2007 - the best albums

discouraged1 · October 26th, 2007, 06:56 PM

since the old thread is gone, how about a new one?

here's mine list so far.

2007

1. Logh - North
2. Dälek - Abandoned Language
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
4. Neurosis - Given To The Rising
5. Jesu - Conqueror
6. Porcupine Tree - Fear Of The Blank Planet
7. Clutch - From Beale Street To Oblivion
8. Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao
9. HIM - Venus Doom
10. Jesu - Pale Sketches

i liked new Amorphis and Novembre albums, but i don't think they'll make it to the final list.

Luz · October 26th, 2007, 07:32 PM

Jesu? Haven't heard the new one.

How is it??

discouraged1 · October 26th, 2007, 07:45 PM

its great, has some very nice touches (wash it all away, tiny universes).

justin says it isnt "official" jesu release, more of a collection of leftover tracks, but they are very good whatsoever.

Phoenix5 · October 26th, 2007, 08:02 PM

hmmm

Devin Townsend - ZTO
Swallow the Sun - Hope
Blackfield II
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Amorphis - Silent Waters
Novembers Doom - The Novella Reservoir
Ulver - Shadows of the Sun
Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion
Akercocke - Antichrist

M3 · October 26th, 2007, 08:02 PM

It's really hard to choose, since there have been so many good releases this year; I feel like I'm leaving out some very worthy albums. Regardless, this list is subject to change before the year is up.

Abigail's Ghost- Selling Insincerity
Alcest- Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
Blackfield- Blackfield II
De/Vision- Noob
Explosions In The Sky- All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
M83- Digital Shades, Vol. 1
Nine Inch Nails- Year Zero
Pain- Psalms Of Extinction
Rumskib- Rumskib
Type O Negative- Dead Again

Divatkreació · October 27th, 2007, 09:53 AM

I'm not actually sure if Jesu's Lifeline is good or not. Jarboe's visitation makes it better though. The stuff just doesn't evolve anymore and it sounds quite much like Conqueror which was a disappointment.

Porcupine Tree, Ulver and Neurosis have pwned the year so far. Can't say anything 'bout the new Novembre because I haven't heard it yet

Cerulean · October 27th, 2007, 10:17 AM

Thurisaz - Circadian Rhythm
Shining - V
Limbonic Art - A Legacy of Evil
Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty
The Old Dead Tree - The Water Fields
Nargaroth - Semper Fidelis
Machine Head - The Blackening
Nile - Ithyphallic
Axamenta - Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture
Enthroned - Tetra Karcist
Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist
Antimatter - Leaving Eden
Behemoth - The Apostacy
Megadeth - United Abominations

I realised just now what a great year it has been so far. The second one in a row, after the abomination that 2005 was.

cliffburton615 · October 27th, 2007, 10:45 AM

Graveyard Dirt - Shadows Of Old Ghosts EP (Irish doom similar to old Anathema, well worth looking up.)
Immolation - Shadows In The Light
Dying Fetus - War Of Attrition
Paradise Lost - In Requiem
Rotting Christ - Theogonia

Still to be released:
Primordial - To The Nameless Dead
Mourning Beloveth - A Disease For The Ages

Peachy · October 27th, 2007, 11:24 AM

Neurosis - Given to the Rising
Minsk - The Ritual Fires of Abandonment
Funeral - From These Wounds
Virgin Black - Requiem Mezzo Forte
Ulver - Shadows of the Sun
Ufomammut/Lent0 - Supernaturals Record One
October Falls - The Streams of the End
Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters
Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty
OM - Pilgrimage
Shining - V - Halmstad

Others: Have not heard or not out yet, but which will almost certainly make this list.
Evoken - A Caress of the Void
Elend - A World in their Screams
Ramesses - Misanthropic Alchemy
Buried at Sea - Ghost
Colosseum - Chapter 1: Delirium
Worship - Dooom

Paic · October 27th, 2007, 11:43 AM

Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
Rush - Snakes & Arrows
Paradise Lost - In requiem
Amorphis - Silent Waters (Don't have it yet, but I know it's gooood

)
(Katatonia - Live Consternation)

I also count "The Dead Eye" fom The Haunted as a 2007 album.. it was released in december 2006, but I was able to buy it January 2007

(money issues). pretty lame, huh?

Grumble Grumble · October 27th, 2007, 11:48 AM

havent really branched out to tons of bands so heres what i got...

