Best 20 albums of 2007... and worst if you want..

Being now that it is almost October I thought it would be cool to see what everyone's Top Albums of 2007 are so far. It may be a bit early with some new stuff coming out but hey they already have Christmas stuff at Walmart...

Mine:

1. Circus Maximus - Isolate
2. Winds - Prominence and Demise
3. Freedom Call - Dimensions
4. Keldian - Heavens Gate
5. Pride of Lions - The Roaring of Dreams
6. Bloodbound - Book of the Dead
7. Cypher Seer - Awakening Day
8. Ensiferum - Victory Songs
9. Grand Lux - Carved in Stone
10. Grave Digger - Liberty or Death
11. Gotthard - Domino Effect
12. Masterplan - MK II
13. Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon
14. Immortal souls - Wintereich
15. Symphony X - Paradise Lost
16. Iron Savior - Megatropolis
17. Olympus Mons - Medieval
18. Rebellion - Miklagard
19. Titanic - Full Steam Ahead
20. black Hawk - Dragonride

of course with new stuff from Helloween, rob rock, astral doors, agent steel, primal fear, powerwolf some of the above might be in trouble...

Stuff that just will never make the list:

Deliverance - As Above So Below
Adastra - The Last Sunset
Cauldron - Into the Cauldron
heavenly - Virus
Gaia Epicus - Victory
Crescent Shield - Last of My Kind

Masterplan - MKII

Allen/Lande - The Revenge

Cage - Hell Destroyer

Grave Digger - Liberty or Death

Megadeth - United Abominations

Messiah's Kiss - Dragonheart

Gotthard - Domino Effect

Becoming the Archtype - Physics of Fire

Dark Moor - Tarot

Deliverance - As Above, So Below

Silent Force - Walk The Earth

Symphorce - Become Death

Sonata Arctica - Unia

Saxon - Inner Sanctum

Chris Caffery - Pins and Needles

That's what I have from 2007 that I like/love. Here's what's yet to be had for me that I expect to be great:

Iron Fire - Blade of Triumph

Ride The Sky - New Protection

Iced Earth - Framing Armaggedon

Rob Rock - Garden of Chaos

At Vance - VII

Nostradameus - Pathway

Kamelot - Ghost Opera

Ensiferum - Victory Songs

Turisas - The Varangian Way

Pink Cream 69 - In10sity

Bloodbound - The Book Of The Dead

Saxon - Inner Sanctum

Primal Fear - New Religion

Nocturnal Rites - The 8th Sin

Korpiklaani - Tervaskanto

Battlelore - Evernight

Astral Doors - New Revelation

Helloween - Gambling With The Devil

Elvenking - The Scythe

listed mine here...
https://heartofmetal.niceboard.com/Heart-Of-Metal-f1/2007-so-far-t1287.htm?highlight=2007

It's too soon!

1-20 MUNICIPLE WASTE - THE ART OF PARTYING

Too many more to come. Put this thread on the back burner for now! Haha.

Still many things I don't have, and are yet to come. But here is my list so far:

1. Sonata Arctica - 'Unia'
   
2. Circus Maximus - 'Isolate'
   
   
3. Symphorce - 'Become Death'
   
   
4. Iced Earth ' Framing Armageddon'
   
   
5. Candlemass - 'King Of The Grey Islands'
   
   
6. W.A.S.P. - 'Dominator'
   
   
7. U.D.O. - 'Mastercutor'
   
   
8. Symphony X - 'Paradise Lost'
   
   
9. Manowar - 'Gods Of War'
   
   
10. Annihilator - 'Metal'
    
    
11. Megadeth - 'United Abomination'
    
    
12. Nocturnal Rites - 'The 8th Sin'
    
    
13. Masterplan - 'MK II'
    
    
14. Ozzy Osbourne - 'Black Rain'
    
    
15. Liberty N' Justice - 'Independence Day'
    
    
16. Deliverance - 'As Above - So Below'
    
    
17. Griffin - 'The Ultimate Demise'
    
    
18. Kamelot - 'Ghost Opera'
    
    
19. TNT - 'The New Territory'
    

Biggest dissapointemnt: Chris Caffery - 'Pins & Needles'

