Favourite Albums Of 2010
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Posted by , 08.09.2010 - 16:16
Some of the very best and most impressive I've heard so far in no order:
Demiurg - Slakthus Gamleby
Bloodbath meets Edge Of Sanity. Old school death metal with a progressive bent; plenty of synths and clean vocals and a pristine production.
TenHornedBeast - Hunts & Wars
Incredible war themed drone and dark ambient from England. Huge, ominous soundscapes of deathly nothingness.
Cathedral - The Guessing Game
In a complete change of pace Cathedral unleash two CD's worth of psychedelic stoner doom that would make a fitting soundtrack to The Wicker Man. A bit of a polarising number.
Winterfylleth - The Mercian Sphere
Continuing the trend of English pagan black metal, the newest release of this band merges a smattering of post-rock and more contemplative atmosphere to create a worthy sophomore record
Yakuza - Of Seismic Consequence
Everyone likes jazz and metal and Yakuza exemplify the sound of smoky jazz bars and harsh hardcore infused metal and the result is a complex and expansive musical journey.
Blut Aus Nord - What Once Was... Liber I
The ever revolving BaN strike again with death-infused primal black metal, all the while maintaining their own unique signature sound. I love BaN.
A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring
Another impressive follow up to a highly acclaimed album. Very sophisticated and unusual atmospheric black metal characterised by the use of violin in a most effective manner. Just as good as the debut.
Menace Ruine - Union Of Irreconcilables
Mixing neo-folk, drone and noise, Canadians Menace Ruine carve a bit of a niche for themselves in the construction of opposing genres. Not for everyone but interesting if nothing else.
Fear Factory - Mechanize
Possibly their greatest album since Demanufacture? Altogether great song writing and worth hearing for the track Christploitation which could mark the future of the band.
Ramesses - Take The Curse
Comprising ex members of Electric Wizard you'd expect something excellent from this. And excellent it is. Electric Wizard meets Acid Witch: thick black psychedelic sludge with a 70's horror movie theme.
Killing Joke - In Excelsis
Don't really know how I feel about this yet. I like it a lot but the change in sound from the previous albums threw me a little so reserving judgement until the full length
Castevet - Mounds Of Ash
Highly original extreme progressive metal mixing black metal, hardcore and some compelling rhythms make this a firm favourite of mine.
Valborg - Crown Of Sorrow
Haven't listened to this very much yet but I know I like it. Progressive death metal with a variety of other dark nuances thrown in.
Integrity - The Blackest Curse
Extremely angry metalcore, but not metalcore as most people know it. Proper hardcore brutality with a bunch of thrashy numbers and surprisingly complex.
Knut - Wonder
They've toned down the noise since Challenger but the technical prowess on display on this sludgy hardcore record is truly bewildering.
Luasa Raelon - Vampyr: Light Of The Beast
Crap album name, awesome pulsating dark ambient and death industrial from Coldspring.
Robedoor - Burners
One of the ultimate drone/noise monsters get back on form with a concoction of world music spliced with droning feedback. More levels than Tetris.
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15251  |
I'm still fucking around with mine and need to here the new Procession. the lower half of my top 10 is still largely up for grabs.
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This year sucked. Lets hope 2011 will be much better.
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| Ag Fox Angel No More Elite Posts: 4774  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 20.12.2010 at 09:52it's 4 out of 10 for me, but I still have yet to hear the new Procession and Place Of Skulls. I enjoyed this years' releases a lot
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| ForeverDarkWoods Posts: 1001  |
Virginia based band Satan's Satyrs have released one excellent demo and one excellent EP this year. Some kind of blackened doomy heavy metal/punk.
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| Daniell _็ฑๆ _ Elite Posts: 6061  |
I doubt I will hear anytihng within the next few days, so here is my top 10 of 2010: 1. Enslaved "Axioma Ethica Odini" - the pinnacle of progressive black 2. Overkill "Ironbound" - had it been released in the 80's, it would've become an evergreen thrash classic 3. Ophis "Withered Shades" - modern extreme doom at its best 4. Byfrost "Black Earth" - thrash and black blended in perfect proportions 5. Mar De Grises "Streams Inwards" - the future of progressive doom lives in Chile 6. Nevermore "The Obsidian Conspiracy" - I'm the only person who puts this over TGE! 7. Eibon "Entering Darkness" - the title says it all, almost literally 8.Hooded Menace "Never Cross the Dead" - this one took me to the early 90's with its mix of the heavy and the catchy 9. Deathspell Omega "Paracletus" - a bit less brilliant than expected, but still at sky high level. 10. Fungoid Stream "Oceanus" - one of the weirdest metal bands took me for a tripped out ride again
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| tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal Contributor Posts: 5245  |
I can think of a few contenders for my album of the year and a some others that I liked: 1. Rosetta - A Determinism of Morality 2. Barren Earth - Curse of the Red River 3. Ihsahn - After 4. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini 5. Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit 6. Fading Waves - Please Wait 7. Death Angel - Relentless Retribution 8. Haken - Aquarius 9. The Ocean - Heliocentric/Anthropocentric 10. Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt
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| John Barleycorn Minimalist Posts: 1727  |
I am unable to grasp the whole year because my memory doesn't reach that far. But the albums that tend to come to mind, most of them quite recent, are: Urfaust - Der freiwillige Bettler I've always loved Urfaust. This one didn´t amaze me as much Drei Rituale jenseits des Kosmos did but it still surpasses most of the releases I've heard this year. Electric Wizard - Black Masses Again, not my favorite from them but a solid release nonetheless. Well, actually Scorpio's Curse and Satyr IX do belong among my favorite Electric Wizard songs now. I kinda hoped that Venus in Furs would be a cover but no matter. Igorrr - Nostril My favorite from them, I guess. Many thanks to !J.O.O.E.! for mentioning this artist. Akitsa - Au crépuscule de l'espérance Probably my most listened black metal band this year. This album may be a bit too clean when compared to their best work but it is still great. Much much love. All in all, I really didn't follow what was released this year, preferring oldies. From non-metal albums (well, Igorrr isn't either but at least it has some influences), I'd like to mention: Twin Shadow - Forget (a nod to the eighties, has much romantic appeal) Gonjasufi - A Sufi and a Killer (belongs here already due to the title) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (kinda unoriginal choice but this band truly is brilliant) An honorable mention: Salem - King Night (at least the first song is superb, should also appeal to metal fans)
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18277  |
Written by Guest on 26.12.2010 at 17:53 Ummm....... Que? Shit... Please tell me you make up those genres in an ironic way.
