2008 Album of the Year

[Aftermath]

I'm curious to see what you say the metal album of the year is. I'd say A Sense of Purpose by In Flames, one of the best I've heard in a while.

I'll also give props to B4MV for releasing what is, in my opinion, a pretty good album after that hopeless sorry sack of emo crap called The Poison.

[pate]

Wait about 6 weeks and we'll be having a nice jolly competition for album of the year.

[Correction]

album of the year lists always get me in the holiday spirit

[0m3ga0n3]

Top 5:

Cynic - Traced In Air
Planetary Duality - The Faceless
Fortress - Protest The Hero
obZen - Meshuggah
Lazarus Bird - Burst

[AngelPhoenix]

That's a nice top 5. Cynic would be #1 for me as well.

[Volt2187]

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I'm curious to see what you say the metal album of the year is. I'd say A Sense of Purpose by In Flames, one of the best I've heard in a while.

I'll also give props to B4MV for releasing what is, in my opinion, a pretty good album after that hopeless sorry sack of emo crap called The Poison.

In Flames and Bullet for my Valentine?

lol

o and lol at calling The Poison emo, when compared to their last piece of **** that they called an album.

My personal top 5, in no order:

Arsis - We Are the Nightmare
The Faceless - Planetary Duality
As Eden Burns - The Great Celestial Dilusion
The Breathing Process - In Waking:Divinity (not really liked around here, but I love it)
With Faith or Flames - A Conquest Triumphant

[AngelPhoenix]

Speaking of lol, your top 5 haha

[rasputin]

hahaha, good call

Skepticism - Alloy
Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom
Phalanx - Psychosis
Dead Congregation - Graves of the Archangels
Mourning Beloveth - A Disease for the Ages

[Volt2187]

My personal top 5

[Dimmu Burger]

I agree about Arsis. Great album. Opeth gets a nomination from me as well. I'll have to look through my music to nominate some stuff once we do the real deal.

[radtaste]

1.
http://cdn.sparkart.net/slipknot1/content/releases/144_Front.jpg

[RiceMonster]

2.
http://cdn.sparkart.net/slipknot1/content/releases/144_Front.jpg

[jingledeath]

Opeth-Watershed
Amon Amarth-TOTTG
Scar Symmetry-Holographic Universe
Bloodbath-The Fathomless Mastery
Slipknot-All Hope is Gone (Dun dun dun dun!!!!):P

[trtrzgunners]

Death Magnetic

[Dimmu Burger]

3.
http://cdn.sparkart.net/slipknot1/content/releases/144_Front.jpg

[Meatplow]

04378. Minor Threat - [Minor Threat: Complete Discography CD1 #02] I Don't Wanna Hear It

no bullshit

[PitDestroyer]

Declaration or In The Shadows Of A Thousand Suns

[Dimmu Burger]

Declaration or In The Shadows Of A Thousand Suns

I enjoy both of those, but I doubt they'll remotely win here.

[Murdererer]

DeathMagnetix

[Altmer]

cynic - traced in air

[Dimmu Burger]

cynic - traced in air

That will probably do quite well.

[Altmer]

well of course I am on a Cynic high but I really dig that one like nothing else this year

[pate]

Yeah, Traced In Air and Watershed will be the top two no matter what.

[radtaste]

2.
http://cdn.sparkart.net/slipknot1/content/releases/144_Front.jpg

3.
http://cdn.sparkart.net/slipknot1/content/releases/144_Front.jpg

I think I see what you did there.

[interviewer02]

Yeah, Traced In Air and Watershed will be the top two no matter what.

I'd say Watershed in the top 5, but maybe not two.

[Altmer]

Yeah, Traced In Air and Watershed will be the top two no matter what.

don't think Watershed is top 5 for me but cynic is

[Dimmu Burger]

For my Watershed is and Cynic isn't. Though I haven't had much time to get into Cynic.

[pate]

For me neither are top 5 but I guarantee they will be in my competition.

[SlightlyEpic]

Haven't really listened to an awful lot of albums from this year but I enjoyed this one among others.

http://www.musichristian.com/images/products/UOcover_b.jpg

[Dimmu Burger]

I enjoy it as well. I probably wouldn't put it in my top 5 though.

