your top 2014 metal releases

I bought 700 albums this year. This is going to take me a while.

S.D. wrote:

Top MUSIC releases of 2014.

1. Opeth - Pale Communion
2. Black Moth - Condemned To Hope
3. Pink Floyd - The Endless River
4. Orange Goblin - Back From The Abyss
5. Purson - In The Meantime (EP)
6. Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
7. The Skull - For Those Which Are Asleep
8. Witch Mountain - Mobile Of Angels
9. Haken - Restoration (EP)
10. Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls

Honorable mentions:

Yob - Clearing The Path To Ascend
Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden
IQ - The Road Of Bones

Reissues:

Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (Steven Wilson remix)
Jethro Tull - Warchild (Steven Wilson remix)
Yes - The Yes Album (Steven Wilson remix)
Yes - Relayer (Steven Wilson remix)
Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory (Steven Wilson remix)

Good call on the Orange Goblin cd. Got that one a few weeks ago after reading your thread about them. Also will be getting their box set for Christmas tomorrow. One of the newer bands that I can get into.

I love Orange Goblin, discovered them in 2005 when I started dipping my toe back into the metal scene after spending a decade mostly listening to jazz.

Been listening to a lot of different Wino projects. Went looking on here for some more information on them and discovered 2 or 3 threads on Orange Goblin. Took a chance and have really enjoyed what I have heard. Can't wait to get the rest of them. Thanks for the heads up.

Eyesore wrote:

I bought 700 albums this year. This is going to take me a while.

wow and I thought I bought a lot this year.

No kidding. I think I bought around 30 new releases this year.

Here goes:

1. Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
2. Misery Index - The Killing Gods
3. Overkill - White Devil Armory
4. Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden
5. Wovenhand - Refractory Obdurate
6. Skull Fist - Chasing The Dream
7. Marty Friedman - Inferno
8. Panopticon - Roads To The North
9. Revocation - Deathless
10. Horrendous - Ecdysis
11. Exmortus - Slave To The Sword
12. High Spirits - You Are Here
13. Midnight - No Mercy For Mayhem
14. Riot - Unleash The Fire
15. Orange Goblin - Back From The Abyss


Honorable mentions:
Slough Feg - Digital Resistance
Black Trip - Goin' Under
Wo Fat - The Conjuring
Striker - City Of Gold

Best shows:
1. Maryland Deathfest
2. Satan, Volture, Bat and Salvacion
3. Death (To All), Obituary,Massacre and Rivers Of Nihil

choosemetal wrote:

great video man I recommend that you check Dendera-The killing Floor. great new metal band.

i can do a top 3, but from there it's difficult!

1. Thousand Foot Krutch - Oxygen:Inhale
2. Nothing More - S/t
3. Bloom - Aftermath


Fake Idols - S/t
Nonpoint - The Return
Dead by April - Let The World Know
Evergrey - Hymns for the Broken
Royal Bliss - Chasing The Sun
Primal Fear - Delivering The Black
Theory of a Deadman - Savages
Brainstorm - Firesoul
Allen/Lande - The Great Divide

Allen Lande is one of the albums I need to check out. An essential purchase.

OK, I apologize I ranked my favorite rock and metal titles together so if you only want to see metal titles you can omit the awesome rock albums on here, LOL....

1 Rock U2        Songs of Innocence
2 Rock AC/DC Rock or Bust
3 Rock Accept Blind Rage
4 Rock Riot        Unleash the fire
5 Rock Judas Priest Redeemer of Souls
6 Rock Foo Fighters Sonic Highway
7 Rock Overkill        White Devil Armory
8 Rock Black Label Society Catacombs of the black vatican
9 Rock Tesla                Simplicity
10 Rock Frehley Ace        Space Invader
11 Rock Hagar, Sammy Lite Roast
12 Rock The Skull        For those which are asleep
13 Rock KXM                KXM
14 Rock Machine Head Bloodstone & Diamonds
15 Rock Mr Big        The stories we could tell
16 Rock Osbourne, Ozzy Memoirs of a madman
17 Rock Linkin Park        The Hunting Party
18 Rock Hell Yeah        Blood for blood
19 Rock Exodus        Blood in blood out
20 Rock Slipknot        .5: The Gray Chapter
21 Rock Bach, Sebastian Give em hell
22 Rock Nugent, Ted Shut Up & Jam
23 Rock Slash                World on Fire
24 Rock Springsteen, Bruce High Hopes
25 Rock Pink Floyd         The Endless River

Forgot to say if your interested in hearing the top 20 Christian rock and metal stuff it will be in or Roxxcast podcast coming out this weekend. Located here.... http://www.roxxproductions.com/roxxcast/

S.D. wrote:

I love Orange Goblin, discovered them in 2005 when I started dipping my toe back into the metal scene after spending a decade mostly listening to jazz.  

you abandoned metal for a decade?

Eyesore wrote:

I bought 700 albums this year. This is going to take me a while.

So my 50-album total for the year would be "a slow Tuesday" for you.

Don't even know if I bought 15 this year. Low fundage and not as impressed with stuff.

My top albums for the year:

1. Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls
2. Exodus - Blood in Blood Out
3. Overkill - White Devil Armory
4. Arch Enemy - War Eternal
5. Hammerfall - (R)Evolution
6. Accept - Blind Rage

That's probably it that captured my interest in 2014. For me 2014 was a strange year, whilst I experienced a lot of music majority of it was actually from years gone by - stuff that I hadn't listened to before or perhaps had no interest in initially.