Porcupine Tree-Fear Of A Blank Planet(AOTY no doubt)
Katatonia-Live Consternation
Ulver-Shadows Of The Sun
Behemoth-The Apostacy
Antimatter-Leaving Eden(wow cant believe i missed this band until now)
Porcupine Tree-Nil Recurring
Blackfield-Blackfield II(phenominal album)
The Devin Townsend Band-ZTO(GREAT great album)
Swallow The Sun-Hope(just got into em around the time of the concert,pretty good band)

Phoenix5 · October 27th, 2007, 04:44 PM

kihusdfghsdf

I forgot Antimatter, Paradise Lost, and Virgin Black.

Great albums, all of them

This has been a great year for music.

griev0r · October 27th, 2007, 04:50 PM

Wow I just checked out Antimatter, sounds awesome! Can't believe I've never heard of these guys, thanks for the tip guys.

Captain · October 27th, 2007, 05:24 PM

Neurosis - Given to the Rising
Middian - Age Eternal
Baroness - Red Album
Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Novembers Doom - The Novella Reservoir
Be'lakor - The Frail Tide
Bonded By Blood - Extinguish the Weak
High on Fire - Death is this Communion
Municipal Waste - The Art of Partying

BlueSky · October 27th, 2007, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cerulean

Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist

2006

Cerulean · October 27th, 2007, 07:03 PM

tomato tomato

My Arms, Your Purse · October 27th, 2007, 07:22 PM

Way too few people mentioning Shadows of the Sun.

old user1 · October 27th, 2007, 08:11 PM

A very good year for music...

My Favorites:
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero (not as good as The Fragile, but still good by "pop music" standards)
Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde (VERY good album for anyone who like shoegaze)
Jesu - Conquerer (This guy put out FOUR releases this year! ALL of them were awesome)
Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet (still in love with this one)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (wasn't expecting this to be released this year, amazing, as always)

A few others that didn't QUITE make my top list:
Between The Buried And Me - Colors (still not sure what to think of this one)
Dark Tranquility - Fiction (these guys are SO DAMN CONSISTANT)
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid (FAR better then I was expecting)
Katatonia - Live Consternation (good to hear them live, but I wanted LFDGD stuff on here!)
Novembre - The Blue (DENSE album, still soaking it up)
Ulver - Shadows Of The Sun (one of the darkest albums I have ever heard...)
Puscifer - V Is For Vagina (oh boy...)

Peace

Rorix

Katatonic1 · October 27th, 2007, 09:49 PM

Agreed...Shadows of the sun is not mentioned enough

Nehebkau · October 27th, 2007, 10:22 PM

Aborted - Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture
Behemoth - The Apostasy
Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
Katatonia - Live Consternation ...this counts right?
Moonspell - Under Satanae ...re-recorded old tracks

Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
Novembre - The Blue
Pain - Psalms of Extinction
Paradise Lost - In Requiem
Swallow the Sun - Hope
Type O Negative - Dead Again
The Vision Bleak - The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey
Vesania (Pol) - Distractive Killusions ...Orion's (Behemoth bass player) band

devinity · October 28th, 2007, 03:26 AM

Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost - In Requiem
Amorphis - Silent Waters

Divatkreació · October 28th, 2007, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cerulean

I realised just now what a great year it has been so far. The second one in a row, after the abomination that 2005 was.

Well 2005 was the year of new albums by Porcupine Tree, Ulver, Opeth, Red Sparowes, Meshuggah, Gojira and Giant Squid so I guess it wasn't that bad year after all..

Cerulean · October 28th, 2007, 05:06 AM

But I don't like those bands

except for Ulver and Red Sparowes

derbeder · October 28th, 2007, 06:45 AM

Shining - V: Halmstad
Ulver - Shadows of the Sun
Efterklang - Parades
DHG - Supervillain Outcast
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon
Mayhem - Ordo ad Chao
Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre monde
Radiohead - In Rainbows

will come with a proper list later on. but it looks like shining will be at the top.

