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Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater

1. METALLICA - DEATH MAGNETIC
Is this too obvious a pick? perhaps.....but it's absolutely deserving.
No other album has kicked my ass this year as much as this one has...
This is the new Metallica album I've been waiting almost 20 years for!

That they made an album this strong and inspired 25 years after their debut is absolutely incredible and completely unprecedented (I challenge you to name 3 other bands that you can say that about......I cant!)
2. PROTEST THE HERO - FORTRESS
This album is totally insane....awesome playing, crazy arrangements, breakneck tempo and time changes...this is what Mr. Bungle would've sounded like if they grew up on equal portions of Dream Theater and Dillinger Escape Plan!
3. THE MARS VOLTA - THE BEDLAM IN GOLIATH
After being disappointed with their last one, this latest one is back on track with some very cool, more cohesive (by their standards) writing. And new drummer Thomas Pridgen is worth the price of admission alone for all you drummers out there...
4. BEARDFISH - SLEEPING IN TRAFFIC PART 2
These Swedish retro-proggers were on my 2007 top 10 list with their "Traffic Part 1" and they have done it again with the equally as great Part 2. If you dig early 70's prog stuff like Zappa, Genesis and Yes, you'll dig these guys....(if you're a close minded Blabbermouth-posting idiot, don't bother.....not that you would've anyways!)
5. SLIPKNOT - ALL HOPE IS GONE
For any doubters, look beyond the masks....these guys have made an absolutely amazing metal album with some great playing and a bit of Corey Taylor's more melodic side making its way into the sound without losing any of their edge and power.
6. OPETH - WATERSHED
My Progressive Nation tourmates never disappoint...I think every album they've released in this millennium had made my year-end list! They're one of my all-time favorite metal bands.... 'nuff said!
7. BLOODBATH - UNBLESSING THE PURITY / THE FATHOMLESS MASTERY
For the Opeth fans that dont like their melodic and progressive side (shame on you!) there are these two absolutely brutal side project releases with Mikael Akerfeldt's trademark death growls and Martin Axenrot's intense double bass drumming and blast beats that are tighter than a nun's vag.....
8. TRIVIUM - SHOGUN
My favorite release so far from these guys who have really fallen into their own.
It's refreshing to see a young band who obviously take their playing and writing as serious as they do and keep the shredding alive in metal.

(And yes, this is the 3rd Roadrunner release in my top 10...and it is not due to any kind of shameless self-plugging or ass-kissing...they just happen to have the best metal roster around and are the best label on Earth...which is why we made them DT's home!)
9. STEVEN WILSON - INSURGENTES
The newset addition to my ipod in the past few weeks is this latest masterpiece from Porcupine Tree's leader and sonic genius. Some serious ear candy here....
10. CYNIC - TRACED IN AIR
The pioneers of Progressive Death Fusion are back with a sophmore release that took 15 years to come to fruition!

Matt Heafy, Trivium

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
2. Coldplay - Prospekt's March
3. Maximum the Hormone - Tsume Tsume Tsume
4. London Symphony Orchestra - Mozart's Requiem
5. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
6. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
7. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
8. Opeth - Watershed
9. Metallica - Death Magnetic
10. Trivium - Shogun

Robb Flynn, Machine Head

1. All Shall Perish - Awaken The Dreamers
2. Metallica - Death Magnetic
3. Trivium - Shogun
4. Winds Of Plague - Decimate The Weak
5. Lil Wayne - The Carter III
6. La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust
7. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
8. Whitechapel - This Is Exile
9. Meshuggua - Bleed
10. Bleeding Through - Sister Charlatan
11. Other Media
Movies:
The Dark Knight
Zeitgeist
Across The Universe
In Bruges
New Rambo
Zeitgeist: Addendum

Books:
The King Of Lies - John Hart
Third Degree - Greg Isles
The 33 Strategies Of War - Robert Greene The Art Of Seduction - Robert Greene

TV:
Lost
Prison Break
Dexter
Desperate Housewives
The Office
Family Guy

Joel Stroetzel, Killswitch Engage

1. Kings of Leon- Only by the Night
2. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals- Cardinology
3. Radiohead- In Rainbows
4. Tommy Emmanuel- Center Stage
5. All That Remains- Overcome
6. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
7. Augustana- Can't Love, Can't Hurt
8. In Flames- A Sense of Purpose
9. Nada Surf- Lucky
10. Ray LaMontagne- Gossip in the Grain

Daniel Adair, Nickelback

1. Martone - Clean
2. Meshuggah - Obzen
3. John Mayer - Where the Light Is
4. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
5. Theory of a Deadman - Scars & Souvenirs
6. Jet Black Stare
7. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
8. Metallica - Death Magnetic
9. Black Stone Cherry - Folklore and Superstition
10. Greg Howe - Soundproof

Max Cavalera, Soulfly; Cavalera Conspiracy; Sepultura

1. Bad Brains - Build a Nation
Killer Bad Brains shit with a mix vibe of quickness and I against I.
2. Disfear - Live the Storm
Awesome technical metal with great guitar licks.
3. Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
A really good Gojira album with Logan Mader's killer sound, and kind of a Roots guitar vibe.
4. Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks
East European kings of punk with gypsy influence.
5. Turbo Trio - Turbo Trio
The Brasilian Prodigy, Portuguese lyrics about violence, an a musical vibe of "City of God."
6. Incite - Divided We Fail
Incites EP is really a leap forward musically, and Richies vocals are kick ass.
7. Agnostic Front - Warriors
One of the best hardcore releases of the year. A.F. is going strong after more then 2 decades. Much respect.
8. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
Killer heavy shit with a Nordic vibe, kinda like old Bathory. Awesome winter music.
9. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Insect Warfare
Grind core to fuck shit up, enough said.
10. Hirax - The New Age of Terror
Classic thrash metal from Katon de Peua and gang, check out Unleash the Dogs of War.

Author:	rio [ Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:00 pm ]
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I think people have talked about these results in other threads but some of the results are wacky... some real WTF moments here. Readers' Best Albums 1. Bloodbath- Fathomless Mastery (?!?!?) 2-10. Predictable Gojira, Meshuggah, Testament etc. Readers' Best Band 1. Ensiferum (????!) 2. Bloodbath (?) 3. Behemoth 4. Opeth 5. Gama Bomb (hm) Critics' top albums 1. Enslaved 2. Cynic (yay!) 3. Nachtmystium (yay!) 4. Gojira 5. Torche (haven't listened to this at all... what is it?) 6. Meshuggah 7. Opeth 8. Metallica 9. Bloodbath 10. Esoteric (interesting, still need to hear this) 11. Earth (yeah! extremely complementary review of this this week from me) etc. etc.

Author:	traptunderice [ Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:50 pm ]
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Torche is poppy sludge metal. Not great but people love to splooge over it.

Author:	Goat [ Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:12 pm ]
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I WTF'd at that Tez list too. Ensiferum?! Bloodbath?! Torche?!

Author:	Speedyjx [ Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:33 pm ]
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One of my mate's bands were second in their unsigned poll .

Author:	The Evil Dead [ Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:15 pm ]
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Wow. Those lists all suck.

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Author:	TheOctavarius [ Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:23 pm ]
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I can understand Opeth and Esoteric, but Gama Bomb? It's analogous to the feeling when something random and unexpected drops out of your ass.

Author:	rio [ Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:21 pm ]
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The Esoteric I'm listenig to now and I'm starting to really love it.

Author:	Goat [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:59 am ]
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Hopefully y'all will find this interesting, check out some Roadrunner artists' top tens of 2008, oddly mixed with various RR people who no-one gives a shit about. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/wildcard/top2008/ Highlights are: Quote: Shawn Drover, Megadeth 1. Cynic - Traced in Air 2. Testament - The Information Damnation 3. Meshuggah - Obzen 4. Children of Bodem - Blooddrunk 5. Opeth - Watershed 6. Evergrey - Torn 7. Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia 8. Airbourne - Runnin' Wild 9. Into Eternity - The Incurable Tragedy 10. Brain Drill - Apocalyptic Feasting OK, so far so good, kudos Mr Drover. Quote: Frederic Leclercq, DragonForce 1. Guns n Roses - Chinese Democracy 2. Disturbed - Indestructible 3. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone 4. Cynic - Traced in Air 5. Cradle of Filth - Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder 6. Ultra Vomit - Objectif Thunes 7. Sebastien Tellier - Sexuality 8. Alice Cooper - Along Came a Spider 9. Motley Crue - Saints of Los Angeles 10. Metallica - Death Magnetic Here we go... Slipknot above Cynic?! Fuck yoooooooo. Quote: Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater 1. METALLICA - DEATH MAGNETIC Is this too obvious a pick? perhaps.....but it's absolutely deserving. No other album has kicked my ass this year as much as this one has... This is the new Metallica album I've been waiting almost 20 years for! That they made an album this strong and inspired 25 years after their debut is absolutely incredible and completely unprecedented (I challenge you to name 3 other bands that you can say that about......I cant!) 2. PROTEST THE HERO - FORTRESS This album is totally insane....awesome playing, crazy arrangements, breakneck tempo and time changes...this is what Mr. Bungle would've sounded like if they grew up on equal portions of Dream Theater and Dillinger Escape Plan! 3. THE MARS VOLTA - THE BEDLAM IN GOLIATH After being disappointed with their last one, this latest one is back on track with some very cool, more cohesive (by their standards) writing. And new drummer Thomas Pridgen is worth the price of admission alone for all you drummers out there... 4. BEARDFISH - SLEEPING IN TRAFFIC PART 2 These Swedish retro-proggers were on my 2007 top 10 list with their "Traffic Part 1" and they have done it again with the equally as great Part 2. If you dig early 70's prog stuff like Zappa, Genesis and Yes, you'll dig these guys....(if you're a close minded Blabbermouth-posting idiot, don't bother.....not that you would've anyways!) 5. SLIPKNOT - ALL HOPE IS GONE For any doubters, look beyond the masks....these guys have made an absolutely amazing metal album with some great playing and a bit of Corey Taylor's more melodic side making its way into the sound without losing any of their edge and power. 6. OPETH - WATERSHED My Progressive Nation tourmates never disappoint...I think every album they've released in this millennium had made my year-end list! They're one of my all-time favorite metal bands.... 'nuff said! 7. BLOODBATH - UNBLESSING THE PURITY / THE FATHOMLESS MASTERY For the Opeth fans that dont like their melodic and progressive side (shame on you!) there are these two absolutely brutal side project releases with Mikael Akerfeldt's trademark death growls and Martin Axenrot's intense double bass drumming and blast beats that are tighter than a nun's vag..... 8. TRIVIUM - SHOGUN My favorite release so far from these guys who have really fallen into their own. It's refreshing to see a young band who obviously take their playing and writing as serious as they do and keep the shredding alive in metal. (And yes, this is the 3rd Roadrunner release in my top 10...and it is not due to any kind of shameless self-plugging or ass-kissing...they just happen to have the best metal roster around and are the best label on Earth...which is why we made them DT's home!) 9. STEVEN WILSON - INSURGENTES The newset addition to my ipod in the past few weeks is this latest masterpiece from Porcupine Tree's leader and sonic genius. Some serious ear candy here.... 10. CYNIC - TRACED IN AIR The pioneers of Progressive Death Fusion are back with a sophmore release that took 15 years to come to fruition! Jesus, Porty, less of the plugs. I hate that he likes Trivium and Slipknot that much, but his other picks aren't so bad... I'll forgive his Metallica-love. Quote: Matt Heafy, Trivium 1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida 2. Coldplay - Prospekt's March 3. Maximum the Hormone - Tsume Tsume Tsume 4. London Symphony Orchestra - Mozart's Requiem 5. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh 6. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God 7. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone 8. Opeth - Watershed 9. Metallica - Death Magnetic 10. Trivium - Shogun Arrogant little fuck not only has the gall to put his album on there, he also thinks that Coldplay are genius. Pah. Quote: Robb Flynn, Machine Head 1. All Shall Perish - Awaken The Dreamers 2. Metallica - Death Magnetic 3. Trivium - Shogun 4. Winds Of Plague - Decimate The Weak 5. Lil Wayne - The Carter III 6. La Coka Nostra - A Brand You Can Trust 7. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone 8. Whitechapel - This Is Exile 9. Meshuggua - Bleed 10. Bleeding Through - Sister Charlatan 11. Other Media Movies: The Dark Knight Zeitgeist Across The Universe In Bruges New Rambo Zeitgeist: Addendum Books: The King Of Lies - John Hart Third Degree - Greg Isles The 33 Strategies Of War - Robert Greene The Art Of Seduction - Robert Greene TV: Lost Prison Break Dexter Desperate Housewives The Office Family Guy Desperate Housewives. Quote: Joel Stroetzel, Killswitch Engage 1. Kings of Leon- Only by the Night 2. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals- Cardinology 3. Radiohead- In Rainbows 4. Tommy Emmanuel- Center Stage 5. All That Remains- Overcome 6. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! 7. Augustana- Can't Love, Can't Hurt 8. In Flames- A Sense of Purpose 9. Nada Surf- Lucky 10. Ray LaMontagne- Gossip in the Grain Not so bad for a Rock list, I suppose... For Fridge: Quote: Daniel Adair, Nickelback 1. Martone - Clean 2. Meshuggah - Obzen 3. John Mayer - Where the Light Is 4. Coldplay - Viva La Vida 5. Theory of a Deadman - Scars & Souvenirs 6. Jet Black Stare 7. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone 8. Metallica - Death Magnetic 9. Black Stone Cherry - Folklore and Superstition 10. Greg Howe - Soundproof Quote: Max Cavalera, Soulfly; Cavalera Conspiracy; Sepultura 1. Bad Brains - Build a Nation Killer Bad Brains shit with a mix vibe of quickness and I against I. 2. Disfear - Live the Storm Awesome technical metal with great guitar licks. 3. Gojira - The Way of All Flesh A really good Gojira album with Logan Mader's killer sound, and kind of a Roots guitar vibe. 4. Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks East European kings of punk with gypsy influence. 5. Turbo Trio - Turbo Trio The Brasilian Prodigy, Portuguese lyrics about violence, an a musical vibe of "City of God." 6. Incite - Divided We Fail Incites EP is really a leap forward musically, and Richies vocals are kick ass. 7. Agnostic Front - Warriors One of the best hardcore releases of the year. A.F. is going strong after more then 2 decades. Much respect. 8. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God Killer heavy shit with a Nordic vibe, kinda like old Bathory. Awesome winter music. 9. Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Insect Warfare Grind core to fuck shit up, enough said. 10. Hirax - The New Age of Terror Classic thrash metal from Katon de Peua and gang, check out Unleash the Dogs of War. Interesting taste, Mr Cavalera. Still not listened to that Bad Brains, should do.