[Murdererer]

i hate underoath because they are christian bitchez

[Dimmu Burger]

i hate underoath because they are christian bitchez

FU whore. Christians are the effin sh*t!

[Murdererer]

KoRn is the s*it

[Dimmu Burger]

I love their bassist. So unique!

[pate]

clicky clicky

[Dimmu Burger]

clunk clunk clickity click clunk!!

[Murdererer]

he invented the 5 string guitar

[Moon Flavor]

Maps & Atlases- You and Me and the Mountains

The #12LLY- Mongrel


^couple of underdog contenders that i'd be rooting for

edit: Fieldy has some good lines on the Self-titled, he hadn't turned his treble all the way up at that point

[Murdererer]

take a look in the mirror he had a heavy sound

[2muchket!]

Protest the Hero - Fortress for me

Good thing we don't have to wait too long till what will undoubtedly be 2009's best album, as Architects 3rd album is out in January ;)

[bringonthebreakdown]

For my Watershed is and Cynic isn't. Though I haven't had much time to get into Cynic.

same here. tia = massively over-rated imo

[Thor]

1. Cynic - Traced In Air
2. Protest the Hero - Fortress
3. Arsis - We Are the Nightmare
4. Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation
5. Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
6. Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom
7. The Faceless - Planetary Duality
8. Opeth - Watershed
9. In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
10. Mirrorthrone - Gangrene

[Si1v3RfaNg]

why does everyone think traced in air is so good, its not even metal.

[Thor]

lmao

[Wish]

Traced in Air.
why does everyone think traced in air is so good, its not even metal.
You say this as if all good music has to be metal. I can see why people troll you.

[Si1v3RfaNg]

lmao

idk i mean its good, but fortress blows it away. and planetary duality is the ****

[Si1v3RfaNg]

Traced in Air.

You say this as if all good music has to be metal. I can see why people troll you.

no i dont mean it has to be metal, its just i think its very overrated. and i get trolled because i make too many threads.

[Thor]

you get trolled for pretty much everything you do on this site

[Wish]

no i dont mean it has to be metal, its just i think its very overrated.In which case surely the fact it's "not even metal" is irrelevant?
and i get trolled because i make too many threads.
Because they are stupid like that post.

I'm going to leave now because I feel bad.

[Si1v3RfaNg]

you get trolled for pretty much everything you do on this site

true, but thats just because... well idk lol. I dont really care, its just a website. And not many people flame my reviews (lately that is)

[Thor]

i mean i wouldn't want everyone on a site hating me, just sayin

[Si1v3RfaNg]

In which case surely the fact it's "not even metal" is irreverent?

Because they are stupid like that post.

its not thats it irrelevant, i guess i should have said i think its stupid that they classify it under metal on this website, but focus is definately metal though.

I mean i'm not saying I enjoy being flamed, it's just that it doesn't really affect my life so I don't care.

And Thor who would dare flame you!? lol Yeah Thor when are you going to do that L.D. 50 review?

[Altmer]

1. Cynic - Traced In Air
2. Protest The Hero - Fortress (how do I forget this one, not listened in a while)
3. Anathema - Hindsight
4. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
5. Meshuggah - obZen
6. Demians - Building An Empire
7. Opeth - Watershed
8. Draconian - Turning Season Within
9. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
10. Falconer - Amongst Beggars And Thieves

[Thor]

I wasn't a fan of obZen

[Si1v3RfaNg]

oh yeah here's my list

1. The Faceless- Planetary Duality
2. Protest the Hero- Fortress
3. Opeth- Watershed
4. Unearth- The March
5. Slipknot- All Hope Is Gone (Mainly because of Gehenna and the title track)

[Thor]

All Hope Is Gone was pretty damn good not gonna lie. It's just not top 10 material.

[bringonthebreakdown]

i was but its by no means in the top of 08 for me

[Altmer]

I wasn't a fan of obZen

combustion and bleed are so amazing

[Si1v3RfaNg]

oh yeah ObZen is amazing, you got to be in the zone to listen to that kind of music though, it requires such concentration to catch the wierd time changes.

