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adg211288 
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 Topic: 2016 in metal so farPosted: 05 Jun 2016 at 1:03pm |
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Time for my yearly thread I think. Share what you've enjoyed so far. As always, feel free to include anything we have on MMA, not just metal.
 And don't forget that we have a List Challenge for 2016 releases so far. See what score you get.  This is my list so far, as always any ratings I give without a review should be considered draft:
It's been a pretty good year for me so far, better than last year for certain. I've also found quite a number of decent free albums. Edited by adg211288 - 01 Jul 2016 at 2:53pm |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2016 at 1:20pm |
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Here's my list so far: Chevelle - The North Corridor Nervosa - Agony Helstar - Vampiro Korn - The Serenity of Suffering Metallica - Hardwired...to Self Destruct Buckethead - Hamdens Hollow Artillery - Penalty by Perception Testament - Brotherhood of the Snake Megadeth - Dystopia Anthrax - For All Kings Circle of Dust - Machines of Our Disgrace Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason Abnormality - Mechanisims of Omniscience Metal Church - XI Anvil - Anvil is Anvil Alcest - Kodama Motorpsycho - Here be Monsters Obake - Draugr Fejd - Trolldom Assassin - Combat Cathedral Razend - White Goat II Flotsam and Jetsam - Flotsam and Jetsam Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage Suicidal Tendencies - World Gone Mad! Surgical Meth Machine - Surgical Meth Machine Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Arc Mortillery - Shapeshifter Rob Zombie - The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser 3rd Machine - Quantified Self DevilDriver - Trust No One Vektor - Terminal Redux Blood Ceremony - Lord of Misrule Please Eat the Fucking Sandwich Bitch - PETFSB Heart - Beautiful Broken Dunsmuir - Dunsmuir Prong - No Absolutes Lacuna Coil - Delirium Walls of Jericho - No One Can Save You From Yourself Hellyeah - Unden!able Thousand Foot Krutch - Exhale Dream Theater - The Astonishing
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If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme
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Posted: 06 Jun 2016 at 4:39pm |
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This year so far I have bought 18 albums that were released in 2016, not all metal. If I really like something I'll buy it but I'm sure there's plenty of stuff I'll end up getting that I haven't caught up on yet. There's a couple more on the way like the new Mortillery album. Below is anything I'd give 4 stars or more to (bands on the site only)...
Blood Ceremony - Lord of Misrule Megadeth - Dystopia Spiritual Beggars - Sunrise to Sundown Oceans Of Slumber - Winter Beastmaker - Lusus Naturae Artillery - Penalty by Perception Haken - Affinity Church of Misery - And Then There Were None King Crimson - Live In Toronto Some I have only played once like Chthe'ilist and Obscura may join the above after I've had chance to get to grips with them. Update - how did I miss out Vektor!
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LittleBig
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Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 1:54am |
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the albums I've enjoyed so far Redemption - The Art of Loss Headspace - All That You Fear is Gone Artillery - Penalty by Perception Haken - Affinity Long Distance Calling - TRIPS Circus Maximus - Havoc The Jelly Jam - Profit (happy to see the guys back and rocking!) A Rebel Few - As The Crow Flies (for those that enjoy hard & Heavy, very enjoyable) Hexvessel - When We Are Death (vintage sounding rock, very good, the vocals especially) Lethal Steel - Legion of the Night (heavy metal, like it's 1985  )Valerinne - Monumenta (experimental post metal, quite atmospheric) The Mute Gods - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (some kinda crossover prog, well played) Brimstone Coven - Black Magic (vintage sounding hard rock) Diamond head - s/t (I loved it, I read some negative opinions on it though, oh well, de gustibus...) Death Angel - The Evil Divide (I doubt anything metal wise will top this one for me) David Bowie - Blackstar Frequency Drift - Last (for those that like a little bit of prog) I still gotta listen to the new albums from Flotsam & Jetsam, Metal Church, Blood Ceremony, Poverty's No Crime. Edited by LittleBig - 07 Jun 2016 at 1:58am |
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Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 5:20pm |
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^ Bowie's Blackstar is one of my favourite 2016 albums not on MMA.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 7:46pm |
