This Year In Metal: 2007

Hello and welcome to this, a summary of some of the best, and the not-so-best of 2007 in metal. Below is a ranking of the ten best albums of 2007, the ten best songs of 2007, and a few disappointments of 2007. Also, to round things off, I've written down some albums which are worth to look forward to next year, for various reasons. But now, let's get things rolling with the 10th Best Album of 2007, which is...

10. Dream Theater: Systematic Chaos

Why is this here? Seldom does one piece almost by itself propel an album to heights like this, but this is one of those rare cases. Without the 25 minute epic dubbed "In the Presence Of Enemies," Systematic Chaos would've been somewhat mediocre, landing around 20-25 or so on the 2007 list. There're bits and pieces on SC which do not reflect all too well on the band, like "The Dark Eternal Night" and "Prophets Of War," but pieces such as "ITPOE," "The Ministry Of Lost Souls" and "Forsaken" put the case for this album in a strong position. A quick mention should also go out to John Petrucci's guitarplaying: the man hasn't played this well (not saying that he's ever been bad) in years. The solo in "Constant Motion" is one of my favorite solos this year, and one of his best since way-back-when.

Despite a somewhat flawed tracklisting and some dodgy passages, "Systematic Chaos" is at #10 this year, mainly because of what seems to be DT's forte: managing to work themes and write free, flowing music that just goes wherever the hell they want.

Continuing on a much, much more brutal note, at #9 we have...

9. Behemoth: The Apostasy

Like an angry beast pushed into the dark, Behemoth charge back into the spotlight and boy does this album tear you a new one. Brutal, fast, technical, ugly and above all -- extremely well written. The Apostasy has all the elements you can ask for a technical, modern blackened death metal album. The production complements the music perfectly; it is raw, rugged and rough. Also, the drumming by Inferno here is one of the best performances of 2007, as well as Nergal's growl which is definitely in the upper echelons when it comes to delivering a vocal style such as this. Some albums post-Reign In Blood are, like the classic album itself, an exercise in over-pummeling the listener and beating him/her into submission with sonical WMDs. And of course some are better than others. The Apostasy, while a bit more diverse, is a very succesful attempt in the aforementioned exercise -- and hence it lands in the top 10. It's always nice to hear a band whose name fits the agenda.

Grab yourself a cup of coffee, as we venture onto #8 which is...

8. Devin Townsend: Ziltoid The Omniscient

Devin Townsend is one of the most eccentric musicians out there, and ZTO is as weird as you'd expect. The album's plot basically consists of a fourth dimensional alien called Ziltoid who threatens Earth with annihilation unless he gets the perfect cup of coffee. How can you not love such a starting point? Devin of course plays nigh everything himself, including programming the drums, and it gives the album that sound which is oh-so typical for Devin. The melodies, the vocals, the arrangements, everything just reeks of Devin and a job damn well done. The album ranges from progressive to metal, from brutal to Floyd-esque, all wrapped up in a humorous story, complete with dialogues, interludes and narratives about an alien and a cup of coffee. This album helps us remember that there's no harm in mixing comedy with metal – metal can be fun and still 100% quality.

On with the helmets, swords and shields, for at #7 we find...

7. Primordial: To The Nameless Dead

A late release and a late entry to this list, but there's no doubt that To The Nameless Dead belongs up here. Many productions these days sound sterile and lack dynamics, but this album's production definitely hits home. A truly dynamic production caressing an album full of emotion conveyed through vocals, lyrics and music that manage to paint vivid images of battle, war and loss. The best example of this would probably be "Gallows Hymn." Just go listen to it. For the history conscious amongst us, it is perhaps even more interesting, depicting events such as the fall of Rome and entering the dark ages.

To The Nameless Dead manages to throw black, folk and a handful of death into a melting pot and create an atmospheric, beautiful, ugly, brutal and at the same time soothing album. That is no small feat, and thus it lands on #7.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I think we need wizards, for at #6 we find...

6. Electric Wizard: Witchcult Today

This album could be voted Most Aquired Taste, seeing it's hardly easy listening. Trance inducing, trippy, cozily progressive and crushingly heavy are all descriptions that fit the bill and combined sum up the album quite well. The trip (pun intended) that this album takes you on is quite an extraordinary one. What seems to be the reocurring theme with quality releases this year, is that the production complements and enhances the music. Witchcult Today has the 1970s overdriven fuzz brought back in full form, very much unlike the prickless plastic productions of recent years.The album is of course not all production -- it has some great tunes on there too, such as "Torquemada 71" (the jam-like solosections in this one are just God-like) and the title track. Bruisingly slow and crushing yet melodic and psychadelic, this album is like a revived Black Sabbath with new ideas and expanded horizons. As far as doomy albums go this year, you can only do one better.

At #5, a band from a land with a thousand or so lakes...

5. Amorphis: Silent Waters

The songwriting skills of this group are undeniable. Silent Waters didn't come around for me until after about a dozen spins, which in itself pretty much guarantees that the album is a keeper and in for the long haul. The story of the album is taken from an episode from the Finnish national epic, the "Kalevala," and thus the music was written to fit the lyrics, which is fairly unusual. Without belittling the amazing songwriting by Holopainen & Co, the Most Valuable Player of the album is without doubt Tomi Juotsen and his vocal performance. There're precious few who can pull off quality growling and clean, melodic and beautiful singing while making it all sound so convincing and sincere. Few albums have been littered with as many quality melodies as this one, most of them vocal ones -- but the greatest strength of this album does not lie in an abundance of riffs, but that there's an overwhelming sense of meaning and completion to the entire piece. Such a feat is rare in music, regardless of day and age.

At #4, the best album from an aforementioned genre this year...

4. Candlemass: King Of The Grey Islands

Definitely the least expected quality release this year, with the departure of vocalist Messiah (which means no more Doom Dance live, thus the world is a much lesser place). But, enter Rob Lowe, delivering one of the finest vocal performances all year. I suppose the lesson of this album is that thou shalt not underestimate Leif Edling's songwriting. Conjuring up a story about a bloke who lives out his life in self-pity on a grey island could be one of the ultimate doom-concepts. Either way, it makes room for song absolutely killer tunes, filled with darkness and despair, describing the character and his being. Killer cuts such as "Demonia 6" and "Embracing The Styx" are robust testaments to the band and their continued importance for the genre. "King Of The Grey Islands" manages to hit home with songs that lack nothing yet do not outstay their welcome.

Onwards to #3, an album perhaps even more surprising than the one just mentioned...

3. Machine Head: The Blackening

I definitely did not expect Machine Head to conjure up an album of this scope or quality. They've written their fair share of metal anthems, but that they were a band that would eventually write one of the most amibitious thrash albums of all time, that I did not anticipate. Machine Head dared to take the sound they established on "Through The Ashes Of Empires and expand on it, write longer, more complex and more progressive material, and they pulled it off. The Blackening manages to blow by in around an hour, and it doesn't seem to be a minute over 40. There're more get-up-from-your-chair-air-guitar-along-and-throw-the-horns-to-the-imaginary-crowd-moments on this album than all the others combined. Just look to the solosection in "Aesthetics Of Hate" for an example. The harmonized leads, the riffs, the breakdowns, the vitriol in Flynn's vocals and lyrics, it all makes for a great, great album. Flynn & Co indeed managed to write their version of Master Of Puppets.

Not long left now. It's time for a stroll down Brutal Avenue, for at #2 we find...

2. Nile: Ithyphallic

Yes indeed, in 2007 Nile confirmed their position as one of the best death metal bands ever. Nile have again crafted an album that takes you places -- Egypt to be specific. Not many bands in the death metal genre have such a truly unmistakenable sound, yet you immediately know it's Nile when you hear them. Technical and brutal death metal combined with ambient sections and strong Egyptian themes is the gist of their sound. Ithyphallic is not Nile's best album, but it's still full of quality riffs, melodies, breakdowns and instrumental performances that blow your mind. Kollias seriously is sick on this album -- the man is so much more than speed. Ithyphallic, as I said, isn't Nile's best album, but it still ends up at second place this year. It just shows you what quality combined with originality can do for you.

Now, the moment I hope some have been waiting for, the Best Album of 2007 is...

1. Between The Buried And Me: Colors

Hands down, there is no doubt whatsoever that this is the best this year, and one of the best albums released in the past decade. Taking death metal, grind, hardcore, progressive rock, technical stuff along the lines of Dream Theater, ambience, jazz and a good chunk of Pink Floyd and various other rock bands, putting them all in a big blender and then create a coherent and enjoyable entity... it should be impossible.

But, BTBAM have managed to do just that. Transcending more genres than should be allowed, the outcome is one that deserves platinum sales, Grammy nominations, #1 spots on Best-lists and the influential status of many of the artists whom the band has been inspired by.

Some albums, in no particular order, that nearly made the list, but fell just outside of the top 10:

Vomitory: Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize

Shatter Messiah: God Burns Like Flesh

Shadows Fall: Threads Of Life

Entombed: Serpent Saints – The Ten Amendments

Monstrosity: Spiritual Apocalypse

Devildriver: The Last Kind Words

Vicious Art: Pick Up This Sick Child

Shining: V - Halmstad

Top 10 Songs this year, in no particular order:

Dream Theater: "In The Presence Of Enemies"

Between The Buried And Me: "Ants Of The Sky"

Machine Head: "Halo"

Shadows Fall: "Redemption"

Exodus: "Funeral Hymn"

Symphony X: "Set The World On Fire (The Lie Of Lies)"

Shatter Messiah: "God Burns Like Flesh"

Candlemass: "Embracing The Styx"

Entombed: "Serpent Saints"

Nile: "As He Creates, So He Destroys"

Some albums this year didn't live up to expectations, for various reasons. One of those would be Megadeth's United Abominations. Musically an OK, if uneventful album, that tries to straddle the fine line between thrash and commercially accesible metal, but in the end quite a heartless effort by MegaDave. Ultimately, what truly sunk the album was the absence of decent vocal melodies and the atrocious lyrics. Lashing out at the UN is fine, but tripe along the lines of the title track and "Sleepwalker" should never have made it onto a Megadeth album.

Another album that didn't quite live up to what it could've been is Iced Earth's Framing Armageddon. Jon Schaffer who wrote some of the best metal tunes and epics of the '90s finally seems to have lost it. Despite having a fellow like Tim 'Ripper' Owens belting out the vocals, Framing Armageddon didn't live up to the promise of the first single, nor the potential of the storyline. But, let's hope Jon & Co can redeem themselves with part 2 of the story due next year.

The final album I'll mention that could've been something special is Vital Remains' Icons Of Evil. The preceding release Dechristianize was/is an amazing lesson in technical death metal, but ultimately Icons... turned out to be pretty much the same thing in a different package. Icons Of Evil certainly wasn't bad, but being the carbon copy of your big brother isn't doing the album any favors.

To round off 2007, let's look into 2008; here's my list of five albums to look forward to, for various reasons:

Nevermore
2005's This Godless Endeavor was an amazing display in brutal riffs and soaring leads, with great vocals and thoughtful lyrics. If the next one is as good, I've already got my #1 for 2008.

Testament
Formation Of Damnation is due on April 29th, the first Testament album since 1999s blistering The Gathering, has all the ingredients to be one of the best next year. Paul Bostaph on drums, Alex Skolnick and Greg Peterson back in the fold, and the core of the band in Peterson/Billy... can they possibly fail?

In Flames
2006's Come Clarity was a return to form after two disappointing releases. Their studio diaries has kept my interest up and from what we've heard, it can be really good.

Metallica
Might be good, might be bad, either way, we're all anticipating the heck out of it.

Opeth
Can they top Ghost Reveries? Has the line-up changes harmed them?

Immortal
One the best black metal bands ever return. Let's hope they get it out before the snow melts and they lose their muse.

Well, that was all for 2007. Have a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and I'll see you all in 2008 with new columns and reviews. Thanks for a good year.

Ultimate-Guitar.Com © 2007

Comments

[shadowsofbodom]

I could not agree more with the top choice. Colors is possibly one of the best albums i have ever bought. I love BTBAM and Im glad this list has them at number one. I saw them perform the entire CD live and Paul and Dusty were flawless with the guitar harmonies!

As for the other bands, shadows fall is awesome and in my opinion could have been on the list but i am not really a fan of many of the others (except having liked machine head and dream theater for a bit). However, I can see the list is definitely metal for once.

I am also looking forward to seeing what in flames will come up with and what the hell metallica plans on doing after st. anger.

[South-of-Heaven]

Machine Head: "Halo"
Candlemass: "Embracing The Styx"
Nile: "As He Creates, So He Destroys"

I agree totally \m/

[M.O.P]

i dont know half those bands.

[Diamond Dave]

i reckon symphony x's paradise lost could have at least edged out systematic chaos

but then again i only really like the title track and set the world on fire... but theyre both 10/10's for me

[Orkin]

Agree with the no1 going to BTBAM. Totally.

[duncang]

The absence of Dark Tranquillity's 'Fiction' in the 10, yet alone the honourable mentions makes me disappointed in you Pete :p

I certainly wouldn't agree with Ithyphallic being that high either, but it's all opinions anyway.

[ChucklesMginty]

Where was VR?

[666_Pounder]

BTBAM better than Nile and Behemoth? Nay.

[turbonegro111]

i still think that the blackening should have come first

[Aeternum Vale]

What a scrub, first you say jon schaffer has lost it, and then you say come clarity was a return to form.

Jesus christ, NO

[Reviewer Pete]

Now now, don't get too hung up on details guys.

[Metal_Rich]

I've got to admit, DT did disappoint. But Symphony X should have been in the top 10, and Machine Head should have been first! :P

[Golem29]

Disappointed there's no Symphony X, but overall it's a good collection of albums and a well written article.

[Confetti]

Amorphis is 5th!
Couldnt agree more. The vocals are amazing.
Like in the Her Alone song Tomi Joutsenes vocals are stunning. One of the best songs this year.

[macaroni]

how did the blackening not come first?

[Mahoru]

\m/(>.

[Raziel2p]

I'm kinda disappointed that Symphony X - Paradise Lost isn't even mentioned, but oh well. I like the list, except Machine Head.

[Reviewer Pete]

I can almost swear I put Paradise Lost as one of the albums that was very close to making the top 10. I apologize.

[drumpat]

"We will be remembered for this!"
-Colors- 2007

[freddaahh]

I love those "top ten metal songs." There was even some Exodus up there. Good show. But, I would have rated "United Abominations" in the top ten for "Washington is Next!" only.

[Noverion]

Man, tripe like Sleep Walker and Washington is next??? what the hell?! i admit sleepwalker aint the best song but Washington is next is an insane song, as well as Gears of War and Never Walk Alone, and while it wasnt one of the best albus ive heard it doesnt deserve to be talked downthat badly. Mustchek out BTBAM album definately.

[Reviewer Pete]

Noverion wrote:
Man, tripe like Sleep Walker and Washington is next??? what the hell?!

"Washington is Next" isn't the titletrack...

[Shabalaba]

I think Machine Head Should have been #1, that was a truely amazing album, i listened to i for about a month non stop

[metal_matt]

Great to see that BTBAM are getting some good reviews round here very pleased also to see the inclusion of bands like DT and Sym X where as most websites/magazines will stick to your more 'mainstream' metal.

[SmarterChild]

'Ire Works' by Dillinger should really be up there as well. It's utterly immense.

[buckethead_jr]

Colours > The Blackening

I agree that SX should have been on but good list.

[THE NEKRYPH]

NILE NILE NILE NILE!!!!! Alas, if only Necrophagist released their album this year....oh well, next year will be their time of glory...

[Emenius Sleepus]

M.O.P wrote:

i dont know half those bands.

lol... every single one is quite well known.

BTBAM>Electric Wizard? I don't think so...

[cados121]

dethklok??

[l)ragonForce]

Behemoth!!! Nile!!! Dream Theater!!! very good im glad it wasn't metal core
Can't wait for the new Opeth cd

[ctb]

Doom Metal FTW!!!

[zachyboy006]

I Know One Of These Bands. Metalcore/Hardcore's Better.

[Cnorris666]

Ok, although I do agree with him about Sleepwalker being a lazily written piece of crap, come on.
Devildriver DEFINITELY deserved to be on the top 10.
Oh well, they had the new Behemoth and Nile Cd's, I'm happy.

[suggy88]

Another album to look foreward to for 2008 is Protest The Hero - Fortress

[racerXazn]

well i guess we all agree that systematic chaos deserved a spot ^^

[Wakisazhi]

Wtf? Where the hell is Dethklok? Heck I think it's rather biased also to oust out United Abominations like that. I don't see how this article really merits being worthy of a "This Year In Metal" type of thing if it's based on only one person's opinion. Although I have to give props for the Devin Townsend nod I feel that it was a bit of an eh choice as I never really saw it as a complete metal album, really it comes across then that any album with at least a couple metal songs can be a metal album then.

[Matt786]

pretty good list, he s right about the megadeth album although i reckon devidriver should be higher.

[Bearcat_89]

Wakisazhi wrote:

Wtf? Where the hell is Dethklok?

My thoughts exactly

[Underjoggle]

Where's Dethklok?
I thought that was a fantastic album, except for The Lost Vikings.

[Kelicon]

Underjoggle wrote:

Where's Dethklok?
I thought that was a fantastic album, except for The Lost Vikings.

agreed, but i thought that was an awesome song, only one on Dethklok was hatredcopter than kinda annoyed me. but in my opinion...

5) "III: Over the Under" -Down
4) "Dethalbum" -Dethklok
3) "Threads of Life" -Shadows Fall
2) "The Blackening" -Machine Head
1) "The Last Kind Words" -Devildriver

Reason being, Devildriver has improved so much musically and lyrically since their first album. The new one was amazing. Machine Head's new album was the revitalization of the current metal scene in my opinion. It gave me hope that music and still be good. Shadows Fall just completely lived up to it's expectations, if not is their best album to date. Dethklok doesn't even need an explanation. Down wasn't mentioned anywhere there. i thought their 3rd release was definately worth the effort.

[Pingis_Or_Death]

Ugh...I hate between the buried and me. I hate (newer) hardcore influenced metal...

[FS Guitar]

LAAAMMEEEEE

except for number one

[HumanitysDeath]

BTBAM as number? Fucking right! That album deserves that spot.

[MAKETHEMSUFFER!]

zachyboy006 wrote:

I Know One Of These Bands. Metalcore/Hardcore's Better.

no.....just no. Anyway i think the blackening should be No 1 IMO.

[TomD03]

I agree with ziltoid and behemoth...

Where's Manegarm? Symphony X? Ensiferum? Helloween? Gamma Ray? Sonata Arctica (under disappointments, mind you)?

Seriously
There were way better albums out this year than those listed...

[mr. riff]

I bought Colors on the day of its release and its just one of those masterpiece albums. It's not your average hardcore/ metalcore album and I still get shivers at the climax solo on the last track. Definetly deserves the top spot.

[Ichimaru]

United Abominations was a good album! Certainly better than most of the albums on that list.

[Reviewer Pete]

TomD03 wrote:
Sonata Arctica (under disappointments, mind you)?

Are you saying anyone really had any expectations for Sonata Arctica? :p

And yeah, Devildriver's album was solid, great at times, but it doesn't have the depth to end up at top 10, not on a year like this.

[silentshane420]

Pingis_Or_Death wrote:

Ugh...I hate between the buried and me. I hate (newer) hardcore influenced metal...

Why? Honestly what the fukk is wrong with hardcore influenced metal?!?! I have never got you fukkin "pureists" or what ever you call yourselves. Most of those "hardcore influenced metal bands" are just as good or better than all the other "metal" bands you listen to.

[silentshane420]

I like this list. i agree with most of it. BTBAM as #1, pretty fukkin good, i must say. But there could have been a few other albums on there. but besides that, it spot on.

[senorpepe]

Yeah Pete, Machine Head really should have been first. One because it was amazing, and two because it really just came out of nowhere. and Three because it was ****ing amazing. I got it when it came out, and I'm STILL hooked on it. And I was never a huge Machine Head fan to begin with.

[FallenSaint]

Again, Megadeth got screwed over. United Abomination aim was not to create another "generic thrash album".
We all know Dave is very open with polilical stands, but in this album he wanted to really point out what the **** is wrong with everything and calling people and groups out. Most bands don't have the balls to say "Fuck you UN, this is what the **** you doing wrong". You can even see that in The System has Failed album in which people said they were "dissapointed". Yes like one or 2 tracks were a bit weak but most albums have shitty 7 or 8 songs and one or 2 good ones that become singles.In like a month, you get used to it and call it the greatest album ever. If an album gets you to really think, beyond the music and solos, the song/album has succeeded in my eyes. This world is going to hell and changes must be made, radical ones.

lol thnaks for reading my rant, I got a bit carried away.

[Confetti]

FallenSaint wrote:

Again, Megadeth got screwed over. United Abomination aim was not to create another "generic thrash album".
We all know Dave is very open with polilical stands, but in this album he wanted to really point out what the **** is wrong with everything and calling people and groups out. Most bands don't have the balls to say "Fuck you UN, this is what the **** you doing wrong". You can even see that in The System has Failed album in which people said they were "dissapointed". Yes like one or 2 tracks were a bit weak but most albums have shitty 7 or 8 songs and one or 2 good ones that become singles.In like a month, you get used to it and call it the greatest album ever. If an album gets you to really think, beyond the music and solos, the song/album has succeeded in my eyes. This world is going to hell and changes must be made, radical ones.

lol thnaks for reading my rant, I got a bit carried away.

lol after reading it i agree even with the ranting part. *mosh* *puts United abominations to the record player*

[Holywars83]

Megadeth's new album was great and aounded awesome live the two times i saw them this year. it's so ingrained with Thrash it coiuld have come out between Peace Sells and So Far.... Let's all be thankful Dave can still kick ass unlike that whiney band Metallica. Heres to hoping that the new Metalicca album does indeed sound like Master Of Puppets like the band promises. Biggest disappointment of the year was VR's Libetard. All the songs sound like b sides to the great Contraband debut. I'm sure it made Axl laugh out loud.

[shinguards13]

suggy88 wrote:

Another album to look foreward to for 2008 is Protest The Hero - Fortress

Dman right ^__^

[Ca1am1ty]

woot,Between The Buried And Me rule

[johnnypark1]

Uhm...TOOL?

[sleepwalker16]

WTF????

Arch Enemy - Rise of The Tyrant????
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play????

Where are these albums????

[Holywars83]

Also, where's the love for that heavy Type O Negative Album Dead Again. They are playing their asses off on that album. A refreshingly original metal album.

[puddnhead]

The Apostasy should be number one in my opinion.

Arch Enemy's Rise of the Tyrant should be in the biggest disappointments.

[YourMessiah666]

As i lay dying? Black Dahlia murder? Anterior?

[Reviewer Pete]

johnnypark1 wrote:

Uhm...TOOL?

The metallicness of Tool is questionable. Great band though.

"Arch Enemy - Rise of The Tyrant????
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play????

Where are these albums????"

Nowhere near this list, where they belong.

[Hammett5]

wtf... there missing alot, god damn and to whoever said tool .. they are not metal... GTFO.

[sleepwalker16]

Reviewer Pete wrote:
Nowhere near this list, where they belong.

yea, I know, Electric Wizard deserves to be there while better music doesn't.

[Rockford_rocks]

Good list, but I completely disagree about United Abominations, it definitely belongs on the top 10 best albums, for it kicks a ton of ass.

[Sinten]

overall good list, I would have done it differently but I won't nitpick as many others are doing.

[SickMetal]

needz moar Vital Remains.

Symphony X should've been there as well IMO

[Scourge441]

Holy crap, this list blows. You missed out on Riverside, Symphony X, Swallow the Sun, Mors Principium Est, and The Red Chord.

And this is just stupidity:

In Flames
2006's Come Clarity was a return to form after two disappointing releases. Their studio diaries has kept my interest up and from what we've heard, it can be really good.

Come Clarity was even more of a disappointment than Reroute and Soundtrack. Those two albums at least sounded fresh and different, even if they were nu-metal. Come Clarity was just In Flames ripping off every crappy metalcore act to come out in the last five years, except without the breakdowns.

[xCoilx]

there are alot of good bands or at least better bands that should be there.=[awell i think ill check some of these guys out.

[emoleafsfan]

I don't even know any of these bands... why is metal so popular like I don't even get it.

[Holywars83]

emosleafsfan

Grab yourself a copy of Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance and you will understand metal.

[Agent_00Funk]

I agree with Colors being number one, that album is hands down amazing. Behemoth's The Apostasy was great too, glad to see both albums made the list.

[Reviewer Pete]

Sinten wrote:

overall good list, I would have done it differently but I won't nitpick as many others are doing.

Cheers. People really are taking this too seriously.

[The Spoon]

Colors was definately a winner. i like this lsit hahahaha

[FLNagle]

YES!

Colors totally is number one.

i ALMOST got to see BTBAM live last month... but it snowed a crapload and no one would drive me and my friends.

i was PISSED.

[Amerikhastan]

No Megadeth?!!! No Symphony X!!

[Misterhustle24]

emoleafsfan wrote:

I don't even know any of these bands... why is metal so popular like I don't even get it.

well obviously not your name is "EMOsleafsfan"....why is emo so popular like I don't even get it. Go listen to your horrible music and take your ignorant comments with you.

[roarinflames]

dude
united abominations kicked ass
i dont care what they say

[Golem29]

I love how everyone seems to assume the one album released this year that they've actually heard should automatically get on a top 10 list like this. I mean, for example, I like Megadeth, but United Abominations doesn't come close to any of these. It's easy to set a bad album as a benchmark when it's all you've listened to....

Dethklok are a comedy band when I last checked too, they shouldn't be anywhere near even a vaguely serious list.

Some people really need to turn on their objectivity meters when listening.

[Andraysexy]

cados121 wrote:

dethklok??

lmfao. I wish Protest the Hero were a little bit more well known, because they might have been added in the "looking foward to" section. I do agree with BTBAM. if not for just the amazing song writing, but the flawless musicianship. I'm happy to see a band labeled "hardcore" not dance around like retards on stage.

The only downside is, when all those stupid girls mosh to poser hardcore bands, I usually get to touch a booby :P

[Sleepwalker 666]

Where the hell is SLAYER!!!!!

[Reviewer Pete]

Sleepwalker 666 wrote:

Where the hell is SLAYER!!!!!

Hopefully writing the follow-up to their last release, Christ Illusion from 2006.

[Andraysexy]

YourMessiah666 wrote:

As i lay dying? Black Dahlia murder? Anterior?

Also... come on dude... we're not talking about "Top 10 Manufactured Metal Bands". In regards to the Tool comment, as they are infact my fav band, their one tough cookie to crack as far as genre goes. Progressive is unquestionable, but prog what? I'll leave that open for debate.

[Andraysexy]

i meant to type "they're", not "their". I know my grammar lol

[SchecterC-1+Man]

FUCK YEAH! BTBAM is rightfully number ****ing ONE.

[slayer1516]

Wow...almost no emo, glam or mallcore bands! Thank god

[..NEM..]

Well written list. Looking forward to look up some of these albums.


And a little disappointed that Symphony X weren't even mentioned. :S

[joshjhasarrived]

In The Presence Of Enemies FTW!!!

[Page/Rhoads]

No Megadeth? Why?

[SchecterC-1+Man]

(Sorry for the double post...) Also, I think PTH should've been on the looking forward to list too....From blood meat and sequoia throne alone, it sounds like it will kick Kezia's ASS for sure


Plus it just sounds awesome.

[darkfire_storm]

M.O.P wrote:

i dont know half those bands.

you got me beat, i only recognized maybe 3 of them... yeah, dream theater, shadows fall, and machine head... am i sheltered or does that list just kinda suck?

[MrGuitar123]

I defiantly don't think BTBAM should be #1 it should have been Machine Head, I thought Illypathic was a bit disappointing for a Nile release. Symphony X should have been on Top 10. But whatever, its a good list overall.

[Dirtydeeds468]

darkfire_storm wrote:

M.O.P wrote:

i dont know half those bands.

you got me beat, i only recognized maybe 3 of them... yeah, dream theater, shadows fall, and machine head... am i sheltered or does that list just kinda suck?

No, it's just made up of bands that tend to be recognized more by people who have really looked into metal.

But at the same time, none of those bands are obscure or anything. BTBAM are pretty popular, in fact.

[HeXeL]

The author of the article must be a death metal fan. There is no way any other album can even compare to Machine Head's The Blackening. The Blackening is, hands down, the best metal album to come out this year.

[richardsmith199]

Lol what about slipknot's album for the 2008 list? Like you said for metallica, it'll either be their best or shit :S

[Reviewer Pete]

HeXeL wrote:

The author of the article must be a death metal fan. There is no way any other album can even compare to Machine Head's The Blackening. The Blackening is, hands down, the best metal album to come out this year.

I'm a fan of death. And black. And prog. And heavy. And thrash. And any other style of metal that's good.

[Flying Afros]

FallenSaint wrote:

Again, Megadeth got screwed over. United Abomination aim was not to create another "generic thrash album".
We all know Dave is very open with polilical stands, but in this album he wanted to really point out what the **** is wrong with everything and calling people and groups out. Most bands don't have the balls to say "Fuck you UN, this is what the **** you doing wrong". You can even see that in The System has Failed album in which people said they were "dissapointed". Yes like one or 2 tracks were a bit weak but most albums have shitty 7 or 8 songs and one or 2 good ones that become singles.In like a month, you get used to it and call it the greatest album ever. If an album gets you to really think, beyond the music and solos, the song/album has succeeded in my eyes. This world is going to hell and changes must be made, radical ones.

lol thnaks for reading my rant, I got a bit carried away.

good point. megadeth rules

[KileManA7X]

Devin Townsend my number one!

[walla]

what about Architects - Ruin? that was an amazing album

[humpacow6]

i cant wait to see what the hell metallica plans to do...

[Gregray88]

The Blackening easily deserves #1. I dont think Colors deserves a spot in the list at all. Threads of Life should have been in the top 5. Why wasn't this a vote like last year? I much rather appreciate the views of thousands of people rather than one guy.

[slashNpage77]

how the hell did that guy not like united abominations??! IMO it is probably the best album of 2007!! followed by systematic chaos and snakes and arrows of course. but seriously, that album was great!! there was plenty of good vocal melodies and riffs, and i personally loved the lyrics. i dont know what the hell this guy was on when he listened to it...

[slashNpage77]

also, cant wait for new nevermore material, they have become one of my favorite bands

[normaljeans]

btbam ownsssss
colors was ridiculous.

[rockybo]

This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.

[Toaster Pastry]

Iced Earth probably will be able to redeem themselves next year since Matt Barlow is finally coming back.

[OnspringFan]

you've GOT to be kidding me. I've only heard of about 3 of those bands on your 'top 10', and you listed Megadeth's best album since Cryptic Writings and the ridiculously metal epic Framing Armageddon as the disappointing albums? i think you got it reversed; Glen Drover kicks the crap out of Marty Freedman, hes on par with Petrucci in the speed and accuraccy department. and for Jon Schaeffer, I don't think anyone can write riffs that nasty.

[Reviewer Pete]

OnspringFan wrote:
I've only heard of about 3 of those bands on your 'top 10'

This is why the rest of your post is rather amusing.

[Reviewer Pete]

rockybo wrote:

This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.

Sorry mate, but I'm not the one who put itching powder in your codpiece.

[Golem29]

rockybo wrote:

This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.

Given that Black Dahlia Murder are described partially as a metalcore band... way to self own.

[rodgab3]

OH MAN!!! BTBAM is an AWESOME BAND!! i saw them live about 2 weeks ago and they were AMAZING the played a whole 90 minute set non stop, and actually came back out for TWO ENCORE!! each encore they played two songs. they hit EVERY note and sounded PERFECT!!

[codeezie]

the only way you would ever disagree with Colors being the number one spot is if you haven't heard it yet.

go listen to it, then come talk to me.

[Heavens_To_Hell]

Only album I think was missing was Ire Works by Dillinger Escape Plan.


Apart from that the list made a lot of sense.

[codeezie]

rockybo wrote:

This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.


you don't know shit, bro. you're gonna call out BTBAM and anyone who likes them as psuedo-metal fans, then right after allign yourself with an act like Black Dahlia Murder?

you've gotta be kidding me.

[parano1dph]

im missing nightwishs dark passion play on #10!

[OnspringFan]

Nightwish is AWESOME. black dahlia murder is a useless hardcore band that fits in with the likes of norma jean and crap like that.

[Corey Taylor]

why isn't the upcoming slipknot album one of the albums to look forward to in 08'? that is gonna make my year i can already tell

[OnspringFan]

and i fail to see how my post is amusing, considering megadeth and iced earth are two of the most influential and amazing metal bands of all time; the rest of those are all death metal, which is a very limited and mostly just a bunch of noise-filled genre.

[loganrocksabass]

i was reading this, and the whole time i was going down the list, i was thinking, "btbam better be on here or i'm going to kill them"
totally agree with the #1 spot

[PastaOfMuppets]

rockybo wrote:

This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.

If you aren't a troll I feel sorry for you.

[samerika]

Where's Avenged sevenfold?


hahh just kidding .

Merry xmas!

[XzX_Patrick_XzX]

my top five would be:

5.)Nile - Ithyphallic
4.)Machine Head - The Blackening
3.)Devildriver - The Last Kind Words
2.)Down - Over The Under
1.)Shadows Fall - Threads Of Life

and i can't ****ing wait for testamnet's new cd

[KevP714]

i kno at least one person has mentioned that As I Lay Dying isnt on the list anywhere... and i dont care who wants to flame an cry about it, but im gonna call u out on it... and btw, whoever said AILD is manufactured, GO TO HELL!!!!! i admit AILD is a bit mainstream, but come on, just listen to An Ocean Between Us... the guys did a great job on this one. if u cant at least recognize this album for what its worth... then f*ck you u biast piece of crap....

love Behemoth btw tho XD

[NosferatuZodd09]

nocturnal pwned, metalcore my ass, what do you ****ers play as an instrument, spoons?

[LazyLatinoRocke]

Corey Taylor wrote:

why isn't the upcoming slipknot album one of the albums to look forward to in 08'? that is gonna make my year i can already tell

Because Slipknot is Nu Metal. they sound good though

[KnifelineAttack]

I actually liked Systematic Chaos. Granted it doesn't compare to say Awake or Images and Words, but James LaBrie is not quite the singer he once was. You are correct in saying the album really wouldn't be much without ITPOE.

I do think Symphony X should've been up there though, or at least on the list.


Just for the hell of it, I think DT and SymX should switch drummers for a week just so for that period of time everyone in DT's first initial would be a "J" and everyone in SymX would be named Mike except Russ Allen. Just a thought. lol

[HeXeL]

codeezie wrote:

the only way you would ever disagree with Colors being the number one spot is if you haven't heard it yet.

go listen to it, then come talk to me.

You know what, I did check them out when I read this list. I did listen to the whole album trying to what was so special about it. And I will say that it doesn't deserve #1 slot. Golden medal was rightfully earned by Machine Head's The Blackening as said by the majority of posters here. Its true that I haven't heard half the bands on the list. It is also true that Megadeth deserves a spot on that list, United Abominations was a solid album.

[Reviewer Pete]

HeXeL wrote:
You know what, I did check them out when I read this list. I did listen to the whole album trying to what was so special about it. And I will say that it doesn't deserve #1 slot. Golden medal was rightfully earned by Machine Head's The Blackening as said by the majority of posters here. Its true that I haven't heard half the bands on the list. It is also true that Megadeth deserves a spot on that list, United Abominations was a solid album.

One listen ain't enough.

[cookdizzle]

I liked Static-X's Cannibal, I know its not 'METAL' but it falls in to a sub-genre so they should have at least gotten a mention seeing as Cannibal is probably their best since WDT

[djn419]

all good albums, but i feel as though The Absence and The Black Dahlia Murder should have been listed.

[PastaOfMuppets]

Reviewer Pete wrote:

HeXeL wrote:
You know what, I did check them out when I read this list. I did listen to the whole album trying to what was so special about it. And I will say that it doesn't deserve #1 slot. Golden medal was rightfully earned by Machine Head's The Blackening as said by the majority of posters here. Its true that I haven't heard half the bands on the list. It is also true that Megadeth deserves a spot on that list, United Abominations was a solid album.

One listen ain't enough.

Truer words are yet to be spoken.

[Reviewer Pete]

Anyways, HeXeL, big deal. 'The Blackening' is a brilliant album, it's got a high position on the list, which is no small feat...it's a great album, big deal if it's first, second, third or sixth...

[The Spoon]

NosferatuZodd09 wrote:

nocturnal pwned, metalcore my ass, what do you ****ers play as an instrument, spoons?

Yes

[carrotcake]

Oh yeah, my favorite band got the number 1 metal album!

BTBAM FTW!

[Reviewer Pete]

HeXeL wrote:
Golden medal was rightfully earned by Machine Head's The Blackening as said by the majority of posters here.

Oh, and for the record...
Pick of the majority of the voters upon your post: 11 for Colors - 9 for Blackening (and then I'm still omitting 3-4 guys who just said "Colors! Fuck yeah! rather than "Colors is rightfully #1)"
Pick of majority upon my post...
Colors 12 - Blackening 9

So, if you're gonna make statements...back 'em up.

[metal_maniac#1]

cados121 wrote:

dethklok??

exactly... and yes, the blackening should be #1, but that's been said enough, and nocturnal was pretty badass, but that's just an opinion.

[Von.]

Wow, I'm actually very surprised. I figured I'd be vomiting in my mouth reading the fan-boy-yet-tough summaries of Avenged Sevenfold or some other noise pollution. Machine Head aside, the list is actually listenable.

Props.

[!normajean!]

zachyboy006 wrote:

I Know One Of These Bands. Metalcore/Hardcore's Better.

youre my new hero. metalcore/hardcore owns all other music.

[Lrn2play]

yea WTF DUDE
this list SUCKS
real list
1. Dethalbum
2. Dethalbum
3. Dethalbum
4. Dethalbum
5. Dethalbum
6. Dethalbum
7. Dethalbum
8. Dethalbum
9. Dethalbum
10.Dethalbum

[HeXeL]

It is obvious that a fan of a band would indeed cheer after seeing them having #1 spot. I'm not saying they are a bad band nor that their album was poorly done, all I was saying is that Machine Head definitely made a stronger album this year. It is your right to disagree with my statement just as I have the right to disagree with yours. No need to bash me for sharing the same opinion as many magazine editors who claim "The Blackening" to be contemporary "Master of Puppets."

[NegativeCreep38]

couldnt be more right with number one. but i think darkest hour's deliver us deserves a spot on this list

[Guitar Hurrican]

dream theater owns...they shoulda made #1

[J.Priest]

Where is Megadeth????? We want Megadeth!!!!! Come on!!!!! >=(

[PerpetualBurn]

BTBAM definitely deserve the #1. IMO, Colors is the best album to come out since Dream Theater's Scenes From a Memory.

[piratemetalhead]

T

[AMusicalViking]

BTBAM over Nile and Behemoth? DT not even mentioned?

This makes me a sad panda.

[123-Trav]

The Blackening is thrash now is it? Did i miss something?

[SGRocker0791]

This proves more how UG members are so lol'able.

Scourge441:

Come Clarity was even more of a disappointment than Reroute and Soundtrack. Those two albums at least sounded fresh and different, even if they were nu-metal. Come Clarity was just In Flames ripping off every crappy metalcore act to come out in the last five years, except without the breakdowns.

Besides a few songs, In Flames were NEVER Nu-Metal. R2R and STYE are not MDM, of course, but they are not Nu-Metal. And CC isn't Metalcore AT ALL. Anders' vocals are not Hardcore style. To me, In Flames' newer stuff is just Melodic/Heavy Metal.

[The devil spawn]

Behemoth got 9 and dimmu borgir didnt even get 10?Bull$hit!And I absolutly hate between the buried and me.Crapy hardcore bands.What ever happened to the real metal?

[The devil spawn]

BTBAM sucks!Nobody likes them except the people that dont know what real music is.If you could pit the guitarist in BTBAM aginst Randy Rhoads(dead),who do you think will win?Randy Rhoads!

[The devil spawn]

Most of you need to learn what really metal is.I dont agree with the list but BTBAM should not even be up there.

[The devil spawn]

Megadeth???
Dethklok????
Dimmu Borgir?????

[ashtopov]

BTBAM is amazing, they definately deserve the top spot.

[rebofthetemple]

New Nevermore, about time ,
Though i think God Forbid deserved a mention as well,
they are supposidly coming out with a new album late next year

[Psychopathology]

BTBAM suck ass. Every other album on the list would be a better choice. and did he dare to call that shit heap of a band Grind? Notice how the idiots who said Colors deserves number one also mentioned some other shit hardcore band? What a joke.

[slamjam]

i was freaking out because i was wondering where colors was. sure enough its number 1. thank god.

[pinkvelocity]

M.O.P wrote:

i dont know half those bands.

me neither...

[Golem29]

123-Trav wrote:

The Blackening is thrash now is it? Did i miss something?

Yes, it's modern thrash.

[Golem29]

AMusicalViking wrote:

BTBAM over Nile and Behemoth? DT not even mentioned?

This makes me a sad panda.

DT are the first band mentioned.

Do you people actually read these articles or do you just go psycho if your favourite band is name droped at some point along the line?

[RedDeath9]

I love all of the idiots who are flaming BTBAM.

It's a good list, deal with it. Stop whining just because your favorite band isn't on the list/number 1.

[psilocyndreams2]

btbam is the shiiiiit. nocturnal was really solid, but i don't think it's top album material. on the other hand, i'm gonna have to disagree on the machine head and dream theater, but whatever.

[guitarman47]

the blackening is the greatest album ive ever heard since "...and justice for all". in fact i think it just might beat it =]

[DamageMachine]

annnnd SLAM right to Megadave's ego!

Machine Head's The Blackening should at least be #2, since i've never heard BTBAM's album, I cant say for sure. Although their cover of Queens Bicycle Race was just pure win!

[Anarion614]

I actually agree with BTBAM being number 1. I never cared for their old stuff, but the newest album completely blew me away, I was very suprised.

Though The Blackening should be number 2. or 1 1/2, haha.

[Set-Abominae]

/agree on the Iced Earth. Didn't mind the album, but it was missing something. Good lyrics, but the riffs left me somewhat wanting. Hopefully the second part destroys the first, with Matt back on vocals

[jorgasm666]

I would like to know why the new 3 inches of blood didnt make onto the list at all. In my opinion that deserves to be number one release for 2007. Its got everything, soaring and screamed vocals, guitar harmony's, fast as all f**k drumming and the most brutal riffs ever.

[Unleash_Hell]

dude where the hell is MEGADTEH'S UA????
just for how long they've been doing good they should be somewhere up there...

[Unleash_Hell]

my bad... I spelled megadeth wrong...

I feel about 1 million people are going to make fun of me for that one...

[Towner_45]

megadeth a disapointment... over 90% of that album is great!!!

[PianoBlackSP]

God no one gives the Devin stuff a rest, its like hes the only metal artist to experiment or something, haven't you people heard of Mike Patton? And what the hell? No Exodous? They are like the only metal band left that cuts the bull**** and puts out a great raw album.

And Metallica's new album? Anticipated? Please, they said the same crap about this album that they did for St.Anger.

[LakeboDom]

Wheres As i lay dying's an ocean between us?

[nomadicphantom]

yea i noticed that 2!!!!!
i ****in love as i lay dyin...but my fav song owuld have to be illusions

[nomadicphantom]

Lrn2play wrote:

yea WTF DUDE
this list SUCKS
real list
1. Dethalbum
2. Dethalbum
3. Dethalbum
4. Dethalbum
5. Dethalbum
6. Dethalbum
7. Dethalbum
8. Dethalbum
9. Dethalbum
10.Dethalbum

i second that!!!

[pitbull510]

LakeboDom wrote:

Wheres As i lay dying's an ocean between us?

shut up.



also, BTBAM got the respect it deserves

[ICreamsodAI]

dude btbam ****in pwns lol

i bought born of osiris's the new reign and was lookin for some new music, and that was their first suggestion

i was sceptical but damn i was happy in the end ha


speakin of which, im surprised born of osiris didnt make it newhere on here

theyre makin quite an impact (at least from what i can tell, i could be wrong)

the faceless totally shoulda got it as well

but for the most part pretty kick ass (besides behemoth, thats so gay lol... of course ima get trampled for that)

[Misterhustle24]

a

[Misterhustle24]

ooops, didnt mean to do that. anyway btbam is an excellent choice for number 1 in my opinion, although Systematic Chaos shouldve been higher on the list.

[InanezGuitars44]

haha woo! i looked at the beginning of the list and i was like yes! dream theater! then i got to the end and was like YYEEEEESS!!! BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME!

basically, thats enough to make me say "this list is awesome!"

[Contraband]

Pathetic list IMO, mostly because it's one persons opinion and it's been posted as if it were truth. Bullshit. Each to their own though...whatever.

[ballzie78]

metal???? yeah right.....that list blows!!!!
where the **** is Lamb of God, Slayer, All That Remains??? not only are they all True American Metal, loads of talent also!

[guitarbreaker]

Wow that's cool that this list was actually pretty good. I think people need to check out Vintersorg, very good recent release but the band is to unknown to be on this list. Same with Akercocke and Novembers Doom.

[Guitar_Poet]

Diamond Dave wrote:

i reckon symphony x's paradise lost could have at least edged out systematic chaos

but then again i only really like the title track and set the world on fire... but theyre both 10/10's for me

nah.. paradise lost was cool, but i think SC still wins out. its not my favorite DT album, but there are some really badass songs/parts of songs that just give it enough edge for me to listen to it over and over. im surprised no one mentioned Repentance... one of the coolest solos on the album is in that song. that song in general is simple and yet incredible.

i dont really know most of the other top bands, but i was glad to see a list that wasnt full of the cliche group of highlights.

[Guitar_Poet]

Guitar Hurrican wrote:

dream theater owns...they shoulda made #1

dream theater should have maybe, but SC.. no, someone else deserved it this time. everyoone downplays it a lot more than it should be, but i cant say it was perfect.. i love the album but they have had better ones. still my favorite band though.. JP owns.

[Llamai]

ballzie78 wrote:

metal???? yeah right.....that list blows!!!!
where the **** is Lamb of God, Slayer, All That Remains??? not only are they all True American Metal, loads of talent also!

...you do realize this is a best of 2007 list...and none of those bands even released an album this year, right? and on another note, pretty sure every band on this list has way more talent than any of those three you said.

[Schmeg Junior]

I'm disappointed that Sonata Arctica's Unia didn't cut the list. It wasn't as good as Ecliptica or Silence..but it was still freaking awesome

[emr_steelmech]

cados121 wrote:

dethklok??

+1

Machine Head should have been #1.

Hands down, there is no doubt whatsoever that this is the best this year, and one of the best albums released in the past decade. Taking death metal, grind, hardcore, progressive rock, technical stuff along the lines of Dream Theater, ambience, jazz and a good chunk of Pink Floyd and various other rock bands, putting them all in a big blender and then create a coherent and enjoyable entity... it should be impossible.

But, BTBAM have managed to do just that.

Yeah, they did that with ALASKA. Colors is an epic, amazing album, but my problem with it is that they didn't change or expand on the formula from Alaska. Same guitar sound, mix sound, everything. It's Alaska 2. Deserves mention, but not "best album of the past decade." Thoughts/flamage?

[Reviewer Pete]

HeXeL wrote:

It is obvious that a fan of a band would indeed cheer after seeing them having #1 spot. I'm not saying they are a bad band nor that their album was poorly done, all I was saying is that Machine Head definitely made a stronger album this year. It is your right to disagree with my statement just as I have the right to disagree with yours. No need to bash me for sharing the same opinion as many magazine editors who claim "The Blackening" to be contemporary "Master of Puppets."

Allow me to start my roflcopter and just leave you in your

HeXeL wrote:

It is obvious that a fan of a band would indeed cheer after seeing them having #1 spot. I'm not saying they are a bad band nor that their album was poorly done, all I was saying is that Machine Head definitely made a stronger album this year. It is your right to disagree with my statement just as I have the right to disagree with yours. No need to bash me for sharing the same opinion as many magazine editors who claim "The Blackening" to be contemporary "Master of Puppets."

I proved your statement wrong. Jesus. You said A MAJORITY of the POSTERS HERE thinks that The Blackening is the best album this year. I counted and YOU WERE WRONG, the majority agreed that Colors should be #1.

That's not bashing, or "disallowing you your statement". You were just WRONG plain and simple.
Now, I'll just start my roflcopter and leave you (and everyone else who must've slept during reading comprehension in school). Merry Christmas.

[NightwishAngel]

United Abominations disappointing? It's one of Megadeth's best albums yet! Where was Dark Passion Play by Nightwish?!

[HeavyMetaldude]

turbonegro111 wrote:

i still think that the blackening should have come first

+1

[Krisp]

Behemoth should've been #1. They ****ing rock like hell.

[metal2thebone]

I think "The Last Kind Words" should've been #1

[Snakexe]

Disagree about United Abominations, but good article otherwise. Also agree with the guy who said The Blackening should have been first, absolutely brilliant album.

[_3Lm0_]

United Abominations should have been in there imho...

[emkaybee]

SmarterChild wrote:

'Ire Works' by Dillinger should really be up there as well. It's utterly immense.

Damn straight.

And, as much as I love Dream Theater, Systematic Chaos should not be on that list.

[Sjusovaren]

I actually agree with Pete about Megadeth, some stunners but ****, compared to say Rust in Peace or Peace Sells...But Who's Buying, there are a lot of dull moments and lots of un-memorable songs on UA. Dave needs to shape up his writing and let the Drovers and JLo in on the writing aswell. Hopefully , they'll bring something new to the table... ^^ Pete'll probably heckle me over this.

[HeXeL]

OK, Reviewer Pete, your assumption was based on the feedback that you've received in this article, mine was based on the reviews I've read about "The Blackening" in either magazines or on various forums. It is obvious that having a mature discussion with you would be impossible thus I will only wish you a Merry Christmas.

Remember, opinions are like *******s - everyone has one and they all stink.

[Reviewer Pete]

HeXeL wrote:

OK, Reviewer Pete, your assumption was based on the feedback that you've received in this article, mine was based on the reviews I've read about "The Blackening" in either magazines or on various forums.

Orly?

Posted by you yesterday: Golden medal was rightfully earned by Machine Head's The Blackening as said by the majority of posters here

"Said by the majority of posters here".

I rest my case.

[ready2breakdown]

all this phucking death metal! and BTBAM WINS! This list is terrible! The only one I can agree with on here is Machine Head and Dream Theater. No FFDP? No Divine Heresy? Chimaira? Alter Bridge? Static-X? The Haunted? Something! Not this crap. Terrible list, very unlike UG. I'm even more surprised that there's not a single touch of metalcore on this list either. lol.

[johnwh92]

thats bs that u dis megadeth just cuz their lyrics are christian now u jerk

[Golem29]

johnwh92 wrote:

thats bs that u dis megadeth just cuz their lyrics are christian now u jerk

Enter the real world please

[Cooper1983]

ready2breakdown wrote:

all this phucking death metal! and BTBAM WINS! This list is terrible! The only one I can agree with on here is Machine Head and Dream Theater. No FFDP? No Divine Heresy? Chimaira? Alter Bridge? Static-X? The Haunted? Something! Not this crap. Terrible list, very unlike UG. I'm even more surprised that there's not a single touch of metalcore on this list either. lol.

Metalcore isnt really metal is it? This is a list for metal, and its a damn fine list to add. Although i havent really heard of the NO.1 entry. Something to check out!

[GEARS_OF_DETH]

so far i kinfa agree with this list i especuially agree with dream theater and machine head and also my personal fave NILE

[spartanfan10]

I was going to flip if Colors was not on this list, but it is definitely deserving of the number 1 spot, I gotta go with Prequel to the Sequel or White Walls as the best track off it though. Amazing album, sweet list. Looking forward to In Flames and Opeth.

[metallicafan180]

i saw Nile and Behemoth on second stage at Ozzfest this year, they ****in ruled!

[metallicafan180]

i believe Megadeth deserved more credit than you gave them though. i really enjoyed United Abominations. but whatever, your opinion.

[gibsonLP68]

BTBAM definitely deserve the top spot. Flawless.

[slayer7666]

black dahlia murder's nocturnal should of been in the list of top albums.

[csdeath666]

you should be also anticipating necrophagist's new album in june...wayyyy better than anything you listed haha.

[AMusicalViking]

Golem29 wrote:

AMusicalViking wrote:

BTBAM over Nile and Behemoth? DT not even mentioned?

This makes me a sad panda.


DT are the first band mentioned.

Do you people actually read these articles or do you just go psycho if your favourite band is name droped at some point along the line?

That's DT as in Dark Tranquillity, not Dream Theater. Sorry, should've cleared that up.

[riff_randle]

This is the worst article ever.

[zackvalo16]

cados121 wrote:

dethklok??

yah where was The Dethalbum??!!

[TheNERD250]

Dream Theater worse than the blackening?? What are they smoking?? And why is United Abominations a dissapointment? Megadeth hasn't made a good album like this since Countdown to Extinction

[Jorge A. Luna]

se ve q algunos no tiene otra cosa q hacer mas q escribir sandeses. en lo particular amorphis merecia mas

[Mr.Twister]

wheres angel down?

[Sintera666]

Yes, finally Devin Townsend recieves some recognition. Ziltoid was the SHIT! Also Nile's Ithyphallic was kickass! But I agree, Dethklok wasn't on this, why? And i dont think Megadeth's latest album was all that great, no offense.

[Seidenschnur]

Just because Dave is a Christian now, it doesn't mean you gotta drag him through the coals. Megadeth has always made commercially-accepted metal and that's why they're one of the biggest metal bands of all time. Plus, I'm questioning your stance on the lyrical content. At least Dave sings it out so you can understand it, hell, I you gotta read the lyrics of most new acts to find out that he's singing about chopping somebody's head off.

Rather pathetic on your part UG team.

