YOUR TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2010

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 9948 Age : 49

I forgot about the new grave digger.

Great album indeed

Metal student Number of posts : 112 Age : 49

1. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
2. Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
3. Cathedral - The Guessing Game
4. Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
5. Alter Bridge - AB III
6. High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine
7. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
8. Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One
9. Ufomammut - Eve
10. Grand Magus - Hammer Of The North

Metal graduate Number of posts : 450 Age : 49

I forgot about the Grand Magus album that will have to be added to my top ten

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

Doomdance wrote:: 8. Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

, I'm not the only one who got and liked that one. Great retro 70s hard rock!

Metal master Number of posts : 919 Age : 59

One of the things I look forward to is reading the "Best of..." lists my favorite metal websites and blogs post this time of year. I really enjoy reading them, and always find out about great music I've overlooked during the year, but I've always abhored creating my own lists. However this year I only bought 21 CDs that were actually released in 2010, so it's not that difficult. Of those 21 CDs, here are my top ten (and I'm sure this list will change once I spend a little more time with some of the other music I've purchased):

1. Crazy Lixx - New Religion
2. Bad City - Welcome To The Wasteland
3. Ratt - Infestation
4. Accept - Blood Of The Nations
5. Helloween - 7 Sinners
6. Saint - Hell Blade
7. CrashDiet - Generation Wild
8. Halford - Made Of Metal
9. Dream Evil - Into The Night
10. Wig Wam - Non Stop Rock N Roll

Honorable mentions:

Fozzy - Chasing The Grail
Scorpions - Sting Of The Tail

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4272 Age : 65

My top 25 of 2010:

1. Accept - Blood Of The Nations
2. Symphorce - Unrestricted
3. Burning Black - Mechanichell
4. Sinbreed - When Worlds Collide
5. Tank - War Machine
6. Heathen - The Evolution Of Chaos
7. Helloween - 7 Sinners
8. Ghost Machinery - Out For Blood
9. Korzus - Discipline Of Hate
10. Bonded By Blood - Exiled To Earth
11. Gallows End - Nemesis Divine
12. Scorpions - Sting In The Tail
13. Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned
14. Death Angel - Relentless Retribution
15. Inner Wish - No Turning Back
16. Fracture - Dominate And Overload
17. Hanker - Conspiracy Of Mass Distinction
18. Painside - Dark World Burden
19. Iron Fire - Metalmorphosized
20. Firewind - Days Of Defiance
21. Vindicator - The Antique Witcheries
22. Overmaster - Madness Of War
23. Iron Fate - Cast In Iron
24. Icewind - Again Came The Storm
25. Instanzia - Ghosts

Wargod51

Guest

I'll throw in:

Hatchery - Forced to Fight
Hirax - El Rostro de la Muerte [might have been last year - i cannot totally remember]
and
Violator - Annihilation Process

And, until I can think of a better one, my album of the year is:

Loudness - King of Pain - what a completely kickass album! So glad Loudness is back to form!!!!!

Metal graduate Number of posts : 450 Age : 49

I forgot to put Charred Walls of the Damned - S/T that album is excellent, that is the hard thing about these lists is there is so much good out there it is hard to boil it down to ten or even 20

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1636 Age : 37

Ben Grimm wrote:: I forgot to put Charred Walls of the Damned - S/T that album is excellent, that is the hard thing about these lists is there is so much good out there it is hard to boil it down to ten or even 20

Oh man, i forgot about that one too. Great album.

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 13862 Age : 49

Wow, Loudness as a thrash band. Who would have thought?

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Metal graduate Number of posts : 375 Age : 50

Top 10 in no particular order:

1. Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent - YAY! Original line up again!

2. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier (admittedly I agree with a lot of the criticism on this album being boring and not what many expected, but something lies with-in this album that I think makes it great. My only complaint is despite being prog which is my fav genre atm, there is no building of momentum or epic parts, plus no maiden hop or gallop)

3. Jackyl - MMKYCA - Talk about a left hook, so pleased with this album

4. Armored Saint - La Raza - so good to hear Bush singing again.

5. Black Label Society - Order of the Black - pure rock to me.

6. Coheed and Cambria - YotBR - Straight up goodness, but a bit short of an album for them.

7. Crash Test Dummies - I know it isnt rock/metal, but pulling from my alternative tastes, I loved this band since the college music era of alternative music was big. These guys are really more folk but it is great to hear Brad back at making music.

8. Scorpions - what a record to go out on!

9. Accept - wow! glad they are back, and man can the new guy sing. Nice fit if you cant have Udo.

10 - honorable mentions - Halford, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Motorhead , Oceansize, Ozzy, Overkill, Ratt, tho only 2 songs they are great so Rush as well.