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Here's all my albums ranked on my RYM list so far, broken up by ratings: 1. Dream Theater - The Astonishing 2. Oceans of Time - Trust 3. Dynazty - Titanic Mass 4. Mechina - Progenitor 5. Vektor - Terminal Redux 4.5 Stars: 6. Serenity - Codex Atlanticus 7. Wisdom - Rise of the Wise 8. Hell in the Club - Shadow of the Monster 9. Hypersonic - Existentia 10. Van Canto - Voices of Fire 11. Human Fortress - Thieves of the night 12. Myrath - Legacy 13. Amon Amarth - Jomsviking 14. Sinbreed - Master Creator 15. Wings of Destiny - Kings of Terror 16. Dyscordia - Words of Ruin 17. Mercury Falling - Introspection 18. Borknagar - Winter Thrice 19. Mob Rules - Tales from Beyond 20. Scythia - Lineage 21. Eternity's End - The Fire Within 22. Avantasia - Ghostlights 4 Stars: 23. Legenda Aurea - Aeon 24. Rhapsody of Fire - Into the Legend 25. The Guardian - Lost World 26. Headspace - All That You Fear is Gone 27. Artillery - Penalty by Perception 28. Beyond the Black - Lost in Forever 29. Metal Church - XI 30. Iron Savior - Titancraft 31. Astralion - Outlaw 32. Katatonia - The Fall of Hearts 33. Thornbridge - What Will Prevail 34. Almanac - Tsar 35. Exmortus - Ride Forth 36. Withem - The Unforgiving Road 37. Wurdalak - Como si no hubiese un mañana 38. Sunburst - Fragments of Creation 39. Haken - Affinity 40. Helion Prime - Helion Prime 41. Fleshgod Apocalypse - King 42. Blood Ceremony - Lord of Misrule 43. Whispered - Metsutan: Songs of the Void 44. Redemption - The Art of Loss 45. Ignite - A War Against You (Not an MMA album. The only one on the list that wouldn't qualify.) 46. Paragon - Hell Beyond Hell 3.5 Stars: 47. Zephaniah - Reforged 48. Brainstorm - Scary Creatures 49. Universal Mind Project - The Jaguar Priest 50. Stam1na - Elokuutio 51. Section A - Wall of Silence 52. Textures - Phenotype 53. Suicidal Angels - Division of Blood 54. The Unguided - Lust and Loathing 55. Midnight Eternal - Midnight Eternal 56. Skeletoon - The Curse of the Avenger 57. Varg - The End of All Lies 58. Sunrise - Absolute Clarity 59. Blaze Bayley - Infinite Entanglement 60. Mystic Prophecy - War Brigade 61. Therion - Les épaves 62. Norhod - Voices from the Ocean 63. Arrayan Path - Chronicles of Light 64. Evil Masquerade - The Outcast Hall of Fame 65. Thunderstone - Apocalypse Again 66. Anthrax - For All Kings 67. Axel Rudi Pell - Game of Sins 3 Stars: 68. Exumer - The Raging Tides 69. Rage - My Way 70. Cloudscape - Voice of Reason 71. Lacuna Coil - Delirium 72. Circus Maximus - Havoc 73. Chronos Zero - Hollowlands - The Tears Path: Chapter One 74. Primal Fear - Rulebreaker 75. Megadeth - Dystopia 76. Ecliptica - Ecliptified 2.5 Stars: 77. Lost Society - Braindead 78. Destruction - Under Attack 79. Anvil - Anvil is Anvil 2 Stars: 80. Terra Prima - Second
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Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 1:23am |
I know the thread title says "2016 in metal" but still, if something non-metal impresses me, I will mention it here. Bowie's last album is amazing. I forgot about Myrath's Legacy. I enjoyed quite a bit. |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2016 at 2:35pm |
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Just updated my list. Up to 73 albums now. A few more and I'll have already matched the total number of 2015 albums I've heard. I think I'm back on form with new releases.
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Posted: 19 Jul 2016 at 8:25pm |
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I wish I was a reviewer like some of you guys. I only get to hear what I buy, for the most part. Unless I borrow an album from a friend (if I like it, I buy it. If not, meh…), or maybe the rare whole-album listen on youtube.
So far in 2016: Airbourne - Breakin' Outta Hell Alcest Kodama Amon Amarth - Jomsviking Anciients - Voice Of The Void Anthrax - For All Kings Avantasia - Ghostlights Beyond The Black - Lost In Forever Circus Maximus - Havoc Dream Theater - The Astonishing Epica - The Holographic Principle Eternity's End - The Fire Within Evergrey - The Storm Within Fates Warning - Theories Of Flight Haken - Affinity Headspace - All That You Fear Is Gone Insomnium - Winter's Gate Kansas - The Prelude Implicit Katatonia - The Fall Of hearts Megadeth - Dystopia Myrath - Legacy Nightmare - Dead Sun Opeth - Sorceress Redemption - The Art Of Loss Sabaton - The Last Stand Serenity - Codex Atlanticus Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour Sunburst - Fragments Of Creation Theocracy - Ghost Ship Steven Wilson - //// 1/2 So far my top 3 are the Fates Warning, Haken, and Amon Amarth. That FW is even better than their last one. Maybe their best ever, imo, and I'm a big fan of their Perfect Symmetry/Parallels/Inside Out era.
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Posted: 12 Sep 2016 at 11:48am |
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I've given my 2016 list an overhaul and now I'm only including releases I'm sure about the rating of in my main list. So far for 2016 this is what I have, though I may still switch a few on the same rating tier around.
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Posted: 12 Sep 2016 at 1:10pm |
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^Yeah, that's also similar to what I've done this year, which explains my lower than usual numbers (by my standards: The list is still fairly big.) Basically, I only add albums to my list now after at least 3 listens, because that's the minimum amount required to be sure. I often will give more listens and maybe adjust the placements after that, but 3 listens is the absolute bare minimum required to make my lists now. Here's my updated rankings, including a few I've heard enough times but haven't ranked on RYM yet: 1. Dream Theater - The Astonishing 2. Temperance - The Earth Embraces Us All 3. Serenity - Codex Atlanticus 4. Oceans of Time - Trust 5. Dynazty - Titanic Mass 6. Mechina - Progenitor 7. Epica - The Holographic Principle 8. Equilibrium - Armageddon 9. Allegaeon - Proponent for Sentience 10. Vektor - Terminal Redux 11. Wisdom - Rise of the Wise 4.5 Stars: 12. Sabaton - The Last Stand 13. Hell in the Club - Shadow of the Monster 14. Hypersonic - Existentia 15. Trick or Treat - Rabbits' Hill Pt. 2 16. Rage - The Devil Strikes Again 17. Van Canto - Voices of Fire 18. Human Fortress - Thieves of the night 19. Evergrey - The Storm Within 20. Myrath - Legacy 21. Amon Amarth - Jomsviking 22. Winterstorm - Cube of Infinity 23. Sinbreed - Master Creator 24. Wings of Destiny - Kings of Terror 25. Twilight Force - Heroes of Mighty Magic 26. Far Beyond - A Frozen Flame of Ice 27. Akribi - Anima 28. Dyscordia - Words of Ruin 29. Wolverine - Machina Viva 30. Kissin' Dynamite - Generation Goodbye 31. Mercury Falling - Introspection 32. Revocation - Great is Our Sin 33. Borknagar - Winter Thrice 34. Mob Rules - Tales from Beyond 35. Fates Warning - Theories of Flight 36. Witherscape - The Northern Sanctuary 37. Eternity's End - The Fire Within 38. Devin Townsend Project - Transcendence 39. Iron Fire - Among the Dead 40. Dark Forest - Beyond the Veil 41. Fallujah - Dreamless 42. DGM - The Passage 4 Stars: 43. Scythia - Lineage 44. Avantasia - Ghostlights 45. Legenda Aurea - Aeon 46. Rhapsody of Fire - Into the Legend 47. Flotsam and Jetsam - S/T 48. Headspace - All That You Fear is Gone 49. Artillery - Penalty by Perception 50. Beyond the Black - Lost in Forever 51. Metal Church - XI 52. Lindsey Stirling - Brave Enough (Not an MMA album in the least, obviously.) 54. Delain - Moonbathers 55. The Guardian - Lost World 56. Iron Savior - Titancraft 57. Astralion - Outlaw 58. Katatonia - The Fall of Hearts 59. Running Wild - Rapid Foray 60. Thornbridge - What Will Prevail 61. Almanac - Tsar 62. Exmortus - Ride Forth 63. Withem - The Unforgiving Road 64. Necromancing the Stone - Jewel of the Vile 65. Wurdalak - Como si no hubiese un mañana 66. Sunburst - Fragments of Creation 67. Haken - Affinity 68. Helion Prime - Helion Prime 69. Fleshgod Apocalypse - King 70. Lanfear - The Code Inherited 71. Blood Ceremony - Lord of Misrule 72. Whispered - Metsutan: Songs of the Void 73. Ignite - A War Against You (Also not an MMA album.) 74. Ghosthill - Ice 75. Gloryful - End of the Night 76. Paragon - Hell Beyond Hell 77. Visionautica - Force of Lune 78. Souls of Diotima - The Sorceress Reveals ~ Atlantis 79. Skeletonwitch - The Apothic Gloom 80. Seven Kingdoms - In the Walls 3.5 Stars: 81. Hangar - Stronger Than Ever 82. Zephaniah - Reforged 83. Envinya - The Harvester 84. Redemption - The Art of Loss 85. Brainstorm - Scary Creatures 86. Medevil - Conductor of Storms 87. Universal Mind Project - The Jaguar Priest 88. Stam1na - Elokuutio 89. Section A - Wall of Silence 90. Textures - Phenotype 91. Psychoprism - Creation 92. Suicidal Angels - Division of Blood 93. The Unguided - Lust and Loathing 94. Midnight Eternal - Midnight Eternal 95. Monument - Hair of the Dog 96. Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty 97. Serious Black - Mirrorworld 98. Skeletoon - The Curse of the Avenger 99. Omen - Hammer Damage 100. Varg - The End of All Lies 101. Sunrise - Absolute Clarity 102. Blaze Bayley - Infinite Entanglement 103. Mystic Prophecy - War Brigade 104. Therion - Les épaves 105. Norhod - Voices from the Ocean 106. Arrayan Path - Chronicles of Light 107. Oddland - Origin 108. Evil Masquerade - The Outcast Hall of Fame 109. Thunderstone - Apocalypse Again 110. Anthrax - For All Kings 111. Axel Rudi Pell - Game of Sins 3 Stars: 112. Exumer - The Raging Tides 113. Rage - My Way 114. Cloudscape - Voice of Reason 115. Secret Rule - Machination 116. Lacuna Coil - Delirium 117. Circus Maximus - Havoc 118. Gracepoint - Echoes 119. Chronos Zero - Hollowlands - The Tears Path: Chapter One 120. Primal Fear - Rulebreaker 121. Megadeth - Dystopia 122. Ecliptica - Ecliptified 2.5 Stars: 123. Lost Society - Braindead 124. Destruction - Under Attack 125. Anvil - Anvil is Anvil 2 Stars: 126. Terra Prima - Second
