.Sigh-Scenes from Hell
4.Death Angel-Relentless Retribution 2 Disc Edition
5.Hawkwind-Blood of the Earth

Bought but haven't heard:
1.Orphaned Land

Downloaded & liked:
1.Sodom -war and Pieces
2.Exodus-Exhibit B
3.Ratt-Infestation

2010 Remasters/Reissues:
Vengeance Rising/Human Sacrifice
Heretic-Breaking Point

I know there is more than 10 here, but I did these for my site so there was no point shortening the list. Plus in fairness it's a bit better looking than a list of 20 CDs, there was effort put into this

ZetaReticuli wrote:

9. Kamelot - The Great Pandemonium

That is not the album title but rather Poetry For The Poisoned.

Wargod51

1. Star One - Victims of the Modern Age
Really surprised me this one. Not that I didn't love the first Star One album, I just didn't know there was a new one coming nor did I think it'd be THIS good. This was an instant pleaser album. Amazing songs, lots of melodies and it's damn heavy too. An exceptionally well done scifi theme album. The only album this year I've heard so far I'd give a perfect 10/10 score. Digital Rain and Earth That Was to start the album should be enough to convince any classic metal fan, but throw in tracks like 24 Hours (it's like Robert Plant singing about Kurt Russel) and Human See, Human Do (vintage Maiden!) and you've got a winner!

2. Blaze Bayley - Promise and Terror
Blaze is still one of my favourite songwriters and the new one didn't disappoint. The last six tracks on this album are just musical perfection. The previous Blaze release was my favourite, but this one is damn close.

3. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
A challenging listen, but very rewarding. I still cannot get over how massive it really is. All the songs have a lot of depth and it couldn't have ended better than with just these four amazing tracks - Starblind, Talisman, The Man Who Would Be King, When the Wild Wind Blows...

4. Rage - Strings to a Web
I'm a bit of a new Rage fan, but I'm going to say this is their strongest since Soundchaser, if not BETTER. This is actually the first Rage album I've bought the week of its release. Especially the Empty Hollow part of the album is honey to the ears of someone who loved XIII and Ghosts like me.

5. Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony / Angel of Babylon
I'm cheating a little here by combining these two very good albums as one single entry. But I wouldn't want to start thinking which of the two releases deserved a higher ranking. And now I get to include an 11th album to the list...

6. Helloween - 7 Sinners
Once again, a nice good chunk of pumpkin power metal - I'm a bit sentimental, but this is a top ten album at least for me. World of Fantasy is a great tune.

7. Circle II Circle - Consequence of Power
Seems like Zak Stevens can do no wrong. Following a strong Machines of Grace release, this is now my second favourite CIIC release only after Burden of Truth. They got the sound right here and the songwriting is there too. Out of Nowhere has to be among the best songs of 2010.

8. Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time
A must include for a power metal fan like me. This failed to impress me at first, but it's a grower and now deserves a spot in the top ten.

9. Jon Oliva's Pain - Festival
An album full of real strange sounding songs, and total insanity at times, but that's the way I like my JOP! You have your classic Savatage sounding tracks like Living on the Edge (AWESOME!) and then something totally different, but still pounding heavy metal masterpieces like the title track. And you get your fix of ballads, too. This is pretty much as diverse an album as I could take as a listener. This would be my 'desert island' pick for 2010, too, for that very fact, too.

10. Sons of Liberty - Brush-Fires of the Mind
Yeah, Jon Schaffer writes ridiculous conspiracy theory lyrics that would make Jesse Ventura proud. And while they do take away a little bit of the enjoyment, underneath all that pretentious, juvenile "BANKS/MONEY/GOVERNMENT/ ARE TEH EVAL!" is a fine, straight-forward metal album that makes you pump your fist. I like all the tracks. Maybe it's just my taste in music, but I will include this no matter what.

By the way, Schaffer totally reminds me of the "Goverment Totally Sucks" dude from the Tenacious D movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kq0eL-ly8. You'd probably get a lot of free swag from his novelty store if you took your guitar with you and played this song.

So there. My top ten, so far. It will probably change a lot as I listen to more albums, and as I listen to albums I already have more. I think a month or two is too little to decide if I will eventually end up liking an album a lot, or get totally bored of it or if I end up thinking it's a classic!

I'm just hoping I will find one more album to rank high, so I can put Helloween's 7 Sinners as #7.

Locky wrote:

I know there is more than 10 here, but I did these for my site so there was no point shortening the list. Plus in fairness it's a bit better looking than a list of 20 CDs, there was effort put into this

Albums of 2010


25

Mastercastle - Last Desire


24

Ross The Boss - Hailstorm



23

Saurom - Maryam



22

Skull Hammer - Pay It In Blood



21

Reckless Love - Reckless Love



20

Wartime - Against Destiny



19

Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier



18

Grave Digger - The Clans Will Rise Again



17

Battlecross - Push. Pull. Destroy



16

Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones



15

Vindicator - The Antique Witcheries



14

Jon Oliva's Pain - Festival



13

Icewind - Again Came the Storm



12

Lujuria - Llama Eterna



11

Iron Fire - Metalmorphosized



10

Demonica - Demonstrous



09

Firewind - Days of Defiance



08

Gallows End - Nemesis Divine



07

Battalion - Underdogs



06

Million $ Reload - Anthems of a Degeneration



05

Pollution - Modern Warfare



04

The Crown - Doomsday King



03

Malevolent Creation - Indivious Dominion



02

Axel Rudi Pell - The Crest



01

Overkill - Ironbound




Under the Radar TOP 5



05

Killem - Reflections of Decline



04

Knightstorm - Sea of Heads



03

Wild Side - Speed Devil



02

Steel Tormentor - Return of a King



01

Pessimist - Call to War



TOP 5 DISSAPOINTMENTS OF 2010



05

Master - The Human Machine



04

Cradle of Filth - Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa



03

Exodus - Exhibit B : The Human Condition



02

Forbidden - Omega Wave



01

Death Angel - Restless Retribution



TOP 5 LIVE ALBUMS



05

Dio - At Donington 1983 & 1987



04

Hellish War - Live In Germany



03

Megadeth - Rust in Peace Live



02

Heaven & Hell - Live in Europe



01

Dropkick Murphys - Live on Lansdowne




TO LATE FOR CONTENDERS


09

Helloween - 7 Sinners


08

Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Relentless



07

Metal Inquisitor - Unconditional Abominations



06

Fueled By Fire - Plunging into Darkness



05

Motorhead - The World is Yours



04

Tank - War Machine



03

David Feinstein - Bitten By The Beast



02

Atheist - Jupiter



01

Sodom - In War and Pieces

I appreciate the effort....lots of unknown stuff to me. Seems I am gonna do like I did in my youth. Buy stuff just cause of the kick @$$ coverart. Thanks

Wargod48 wrote:

ZetaReticuli wrote:

9. Kamelot - The Great Pandemonium

That is not the album title but rather Poetry For The Poisoned.

Wargod51

Oh crap! LOL. Thanks, bud.

Well, i just have a top 5 so far:

1- Accept : blood of the nations
2- Helloween: 7 sinners
3- Annihilator: Annihilator
4- Exodus: Exhibit B - The human condition
5- Sodom: in war and pieces

The old school wins again

So far I have:


Ceremony - Rohnert Park
Intronaut - Valley Of Smoke
Black Tusk - Taste The Sin

Those are the only albums released in 2010 that I bought.