Thor you didnt like Pravus?

[elmntrs]

1. Cynic - Traced In Air
2. Protest the Hero - Fortress
3. Arsis - We Are the Nightmare
4. Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation
5. Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
6. Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom
7. The Faceless - Planetary Duality
8. Opeth - Watershed
9. In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
10. Mirrorthrone - Gangrene

awesome

[Shattered_Future]

obZen definitely had its moments, but it pales to other Meshuggah albums.

Mine would be something like...

Mar De Grises - Draining The Waterheart
Suspyre - When Time Fades...
Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom
Pantheist - Journey Through Lands Unknown
Lemuria - Get Better (this was surprisingly great)

Can't really think of any more until crunch time comes.

[Thor]

Oh man haven't heard the new Suspyre yet. I should get on that

[Si1v3RfaNg]

btw Edge of Sanity needs to make a new album, I've been listening to Crimson like non-stop lately.

[Thor]

It won't happen.

[Si1v3RfaNg]

It won't happen.

It should, but your probably right though. Hey Slayer has a new album coming this approaching summer. So I'm excited as hell.

[Mother]

Im waiting for new Savage Circus.


As for this year

Cynic
Scar Symmetry
Testament
Firewind
Pyramaze

[playguitar]

Cynic, The Faceless, Meshuggah, Death Cab.

[bastard]

It should, but your probably right though. Hey Slayer has a new album coming this approaching summer. So I'm excited as hell.

Christ Illusion 2.0.

[killingyou]

Top 5:

Cynic - Traced In Air
Planetary Duality - The Faceless
Fortress - Protest The Hero
obZen - Meshuggah
Lazarus Bird - Burst

you forgot psycroptic. >=0

[witchxrapist]

1. See You Next Tuesday - Intervals
2. Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind Of Cadwallader
3. Intronaut - Prehistoricisms
4. Sed Non Satiata vs. Daitro
5. Underoath - Lost. In. The. Sound. Of. Separation.

[Shattered_Future]

Oh man haven't heard the new Suspyre yet. I should get on that

Really really really really good. Production brings it down a little bit though...it's too clean.

Forgot about Burst and Intronaut too. Both were great.

[witchxrapist]

nobody believed me when id talk about how amazing intronaut is :rolleyes:

[pate]

wtf at everybody loving Suspyre now.

[witchxrapist]

pretty much what im saying right now but different band :lol:

[Shattered_Future]

I liked both before these albums came out...Suspyre not so much, but this new album of theirs is seriously terrific.

As for Intronaut, I liked Void the most still.

[bastard]

1. See You Next Tuesday - Intervals
2. Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind Of Cadwallader
3. Intronaut - Prehistoricisms
4. Sed Non Satiata vs. Daitro
5. Underoath - Lost. In. The. Sound. Of. Separation.

not suprised at 1 and 5.

[witchxrapist]

ur cute

[bastard]

new cynic is #1

[witchxrapist]

looooooooooooooooooooooooool

[bastard]

1. See You Next Tuesday - Intervals

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[witchxrapist]

yeah see you next tuesday is totally not cool but cynic is the coolest i forgot

[bastard]

glad you got that point in your head!

[witchxrapist]

guys cynic is sooooooo cool, didnt u see the ratings on rym?

[witchxrapist]

honorable mention:
united nations, embrace the end, have heart, & ceremony

[Skinners]

I actually hated cynics new album, and their old one at that. Some of the guitar lines were alright but the vocals are not my cup of tea, at all.

[elmntrs]

guys cynic is sooooooo cool, didnt u see the ratings on rym?

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5391/359qd0.png

[witchxrapist]

the new embrace the end got a 3.75...

[elmntrs]

thats because people who dont like that **** dont know who they are

[witchxrapist]

actually, more of the hardcore elitists ive met (not on the internets) are more open to say, embrace the end and animosity and no other deathcore

[Skinners]

It's like the coldplay of the metal scene, they're not metal at all. The same way the real coldplay isn't rock but actually sobmusic for kindergarten teachers going through menopause.