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Posted: 29 Sep 2016 at 6:41am |
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I just picked up the new Evergrey. A bit disappointed in it. It's a good album, as is every Evergrey album (well, maybe not MMA), but it doesn't blow my socks off.
I think they made a 'safe' album, they didn't really do anything new. And if anything, most of the songs have an upbeat, almost happy feel to them, where as Evergrey songs are usually darker, more sombre affairs.
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Posted: 29 Sep 2016 at 7:17am |
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^ I was a bit disappointed as well, the previous one was so much better.
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Posted: 29 Sep 2016 at 7:46am |
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I can't say honestly that any of the last three Evergrey albums have done that much for me. I mena, all seem pretty decent to listen to but none have had anything that's made me want to go back to them. Whever the mood strikes I usually turn to the stuff from between 1999 - 2004. I do quite like Torn as well though.
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Posted: 31 Oct 2016 at 10:39am |
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Just posted review number 60 for 2016, which I'm pretty proud of considering I only managed 37 for 2015 albums.
My summary of this year with two months to go is that it's been a good time for black metal but I haven't found so many really great releases from my other top genres. It's a rare year where my top 20 has more thrash metal than power metal, with 4 albums to 1. While some bands I've followed for a while have produced what I feel are their best albums this year, others have actually failed to crack my top 30 this time around, with Dream Theater being this year's disaster. There are still a lot of albums that I want to get reviewed, especially from band's I've previously bought stuff by or reviewed included Sinbreed, Hail Spirit Noir, Evergrey, Opeth, Avantasia and Headspace among others.
This is the updated ranking, with some albums positions changed around a bit since my last post. Albums marked with an * are free downloads (click on the album name).
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Posted: 31 Oct 2016 at 12:53pm |
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Metal albums of 2016 I really enjoyed so far (4 stars or more out of 5):
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Posted: 04 Nov 2016 at 2:00pm |
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This one just upset my top 20 and almost my top 10.
 I enjoyed their debut from last year - one album I did manage a review for in fact - so was obviously looking forward to this, but I wasn't expecting it to be this good.
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Posted: 25 Jan 2017 at 5:41pm |
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Will there be a collaborator's top albums of 2016?
So many albums I don't get the chance to hear, but if my non-collaborator vote can count for anything, maybe break a tie or something, my top-5 are: 1. Fates Warning - Theories Of Flight 2. Haken - Affinity 3. Theocracy - Ghost Ship 4. Insomnium - Winter's Gate 5. Amon Amarth - Jomsviking My likes/dislikes come from being a big prog/power metal fan, with '80s/hair-metal, a bit of melo-death metal and thrash added in. I know you guys already have that area covered, collaborator-wise.
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Posted: 25 Jan 2017 at 6:08pm |
Yup, I believe there's a week left until the lists start getting compiled.
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Posted: 29 Jan 2017 at 1:10pm |
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Yeah voting finishes for the collabs on February 1st. I'll be tallying what everyone came up with after that and getting it formatted for the forum.
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