the best of 2006?

[megadan777]

Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth
Mortification - Erasing The Goblin
Divinefire - Into A New Dimension
Scourged Flesh - Released From Damnation
Grave Forsaken - Beside the River of Blood

 

[Marlies]

Hawk: will check that out when I'm home! I'm at work now where myspace is blocked Doom and moody are usually not my thing though... but I will check!

Don't know if Antiquus' first is still available (band) but I can at least send you a few soundfiles to get a taste of it. The one song they used to have on their myspace was the one "average powermetal" song they had on the album The second half is a concept with a few oriental influences and some awesome songs! They changed guitarists since then (one of them is now in Mastery) so a change was to be expected but the overall style didn't change too much

 

[Orfanos]

I think that the first Antiquus album (Ramayana) is still available through the band's website. Check out www.antiquus.net .
Probably you can get it even from major e-shops, like The End Records.

As for Empire Rising (the song that Antiquus have into their myspace page), in my opinion is a very good doomy song, but of course not as impressive as the The Battle of Eylau or the self-titled epic.

If Ramayana is better than Eleutheria? Oh, don't put me difficult questions.

 

[Ascension]

1. Vanden Plas - Christ 0
2. Beyond Twilight - For the Love of Art and the Making
3. Section A - Parallel Lives
4. Jorn - The Duke
5. Astral Doors - Astralism
6. Solid Vision - The Hurricane
7. Silent Voices - Building Up the Apathy
8. Red Circuit - Trance State
9. Vicious Rumors - Warball
10. Tomorrow's Eve - Mirror of Creation Pt II

 

[ozmetalman]

DISTURBED TEN THOUSAND FISTS
STATIC X START IS WAR
ILL NINO ONE NATION UNDERGROUND
TRIVIUM THE CRUSADE
SLAYER CHRIST ILLUSION
IRON MAIDEN MATTER OF LIFE