[2muchket!]

1. Protest the Hero - Fortress
2. Psycroptic - Ob(Servant)
3. Dead Swans - Southern Blue
4. Misery Signals - Controller
5. Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Seperation

[witchxrapist]

southern blue was 2008? i thought it was 2007

[McP3000]

the only album in here that is worthy of my top five that has been mentioned is arghoslent.

but then again the other 4 aren't metal so i guess that makes sense.

[2muchket!]

southern blue was 2008? i thought it was 2007

7 song version was '08

I'm pretty sure it was anyways

[Dimmu Burger]

actually, more of the hardcore elitists ive met (not on the internets) are more open to say, embrace the end and animosity and no other deathcore

Embrace The End was the first deathcore band I got into. I didn't even know it was deathcore at the time, lol. I was like "This is the heaviest metalcore album I've ever heard!"

[OllieS]

Kiuas - The New Dark Age. Ownage!

[Angmar]

Mappy you best let off the Cynic hate before I spill your dark secret.

[manos87]

Without any order

Burst-Lazarus Bird
Metallica-Death Magnetic
Alpha Galates-A Stimulus for Reason
Portishead-Third
Beardfish-Sleeping in Traffic pt2
RPWL-The RPWL Experience
The Stiletto Formal-!Fiesta Fiesta Fiesta Fiesta!
Opeth-Watershed
Sleepin Pillow-Apples on an Orange Tree


...and of course Steven Wilson-Insurgentes

[adb]

Mappy you best let off the Cynic hate before I spill your dark secret.

oooh spill the goods gf

[beans]

meshuggah-obzen

[Si1v3RfaNg]

meshuggah-obzen

this

[Permanent Solution]

Cynic, Burst and Opeth are the top 3 albums of teh year.

[witchxrapist]

opeth's new one was p. bad

[Permanent Solution]

It has really grown on me.

[Si1v3RfaNg]

there were three good songs on it so yeah it wasn't good at all.

[witchxrapist]

it has cool clean parts, but the "heavy" parts sound like the descriptions created when slsk elite kiddies make fun of opeth.

[Si1v3RfaNg]

im just not a big fan of opeth, their good, i just cant listen to them that long.

Cynic is way better than opeth imo

[Scuba_Steve]

Mind Eraser- Conscious Unconscious

[ghettoeddo]

chinese democracy rofl

[RetiredAt21]

Mind Eraser- Conscious Unconscious

So good.

[TheSyncopath]

Cynic - Traced In Air

The immeasurable anticipation and excitement (15 LONG YEARS!), coupled with a downright flawless album make it the clear winner.

[Virus278]

In Mourning - Shrouded Devine is definitely up their for me.

and yes Cynic's new album is great but the fact that half the people on here masturbate to it 10 times a day makes it a lot less appealing.

[TheSyncopath]

In Mourning - Shrouded Devine is definitely up their for me.

and yes Cynic's new album is great but the fact that half the people on here masturbate to it 10 times a day makes it a lot less appealing.

It's not our fault that it's so awesome! :p

[Pebster49]

hahaha, good call

Skepticism - Alloy
Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom
Phalanx - Psychosis
Dead Congregation - Graves of the Archangels
Mourning Beloveth - A Disease for the Ages

nice, your missing Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale

[bastard]

chinese democracy rofl

hey that was actually a good album.

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

black people

[Correction]

hey that was actually a good album.

no it wasnt

[Crumpet]

erykah badu

[alytee123]

Obzen, This Is Exile, Watershed, Chinese Democracy, Death Magnetic, Praises To The War Machine, my faves.

[OmegaSwitch]

In terms of metal...
1. Coldworld- Melancholie²
2. Darkspace- Dark Space III
3. Agalloch- The White EP
4. Genghis Tron- Board Up the House
5. Virgin Black- Requiem - Fortissimo

I haven't listened to the new albums from Cynic and Skepticism, which are at the top of my wishlist at the moment. The new albums from Esoteric, Meshuggah, Cor Scorpii, Moonsorrow (well, the Tulimyrsky EP), Leviathan, Decrepit Birth, Celestia, Nachtmystium, and Ihsahn (and maybe Opeth, but Watershed really disappointed me) are up there in my book, as well.