The King Number of posts : 23281 Age : 51

JBall_Z wrote:: One of the things I look forward to is reading the "Best of..." lists my favorite metal websites and blogs post this time of year. I really enjoy reading them, and always find out about great music I've overlooked during the year, but I've always abhored creating my own lists. However this year I only bought 21 CDs that were actually released in 2010, so it's not that difficult. Of those 21 CDs, here are my top ten (and I'm sure this list will change once I spend a little more time with some of the other music I've purchased):

1. Crazy Lixx - New Religion
2. Bad City - Welcome To The Wasteland
3. Ratt - Infestation
4. Accept - Blood Of The Nations
5. Helloween - 7 Sinners
6. Saint - Hell Blade
7. CrashDiet - Generation Wild
8. Halford - Made Of Metal
9. Dream Evil - Into The Night
10. Wig Wam - Non Stop Rock N Roll

Honorable mentions:

Fozzy - Chasing The Grail
Scorpions - Sting Of The Tail

nice list!!

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2003 Age : 44

my add is ACCEPT just listen and it's incredible. i don't expect so gr8 album as they did.

Metal graduate Number of posts : 372 Age : 38

i think i still have a lot of 2010 releases to dig up, but here are some albums, in no particular order, that ive highly enjoyed this year so far:

deathspell omega - paracletus - a nearly perfect cd that lived up to high expectations
slechtvalk - a forlorn throne - ive always loved these guys and this is another solid album to their name
nydvind - sworn to the elders - pretty long wait, but an enjoyable cd
atheist - jupiter - great, highly listenable, and talented, though not quite as good as their original stuff
ephemeral sun - harvest aorta - more rock than metal, but if youre into prog, i cant recommend these guys more
kerasphorus - cloven hooves at the holocaust dawn - superior (short lived) local black/death

edit: forgot an important one

witchaven - terrorstorm - cool underground black/thrash from the southern california scene

Metal master Number of posts : 919 Age : 59

exact33 wrote:

JBall_Z wrote:: One of the things I look forward to is reading the "Best of..." lists my favorite metal websites and blogs post this time of year. I really enjoy reading them, and always find out about great music I've overlooked during the year, but I've always abhored creating my own lists. However this year I only bought 21 CDs that were actually released in 2010, so it's not that difficult. Of those 21 CDs, here are my top ten (and I'm sure this list will change once I spend a little more time with some of the other music I've purchased):

1. Crazy Lixx - New Religion
2. Bad City - Welcome To The Wasteland
3. Ratt - Infestation
4. Accept - Blood Of The Nations
5. Helloween - 7 Sinners
6. Saint - Hell Blade
7. CrashDiet - Generation Wild
8. Halford - Made Of Metal
9. Dream Evil - Into The Night
10. Wig Wam - Non Stop Rock N Roll

Honorable mentions:

Fozzy - Chasing The Grail
Scorpions - Sting Of The Tail

nice list!!

Thanks exact, I think we have similar taste. You have a lot of CDs on your list I've been wanting to check out. Now that I've subscribed to Zune Pass, I'll be able to.

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

MetalGuy71's Top 10 of 2010

1. Accept - Blood of Nations (no expectations, was blown away!!)
2. The Sword – Warp Riders (could’ve tied with #1, it’s that good)
3. Priestess – Prior to the Fire (with the popularity of The Sword and other retro 70’s metal, these guys should be much, much bigger)
4. Slash – s/t (listened to more than both Snakepit albums combined)
5. Nevermore – The Obsidian Conspiracy (sounds like Nevermore to me)
6. Megadeth – Rest In Peace Live (great album, great live set)
7. Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders – Red Light Fever (another surprise outta left-field. Quality rock album with shades of Queen, poppier moments of Foo Fighters and an appearance from Brian May)
8. Black Label Society – The Order of the Black (BLS, you know what to expect and this delivers)
9. Early Man – Death Potion (took awhile to warm-up to, but it’s good stuff. Another band that’s riding the wave of retro metal that should be bigger)
10. Armored Saint – La Raza (another one that took awhile to warm-up to, due to high expectations, but it’s settled in nicely amongst their other albums)

Honorable Mentions:
Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants – s/t (Stones-like rock/country album from Foo Fighter's guitarist)
Vince Neil – Tattoos & Tequila (pleasantly surprised)
High on Fire – Snakes for the Divine (I think I finally "get" these guys)
Joe Elliott’s Down n’ Outz – s/t
Oracle – Desolate Kings Anthology (old material, but it's all new to me)
Colossus – Drunk on Blood ep (should be interesting to see where these guys go from here)
Bonded By Blood – Exiled to Earth (nothing groundbreaking, but good old-school thrash, needs more spins to sink-in)
Disaffection – Begin the Revolution (see Bonded By Blood)

Disappointments:
Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier (wanted to like it, just too long & boring in parts)
Ozzy – Scream (even my low expectation weren’t met)
Negligence – Coordinates of Confusion (may improve with more spins, a little samey)
Blatant Disarray – Everyone Dies Alone (too samey)
Heathen – The Evolution of Chaos (not bad, just didn’t live up to pre-release hype)

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Baron Von 40oz. Number of posts : 4386 Age : 34

I must edit my post to include two more four more releases I have heard this year:

1) Ceremony - Rohnert Park
2) Kvelertak - Kvelertak
3) Bongripper - Satan Worshipping Doom
4) Intronaut - Valley Of Smoke
5) Electric Wizard - Black Masses
6) Black Tusk - Taste The Sin
7) The Sword - Warp Riders

They're all great albums.