In no order:

Rob Rock-Garden Of Chaos
Megadeth-United Abominations
Masterplan-MKII
Nocturnal Rites-The 8th Sin
My Silent Wake-Anatomy of Meloncholy
Grave Digger-Liberty or Death
Iced Earth-Framing Armegeddon
Deliverance-As Above, So Below
Daath-The Hinders
Battlelore-Evernight
The Showdown-Temptaion Come My Way
Black Sabbath-The Dio Years
Heaven & Hell-Live At Radio City Music Hall
Megadeth-That One Night
Virgin Black-Requiem: Mezzo Forte
Dream Theater-Systematic Chaos
Kamelot-Ghost Opera
Symphony X-Paradise Lost
Therion-Gothic Kabbalah
Sonata Arctica-Unia

Honorable mentions:
Fountain Of Tears-Fate
Octavia Sperati-Grace Submerged
Dominici-O3 A Trilogy Pt. 2
Sirenia-Nine Destinies And A Downfall
Becoming The Archetype-The Physics Of Fire

Nothing has disappointed me thus far. List will definitly change once I hear the new albums from Nightwish, Epica, Primal Fear, Thunderstone, Visions Of Atlantis, Helloween, and any other release that is yet to come this year.

No order as of yet.

Primal Fear - New Religion
Onslaught - Killing Peace
LaZarus - The Onslaught
Evile - Enter The Grave
Fueled By Fire - Spread The Fire
Silent Force - Walk The Earth
Civilization - Revolution Rising
Sturm Und Drang - Learning To Rock
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Twinspirits - The Music That Will Heall The World
Seventh Calling - Monuments
Darksun - The Dark Ride
Eyefear - A World Full Of Grey
Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon
Jet Trail - Edge Of Existence
Lord - Ascendence
Nocturnal Rites - The 8th Sin
Scarlet Sins - S/T
Ride The Sky - New Protection
Shakra - Infected
Pink Cream 69 - In10sity
Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything
Darkwater - Calling The Earth To Witness
Skew Siskin - Peace Breaker

Wargod48

Hyades - And The Worst Is Yet To Come
Municipal Waste - The Art Of Partying
Blood Tsunami - Thrash Metal
Megadeth - United Abominations
Symphorce - Become Death
Merciless Death - Evil In The Night
Saxon - The Inner Sanctum

Ohhh, that is a hard one. Some of my faves till now are the new UDO, KING DIAMOND, BONFIRE(great live album), HELLOWEEN(great live album), GREAT WHITE, ARMOUR, MASTERPLAN, HELIX, GREAT WHITE, METALIUM, WIZARD, MANOWAR, SCORPIONS, RITUAL STEEL, SINNER etc....

See new post ... list has been edited.

In no order so far:

Blood Tsunami - Thrash Metal
Dekapitator - The Storm Before The Calm
Witchburner - Blood of Witches
Dew Scented - Incinerate
Behemoth - The Apostasy
Marduk - Rom 512
Ensiferum -
Victory Songs
Sacred Oath - Darkness Visible
King Diamond - Give me Your Soul... Please!

In no paricular order

Baroness - Red Album
Melechesh - Emissaries
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Municipal Waste - The Art Of Partying
Candlemass - King Of The Grey Islands
Solace - The Black Black
Pelican - City Of Echoes
Jesu - Conqueror
Machine Head - The Blackening
Alabama Thunderpussy - Open Fire

I still need to pick up the new ones from Amorphis, Skeletonwitch, and Epica. Been meaning to check those out.

in no order

Amorphis-Silent waters
Annihilator-Metal,
Immolation-Shadows in the light
Mad Max-White sands
Manowar-Gods of war
Paradise Lost-In Requiem
Rotting Christ-Theogonia
UDO-Mastercutor

1. nightwish - dark passion play
2. megadeth united abominations
3. municipal waste - art of partying will be my top three i decided not unless summat better comes along

Still a lot to come this year.