Katatonic1 · October 28th, 2007, 08:35 AM

Swallow The Sun - Hope
Paradise Lost - In Requiem
Ulver - Shadows of the Sun
The ForeShadowing - Days of Nothing
Virgin Black -Mezzo Forte
Rotting Christ - Theogonia(2007? i think)
Myahem - Ordo ah chao
Novembers Doom - The Novella
Aborted - Slaughter & Apparatus
AntiMatter - Leaving Eden

October 26th, 2007, 06:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
discouraged1 disco my arse! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,912	2007 - the best albums since the old thread is gone, how about a new one? here's mine list so far. 2007 1. Logh - North 2. Dälek - Abandoned Language 3. Radiohead - In Rainbows 4. Neurosis - Given To The Rising 5. Jesu - Conqueror 6. Porcupine Tree - Fear Of The Blank Planet 7. Clutch - From Beale Street To Oblivion 8. Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao 9. HIM - Venus Doom 10. Jesu - Pale Sketches i liked new Amorphis and Novembre albums, but i don't think they'll make it to the final list. __________________ Consecration - ambient doom / space rock... or "whale metal" as some like to call it

October 26th, 2007, 07:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
discouraged1 disco my arse! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,912	its great, has some very nice touches (wash it all away, tiny universes). justin says it isnt "official" jesu release, more of a collection of leftover tracks, but they are very good whatsoever. __________________ Consecration - ambient doom / space rock... or "whale metal" as some like to call it

October 27th, 2007, 09:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Divatkreació Nebulous termini Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rovaniemi, Finland Posts: 568	I'm not actually sure if Jesu's Lifeline is good or not. Jarboe's visitation makes it better though. The stuff just doesn't evolve anymore and it sounds quite much like Conqueror which was a disappointment. Porcupine Tree, Ulver and Neurosis have pwned the year so far. Can't say anything 'bout the new Novembre because I haven't heard it yet __________________

October 27th, 2007, 10:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	Thurisaz - Circadian Rhythm Shining - V Limbonic Art - A Legacy of Evil Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty The Old Dead Tree - The Water Fields Nargaroth - Semper Fidelis Machine Head - The Blackening Nile - Ithyphallic Axamenta - Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture Enthroned - Tetra Karcist Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist Antimatter - Leaving Eden Behemoth - The Apostacy Megadeth - United Abominations I realised just now what a great year it has been so far. The second one in a row, after the abomination that 2005 was. __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

October 27th, 2007, 10:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
cliffburton615 Irish Pisshead Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dùn Na nGall,Eireann. Posts: 285	Graveyard Dirt - Shadows Of Old Ghosts EP (Irish doom similar to old Anathema, well worth looking up.) Immolation - Shadows In The Light Dying Fetus - War Of Attrition Paradise Lost - In Requiem Rotting Christ - Theogonia Still to be released: Primordial - To The Nameless Dead Mourning Beloveth - A Disease For The Ages __________________

October 26th, 2007, 08:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Phoenix5 d3v4s7a710n Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,891	hmmm Devin Townsend - ZTO Swallow the Sun - Hope Blackfield II Symphony X - Paradise Lost Amorphis - Silent Waters Novembers Doom - The Novella Reservoir Ulver - Shadows of the Sun Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion Akercocke - Antichrist

October 26th, 2007, 08:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
M3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United States Posts: 593	It's really hard to choose, since there have been so many good releases this year; I feel like I'm leaving out some very worthy albums. Regardless, this list is subject to change before the year is up. Abigail's Ghost- Selling Insincerity Alcest- Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde Blackfield- Blackfield II De/Vision- Noob Explosions In The Sky- All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone M83- Digital Shades, Vol. 1 Nine Inch Nails- Year Zero Pain- Psalms Of Extinction Rumskib- Rumskib Type O Negative- Dead Again

October 27th, 2007, 11:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Peachy Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 356	Neurosis - Given to the Rising Minsk - The Ritual Fires of Abandonment Funeral - From These Wounds Virgin Black - Requiem Mezzo Forte Ulver - Shadows of the Sun Ufomammut/Lent0 - Supernaturals Record One October Falls - The Streams of the End Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty OM - Pilgrimage Shining - V - Halmstad Others: Have not heard or not out yet, but which will almost certainly make this list. Evoken - A Caress of the Void Elend - A World in their Screams Ramesses - Misanthropic Alchemy Buried at Sea - Ghost Colosseum - Chapter 1: Delirium Worship - Dooom Last edited by Peachy : November 4th, 2007 at 10:26 AM.