I must also admit that I haven't bought an physical copy of an album in close to 2 years now. These days I use Spotify exclusively to listen to music so I don't pay very close attention to year when an album was released. I know in a forum that is very focused on collecting physical albums this is probably a very unpopular method of listening and experiencing music. Unfortunately, due to bills and mortgages I simply do not have sufficient means anymore to feed my physical album collection anymore. It sucks... I loved physical albums and I do miss the days when I could purchase 30 - 40 albums per week.

I am hoping to get back to collecting physical albums in the near future and hoping to start collecting vinyl. Prices here for physical albums, especially vinyl, are insane (a record can easily cost up to 60 - 70 dollars!).

Firewolfe-We Rule the Night
Accept-Blind Rage
Riot V-Unleash the Fire
Sabaton-Heroes
Johnny Cash-Out Among the Stars
Wovenhand-Refractory Obdurate
Hammerfall-(r)Evolution
Letter 7-Trust
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers-Hypnotic Eye

I don't buy many "metal" albums because I'm not a "metalhead" but one I bought this year I think deserves a mention is Midnight Malice - "Proving Ground"

Haven't heard of them. What's the sound?

Dark Horseman wrote:

Haven't heard of them. What's the sound?

This:

Yeah, I like that.

The King's List for 2014

1. H.E.A.T - Tearing Down the Walls
2. Orange Goblin - Back from the Ashes
3. Brother Firetribe - Diamond in the Firepit
4. Adrian Gale - Defiance
5. Sabaton - Heroes
6. Sanctuary - The Year the Sun Died
7. Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead
8. Grave Digger - Return of the Reaper
9. Flying Colors - Second Nature
10. Ian Anderson - Homo Erraticus  

11. Free Spirit - All the Shades of Darkened Lights
12. Hammerfall - (r) Evolution
13. Winger - Better Days Comin'
14. Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls
15. A.C.T. - Circus Pandemonium
16. Falconer - Black Moon Rising
17. Tusmorke - Riset Bak Speilet
18. Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon
19. Skyliner - Outsiders
20. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye

21. Kix - Rock Your Face Off
22. Striker - City of Gold
23. Edguy - Space Patrol: Defenders of the Crown
24. Unisonic - Light of Dawn
25. AC/DC - Rock or Bust
26. Wolf - Devil's Seed
27. Frehley, Ace - Space Invader
28. Empire 21 - Empire 21
29. Hell in the Club - Devil on My Shoulder
30. Saint - Broad is the Gate

Honorable Mention:
Agusa - Hogtid
Hell in the Club - Devil on My Shoulder
Harmony - Theatre of Redemption
Threshold - For The Journey
Primal Fear - Delivering the Black
Dawn - Darker
Iron Savior - Rise of the Hero
Overkill - White Devil Armory
Johnny Crash - Fight the Cause

The Rest:
Seven Hard Years - No Place in Heaven
Accept- Blind Rage
Altitudes and Attitude - Altitudes and Attitude
Gus G. - I am the Fire
Anubis Gate - Horizons
Knifeworld - The Unravelling
Lordi - to Beast or Not to Beast
Red Dragon Cartel - Red Dragon Cartel
Tourniquet - Onward to Freedom
Rubicon Cross - Rubicon Cross
Black Aces - Hellbound
Confess - Jail
Crazy Lixx - Crazy Lixx
Dragonforce - Maximum Overload
Four Wheel Drive - Hammered Again
Fray, The - HELIOS
GX Project - Sinner
Quantum Fantay - Terragaia
Silent Force - Rising from Ashes
Sinbreed - Shadows
Steve Taylor and the Perfect Foil - Goliath

Not So Good:
Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism
Anathema - Distant Satellites
Last Vegas, The Sweet Salvation
Pittman, Monte The Power of Three

You've given me a few to check out.

Yeah that Midnight Malice is kickass. Would have made my top ten had I picked it up.

I posted my full 2014 end of year list here: http://themetalblogofmetal.blogspot.com/2015/01/youre-best-around-no-not-you-but.html

My top 14 of the year are (in no particular order):

Grand Magus - Triumph and Power
Overkill - White Devil Armory
Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls
Orange Goblin - Back From The Abyss
The Dagger - The Dagger
Striker - City Of Gold
Midnight Malice - Proving Grounds
Bullet - Storm of Blades
Skull Fist - Chasing The Dream
Wolf - Devil Seed
Stallion - Rise and Ride
Stone Dagger - The Siege of Jerusalem
Grave Digger - Return of the Reaper
Primal Fear - Delivering The Black

Honorable Mentions:

Portrait - Crossroads (I need to listen to this more)
Black Trip - Goin' Under (This could be considered a 2013 release - it's great though)
Slash - World On Fire (surprisingly good - it kept my interest and is much better than his other albums)
Ambush - Firestorm (this is only an honorable mention because I got it so late in the year)

Old school But it is what I like!

1. Sanctuary - The Year The Sun Died
2. Primal Fear - Delivering The Black
3. Farmikos - s/t
4. Riot V -Unleash The Beast
5. Allen/Lande - The Great Divide
6. Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls