Favorite Metal / Hard Rock Releases 2017

[joe]

Satan's Hollow was the best of the retro heavy metal/doom releases I've heard this year. There was a hell of alot released this year. I wasn't blown away either. The only album I was blown away with this year was From Silence to Somewhere by Wobbler.

I'll definitely listen to the new DP. I haven't listened to anything from them since 'Perfect Strangers'.

Really ? You should at least give The Battle Rages On, Now What? & infinite a listen. All are more or less in the same vein as Classic MK II releases.
@joe[/QUOTE]

I'm not really sure why I haven't listened to any Purple releases from the last 30 years. I did read some reviews on 'Infinite' some time ago but just didn't listen to it. I did download a Mp3 file this morning. I'll get to it this weekend.

 

[Vader]

MY TOP 5 METAL ALBUMS OF 2017

This is going to be a list of 25 at this point . If anything sneaks into my list later on this month it will be duly noted.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Edenbridge-The Great Momentum
Xandria-Theater Of Dimensions
Blondie-Pollinator (I've never owned a Blondie album, but always loved the band. This album was a fun retro adventure)
Eluveitie-Evocation II
Exit Eden-Rhapsodies In Black

2016 was a much better year for my tastes. Hopefully 2018 picks up it's end.

 

[Vader]

I totally disagree...another great year for "real" Metal ..ha

 

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[Riff Raff]

Probably on the weekend will name my top 20-25 albums plus honourable mentions. Need some time to digest some more albums again having just recovered from a perforated ear drum. lol

Edit - Scratch that may make it just before Dec 31 given the new Autopsy EP will be out by then. Need to give that one a good spin when its out.

 

[RockshotsPhotos]

Old school metal head here. My favorite in 2017.
Cavalera Conspiracy- Psychosis

 

[Riff Raff]

My number 1 spot is a tie with Ne Obliviscaris Urn and I, Forlorn's My Kingdom Eclipsed.
2. Kreator - Gods of Violence
3. Caligula's Horse - In Contact
4. Cytotoxin - Gammageddon
5. Dying Fetus - Wrong One To **** With
6. Morbid Angel - Kingdoms Disdained
7. Lich King - The Omniclasm
8. Bloodlust - At the Devil's Left Hand
9. Wintersun - The Forest Seasons
10. Tankard - One Foot in the Grave
11. Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
12. Immolation - Atonement
13. Thy Art is Murder - Dear Desolation
14. Hour of Penance - Cast the First Stone
15. Cannibal Corpse - Red Before Black
16. The Black Dahlia Murder - Nightbringers
17. Sorcerer - The Crowning of the Fire King
18. Memoriam - For the Fallen
19. Terrifier - Weapons of Thrash Destruction
20. King Parrot - Ugly Produce
Honourable mentions to Enslaved - E, Earth Rot - Renascentia, Fozzy - Judas, Steven Wilson - Urn, Daniel Cavanagh - Monochrome, Sepultura - Machine Messiah. Too many others to name but wanted to push some lesser known names in my list for 2017.

 

[E-Z]

I listened to the latest SEPULTURA cd (can't recall the name of it) and wasn't that impressed with it and the dude on vocals sounds like s**t to my rock 'n' roll ears!!.