Author:	TheOctavarius [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:16 am ]
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Too much goddamn Slipknot love.

Author:	Legacy Of The Night [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:26 am ]
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Mike Portnoy wrote: And yes, this is the 3rd Roadrunner release in my top 10...and it is not due to any kind of shameless self-plugging or ass-kissing...they just happen to have the best metal roster around and are the best label on Earth... Oh wow. Care to be any more transparent? And why is everyone jacking off on Slipknot? Were they paid to promote them? That's my best guess, because that album is serious bullshit.

Author:	TheOctavarius [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:33 am ]
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I liked Dream Theater better back when they weren't Roadrunner's bitches... Alas.

Author:	traptunderice [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:18 am ]
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In Cavalera's defense, Desperate Housewives is tolerable watching while your woman is watching it. I'll be checking out Disfear and the Gogol Bordello album is from 2005.

Author:	traptunderice [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:12 am ]
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Legacy Of The Night wrote: Disfear isn't "Technical Metal." It's Tomas Lindberg doing some Hardcore type stuff. Having just looked it up, I guess ripping off Discharge is technical. That got my hopes up for nothing. Sometimes I think Max is retarded. Their conceptual emphasis on Foucault, though, has kept me interested.

Author:	hellraiser_xes [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:27 am ]
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From the Roadrunner list, only Drover's was pretty spot on. On the other list, I think Ensiferum shouldn't be up there. I'm a big fan and although 'Victory Songs' was my first Ensi experience, it wasn't that great in comparison with the other releases of 2008. But everyone got it right. Opeth fuckin' owned 2008.

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Author:	rio [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:07 am ]
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Max, that Bad Brains album was not released in 2008... and like Traptunderice said in the news thread, Gipsy Punks is really old too.

Author:	Cú Chulainn [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:11 am ]
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Goat wrote: For Fridge: Quote: Daniel Adair, Nickelback 1. Martone - Clean 2. Meshuggah - Obzen 3. John Mayer - Where the Light Is 4. Coldplay - Viva La Vida 5. Theory of a Deadman - Scars & Souvenirs 6. Jet Black Stare 7. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone 8. Metallica - Death Magnetic 9. Black Stone Cherry - Folklore and Superstition 10. Greg Howe - Soundproof He likes Coldplay? Fuck off.

Author:	The Evil Dead [ Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:57 am ]
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See. Even Mike Portnoy knows that Frances the Mute is a crappy Volta album.

Author:	Legacy Of The Night [ Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:03 am ]
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The Evil Dead wrote: See. Even Mike Portnoy knows that Frances the Mute is a crappy Volta album. Um... what?

Author:	Goat [ Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:05 am ]
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Legacy Of The Night wrote: The Evil Dead wrote: See. Even Mike Portnoy knows that Frances the Mute is a crappy Volta album. Um... what? Mike Portnoy wrote: After being disappointed with their last one