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Written by Guest on 26.12.2010 at 18:17 Yeah... I had my thoughts about the baroque, no questions there, not fucking clue about Witch House (I do remember something about House though).... and Breakcore.... emmm, no dude, what makes you think I know that stuff?  I usually just laugh at the fact that there's too much music labeled as -core so I can't take that name seriously, what's next?... Piecore?Ups.... Too late I tried their myspace and well... It's weird shit. Some moments were ok but sometimes it was just bad. No offense but this is exactly the sort of music that 75% of the fans just pretend to like so they can look smart or something.... I preffer Igorr's myspace friend though, WHOURKR....
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Account deleted Written by X-Ray Rod on 26.12.2010 at 18:29 WHOURKR and Igorrr are the same artist ;] and I don't agree, it's a pretty typical metaller's reaction to choose the spastic, heaviness of WHOURKR over the more considered intelligence of Igorrr. Don't get me wrong the WHOURKR project is great but a dead end musically whereas Igorrr has virtually no boundaries after giving it its due consideration. Also the "core" in breakcore has nothing to do with metal or punk, and again it's only the insular fanbase of metal that would regard it in such a manner or have a problem with genre tags =P don't confuse the breakcore fanbase with the mentality of metallers, the vast majority of them don't give a crap about internet perception, most of them just wanna take ketamine and dance to some phat beatz which is why Igorrr stands as an important outfit as far as I'm concerned. The artistic use of breakcore isn't common.
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Written by Guest on 26.12.2010 at 18:41 The lats part was so subjective... Even though it is mixed quiet nicely. I don't see THAT much intelligence in Igorrr (seriously, how many Rs exactly?) Quote: I can barely stand that music for 2 hours, so don't really care about the dead end thing. Quote: This has nothing to do with what I think as a metalhead (which for your info I barely think I am), I just think the core as a name has been overused... Just the name. I'm not confusing things here. Also... I don't like dancing.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Written by Guest on 26.12.2010 at 19:14 The dude is talented I give you that and I can see why someone would enjoy Igorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr(...)rrrrrrrrr(hehehe...)rrrrrrrr... it's not for me though. I still can't get this statement "only a metaller would worry his or herself over its overuse" What? No... For me it doesn't have to do with music or if it has to do with metal or not. I just think people can be a bit more creative to make up a name, that is all. Don't overanalyze stuff like that.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Written by Guest on 26.12.2010 at 19:42 Yeah... I disalike that too, Vampiric metal was something weird the first time I heard it. But yeah, if breakcore was an old term then I do think it's fine. Fuck it, Let's just listen to some music.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Written by Guest on 26.12.2010 at 19:57 .... Oh man.... No.... I have to google the shit out of that.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| John Barleycorn Minimalist Posts: 1727 |
A late addition: Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids Not perfect but has some kickass tracks, especially In tha Park and the opener. Otherwise the year in hip-hop wasn't that interesting.
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Written by John Barleycorn on 27.12.2010 at 13:13 Did you not pick up Liar and A Thief by Diabolic? Best written rap I've heard in, literally, decades.
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| John Barleycorn Minimalist Posts: 1727 |
@King Bonzo: Thanks for mentioning it, gonna check it out. As I said, I don't really follow any genre very closely to have full knowledge about the most recent stuff. Not even black metal which is by far my favourite of metal genres.
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Written by John Barleycorn on 27.12.2010 at 14:22 Well I gave up on rap until I heard this album, seriously good stuff, 12 shots is a masterpiece of writing IMO
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Some people need to read the title of the forum it seems  It clearly says "General Metal Forum" so if you want to discuss best non-metal albums please do so in the "General Music Forum"
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