[Jim Page]

you are so dumm.... my good whoever wrote this is dumb as hell, Megadeth are back, and you are so stupid, megadeth's new album is great, and where do the guitars sound so good and so original like Megadeth???? You made a big mess dude, don't be subjective... For all the Megadeth fans -> I believe you 2 also think that megadeth is back on the right track, and that they just keep getting better!! Long live Megadeth, one of the few real trash metal bands left...

[BringMeTheCalm]

I think Solens rotter deserved a mention somewhere up there.

[Reviewer Pete]

Seidenschnur wrote:
Just because Dave is a Christian now, it doesn't mean you gotta drag him through the coals.

I'm dragging him through the coals, as you like to put it, because 'United Abominations' is a mediocre album. Dave Mustaine can be God, Satan, Jesus, Buddha, whatever he damn wants, it doesn't make the album better or worse. It is not even vaguely implied in the article that his religion has anything to do with the low mark, it's just you jumping to conclusions, and that my friend, is pathetic.

[schizz]

nomadicphantom wrote:

Lrn2play wrote:

yea WTF DUDE
this list SUCKS
real list
1. Dethalbum
2. Dethalbum
3. Dethalbum
4. Dethalbum
5. Dethalbum
6. Dethalbum
7. Dethalbum
8. Dethalbum
9. Dethalbum
10.Dethalbum



i second that!!!

Fuck yeah. Kicks the piss out of BTBAM at least. Kids today.

[diego sanchez]

best album Avenged Sevenfold

[MustangMan311]

Damn straight BTBAM is number one.

[GEARS_OF_DETH]

Lrn2play wrote:

yea WTF DUDE
this list SUCKS
real list
1. Dethalbum
2. Dethalbum
3. Dethalbum
4. Dethalbum
5. Dethalbum
6. Dethalbum
7. Dethalbum
8. Dethalbum
9. Dethalbum
10.Dethalbum

yeah i pretty much agree the deathablum was a big shock in the music foundation as soon as i heard the album my ears were ****ing ear raped and my brain eventually ****ed uo and so now im skitzofrantic because of the deathalbum

[guitgrinder]

I spent 2007 revisiting all my old records 'cuz I thought this year was pretty weak. Of all the albums relesed, ZTO and Down III were the only things that made me bust my nut, and even those albums, compared to previous releases by the same artists, you know...
AE fell through, Soilwork, I didn't even like The Blackening all that much. TTAOE was way better IMO. And don't even get me started on Dethklock! THAT ALBUM IS WAY OVERRATED! For one, there is almost no bass. 2nd, the vocals are crappy. 3- The riffs are pretty much mediocre at best. Dethklok are the Gorillaz of heavy metal. I love the show, but gthe album is stupid, IMO. '08 looks pretty hot though.

[Oxendoobie]

My thoughts...
-Alot of people get on this site during christmas
-I like United abominations, and sleepwalker was good IMO
-The Blackening was badass, deserves #1
-Dethklok should be on the list, cuz it was actually good, and it was #11 on billboard 200 (also its the best selling dethmetal album ever)
-Hoorah!
-I like symphony x
-no type o negative? i liked there new stuff alot
-metallica's next album is gonna suck cuz there not metal anymore (and lars is just a douche)

[MetalisPower]

I like every band on this post, but I do think Iced Earth deserves a little credit on their new album I've always like Schaffer's style, that man is a f***ing genius...AMORPHIS ROCKS!!!

[Psychopathology]

Did he call Vital Remains technical death metal? This guy is ****ing retarded.

[ayalafatalis]

jorgasm666 wrote:

I would like to know why the new 3 inches of blood didnt make onto the list at all. In my opinion that deserves to be number one release for 2007. Its got everything, soaring and screamed vocals, guitar harmony's, fast as all f**k drumming and the most brutal riffs ever.

This.

[beau05]

alot people think this list sucks balls because there 'favourite band' didnt make it.

all this list makes me wanna do is go out and buy them, because if they make the UG top 10, they must be pretty f*ckin good

[ChrissyChiChi]

Ah well ill throw in my opinion to this. Whilst i dont really dig btbam a huge amount i think its fair enough they were on this list, they are not like all the as i lay dying/it dies today/still remains etc guys even though you would assume so from looking at them. The guitar parts are actually very clever and those guys know their stuff theory very well and mix jazz, progressive, death metal and many other genres together in a way i have not heard since cynic. Musically it is miles more inventive than the Blackening which although solid did not really tread any new ground. So there ya go,good list.

[ksedeathmetal]

+1 The Blackening is THE BEST FUCKING ALBUM EVER. I DONT GIVE A FUCK WHAT ANYONE SAYS. Machine Head are ****ing legends. MACHINE FUCKING HEAD FOR LIFE

macaroni wrote:

how did the blackening not come first?

[pistols]

**** i'm sick of people kissing rob flynns arse. their riffs are really obvious and generic, as are the breakdowns, the lyrics suck, they do nothing new and nothing better than anyone else. to me they'll always be that band that played nu metal when it was popular, and then generic thrash and generic breakdowns when it was popular.

btbam...i guess that's alright, it's down to taste, and it's an aquired one. personally i thought it was shite, but i really don't have any reasons for them being so shit, unlike i do with machine head. so yeah...shit.

[BringerOfMetal]

This article is full of dumbassery.

[Second Rate]

pistols wrote:

**** i'm sick of people kissing rob flynns arse. their riffs are really obvious and generic, as are the breakdowns, the lyrics suck, they do nothing new and nothing better than anyone else. to me they'll always be that band that played nu metal when it was popular, and then generic thrash and generic breakdowns when it was popular.

btbam...i guess that's alright, it's down to taste, and it's an aquired one. personally i thought it was shite, but i really don't have any reasons for them being so shit, unlike i do with machine head. so yeah...shit.

Ha, i was beginning to think i was the only one that remembered the fact that Rob Flynn and Co. are nothing more than a group of filthy trend hoppers.

[1232]

HOW THE HELL DO YOU FORGET SACRAMENT!!!!!

[dnamra13]

this list is just wrong i mean there are better metal albums released in 07 but NILE on 2 is a good move they kicked *** with that album

[metallord61]

The Blackening shud be da #1 album! Machine Head rule

[adam1451]

what about black rain? that should be on there it was good

[Reviewer Pete]

1232 wrote:

HOW THE HELL DO YOU FORGET SACRAMENT!!!!!

2006.

[cobain_is_king]

adam1451 wrote:

what about black rain? that should be on there it was good

Mayve it was good, but definately not anywhere near the top 10. Not a bad list, I still think Dethklok should have been there though.

[L053R]

The blackening and Ithyphallic are two of my all time favourite albums... i mean... listen to them, how beautiful are they.. nile: Eat of the dead!!! and Papyrus! and on the blackening, absolutely all the songs are gorgeous

[metalneck]

Dethklok Lists are stupid. But i can help but read them

[beefofjesusbass]

i think evile's enter the grave should have been mentioned and municipal waste's the art of partying i also think that the blackening should be no 1
and i thought united abominations was good

[Noxkid457]

I'm amazed at all the people here who are talking about Symphony X! Makes me happy , my favorite band. They should definatelly have beaten the dream theater album, it wasn't very good.

[the agony scene]

:O nocturnal by the black dahlia murder gets no mention easily one of the best if not best album of 07

[DOMR28]

Underjoggle wrote:

Where's Dethklok?
I thought that was a fantastic album, except for The Lost Vikings.

Are we talking about the band that put out that mindless uninspried horse shit that is "Metalocalypse"? As a seasoned metal fan I find that shit degrading to the metal scene! Makes us look like a bunch of retards, and the cartoon has no redeeming value what-so-ever! And I was an avid south park fan! The Blackening was hands down #1, No explination required!

[dimebagsmygod]

Dream Theater's new album is amazing, one of the best albums so far why rate it so crap?

The Blackening also rules :P

[jackson soloist]

dream theater should've been put lower

[Stampede]

jackson soloist wrote:

dream theater should've been put lower

I thought so as well.
Can't believe threads of life isn't in the top ten

[blackout57]

LazyLatinoRocke wrote:

Corey Taylor wrote:

why isn't the upcoming slipknot album one of the albums to look forward to in 08'? that is gonna make my year i can already tellBecause Slipknot is Nu Metal. they sound good though

pero slipknot tiene un lado metal/but slipknot has a side metal

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[jamodl]

I dont have a clue who any of these are =/
apart from machine head, halo is no way one of the best songs though. Why dont you put in some normal metal bands next time, that most people would of bought this last year.

[Welsh Guitar]

It's a pretty good list, the decisions were well explained. Personally, I think Riders Of the Plague by The Absence deserved a spot here, but fair enough, you can't please everyone.

[grim_necro_kvlt]

shity list.

[poe_boy]

Hm. No Rush. Im not complainin though cuz i've never heard any songs off of any of those albums. Yet. Though Snakes & Arrows was pretty amazing. It needed some recognition. So here it is. lol

[Decembero]

Pretty decent list. BTBAM is definately a worthy choice for best album But Dethalbum should have been there somewhere!

jamodl wrote:

I dont have a clue who any of these are =/
apart from machine head, halo is no way one of the best songs though. Why dont you put in some normal metal bands next time, that most people would of bought this last year.

Dude, how about u go and listen to most of these bands, then see what u say in next years list

[shred745]

^lol yeah dethklok ftw!

[borntobooze27]

ARCH ENEMY - RISE OF THE TYRANT????
F*ckin excellent bands but the Amott brothers and Angela Gossow conjured up some badass tracks this year.

[Chimpy101]

Bah, we shouldn't be arguing amongst ourselves.
We should save this pointless hate for other inferior genres of music, or for bands who just suck. Like Fall Out Boy

But on topic, Ziltoid The Omniscient is a ****ing awesome album. Need to download me the new Nile album by the looks of it.
DT album should have recieved more recognition, but otherwise; good list.

[ksedeathmetal]

+1

turbonegro111 wrote:

i still think that the blackening should have come first

[ksedeathmetal]

i know i have never heard most of these except machine head are by far the best ****ing band ever and HALO IS THE BEST SONG EVER

jamodl wrote:

I dont have a clue who any of these are =/
apart from machine head, halo is no way one of the best songs though. Why dont you put in some normal metal bands next time, that most people would of bought this last year.

[iktpq666]

whats so bad about dark eternal night??

[S.L.A.Y.E.R.]

What's with the vocalists in metal today?? Anyone else gettin tired of the same death screaming?.. in my opinion it sounds horrible..

However.. i have to say.. Justin 'Jackhammer' Niessin was amazing in 8 Fot Stiva.. if you've never heard those guys your in for a treat..

New Zealands greatest metal contribution.

[S.L.A.Y.E.R.]

*8 Foot Sativa

[(sic)ness627]

systematic chaoes should be higher
that album kicks ass
i saw them in august when they came to boston
and it was one of the best shows i've been too

[BurningTheLives]

S.L.A.Y.E.R. wrote:

What's with the vocalists in metal today?? Anyone else gettin tired of the same death screaming?.. in my opinion it sounds horrible..

However.. i have to say.. Justin 'Jackhammer' Niessin was amazing in 8 Fot Stiva.. if you've never heard those guys your in for a treat..

New Zealands greatest metal contribution.

death metal all sounds too alike now. The only real exception would have to be Obituary. John has some of the most original vocals.

[BurningTheLives]

Stampede wrote:

jackson soloist wrote:

dream theater should've been put lower

I thought so as well.
Can't believe threads of life isn't in the top ten

Threads of Life was such a good album

[Schmietty]

Pleaaasse, the Dethalbum won...

[Schmietty]

And the apostasy at NINE?

also incorrect by my opinion.

[the5thhorseman]

Reviewer Pete wrote:

Seidenschnur wrote:
Just because Dave is a Christian now, it doesn't mean you gotta drag him through the coals.


I'm dragging him through the coals, as you like to put it, because 'United Abominations' is a mediocre album. Dave Mustaine can be God, Satan, Jesus, Buddha, whatever he damn wants, it doesn't make the album better or worse. It is not even vaguely implied in the article that his religion has anything to do with the low mark, it's just you jumping to conclusions, and that my friend, is pathetic.

It's nice to have opinions. You think UA is mediocre? Fine. Although it seems like a lot of people think you're wrong. As Seidenschnur wrote, at least you can UNDERSTAND Mustaine. I'm willing to bet that in 10 years time, eight of those 10 bands listed won't even be around anymore, and the couple that do will be a mere footnote in one sub-genre of metal. That's MY opinion.

[MustangMan311]

OnspringFan wrote:

Nightwish is AWESOME. black dahlia murder is a useless hardcore band that fits in with the likes of norma jean and crap like that.

Haha, you have to be ****ing kidding me. You're a joke.

[rob_hank]

list is cool. saw machine head live in oz halloween 07, not too bad. i'd have put parkway drive 'horizons' in the top ten for sure.

[guitarded27]

cant wait for in flames. and i'm crossing my fingers and praying that the new metallica is gonna be great. it could go either way.
but the most anticipated album for me is bodom's BLOODDRUNK due out next year. next year shows promise.

[treysurfs]

darkest hour

[O$c@r]

I Don´t know ANY of these bands or CD´s
Are there any one of you there know just ONE! of these Bands

[soilborn]

Of course if you pick 10 albums from all areas of metal you can't please everyone. It's a personal choice.

But for all those people saying they have never heard of any of these bands you should listen to some of them. I often buy cds of bands I've never heard of based on recommendations or top 10 list or a random video clip I see or something, and while some of them turn out to be crap, i've found a lot of my favourite bands this way.

And try metal genres you don't normally listen to. You might be surprised to find some you like.

The more music you listen to the better.

[soilborn]

I hadn't heard any BTBAM until I bought colors based on the Metal Hammer review and I love it.

[Gu1T@r_H3r0]

BTBAM for the mother****ing win! That album is simply amazing, can't wait to see where they go from here.

[duncang]

O$c@r wrote:

I Don´t know ANY of these bands or CD´s
Are there any one of you there know just ONE! of these Bands

I know all ten.

[LamB_OF_goD]

OWNED!!! BTBAM is by far the best choice for the best album of the year.

[Dark Artist]

Um.. Dark Passion Play by Nightwish deserves to be ahead of Systematic Chaos at least.

[diditfortehlulz]

I know all 10 as well. Start listening to halfway decent music, and you might understand.

ELECTRIC WIZARD FTW!

[craZelz]

i only know 2 of these bands XD
oh dear :P

[Golem29]

the5thhorseman wrote:

Reviewer Pete wrote:

Seidenschnur wrote:
Just because Dave is a Christian now, it doesn't mean you gotta drag him through the coals.


I'm dragging him through the coals, as you like to put it, because 'United Abominations' is a mediocre album. Dave Mustaine can be God, Satan, Jesus, Buddha, whatever he damn wants, it doesn't make the album better or worse. It is not even vaguely implied in the article that his religion has anything to do with the low mark, it's just you jumping to conclusions, and that my friend, is pathetic.

It's nice to have opinions. You think UA is mediocre? Fine. Although it seems like a lot of people think you're wrong. As Seidenschnur wrote, at least you can UNDERSTAND Mustaine. I'm willing to bet that in 10 years time, eight of those 10 bands listed won't even be around anymore, and the couple that do will be a mere footnote in one sub-genre of metal. That's MY opinion.

Probably, but they'll all have released better albums than UA, that's for sure.

[Golem29]

Oh and Dream Theater have been around for years, and Images and Words destroys every Megadeth album ever made.

[Infuscos]

Disagree with united abominations comments hehe, i think its a great album to be honest.

[killtrend]

It is a good overview, but shred being reincarnated is the biggest news in my books. however it wasn’t mentioned here, it was kind of coming back slowly before hand I guess. Lamb Of God rill deserve respect; they were just touring but still maybe a honourable mention because there 1/4 of the reason shred is back. I mostly agree with you here.

[Dixie Wolf]

Anyone else think Systematic Chaos deserved to be higher up on the list?

[Xcalibur254]

First off I want to say that I'm glad to see Candlemass and Primoridal on that list. Personally however I found Ithyphallic to be rather boring and sounded like they were just going through the motions. Personally I felt that Paradise Lost deserved to be on the list much more than Ithyphallic. I also would've wanted to see at least one of the thrash revival bands (Municipal Waste, SSS, Evile, Skeletonwitch) on there, but I didn't really expect to see them. Pretty much anything else I could've mentioned would've gone over the heads of most of the readers, so I guess these are the most obscure bands I could expect.

The thing that troubled me most this article was in the upcoming releases section. How can there be absolutely no mention of Wintersun's upcoming epic? Here you have a band that have released one of the most widely respected albums in the metal community of the last decade, that have one of the most amazing musicians in music today, that haven't released a follow-up to their debut in 4 years, and yet they get no mention. Pretty much every metal fan I have talked to have named this as their most anticipated album of the year, so I have to ask where's the recognition Jari and co. deserve?

Finally to all the people that want the Dethalbum on this list, shut the **** up. It was a generic album on par with CoB's last pile of shit and the only thing that saved it from complete and utter mediocrity was Gene Hoglan. Maybe you should actually listen to metal instead of what you see on Headbanger's Ball so you can understand how boring this album actually is.

One final thing on the topic of BTBAM. Personally I found "Colors" to be a very dull album, but this is coming from someone who regularly listens to last year's avant-garde masterpieces "In A Flesh Aquarium" and "The Butcher's Ballroom," so while BTBAM don't really sound all that experimental to me, I can understand that on a list directed towards more mainstream listeners of metal that they would be number one.

[shadowfender42]

i thought for sure unbound the wild ride would have been on the top songs list and lost maybe too and A7X's new album would have been up there

[XxRustInPeacexX]

wheres megadeth's United Abominations???

[skatergood]

whers bucketheads enter the chicken

[the_painkiller]

A big middle finger to the guy who made this article. Megadeth's UA was brilliant and they didn't mention dimmu borgir, dark tranquillity or arch enemy! And I don't get why everyone raves about The Blackening. It was a blant attempt to make epic "thrash" metal.

[bootyguard]

2 other albums that should be considered:

Dethklok-Dethalbum
Ion Dissonance-Minus the Herd (truly a great tech death style album)

[-Casualty-]

Another shout for Rise Of The Tyrant >

[Resurrection360]

Im missing Chimaira's Resurrection here.. come on dudes!

[eitanash1]

lol You need to listen to more music.
u not understand ...

[Monolith295]

Kelicon :
Underjoggle wrote:

Where's Dethklok?
I thought that was a fantastic album, except for The Lost Vikings.

agreed, but i thought that was an awesome song, only one on Dethklok was hatredcopter than kinda annoyed me. but in my opinion...

Hatredcopter is IMO the second best song on there (after Murmaider) it offers something different.

But anyway.

Where the **** is Blood Mountain and Rise of the Tyrant?!

[Monolith295]

They should have made this a top 15 or 20 list.

[Monolith295]

Nevermind about Blood Mountain, forgot it came out last year.

[carrotcake]

shadowfender42 wrote:

i thought for sure unbound the wild ride would have been on the top songs list and lost maybe too and A7X's new album would have been up there

...you're kidding, right?

[DukeFame]

Where is Ensiferum - Victory Songs ? that album was awesome!Their DVD was awesome too. By the way A7X sucks

[mental_zer0]

wooo electric wizard.

[bucketslasher34]

dude why the hell did he talk bad about united abominations? thats one of their best id say, and heartless isnt nearly the word i would use, dave put a lot of effort into this album. megadeth=king. dream theater was a good choice though

[Dr-Funkenstein]

Reviewer Pete - I can't thank you enough. The arguments taking place are rather hilarious.

Nile being that high on the list makes me happy. Surely you must be getting a laugh out of all this bitching?

[syedzaim]

okk..wheres slipknot??i mean mick thompsons mask is the cover of this review!!i agree with dream thater but others not soo..and SLIPKNOTS RETURN IS WORTH THE WAIT I HOPE...

[2Old2Cold]

This list fails because Mayhem's latest masterpiece Ordo Ad Chao wasn't included. And also Mutiilation's new album Sorrow Galaxies didn't make the list either. Shit, there's a ton of great albums that weren't listed, but instead a bunch of tripe like Machine Head and Devin Townsend were listed.

[skindred]

the blackening should have been #1, simple as, that album was just a shock in the right direction and every song is just epic. and the pure fact aesthetics of hate was a tribute to dimebag means it should have been number 1 for them recognising and showing the respect and loss of (in my opinion) one of the greatest guitarists in metal history.

devildriver should have been in there somewhere, theyve improved so much since their self titled and dez fafara has improved shitloads since coal chamber lol.

[DBrooks]

all i have to say is METALLICA!!! cant wait for the new album

[Slaytanic1993]

Okay..I know it's an EP, but Nachtmystium's "Eulogy IV" deserves to be at least in the mentionables...also, the roundhouse tapes (Opeth) deserves #1, imo =P.

[ironwolg]

i woulda put dream theater up a little higher than that.

and yes, we are all anticipating the heck out of the new MetallicA album, gah, when will it be here? it's like waiting for Christmas without a calender

[Boooonnngggggg9]

PEOPLE PEOPLE! Thrash is the best Metal so Exodus should've been on this list on all 10 spots. Bwahaha

[yerdumb666]

yeah i think rise of the tyrant definately should have been there. the apostacy is a f**king intense album though and deserves that spot. looks like i should check out some of these other bands. and 2008 looks like its going to be good

[yerdumb666]

oh yeah, and i agree that exodus should have been there

[Explorer Man]

where megadeths united abominations?

[Tehzekester]

The Apostasy should be higher. Ithyphallic should be lower. Dream Theater should be no where near the top 10. Colors is amazing, deserves the #1 spot. Anyone who lumps BTBAM in with the other metalcore bands is a retard.

[Mrsumo]

NO NO NO!!!! Colors (BTBAM) is one of the best albums EVER!!!! Make sure you guys add that!!!! #1 no doubt!

[ooblah]

I thought Ron Paul was the best in metal this year.

[ooblah]

btw, I just downloaded a bunch of BTBM and its not that great

[BassmastaRob]

two bands should have made this easily and definitely been in the top 5:
Nocturnal by Black Dahlia
Genesis by Job for a Cowboy
nuff said

[speedmetal ftw]

Dream Theatre and elictric wizard FTW
they forgot Dragonforce and muse tho =/

[speedmetal ftw]

The devil spawn :
Most of you need to learn what really metal is.I dont agree with the list but BTBAM should not even be up there.

+1

[The Axeman]

To round off 2007, let's look into 2008; here's my list of five albums to look forward to, for various reasons

hey.... no Chinese Democracy?

just kidding of course

[Sepulturick]

Ok first thing, where is Therion!!!!!

second between the buried and me, while colors is a good album, especially by their standards, it is still too pretentious for my liking. i get the feeling these lads are trying to hard. Has anybody heard their album the anatomy of? jeez was a piss poor album. Its just covers, exact copies aswell, no attempt to put their own mark on the songs.

Its not like between the buried and me are doing anything even slightly original either, loads of bands do similar stuff. It seems they get extra marks for originality when as i have just said they aint!

also i like amorphis but their new album got boring on second listen so thats definitely not a top 10 for me. Machine heads new album is total shit as is dream theater's

[soulphonate]

Dethklok, although a fictional band, came out with one of the best albums period in 2007, I don't know how they didn't make the list on a top five metal list. I agree with your views on the new Megadeth album. A bit disappointing indeed.

[742627000017]

Mick Thomspons mask

[Tehzekester]

Dethklok's album was generic melodic death metal, nothing special at all.

[god13g]

im soo looking forward for metallica the new album!!!!!

[ordinary_story]

BTBM is an amazing band!!

[GuitaringMike]

i would have though systematic chaos would have been in the top 5 at least but it doesn't really matter. Best album ive listened to this year though

[2Old2Cold]

To whoever mentioned Nachtmystium's Eulogy IV, that originally came out in 2004. It's just been re-released now.

[Xcalibur254]

And I really

2Old2Cold wrote:

This list fails because Mayhem's latest masterpiece Ordo Ad Chao wasn't included. And also Mutiilation's new album Sorrow Galaxies didn't make the list either. Shit, there's a ton of great albums that weren't listed, but instead a bunch of tripe like Machine Head and Devin Townsend were listed.

Mutiilation should be nowhere near this list. They haven't released anything even remotely good since Black Millenium (Grimly Reborn).

[Iakov]

Another awful year in Metal music

[gtrplyr54]

what about Coheed???

[MedicreDemon]

Coheed isn't even close to metal.....

[speedmetal ftw]

lol coheed omg

[Infamou$17]

BassmastaRob wrote:

two bands should have made this easily and definitely been in the top 5:
Nocturnal by Black Dahlia
Genesis by Job for a Cowboy
nuff said

Nocturnal was WAY better than ****ing garbage Machine Head. Genesis was pretty good but nowhere near top-10 status. Apostasy and Witchcult Today should have been a little higher, Ithylphallic a little lower. I would have yanked Dream Theater in favor of Entombed.

Coheed? Pleeeeease. They make Simon and Garfunkel look like Shadows Fall, they're so un-metal.

[ittakestwotokil]

no love for as oi lay dyings amazing ocan between us?

[DreamTheater09]

Dixie Wolf wrote:

Anyone else think Systematic Chaos deserved to be higher up on the list?

rite here my friend
although not their best work, one of the better albums of this year.

as for BTBAM their stuff is alrite, but i agree with an earlier comment, they try too hard. too many different sounds in one, its just random chaos. and thats fine, to a point. but in a sound, i dont wanna go from punching someone in the face to slow dancing with em!

[DreamTheater09]

in a song, not a sound
my bad!

[FVD]

Metal Album of the year for me.

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet/Nil Recurring

And I agree. Symphony X's Paradise Lost owns Systematic Chaos like The Odyssey owned Train of Thought. And I'm a big Dream Theater fan too. Still glad to see the album at No.10.

[trivium036]

UGH! I really didn't like 'Fear of a blank planet' at all! I want my ****ing mony back =D

And i deffinatly [spelt that wrong] agree with the top 3 :]

[pm607]

FallenSaint wrote:

Again, Megadeth got screwed over. United Abomination aim was not to create another "generic thrash album".
We all know Dave is very open with polilical stands, but in this album he wanted to really point out what the **** is wrong with everything and calling people and groups out. Most bands don't have the balls to say "Fuck you UN, this is what the **** you doing wrong". You can even see that in The System has Failed album in which people said they were "dissapointed". Yes like one or 2 tracks were a bit weak but most albums have shitty 7 or 8 songs and one or 2 good ones that become singles.In like a month, you get used to it and call it the greatest album ever. If an album gets you to really think, beyond the music and solos, the song/album has succeeded in my eyes. This world is going to hell and changes must be made, radical ones.

lol thnaks for reading my rant, I got a bit carried away.

i agree with this quote. i think we all have the right to our own taste in music. i think that the review of UA was a little harsh. i thoroughly disapprove of the slating given to in flames about thier previous two albums, but im glad to see a good review for the Come Clarity album=]]

[pm607]

btw it shouldve read : "i also disapprove..." i know they're two separate bands ;]

[gunnabefamous69]

No Megadeth?!?!?!? .... im disappointed in u guys

[gunnabefamous69]

... and girls

[DukeFame]

1.ENSIFERUM-VICTORY SONGS 2.NORTHER-TILL DEATH UNITES US.best albums

[Slasher_Sloth]

uhh wheres the wintersun hype, that album is pretty much guaranteed amazing

[boozmboy666]

metallica is not metal. it doesnt even come close 2 wut is considered metal today. yea back in the 80s they were metal. now they might as well be called alternative

[boz502]

i really feel that ppl under estimate megadeth. I mean dave mustaine could play play kirk hammett any day and it seems like just because metallica had "mop" and "ajfa" that they are better than Megadeth but don;t forget about "rust in Peace" and "Cryptic Writings". And need I even mention St. Anger lol

[>>Eric<<]

BTBAM Yes!!!! I knew they had to be on this list!

[Tempus]

I saw BtBaM this summer and did not like them at all. Spot on for including Candlemass, though. I loved that album.

My favorite release from each extreme metal genre this year:
Black: "Rom 5:12" by Marduk or "Grief of the Unclean" by The Axis of Perdition if it would have been released this year D:
Death: "The Hellenic Terror" by Kronos
Doom: Tie between "King of the Grey Islands" by Candlemass and "Hope" by Swallow the Sun
Thrash: Hell, I don't even know. The only one I've really listened to that's been released this year is "United Abominations" by Megadeth.

[beelzybub]

Sweet jesus so many good bands were missed here, not saying some were not, but still who made this list? there should be a bigger list of all those that didnt cause to me it looks like they havnt even heard them, dethklok, srch enemy, the black dahlia murder, and what about chimaira? they released a ground breaking album that sure blew my mind, theres still as i lay dying, nightwish, megadeth, through the eyes of the dead and there is still so many more, dont forget metal has the largest number of sub genres next to techno so you can just say top 10 metal records, you got your death metal black metal thrash metal stoner metal progressive metal progressive death metal grind grindcore deathcore metalcore melodic metal and soooo many more, but i guess they just forgot about them im sure they are fixing that right now...

[beelzybub]

and i made some typos... arch enemy* and i ment can't on the sixth line

[Eccer]

Oh my god.. how about Manowar? How about Nightwish? Kamelot?! God, **** me. Atleast there's Dream theater *thumbs up*

[Reviewer Pete]

beelzybub wrote:

Sweet jesus so many good bands were missed here, not saying some were not, but still who made this list? there should be a bigger list of all those that didnt cause to me it looks like they havnt even heard them, dethklok, srch enemy, the black dahlia murder, and what about chimaira? they released a ground breaking album that sure blew my mind, theres still as i lay dying, nightwish, megadeth, through the eyes of the dead and there is still so many more, dont forget metal has the largest number of sub genres next to techno so you can just say top 10 metal records, you got your death metal black metal thrash metal stoner metal progressive metal progressive death metal grind grindcore deathcore metalcore melodic metal and soooo many more, but i guess they just forgot about them im sure they are fixing that right now...

I didn't forget them. I've heard all those albums you mentioned.

[beelzybub]

then how would you miss that? not saying that i dont like some of the bands on the top ten, i think you need to broden the top 10 into a top 25 with more genres in there and look at the different forms here, chimaira's ressurection should deffinatly be on the top 10 no mistake its deffinatly my fav of 2007 allong with so many other peoples but you didnt even mention it

[2Old2Cold]

And I really 2Old2Cold wrote:

This list fails because Mayhem's latest masterpiece Ordo Ad Chao wasn't included. And also Mutiilation's new album Sorrow Galaxies didn't make the list either. Shit, there's a ton of great albums that weren't listed, but instead a bunch of tripe like Machine Head and Devin Townsend were listed.


Mutiilation should be nowhere near this list. They haven't released anything even remotely good since Black Millenium (Grimly Reborn).

Majestas Leprosus was good I thought. Of course the first two were the best and Black Millenium had some good songs, I felt the new one was a huge improvement over Rattenkonig. At least there are real drums on the album. Eh.

[Guitar Sushi]

Has anyone ever heard of Trivium? :P

And I just gotta say The Blackening is awesome.

ChucklesMginty wrote:

Where was VR?

VR isn't metal, its a Slash's midlife crisis. Someone introduce this guy to metal.

[acdc1]

how the hell was united abominations a heartless atempt?????! since this is a guitar website, im gonna add that for one of his solos on that he uses his left thumb so he stretch his hand across the fretboard. ive tried this and its ****ing hard. I can sort of understand why they arent in the top 10 seeing how ive hard of 2 that are, but dont ever say that he didnt work his ass off to make this. lets see you ****ers come out with an album

[acdc1]

boozmboy666 wrote:

metallica is not metal. it doesnt even come close 2 wut is considered metal today. yea back in the 80s they were metal. now they might as well be called alternative

metal is a term used to call lots of bands, lets not forget that in the 80's acdc was considered metal, but besides from metallica was the first thrash metal band there was.(unless you include venom but they were always considered black metal)

[Blizfist]

I'm definitely wondering where Therion's new opus is on this list. Or Vintersorg for that matter.

Spiral Architect needs to put out a new album. That would rule all.

[bfmvrock]

chimaira perhaps?

[XxPunkMafiaxX]

in three plain, simple words for all the retards on here: \m/achine ****ing head.
without a doubt the best metal band from 1994-2007.
better than all this death metal bollocks around now

[johndevl]

boozmboy666 wrote:

metallica is not metal. it doesnt even come close 2 wut is considered metal today. yea back in the 80s they were metal. now they might as well be called alternative

you are an idiot. Metallica are a nu metal band. They were thrash metal back in the day though.

[moliver777]

My top 10 for this year would be:

10 Devin Townsend - Ziltoid The Omniscient
9 Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick
8 Threshold - Dead Reckoning
7 Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
6 Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
5 Symphony X - Paradise Lost
4 Between The Buried And Me - Colours
3 Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
2 Machine Head - The Blackening
1 Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura

[AFN]

Ziltoid The Omniscient! hell yeah that was heavy/funny stuff... but as far as the anticipation of metallica's new album coming out i'm afraid to say that it is probably going to be a disappointment..."it sounds like the first 4 albums" uh the song WITH NO NAME that metallica let the people on Hard Attack play was let down my james' vocals... and from what i remeber the music itself was more deathy then thrashy. and my opinion with Opeth (my favorite band (possibly)) their future album i hope strays backwards from Ghost Reveries, Prog isn't really what i want from them... (criticize please)

[Bass Patriot]

i dunno. BTBAM had a pretty awsum album but i wouldnt say it was the top metal album of this yr. the Ziltoid album was absaloutly awsum though. and the amorphis album wasnt too bad either. anyway. they're just my thoughts. i think the Wintereich album by Immortal Souls shoulda @ least got a mention as well. oh well good list Pete.

[Bass Patriot]

Guitar Sushi wrote:

Has anyone ever heard of Trivium? :P

And I just gotta say The Blackening is awesome.

ChucklesMginty wrote:

Where was VR?


VR isn't metal, its a Slash's midlife crisis. Someone introduce this guy to metal.

Trivium really isnt that great.

[thenexthetfield]

im never gonna get over t efact that contraband did so bad that GNR Greatest Hits went back on and beat it, years after its realease. and even that doesn't have hte best tracklist they could've come up with

[thenexthetfield]

also...

eeeewwwww trivium

[laid_to_rest91]

i think the blackening is the best metal album to be released in 2007. but i think BTBAM's colours kicks ass.

also, i absolutely loved this godless endevour. i rate it my second fav album of all time, 1 behind 'cowboys from hell'. i cant wait until the new nevermore album is release. because im sure i will orgasm.

[jimbo09]

(claps)woohoo! BTBAM! i was like "ok...don't listen to any of this...and whats this?! Colors at #1!? yes!" Between the Buried and Me are amazing....No arguments i see? good, 'cause if you argued that, you might as well just not even exist.

[PJplaysguitar]

Yeah, they kinda missed some greats this year. My favorite album this year, in all honesty, as As I Lay Dyings new album, An Ocean Between Us.....they aren't my favorite band, but they definately shaped up this year and deserve some credit. Anyone who says otherwise needs to compare how much they have matured. Hell, they actually have guitar solos!

Also, Trivium really deserves some credit. Some people say "Oh yeah, Matt is trying to copy James Hetfield"....dude I can copy Hetfield...just say "OH YEAH!" a million times in a song...but really his voice just matured and he's proud of it. Took him 5 years for his balls to drop, but hey. I actually like The Crusade better than most of the songs off of Ascendancy and Embers to Inferno.

But yeah, BTBAM really deserves credit though. Their guitar player is a beast, and no one even notices!

Same with Machine Head...****in Phil Demmil's dad died, and they still managed to put on a great show with Trivium and a few other good bands.

Well yeah, just thought I'd give my 2 cents

btw....Nile sucks....besides their drummer lol

[cockels]

where the hell is ALL THAT REMAINS!!??

[Murderface x3]

cockels wrote:

where the hell is ALL THAT REMAINS!!??

HAHAHAHAHA!!! At a gay bar, thats where.

[HolySmoke]

United Abominations was a great album! I agree that the lyrics are a little too political, but thats how Megadeth is. and wtf?! framing armageddon was an awesome album.

this guy is a tool.

[HolySmoke]

and metallicas last decent attempt was ...and justice for all.

[MentalParalysis]

And you forgot Dark Tranquility too.

God damn.

[ghostofhendrix]

WTF? i've barely heard of most of the bands in the top 10. You neglected 2 mention Children of Bodom's album next year which should be awesome! And also, I'm not a big fan of Machine Head. Its just my opinion but the blackenings really nowhere near the "master of puppets for our generation"- the songs drag on and the solos are very overrated.

[Marx79]

hey and what about An Ocean Between Us by As I Lay Dying?? that´s really really great album - actually it´s better than Nile

[ben129]

one band is seriously missing here
HIGH ON FIRE

[ben129]

gtrplyr54 wrote:

what about Coheed???

coheed's singer sounds like a GIRL

[skindred]

speedmetal ftw wrote:

Dream Theatre and elictric wizard FTW
they forgot Dragonforce and muse tho =/

did you just class muse under metal with that comment? :|

[v2kv]

Sepulturick wrote:

Ok first thing, where is Therion!!!!!

second between the buried and me, while colors is a good album, especially by their standards, it is still too pretentious for my liking. i get the feeling these lads are trying to hard. Has anybody heard their album the anatomy of? jeez was a piss poor album. Its just covers, exact copies aswell, no attempt to put their own mark on the songs.

Its not like between the buried and me are doing anything even slightly original either, loads of bands do similar stuff. It seems they get extra marks for originality when as i have just said they aint!

also i like amorphis but their new album got boring on second listen so thats definitely not a top 10 for me. Machine heads new album is total shit as is dream theater's

That's because The Anatomy Of was a cover album you tool. As for originality, I have yet to see another band include a polka and bluegrass break in any of their songs...BTBAM deserve to be up there, but I wonder if they'll ever be able to top Colors and the self-titled.

[TheNERD250]

adam1451 wrote:

what about black rain? that should be on there it was good

ugh. that album is boring.....

[goal91]

parkway drive?

[zakatak9389]

God, there's so many a-hole elitists posting on here it's sad. I would have liked to see mors principium est mentioned somewhere but I'm not gonna bitch. I recently got colors, and it's definitely one of the better albums this year. Out of all the bands mentioned here, BTBAM deserved no.1 for this year. Plus people need to shutup with the megadeth and dethklok crap. Get your heads out of your asses and listen to new music please.

[piratemetalhead]

zakatak9389 wrote:
Get your heads out of your asses and listen to new music please.

When metal goes to the point of commercialized nu-metal and metalcore, I think I'll just stick with the good ol' stuff.

I can definitly see why people would think colors is a good album, because it was, but the blackening is way overrated (not to mention again, machine head is pretty ****ing terrible). And how the **** is dethklok not new? They're a ****ing cartoon band, and theyre still pumping out music better than ANY metalcore or nu-metal shit out there. And Megadeth is just classic man, dont hate on them

[Slipgod]

hmm... how about we make a top 100 and get everyone to quit screaming like little bitches.. that way no one is bothere by those dumb kids begging for their gay emo shit to make the list

also... metallica isnt nu metal whoever posted that should be shot... also slipknot and metallica are most likely going on tour together again...so why arnt slipknot under anticipated i know they dont hit the whole metal thing on the head but still its going to be kickass(i hope...) as for black dahlia murder...well lets say what i was going to say would get me a one way ticket to ban city... i seriously hate them and the fans thinking their all "hardcore" it seriously makwes me mad


/////RANT OVER\\\\\

[luqmanr]

Can someone share those songs in multiply.com to me? I have tried to find them but got nothing

[klowntown101]

Didn't Epica release an album last year? The Behemoth album should've been first, BTBAM arn't that good, it was a good album for a hardcore influenced album but then again metalcore isn't metal.

[Josué]

the_painkiller wrote:

A big middle finger to the guy who made this article. Megadeth's UA was brilliant and they didn't mention dimmu borgir, dark tranquillity or arch enemy! And I don't get why everyone raves about The Blackening. It was a blant attempt to make epic "thrash" metal.

Amen to that.

[Josué]

sleepwalker16 wrote:

WTF????

Arch Enemy - Rise of The Tyrant????
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play????

Where are these albums????

I also thought they were both awesome, but Nightwish probably sound too much like something out of Eurovision for it to become popular in something like this. But that Arch Enemy did not make it to this list...bastards...
Oh well it is only opinions!

[Dr. Knox666]

Come on dude, what's wrong with you? United Abominations should definetly be in the Top 10 as well as Arch Enemy and As I Lay Dying and Machine Head should definetely be #1.

[Kyle_Daoust]

I agree. Even if Metallica's new album turns out to suck and be another St.Anger, we're still anticipating the hell out of it

[btbammaniac247]

all the way btbam's colors is light years ahead even from behemoth. but i agree with most of this. i thought dream theater deserved a higher placing tho. and symphony x's paradise lost should've gotten at least 6th place

[ereprac05]

BTBAM rocks. I actually live about 30 minutes from them. They are an insane band..Ants of The Sky is def. Grammy worthy...They put all to shame with their amazing technique.

