BEST ALBUMS OF 2008...SO FAR

I actually still have yet to listen to it properly. I can get it for $8 at work, if I want, so I'll have to give it a spin. Plus, it'll probably come with a Century Media "proof of purchase" insert, so I can add that to my stack (save 10, get a free cd). I'll be adding a slick graphic here soon like Grim & the others. Glad to see Raunchy so high up there on your list, Grim. :D Makes me feel like I'm validated in listening to poppy MDM. :D

I forgot I wasn't in a forum full of elitists :lol: Damn right! :lol: It's cool, man, I just wanted to make clear my policy on hostility towards others and their opinions, especially with something as subjective as a favorite albums list. I actually still have yet to listen to it properly. I can get it for $8 at work, if I want, so I'll have to give it a spin. Plus, it'll probably come with a Century Media "proof of purchase" insert, so I can add that to my stack (save 10, get a free cd). I'll be adding a slick graphic here soon like Grim & the others. Glad to see Raunchy so high up there on your list, Grim. Very Happy Makes me feel like I'm validated in listening to poppy MDM. Very Happy Y'know, coming from a huge fan of Cryptopsy's past work, the new one actually grew on me for the most part. I accepted it for what it was and nothing more and found a lot of it rather enjoyable. :) I can't wait to see what you come up with, Sledge. ;) I'm not gonna lie, Raunchy has owned my soul for the last few month, I'm not ashamed to admit it! :lol:

I'm not gonna lie, Raunchy has owned my soul for the last few month, I'm not ashamed to admit it! :lol: I wouldn't put it in my top albums for the year, but it has some infectious hooks and has been listened to a good few times, you just can't help but bob along to it!!! :) As for pop/metal combo, after TDEP's output over the last few years..Miss Machine in particular I wouldn't bee surprised if their where a few more bands have a bash....maybe Cryptopsy lol Just kidding ;) Btw great lists guys, its always good to see the what other peoples tastes are like, are makes you ponder and listen to the albums that you may otherwise forget about. Keep 'em coming.

Oh, and it should be noted that DJNeo was also in the studio with Cryptopsy and previewed a couple songs before they were available to the public. That kinda in-studio magic of being there while it's happening would also make me a lot more interested in an album. Not to say he doesn't like the album standalone, just saying... he had an "intimate" experience with the band during the recording process. And no, by "intimate" experience, I don't mean he hooked up with that female keyboardist. Or did he?... :shock:

My current Top-5-List look is this: 1. Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery 2. Krisiun - Southern Storm 3. Hail Of Bullets - ...Of Frost And War 4. Jack Slater - Blut / Macht / Frei 5. Bonded By Blood - Feed The Beast

I can't believe no one has mentioned Testament. Testament - The Formation of Damnation Revocation - Empire of the Obscene Gridlink - Amber Grey Down - III Bonded By Blood - Feed The Beast Ihsahn - AngL

Down - III It's last year's release.

Aside from Ob(Servant), nothing has really made me go, "Wow, this is 2008!" Sure there have been some good releases, but I'm still waiting. Maybe since I've been spoiled the past few years with godly releases (Psalms of the Moribund, Noctambulant, Art Of Partying, Colors, Hazardous Mutation, Prelude to the Tragedy, Scepter of the Ancients, Reduced to Ashes, God Was Created... etc.), I'm looking/listening too hard.

Definately without a doubt according to me the best album is Amon Amarth's Twilight of the Thunder God.

my top 3 in this moment: PSYCROPTIC - Ob(Servant) DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER - Licht BLOODBATH - The Fathomless Mastery Rock on!

Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh is my favorite of the year. Favorite Death metal releaes: The Rotted - Get Dead Or Die Trying Aborted - Strychnine.213 Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery Emeth - Telesis Favorite Goregrind: Cliteater - Scream Bloody Clit Jig-Ai - Katana Orgy Carnal Diafragma - Preparation Of The Daddy's Steak 40 Gradi - Hi-Tech Re-Search Favorite Grindcore: Phobia - 22 Acts Of Random Vilence Rotten Sound - Cycles Gridlink - Amber Gray Favorite Technical Death Metal: Psycroptic - Ob(Servant) Origin - Antithesis

1.Nachmystium-Assassins 2.Withered-Folie Circulaire 3.Krisiun-Southern Lord 4. Deicide-Til Death Do Us Part 5. Cursed_III Architects Of Troubled Sleep Its been a good year so far.

Been a good year of metal releases I think, my 2008 picks: Ruins - Cauldron (I put this at the top of the list, as it's criminal so few have heard of this band) Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds Origin - Antithesis Nervecell - Preaching Venom Psycroptic - Ob(servant) Bloodbath - Unblessing The Purity Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery Cynic - Traced In Air Hate Eternal - Fury And Flames Opeth - Watershed Severed Savior - Servile Insurrection Testament - The Formation Of Damnation

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