October 27th, 2007, 11:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Paic Non-Divine Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 112	Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet Rush - Snakes & Arrows Paradise Lost - In requiem Amorphis - Silent Waters (Don't have it yet, but I know it's gooood ) (Katatonia - Live Consternation) I also count "The Dead Eye" fom The Haunted as a 2007 album.. it was released in december 2006, but I was able to buy it January 2007 (money issues). pretty lame, huh? __________________

October 27th, 2007, 11:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
Grumble Grumble We die We all... Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Saginaw,Michigan, USA Posts: 1,010	havent really branched out to tons of bands so heres what i got... Porcupine Tree-Fear Of A Blank Planet(AOTY no doubt) Katatonia-Live Consternation Ulver-Shadows Of The Sun Behemoth-The Apostacy Antimatter-Leaving Eden(wow cant believe i missed this band until now) Porcupine Tree-Nil Recurring Blackfield-Blackfield II(phenominal album) The Devin Townsend Band-ZTO(GREAT great album) Swallow The Sun-Hope(just got into em around the time of the concert,pretty good band) __________________

October 27th, 2007, 04:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
Phoenix5 d3v4s7a710n Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,891	kihusdfghsdf I forgot Antimatter, Paradise Lost, and Virgin Black. Great albums, all of them This has been a great year for music.

October 27th, 2007, 04:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
griev0r Here is Nowhere Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,446	Wow I just checked out Antimatter, sounds awesome! Can't believe I've never heard of these guys, thanks for the tip guys. __________________

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Captain Varmint-Cong Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: on sad wings of destiny Posts: 341	Neurosis - Given to the Rising Middian - Age Eternal Baroness - Red Album Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Novembers Doom - The Novella Reservoir Be'lakor - The Frail Tide Bonded By Blood - Extinguish the Weak High on Fire - Death is this Communion Municipal Waste - The Art of Partying __________________ In my youth, I learn the truth PURE METAL was the only way Glam Rock can suck a cock It's strictly for the closet gay Burning Bright, my wheels ignite Burning to the other side Exodus was fucking right ALL THE POSEURS MUST DIE! -Zimmers Hole

October 27th, 2007, 07:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	tomato tomato __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

October 27th, 2007, 07:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
My Arms, Your Purse I Steal Things Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 949	Way too few people mentioning Shadows of the Sun. __________________

October 27th, 2007, 08:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
old user1 Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 131	A very good year for music... My Favorites: Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero (not as good as The Fragile, but still good by "pop music" standards) Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde (VERY good album for anyone who like shoegaze) Jesu - Conquerer (This guy put out FOUR releases this year! ALL of them were awesome) Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet (still in love with this one) Radiohead - In Rainbows (wasn't expecting this to be released this year, amazing, as always) A few others that didn't QUITE make my top list: Between The Buried And Me - Colors (still not sure what to think of this one) Dark Tranquility - Fiction (these guys are SO DAMN CONSISTANT) Devin Townsend - Ziltoid (FAR better then I was expecting) Katatonia - Live Consternation (good to hear them live, but I wanted LFDGD stuff on here!) Novembre - The Blue (DENSE album, still soaking it up) Ulver - Shadows Of The Sun (one of the darkest albums I have ever heard...) Puscifer - V Is For Vagina (oh boy...) Peace Rorix

October 27th, 2007, 09:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
Katatonic1 Requiem Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York, USA Posts: 198	Agreed...Shadows of the sun is not mentioned enough

October 27th, 2007, 10:22 PM	#20 (permalink)
Nehebkau Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 549	Aborted - Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture Behemoth - The Apostasy Dark Tranquillity - Fiction Katatonia - Live Consternation ...this counts right? Moonspell - Under Satanae ...re-recorded old tracks Nightwish - Dark Passion Play Novembre - The Blue Pain - Psalms of Extinction Paradise Lost - In Requiem Swallow the Sun - Hope Type O Negative - Dead Again The Vision Bleak - The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey Vesania (Pol) - Distractive Killusions ...Orion's (Behemoth bass player) band

October 28th, 2007, 03:26 AM	#21 (permalink)
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October 28th, 2007, 05:06 AM	#23 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	But I don't like those bands except for Ulver and Red Sparowes __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

October 28th, 2007, 06:45 AM	#24 (permalink)
derbeder in a vicious circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: lost Posts: 1,885	Shining - V: Halmstad Ulver - Shadows of the Sun Efterklang - Parades DHG - Supervillain Outcast Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon Mayhem - Ordo ad Chao Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre monde Radiohead - In Rainbows will come with a proper list later on. but it looks like shining will be at the top.

October 28th, 2007, 08:35 AM	#25 (permalink)
Katatonic1 Requiem Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York, USA Posts: 198	Swallow The Sun - Hope Paradise Lost - In Requiem Ulver - Shadows of the Sun The ForeShadowing - Days of Nothing Virgin Black -Mezzo Forte Rotting Christ - Theogonia(2007? i think) Myahem - Ordo ah chao Novembers Doom - The Novella Aborted - Slaughter & Apparatus AntiMatter - Leaving Eden