Magnum - Escape From The Shadow Garden Tuomas Holopainen - The Life And Times Of Scrooge Twilight Force - Tales Of Ancient Prophecies Dark Forest - The Awakening Sabaton - Heroes
Yeah, the Riot disc is great. My fave of the year so far. Three of the tracks are not as enjoyable as the rest, but it is probably my third favorite album from the band behind Immortal Soul and Thundersteel. Nothing new, of course. Just well-written songs in a style I really appreciate. I like Slash's previous disc with Myles as well, so the new one being good was not a surprise for me. Certainly something fans of the Alter Bridge/Shinedown vibe should check out.
So far... Unisonic - Light of Dawn Within Temptation - Hydra Striker - City of Gold Anette Olzon - Shine (my oddball pick..this type of music makes sense for her voice) Delain - The Human Contradiction (they finally hooked me with this one) *Side Note* I haven't heard the Dynazty or the Work of Art yet. Work of Art may very well bump a band out of the top 5 for me once I actually get my hands on it. ~Brian~
Top 5 of the Top 5: #1: Dynazty – Renatus (13) #2: Riot - Unleash the Fire (7) #3: Elvenking - The Pagan Manifesto (6), Need – Orvam (6) #4: Overkill - White Devil Armory (5), Voyager – V (5) #5: Brother Firetribe - Diamond in the Firepit (4), Epica - Quantum Enigma (4), Evergrey - Hymns For The Broken (4), Falconer - Black Moon Rising (4), Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun (4), Primal Fear - Delivering The Black (4)
I thought Accept would be in my top 5 before it got released...but i really don't care for it much. Its not as intense as the last two and really 'safe'. Its not bad but there's no 'Revolution' or 'Stalingrad' on this disc too many mid tempo tracks. I love that Dynazty cd, Incarnation and Salvation are my fav tracks. The vocals are just insane on those.
I've only liked 3 albums enough to buy so far this year. Spotify is helping me catch up though. Opeth - Pale Communion Anubis Gate - Horizons Work of Art - Framework
In no particular order: Accept - Blind Rage Sabaton - Heroes Loudness - The Sun Will Rise Again Need - Orvam: A Song for Home Anubis Gate - Horizons
Given that I missed Progpower this year, there is a lot of stuff I haven't bought. Anathema - Distant Satellites Sabaton - Heroes Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope Edguy - Space Police A.C.T - Circus Pandemonium But, I don't own the new Falconer or Voyager, which likely would make this list somewhere.
Agalloch-- The Serpent and the Sphere Fu Manchu-- Gigantoid Anathema-- Distant Satellites High Spirits-- You are Here Solstafir-- Otta
Someone else mentioned this album to me today and I've been listening to it on Youtube. Epically brutal. Despite not really liking screamers, this is pretty good stuff.
I need to edit my own post. I forgot one release this year that snuck up on me and kicked my butt: Madman's Lullaby - Unhinged So, I'll replace Delain with Madman's Lullaby. ~Brian~
Vanishing Point- Distant is The Sun Voyager- V Dynazty- Renatus Riot- Unleash The Fire Insomnium- Shadows of the Dying Sun
Riot: Unleash the Fire Judas Priest: Redeemer of Souls Accept: Blind Rage Grave Digger: Return of the Reaper Flying Colours: Second Nature
I fucking love threads like this, because every now and then I find some oddball band nobody ever mentions and it kicks my ass. Very, very impressed with the songs I've heard of this one so far.
Opeth- Pale Communion Galneryus-Vetelgyus Blut aus Nord- Memoria Vetusta III - Saturnian Poetry Arion-Last of Us Agalloch-The Serpent & The Sphere