[ghettoeddo]

no it wasnt

guys guys
you're BOTH right.

[AA-12]

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Jedi Mind Tricks - A History of Violence

then

Cynic - Traced In Air



edit: im retarded

[Si1v3RfaNg]

Between the Buried and Me- Colors Live

[Ventriloquist]

Cynic - Traced in Air

/thread

[Correction]

1. Coldworld- Melancholie²

wins an internet

[MentalityOfA]

Haha, Death Magnetic.
Good one.

I'll say Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone.

[Angmar]

lol

[McP3000]

Haha, Death Magnetic.
Good one.

I'll say Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone.
the irony

[AA-12]

i think Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak might take my #1 spot unless it wears off soon. this is too good coming from kanye.

[Deth]

Didn't you just get it like 4 hours ago?

[MentalityOfA]

chinese democracy rofl

Lol.

[MentalityOfA]

1. Protest the Hero - Fortress
2. Psycroptic - Ob(Servant)
3. Dead Swans - Southern Blue
4. Misery Signals - Controller
5. Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Seperation

Seriously? Underoath?
I like 'em but not that album.
It has too much of Aaron's whiny singing IMO.

[AA-12]

Didn't you just get it like 4 hours ago?

less than.

[rasputin]

Skepticism

[Angmar]

Not enough Orrery love on these forums.

[AA-12]

ronery

[Angmar]

stfu

[ghettoeddo]

this entire forum is way too elite for me.

bah. and i wonder why i've stuck around for the past 4 years :smash:

[McP3000]

the dream theater thread probably

[ghettoeddo]

oh **** you got me...

and the opeth thread.

[manos87]

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Great album

[Correction]

Not enough Orrery love on these forums.

cause that album isnt that good 8(

[Txus]

it is ****ing awesome, goddamn large bundle of sticks.

I still dont have my albums of the year list :( too many

but my favorite of the whole year probably is Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness

[Angmar]

Deathconsciousness is probably my #3.

[Txus]

yeah, but you like dicks steve :(

[Angmar]

wtf uncalled for

[elmntrs]

have a nice life sux

[Kingofdudes]

TV on the Radio - Dear Science is my favorite without a doubt, Cynic is aight, I need to look through my albums for moar

[Angmar]

have a nice life sux

gay

[OllieS]

1. Protest the Hero - Fortress
2. Psycroptic - Ob(Servant)
3. Dead Swans - Southern Blue
4. Misery Signals - Controller
5. Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Seperation

Yay generic lists!

[willfellmarsy]

Braintoy-Vehicles...not the best of the year but top ten, maybe 5...quite overlooked, but has similarities to Porcupine Tree and Tool...check out the title track, possibly the best song released this year http://www.myspace.com/braintoy

[manos87]

....... mistake. delete it

[Luc214]

TV on the Radio - Dear Science is my favorite without a doubt, Cynic is aight, I need to look through my albums for moar

the TV on the Radio release is probably on my top list as well

it's tight as ****

and the Cynic, omg

[McP3000]

i didnt like TV On The Radio at all

[Luc214]

This album I dled by a band called Krallice might make my top list tbh. It's really good.

[Mendigo]

why does no one realise Son Lux has recorded the year's best album and one of the best of this decade?
Havilah by The Drones is gonna be #2 (though actually it's only out in Australia until 2009), and United Nations #3.

[Prince of Darkness]

I nominate Steven Wilson - Insurgentes

but not for Album of the Year. maybe top 5.

[rid]

no idea, but added by top 5 to that other... thing and just put what came first to mind.

1. Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema

2. Deadbird - Twilight Ritual
3. Century - Black Ocean
4. Ufomammut - Idolum
5. Arghoslent - Hornets of The Pogrom

[TheSyncopath]

My vote goes to Cynic - Traced In Air

Runner up:
Meshuggah - obZen

[Cesar21]

Metal Album of year is Cynic - Traced In Air for me.

Overall it would be Thrice - Vol 3 & 4.