Eureka!
I've got it! Anaal Nathrakh doesn't publish lyrics because they don't HAVE any and they actually ARE screaming random syllables until the chorus. Possible?
List is 2009 In Review, Pt. 1. All the stuff I've bought and a quick opinion. Enjoy. |
| 1 |  | Morbid Angel
Altars of Madness
Haven't had a thorough listen of this yet, but I like the riffage going on in Chapel of Ghouls. |
| 2 |  | Arghoslent
Arsenal of Glory (demo)
Eh. Not sure what to think. I like Hornets and Bigotry better. Decent. |
| 3 |  | Zao
Awake?
I enjoyed this. Pretty sure that all complaints were because it's a little same-y. I could care less honestly... |
| 4 |  | Ulver
Bergtatt
Extremely cheap on iTunes so I invested. I actually liked this a lot from the first listen. |
| 5 |  | Ulver
Shadows of the Sun
Avant-garde isn't really my style but Garm's voice is incredible...love EOS. |
| 6 |  | Wolves In the Throne Room
Black Cascade
Enjoyable, and Ahrimatic Trance is just amazing. Look into it now. |
| 7 |  | Wolves In the Throne Room
Two Hunters
Much better on the whole than Black Cascade, although Cleansing and Ahrimatic Trance are both about 5-stars... |
| 8 |  | Opeth
Blackwater Park
After some consideration, this is their best work. The Leper Affinity still isn't on the same level as The Lotus Eater though. |
| 9 |  | Opeth
Watershed
3 words: THE LOTUS EATER!!! I got the ringtone too. XD |
| 10 |  | Opeth
Still Life
Bought this basically for The Moor, but it ended up being an incredible concept album. Loving it so far. |
| 11 |  | Mastodon
Crack the Skye
I really adore this album. Oblivion and Divinations blow my mind. |
| 12 |  | Ikuinen Kaamos
Closure
Something about this gives me the vibe that this is what Trivium would sound like if they didn't suck... Great. FREE. Liked this. |
| 13 |  | Silverstein
A Shipwreck In the Sand
A Great Fire was good, Vices was good, the rest blew hard. WTF? Getting rid of this. |
| 14 |  | Anaal Nathrakh
In the Constellation of the Black Widow
Pre-ordered, won't get it till the middle of July. PISS!!! |
| 15 |  | Coheed and Cambria
Second Stage Turbine Blade
Eh, got it for $0.33. |
| 16 |  | Nasum
Grind Finale
Read my review, this pwns face. 152 songs, biatch. 1...5...2. |
| 17 |  | The Decemberists
The Hazards of Love
Sorry Waior, not as interesting as The Crane Wife. Still very good, though. |
| 18 |  | Death
The Sound of Perseverance
Here it is: The Sound of Perseverance > Human > Symbolic > everything else. |
| 19 |  | Death
Human
See above. Hard to compare this to the others, the band's sound is less developed. Still kicks mighty ass. |
| 20 |  | Death
Symbolic
I don't know...just didn't like this as much as the other two. |
| 21 |  | System of a Down
Hypnotize
It was cheap and it was the only SOAD album I didn't have...ugh. |
| 22 |  | Emperor
In the Nightside Eclipse
Just bought this yesterday and I already adore it. Excellent black metal. Duh. |
| 23 |  | Discordance Axis
The Inalienable Dreamless
Best grindcore ever recorded (look at the charts, it's true), one of the best albums ever. |
| 24 |  | Discordance Axis
Jouhou
Not quite as good as TID, still amazing. Read my review. |
| 25 |  | Abaddon Incarnate
Nadir
AMAZING. I'm gonna keep hyping this till someone mentions it. BLACKENED DEATHGRIND. |
| 26 |  | Anberlin
New Surrender
Not sure if this was 2009 or '08... still love Anberlin. XD |
| 27 |  | Psycroptic
Ob(servant)
Got this literally on the first day of '09. It's decent. Lol Tasmanian devils lol. |
| 28 |  | shEver
Ocean of Illusions
Got it free courtesy of Willie. Pretty good amateur doom, read my review. |
| 29 |  | Converge
Petitioning the Empty Sky
Got this for $0.33 too. Enjoyed The Saddest Day, the rest hasn't really gotten much attention. |
| 30 |  | Pig Destroyer
Phantom Limb
Really really really liked this. Breakdown in Deathtripper is abillion times better than any core band, loved Heathen Temple's riffage. |
| 31 |  | Amorphis
Silent Waters
Sounds like a baby Opeth, honestly. Enigma shows some folky styles, and I really like A Servant. |
| 32 | | Old Man's Child
Slaves Of The World
Actually bought this for a friend, ended up with a copy. Pwns Dimmu Borgir's corpsepainted faces. Path of Destruction. |
| 33 |  | Napalm Death
Time Waits For No Slave
Closest to a 5 any of my 4.5's has ever come. Amazing grind that actually LASTS for awhile (a.k.a. a day of Super Smash Bros. Brawl). |
| 34 |  | Cynic
Traced In Air
Heard about it last year, didn't get the whole thing till Easter. It's honestly genius. |
| 35 |  | Gojira
The Way of All Flesh
Also got this on 1-1, the drum intro on Art of Dying rips face. Oroborus is cool. |
| 36 |  | The Devil Wears Prada
With Roots Above and Branches Below
WHY did I buy this??? Big Wiggly Style is enjoyable I suppose...blech. |
| 37 |  | Green Day
21st Century Breakdown
Fuck you, I love this. |
| 38 |  | Blood of the Black Owl
Blood of the Black Owl
Ordered, should get this in a few days. Can't wait! XD |
| 39 |  | Blood of the Black Owl
A Feral Spirit
See above. Love Crippling of Age. |
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