The new Ultimatum CD ships out this coming week from the manufacturer.

mc666 wrote:

listed mine here...
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I guess Ult changed his mind about the latest Deliverance.

Oops sorry Ult i mixed you up with someone else.

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I need to revise my list. Nightwish's "Dark Passion Play" is easily my album of the year now.

Its been a good year. I will probably revise mine later on as well.

Although it is early and I've yet to hear the new albums from Ultimatum, Allen/Lande, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Primal Fear, or Thunderstone nor have I listened completly to the new Within Temptaion; I've got my top 20 so far (in order this time):

Nightwish-Dark Passion Play
Showdown-Temptation Come My Way
Grave Digger-Liberty of Death
Rob Rock-Garden Of Chaos
Therion-Gothic Kabbalah
Iced Earth-Framing Armageddon
Nocturnal Rites-The 8th Sin
Kamelot-Ghost Opera
Sonata Arctica-Unia
Symphony X-Paradise Lost
Masterplan-MKII
Vision Divine-25th Hour
Epica-Divine Cospiracy
After Forever-s/t
Daath-The Hinders
Dream Theater-Systematic Chaos
Megadeth-United Abominations
Deliverance-As Above: So Below
Visions of Atlantis-Trinity
Dominici-O3: A Trilogy Pt. 2

Judging by past experience with Thunderstone, Primal Fear, the samples of the new Ultimatum, Allen/Lande, and Helloween, expect many of these to be bumped off the list. I won't have my full list until February of next year seeing as I will use Christmas money for whatever releases I don't have when the time comes. If Allen/Lande's new one is as good as the last one (or better) it will be #1. If it doesn't get a U.S. release soon, I will get a copy from Amazon marketplace (still higher priced than a regular CD but quite a bit less than the import price from Amazon).

Dallas, GREAT list bro! I have to say we do seem to have very similar taste in metal!!



Okay, here's my new list:


Nightwish ~ Dark Passion Play
Sirenia ~ Nine Destinies and a Downfall
Nocturnal Rites ~ The 8th Sin
Within Temptation ~ The Heart of Everything
Kamelot ~ Ghost Opera
KMFDM ~ Tohuvabohu
Candlemass ~ King of the Grey Islands
Therion ~ Gothic Kabbalah
Skeletonwitch ~ Beyond the Permafrost
Epica ~ The Divine Conspiracy
HIM ~ Venus Doom
Silent Force ~ Walk the Earth
Erasure ~ Light at the End of the World
Sonata Arctica ~ Unia
Ozzy Osbourne ~ Black Rain
Shadows Fall ~ Threads of Life
After Forever ~ After Forever
Grave Digger ~ Liberty or Death
Echoes of Eternity ~ The Forgotten Goddess
Bon Jovi ~ Lost Highway
Behemoth ~ The Apostasy


Two biggest disappointments of the year:


Deliverance ~ As Above - So Below
Marilyn Manson ~ Eat Me, Drink Me

So far this year:
HYADES-And the Worst is Yet to Come
FUELED BY FIRE-Spread the Fire
DEKAPITATOR-The Storm before the Calm
OVERKILL-Immortalis
MERCILESS DEATH-Evil in the Night
MUNICIPAL WASTE-The Art of Partying
MEGADETH-United Abominations
DELIVERANCE-As Above-So Below
EVILE-Enter the Grave
VIOLATOR-Chemical Assault
ROB ROCK-Garden of Chaos
HELLOWEEN-Gambling with the Devil
CAGE-Hell Destroyer
SYMPHORCE-Become Death
BLOOD TSUNAMI-Thrash Metal
ANCESTRAL-The Ancient Curse
still havent got the new Ultimatum yet