Favorite Metal Releases of 2010 ( so far )

[DaKillerWolf]

Here is the stuff that I've heard and liked enough to list so far from this year.
Not in order and definitely not refined to an all out favorites of the year list
at this point but I plan to refine this list to a top 25 by years end .

I have a few other CD's scattered around ( car ,GF's house etc.) that either slip my mind at the moment or I need to listen to more. I am also looking forward to a few more releases ,surprises (hopefully ) etc.
A work in progress ............

GYPSYHAWK ~ Patience and Perseverance: old school proto
Thin Lizzy etc. influences mixed with more modern styles of Heavy Metal

SHAMAN ~Origins rogressive Power

BARREN EARTH ~ Curse of the Red River : Melodic Death/ Progressive Doom \m/

DEATH ANGEL ~ Relentless Retribution ;Thrash

KAMOLET ~ Poetry For The Poisoned rogressive Power

IRON MAIDEN ~ The Final Frontier : Progressive/Trad. Metal

HOUR OF PENANCES ~ Paradogma : Brutal Death

OVERKILL ~ Ironbound :Thrash

IMMOLATION ~ Majesty & Decay : Brutal Death

SKULLVIEW ~ Metalkill The World : True Metal

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS ~ Return To Zero : Stoner Metal

DANZIG ~ Deth Red Sabaoth : Doomy Trad. Metal

NOMAD SON ~ The Eternal Return : Epic Doom

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ~ Order Of The Black : Doomy riff driven blues metal

HIGH ON FIRE ~ Snakes Of The Divine : Sludgy Stoner Doom

HOUR OF 13 ~ The Ritualist : Evil Epic Doom

NEVERMORE ~ The Obisidian Conspiracy: Progressive Power Thrash

TRIPTYKON ~ Eparistera Daimones : Tom G.Warrior of the mighty Celtic Frost
carries the flame forward .Blackened Death Thrash (?)

BATTLERAGE ~ Blood Fire Steel : True Metal

ARMORED SAINT ~ La Raza : Trad. Heavy Metal

HOODED MENACE ~ Never Cross The Dead : Death Doom

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR ~ Evil Power : Sludgy Doom Thrash

CATHEDRAL ~ The Guessing Game

ORPHANED LAND ~ The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR : Progressive Metal

BLACKLAND ~ Extreme Heavy Psych : Psych Doom

WARBEAST ~ Krush The Enemy : Doomy Thrash

DOOMSHINE ~ The Piper at the Gates of Doom : Trad. Doom

APOSTLE OF SOLITUDE ~ The Last Sunrise : Trad. Doom

CROWNED IN EARTH ~ Visions of the Haunted : Trad. Doom

OZZY OSBOURNE ~ Scream : Heavy Metal

ANGELS OF BABYLON ~ Kingdom of Evil : Heavy Metal

MANILLA ROAD ~ After Midnight Live : poor sound but cool Epic Metal

BRITON RITES ~ For Mircalla : Trad. Doom


Non -metal


HANK III ~ The Rebel Within

HAWKWIND ~ Blood of the Earth


What are everyone else favorite metal releases so far this year ?

Post 'em up w/ a brief description of the sound plz \m/

 

[b.o.b.]

Nice list Wolf. I must listen to a few from your list.

My today’s top 10 is:

Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
Overkill – Ironbound
Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier
Rage - Strings To A Web
Unleashed - As Yggdrasil Trembles
Accept –Blood Of The Nations
Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River – sounds like the old Amorphis albums
Nightfall - Astron Black and the Thirty Tyrants
Scorpions - Sting In The Tail
Spiritual Beggars - Return To Zero

Other good releases:

Pro Pain-Absolute Power
Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time
Pretty Maids – Pandemonium
Flotsam and Jetsam - The Cold
Witchery – Witchkrieg
Solution .45 - For Aeons Past
Gamma Ray - To The Metal
Sadist - Season in Silence
Heathen - The Evolution Of Chaos
Ihsahn – After
Cathedral - The Guessing Game
White Wizzard - Over The Top
Kamelot - Poetry for the Poisoned
Ozzy - Scream
Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
Pain Of Salvation – Road Salt One
Exodus - Exhibit B - The Human Condition
Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void
Hellish Crossfire - Bloodrust Scythe
Gus Drax - In Search Of Perfection
Vanden Plas - Seraphic Clockwork
Annihilator - Annihilator
Avantasia - Angel of Babylon/The Wicked Symphony
Blaze Bayley-Promise And Terror
Burzum - Belus

Disappointments so far:

Jon Oliva's Pain - Festival
Tarot - Gravity of Light
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

 

[METALPRIEST]

Ozzy ~ Scream
Lordi ~ Babez for Breakfast
Iron Maiden ~ The Final Frontier
Gamma Ray ~ To The Metal
Apocalyptica ~ 7th sympony
Nevermore ~ The Obsidian Conspiracy
Rhapsody (of Fire) ~ Frozen Tears of Angels
Blind Guardian ~ At The Edge Of Time
Avantasia ~ Angel of Babylon/The Wicked Symphony
Kamelot - Poetry for the Poisoned
Scorpions ~ Sting In The Tail

Many more!!

Hey b.o.b...I din't get JOP's Festival yet...I love the first three...what is wrong with this 4th one in your opinion. Should I stay away???

I love Oliva

 

[b.o.b.]

I like Maniacal Renderings and Global Warning too without being enthusiastic about them. But Jon Oliva is on a descending path from album to album though. I was a little disappointed by Festival because of the lack of inspiration. So many recycled themes from the Savatage era. And when I listened to it, a few month ago, didn't rang any bells for me. It was boring. You don't have to avoid it. Maybe you will enjoy the album. You may find some good moments but so few for such a name.

 

[LG]

I don't know a lot of the bands you and Bob posted DKW, but one album that has continued to grow on me is this one. I had to play it a few times before I really got into it, but I am a Huge GR fan admittedly so I enjoyed every minute of it. (I will post some others later, most of them are already listed though.)

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[Wanted Dead Or Alive]

1. Avantasia
2. Iron Maiden
3. Kamelot
4. Blind Guardian

 

[DaKillerWolf]

I need to check out some of the releases on your list as well B.o.b. .

I haven't heard that many of the CDs listed here yet TBH.
And LG ,it's your list of favorites so it doesn't matter if they are already up

Just ordered : Avantasia ~ Angel of Babylon. Avantasia ~ The Wicked Symphony, been meaning to listen to them but ordered blind since they seem to be highly thought of where ever I go.

 

[Wanted Dead Or Alive]

Oh, yeah, they are fantastic! Are you familiar with any Avantasia works?

 

[LG]

Avantasia is a great band, I think Tobias does better work in Avantasia than his other band EDGUY. This double CD was very good, and definitely is worth checking out for old or new fans.

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[b.o.b.]

Anthriel, a brand new discovery for me with a very solid debut album. Power/progressive/symphonic metal band from Finland. The piano work reminds me on some passages of Shadow Gallery. Highly recommended for the lovers of this metal genre.

Anthriel - Mirror Games from the album The Pathway

Anthriel - Devil's Lullaby

Anthriel on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

From blabbermouth:
With a style that is sure to appeal to fans of the likes of SYMPHONY X, ADAGIO and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, "The Pathway" is "an absolute monster offering, possessing an exceptionally high standard of songwriting from start to finish with first-class performances from all musicians," according to a press release. "The final icing comes in the guise of an ultra-powerful production which puts many of the genres leaders to shame."

Hailing from Finland, ANTHRIEL is described as "a neo-classical band with metal and progressive influences." The group was formed in 2004 by Timo Niemisto (guitar), Antti Hakulinen (keyboards), Jari Kuokkanen (drums) and Klaus Wirzenius (bass), but it wasn't until vocalist Simo Silvan joined in 2008 that the band really found its true direction.