Best Album of 2011?

Blekota · January 14th, 2012, 07:06 AM

I vote for Work of Art: In Progress

If you like AOR-style melodic rock along the lines of Toto, Journey, and Giant or even 1980s Yes, you definitely should check this Swedish band out.

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theoden236 · January 15th, 2012, 10:58 AM

Infestus: ExIst

German one-man Black Metal artist. recommended for fans of gloomy, depressing, epic BM.

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Earthbound · January 15th, 2012, 11:30 AM

I couldn't possibly pick just one release but some of my favorites are:

Planning for Burial - Untitled and Late Twenties Blues (Hard to describe but fantastic music - http://planningforburial.bandcamp.com/)
Burzum - Fallen (Black Metal)
Tom Vourtsis - Mothhunting (Superb Drone - http://tomvourtsis.bandcamp.com/album/mothhunting)
Phideaux - Snowtorch (Progressive Rock)
Airs - Airs//Lunaire Split and Gloomlights (Black Metal meets Indie meets Shoegaze meets Post-Rock. Try it if you've got an open mind - http://airs.bandcamp.com/)
Whirr - Distressor EP (Best Shoegaze released since Souvlaki - http://whirrband.bandcamp.com/album/distressor)
Det vackra livet - Det vackra livet (Post-Punk from Sweden with beautiful soundscapes)
Giles Corey - Giles Corey (Best way I can describe it would be horror-folk/country. It is completely unique, beautiful and frightening)
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - Deaden the Fields (Post-Rock)
sleepmakeswaves - ...and So We Destroyed Everything (Post-Rock]
Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance (Progressive Metal)
Steve Wilson - Grace for Drowning (Progressive Rock)
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (Alternative Rock)
Mint Julep - Save Your Season (Electronic Indie, once again with beautiful soundscapes and vocals)

And that became way more then I had thought, haha. Lots of great music this past year for sure and I still have a few albums I haven't listened to (Kate Bush, Neal Morse for example).

nacho220 · January 16th, 2012, 12:56 PM

So far for me its Subsignal - Touchstones. A fantastic sophomore effort from the former members of Sieges Even. My buddy and I finalize our best of lists on February 1st...gives us a chance to try to get all of the years must listens in.

January 15th, 2012, 11:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Earthbound Trust No One Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 406	I couldn't possibly pick just one release but some of my favorites are: Planning for Burial - Untitled and Late Twenties Blues (Hard to describe but fantastic music - http://planningforburial.bandcamp.com/) Burzum - Fallen (Black Metal) Tom Vourtsis - Mothhunting (Superb Drone - http://tomvourtsis.bandcamp.com/album/mothhunting) Phideaux - Snowtorch (Progressive Rock) Airs - Airs//Lunaire Split and Gloomlights (Black Metal meets Indie meets Shoegaze meets Post-Rock. Try it if you've got an open mind - http://airs.bandcamp.com/) Whirr - Distressor EP (Best Shoegaze released since Souvlaki - http://whirrband.bandcamp.com/album/distressor) Det vackra livet - Det vackra livet (Post-Punk from Sweden with beautiful soundscapes) Giles Corey - Giles Corey (Best way I can describe it would be horror-folk/country. It is completely unique, beautiful and frightening) Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - Deaden the Fields (Post-Rock) sleepmakeswaves - ...and So We Destroyed Everything (Post-Rock] Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance (Progressive Metal) Steve Wilson - Grace for Drowning (Progressive Rock) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (Alternative Rock) Mint Julep - Save Your Season (Electronic Indie, once again with beautiful soundscapes and vocals) And that became way more then I had thought, haha. Lots of great music this past year for sure and I still have a few albums I haven't listened to (Kate Bush, Neal Morse for example).

January 16th, 2012, 12:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
nacho220 DJ / musician / promotion Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio - USA Posts: 151	So far for me its Subsignal - Touchstones. A fantastic sophomore effort from the former members of Sieges Even. My buddy and I finalize our best of lists on February 1st...gives us a chance to try to get all of the years must listens in. __________________ Allen Thompson Operations Director, co-founder \| OhioProg 2012 Host of Somewhere Between Sunrise & Sunset, 88.3FM, WBWC "your program of progressive rock" Tuesday night's from 10:00PM - 1:00AM (EST) Listen LIVE from anywhere in the world via the internet ----------------------- www.wbwc.com/sunset