Ate his vegetables Number of posts : 4958 Age : 34

Arcade Fire-The Suburbs
Meat Loaf-Hang Cool Teddy Bear
Devo-Something For Everybody
Gogol Bordello-Trans Continental Hustle

And that's all I've got.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1939 Age : 53

Sinbreed- When Worlds Collide
Overkill-Ironbound
Nevermore- The Obsidian Conspiracy
Avantasia- Angel of Babylon
Avantasia- The Wicked Symphony
Iron Maiden- The Final Frontier
Firewind- Days of Defiance
Helloween- 7 Sinners
Exodus- Exibit B- the human condition
Sodom- In War and Pieces

In no particular order

The King Number of posts : 23281 Age : 51

bassman wrote:: Sinbreed- When Worlds Collide
Overkill-Ironbound
Nevermore- The Obsidian Conspiracy
Avantasia- Angel of Babylon
Avantasia- The Wicked Symphony
Iron Maiden- The Final Frontier
Firewind- Days of Defiance
Helloween- 7 Sinners
Exodus- Exibit B- the human condition
Sodom- In War and Pieces

In no particular order

nice list!!

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Metal master Number of posts : 820 Age : 59

Top tens are cool to look through, but hard to come up with as I have seen myself add and subtract various discs while compiling - this is probably it for me when all is said and done:
1. Haken - Aquarius
2. Day Six - The Grand Design
3. Blind Guardian - At The Edge...
4. Edgend - A New Identity
5. Blaze Bayley - Promise And Terror
6. Helloween - 7 Sinners
7. Accept - Blood Of The Nations
8. Iron Maiden - Final Frontier
9. Myrath - Desert Call
11. Wuthering Heights - Salt
12. Gallows End - Nemesis Devine

Plus there was Artizan, Sinbreed, Innerwish, Signum Regis, Painside, Darkwater, Halcyon Way, Manticora, Black Majesty, Section A, Fracture, ...

I equate these to thank you lists, you always forget something.

The King Number of posts : 23281 Age : 51

metalken wrote:: Top tens are cool to look through, but hard to come up with as I have seen myself add and subtract various discs while compiling - this is probably it for me when all is said and done:
1. Haken - Aquarius
2. Day Six - The Grand Design
3. Blind Guardian - At The Edge...
4. Edgend - A New Identity
5. Blaze Bayley - Promise And Terror
6. Helloween - 7 Sinners
7. Accept - Blood Of The Nations
8. Iron Maiden - Final Frontier
9. Myrath - Desert Call
11. Wuthering Heights - Salt
12. Gallows End - Nemesis Devine

Plus there was Artizan, Sinbreed, Innerwish, Signum Regis, Painside, Darkwater, Halcyon Way, Manticora, Black Majesty, Section A, Fracture, ...

I equate these to thank you lists, you always forget something.

That Haken is outstanding!!

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1939 Age : 53

exact33 wrote:

bassman wrote:: Sinbreed- When Worlds Collide
Overkill-Ironbound
Nevermore- The Obsidian Conspiracy
Avantasia- Angel of Babylon
Avantasia- The Wicked Symphony
Iron Maiden- The Final Frontier
Firewind- Days of Defiance
Helloween- 7 Sinners
Exodus- Exibit B- the human condition
Sodom- In War and Pieces

In no particular order

nice list!!

Kind of a nice mix of power and thrash metal, don't you think?

The King Number of posts : 23281 Age : 51

bassman wrote:

exact33 wrote:

bassman wrote:: Sinbreed- When Worlds Collide
Overkill-Ironbound
Nevermore- The Obsidian Conspiracy
Avantasia- Angel of Babylon
Avantasia- The Wicked Symphony
Iron Maiden- The Final Frontier
Firewind- Days of Defiance
Helloween- 7 Sinners
Exodus- Exibit B- the human condition
Sodom- In War and Pieces

In no particular order

nice list!!

Kind of a nice mix of power and thrash metal, don't you think?

yep. I like it!

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 26675 Age : 55

Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
Christian Mistress - Agony And Opium
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
Enforcer - Diamonds
Alcest - E'Cailles De Lune
Accept - Blood Of The Nations
Overkill - Ironbound
White Wizzard - Over The Top
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
Dawnbringer - Nucleus
Slough Feg - The Animal Spirits
High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine
Hail Of Bullets - On Divine Winds
Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit
Kylesa - Spiral Shadow
Death Angel - Relentless Retribution
The Sword - Warp Riders
Living Sacrifice - The Infinite Order
Forbidden - Omega Wave
Allegeaon - Fragments Of Form And Function

Honorable mentions:
Atheist - Jupiter
Bison BC - Dark Ages
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