[spazzy.N0.8]

The new Alchemist album rules but probably no ones ever heard it. also new down album is unreal. Surprised it didnt make to any of these lists. I dunno why everyone loves machine head so much not long ago they went all nu metal, died there hair and tried to be like limp biskit. How could you compare this album to puppets

[Tster]

Kyle_Daoust wrote:

I agree. Even if Metallica's new album turns out to suck and be another St.Anger, we're still anticipating the hell out of it

totally.

[Post?Organic]

A few albums I think should be on there...

Cephalic Carnage - Xenosapien
Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb
Akercocke - Antichrist

Surprised Dimmu Borgir wasn't mentioned as well. A lot of people think they are shit but I enjoyed In Sorte Diaboli personally.

[leper_affinity]

Fuck yes, you got the number 1 album right! Colors is incredible

[nikhraogmail]

United Abom. wasnt tht bad and hell im w8ing 4 metallica!!!

[nikhraogmail]

christ i thot i was a metalhead i mean i lissen 2 serious stuff but this-
Cephalic Carnage - Xenosapien
Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb
Akercocke - Antichrist
woowww!!!!

[nikhraogmail]

hell my new bands name is gonna B cockroach destroyer

[nikhraogmail]

sorry for all the over posting, but Machine Fucking HEad is the best metal band of 2007!!! nothing can beat the blackening in my personal opinion! halo and now I lay thee down were superbly brilliant!!!! geez and i dont get this whole death metal thing going on!!! i mean u cant understand shit and plus all da music is drowned out by the dude yelling bloody-****ing-murder!!!
hell yeah machine head, the metal pioneers of 07 (at least!!)

[areese82]

Has U-G completely stopped updating their site? I haven't seen anything new on here in a week

[jcwear]

Paradise Lost is a fantastic album? Pity it wasn't on the list.

[RyGuy009]

were all looking forward to slipknots final album

[Eclipse8066]

I can't believe that Beneath The Massacre's "Mechanics Of Dysfunction" wasn't even on the list period. And half of these bands on this top 10 list aren't even heard of. I'm glad to see that this person had enough common sense to at least add Nile's "Ithyphallic" on the list though, that album should've definitely been somewhere in the top 3.

[Post?Organic]

nikhraogmail wrote:

hell my new bands name is gonna B cockroach destroyer

I know the band name is quite ridiculous, but it's good stuff haha.

[Xcalibur254]

I actually live about 20 minutes from Pig Destroyer. They may be the only decent thing my county has ever produced.

[Gigglebooster]

Nu Metal, Death Metal, "insert word here" metal, all mean the same thing to me.. shit. I think metal is taking such a horrible turn. Screaming is good to some extent, like when pantera used it and such. But todays hard rock ends up just being a bunch amazing guitars on top of ***Horrible**** screaming and nonsense. Why can't bands today stop being so lazy and get an actual vocalist instead of having some guy up there yelling a bunch. I love metal all through the 70's 80's and 90's, but I honestly can't stand hardly any of the current so called "metal".

[Felty666]

WTF???? There is too much shit on this list. Honestly, Between the Buried and Me at #1? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU SMOKING??? The Blackening is severly overrated. Behemoth should not be on the list. They have NEVER released a GOOD album in their entire career. I have no idea who Primordial and Amorphis are. Exodus should have mead the list just for the pure brutality of their newest album. There is little hope left in metal. Everybody is playing metalcore or death. I would have been happy to see even the new Down record than Nile or Devin Townshend. Hey, Type O Negative deserves to be on this list as well.

[6black6label6]

hello, Sodom's "The final sign of evil" resurrecting everything that is Sodom, and therefore german Thrash... **** metalcore bullshit. and with the apostasy, Behemoth sold out black metal for ever, with the helo of Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth...i mean, shagrath, nergel AND dani filth on the over of revolver, they may as well be on much music hosting the countdown

[ittakestwotokil]

how about darkest hours deliver us it is stright amazing

[MarkN9876543]

Im really getting sick of hearing about Avenged Sevenfold, that band sucks ass, theyre easily the worst band ive ever heard. And all you guys knockin metal are retarded, metals the shit. They need to get real metal on here, like Arch Enemy's Rise of the Tyrant, or Obituary's Executioners Return, those are some good albums

[Slipgod]

Gigglebooster wrote:

Metal blows cock

and you do what again?

and yes this does need to be updated NEW STUFF

[RyGuy009]

i also think As i Lay Dying An Ocean Between us should be one there

[year2007]

Couldn't have said it better myself.
Cheers!

FallenSaint wrote:

Again, Megadeth got screwed over. United Abomination aim was not to create another "generic thrash album".
We all know Dave is very open with polilical stands, but in this album he wanted to really point out what the **** is wrong with everything and calling people and groups out. Most bands don't have the balls to say "Fuck you UN, this is what the **** you doing wrong". You can even see that in The System has Failed album in which people said they were "dissapointed". Yes like one or 2 tracks were a bit weak but most albums have shitty 7 or 8 songs and one or 2 good ones that become singles.In like a month, you get used to it and call it the greatest album ever. If an album gets you to really think, beyond the music and solos, the song/album has succeeded in my eyes. This world is going to hell and changes must be made, radical ones.

lol thnaks for reading my rant, I got a bit carried away.

[almostdvs222]

how bout Otep The Acension

[loothed.exe]

in my opinion...ensiferum's victory songs...and symphony X's new stuff....and the new rotting christ should go somewhere in that.....

rotting christ definetly should go there!.

=D

[kumarab]

http://abhishekcriticizes.blogspot.com/2007/12/top-10-heavy- metal-albums-of-2007.html

This is a list I did about a month ago. BTBAM at #1 is a travesty for sure , the rest of this list is pretty much agreeable.

[Nikki Christ]

kumarab wrote:

http://abhishekcriticizes.blogspot.com/2007/12/top -10-heavy- metal-albums-of-2007.html

BTBAM a travesty at number 1? Have you listened to those guys?

This is a list I did about a month ago. BTBAM at #1 is a travesty for sure , the rest of this list is pretty much agreeable.

[kumarab]

Yes Nikki, I have , did you think I'm just ranting here without having listened to them? LOL, I might be a fool not to go ga-ga over BTBAM, but I'm no moron to comment on something I don't even know about. I found the album boring, quite honestly. But that's just my individual opinion...you're free to have your's. But do NOT make presumtions on how my mind works..please You like it, fine, you think it's great..fine. Why force it down anyone else's throat?

[markdirt]

What a horrible, horrible list.

Thanks a lot, now all the kids who just graduated from Korn to Cannibal Corpse have something to listen to.

[huevos]

WARNING!!!
THE PRECEDING IS A NASTY WALL OF TEXT. ALL IS SUBJECTIVE, SO TAKE ANYTHING I SAY WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. HELL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL DO THE SAME WHEN IT COMES TO EVERYONE ELSE'S OPINIONS. ANURISMS AREN'T ALL THAT FASHIONABLE.

rockybo wrote:
This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.

Black Dahlia Murder is a tight band. i have rarely heard blackened (melo)death metal done skillfully and brutally. they have a little bit of hardcore in them as well, but its not typical Atreyu mallcore bs. its more towards the actual hardcore of the 80's and early 90's.
so obviously, i agree with the second part of the quote. if you haven't heard Nocturnal (especially Warborn), then you're missing out on some good stuff.

Nile, Cryptopsy, and most of those other tech-death metal bands are not my cup of tea. sure, they have undeniable skill. atonal meth-induced madness for a couple songs is enough tho.
which makes me question why you wouldn't consider Xenosapian by Cephalic Carnage.
i know it seems somewhat hypocritical, but CC's spasms are ganja trances. there's something about their brand of grind that i can't shake.

Eclipse8066 wrote:
I can't believe that Beneath The Massacre's "Mechanics Of Dysfunction" wasn't even on the list period. And half of these bands on this top 10 list aren't even heard of. I'm glad to see that this person had enough common sense to at least add Nile's "Ithyphallic" on the list though, that album should've definitely been somewhere in the top 3

not a fan of Nile (as stated before), but i shouldn't leave out Beneath the Massacre.


The Blackening is a little overblown. Im not saying that it isn't good. Far from it. Now I Lay Thee Down and Wolves are pretty cool and so is the beginning track. Its an epic album, but not my style. I just find a problem with the vocals in some parts. like the chorus to Halo.
on second thought, this album should be in the #2 spot or tied with Colors.

BTBAM is just a spastic mess. they're abstract nature
is considered avant-garde to some. whatever the hell it is, its ****ing awesome.
im certain that BTBAM, Protest the Hero, and The Human Abstract will be part of the few bands that are gunna outlast the fad of contemporary metalcore. all the other bands will fall and give rise to the next form of mindless pop (note that not all pop music is crap; this holds true with almost any genre).

this also goes out to those complaining about metal going more to the growling/screeching/shouting aisle. i sure that most of you are fans of thrash metal and stuff like Iron Maiden. there isn't a problem with that. but you must realize that by taking out the component that mainstream society believes is essential (the vocals), you get more emphasis on the actual music. doesn't mean that it has to be technically better just because of the coarse vocals. music, in fact, doesn't have to be anything. you ever listen to Today is The Day? i can guarantee that BTBAM takes some influence from them. the influence doesn't mean anything, im just trying to show that music can transcend classification and just be music.
(now that i remember, Today is The Day released a kickass album last year. its call Axis of Eden. you should check it out if you like messed up, abstract stuff. im not sure if TITD has ever released anything that you could call music)

oh, i also forgot about Daath's new album. of course, everyone complains that they "rip" off At The Gates, In Flames, and all the metalcore bands. i find that really funny, since they're more towards the progressive-death camp if anything.

as i must acknowledge my intro to this wall, i will leave you with a reminder that this list is subjective. and so is everything anyone else says. even objectivity is ruined by our desire for knowledge and, ultimately, power.
hahhahaha
a little dramatic, i know. and full of crap. but aren't we all?

[huevos]

Xcalibur254wrote:
One final thing on the topic of BTBAM. Personally I found "Colors" to be a very dull album, but this is coming from someone who regularly listens to last year's avant-garde masterpieces "In A Flesh Aquarium" and "The Butcher's Ballroom," so while BTBAM don't really sound all that experimental to me, I can understand that on a list directed towards more mainstream listeners of metal that they would be number one.

i know that In a Flesh Aquarium is from Unexpect. the other one, idk. i've heard of it before. i must say that while they (Unexpect) are deserving of experimental praise, i feel like some of their songs are contrived and forced together (if that makes any sense).
and mind you that i absolutely adore the grotesque noise of Today is The Day. out of all the avant-garde metal bands from Maudlin of the Well/Kayo Dot to Kekal, i have never experienced the aural awe until i found BTBAM and TITD. to be fair though, MoTW/KD and Kekal are impressive in their experimentation and songwriting ability as well. that is a quality that i find truely avant-garde. its something that those 4 and a half bands have that make them unique.

also, the term avant-garde has little to do with popularity, be it positive or negative. the name Frank Zappa should suffice.

[DonCorleone72]

i agree with most here, but what about United Abominations and Black Rain? (sure, neither were as good as Megadeth and Ozzy have been, but were still better than some stuff here)

Overall though, the rest is good. Colors, Ziltoid, Systematic Chaos, Witchcult Today,To the Nameless Dead, Silent Waters, these were all good.

[crocoscar]

good list, but the part about united abominations fails ... it's an excellent album, yeah it's no rust in peace or peace sells, but it's nonetheless very good, burnt ice, sleepwalker and washington is next are wonderful

[GCT]

rockybo wrote:

This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.

I would really want so much to meet this genius. I want you to be my MASTER.

[DonCorleone72]

just listened to symphony x, and id have to agree with most here, definitely deserves a spot in the top 10. cant win em all though, i felt overall the list was good (I thought Prophets of War and Dark Eternal Night were good on the DT album though)

[satyphan]

GCT wrote:

rockybo wrote:

This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.

I would really want so much to meet this genius. I want you to be my MASTER.

lol

seriously, btbam all the way \m/

[Anno[fzk]]

XxPunkMafiaxX wrote:

in three plain, simple words for all the retards on here: \m/achine ****ing head.
without a doubt the best metal band from 1994-2007.
better than all this death metal bollocks around now

You probably haven't heard much death metal then. I know it's all up to personal taste, but saying that Machine Head is better than 10,000+ bands is really foolish. There's a multitude of other bands that are much more talented than these thrash metal has beens. And don't get me started on black metal.

[Anno[fzk]]

satyphan wrote:

GCT wrote:

rockybo wrote:

This is a list made by a pseudo-metal fan. Between the Buried and Me had the best metal album of the year? It's not even metal, it's a bunch of pussy *core bullshit.

Also, how does a band like Black Dahlia Murder not even break the top 10? It's good to know you get all your metal recommendations from 14-year-olds.

I would really want so much to meet this genius. I want you to be my MASTER.


lol

seriously, btbam all the way \m/

I'm aboard with this guy. Black Dahlia is pretty good as well, especially Noctural.

[ken20008]

all the pussies who has been dissing BTBAM probably havent even heard of Colors yet.
I have listened through both The Blackening and Colors, and i must say, Colors is better. If Colors was 10, The Blackening would have been 9. Simply put, Colors was a magnificent album throughout, every song was good.
The Blackening had some songs i couldnt listen all the way through (Beautiful Mourning), but the rest are awesome.

A lot of people are saying the list sucks, most likely cause their favourite band isnt there.
Everyone has different taste, and for god's sake, its a top 10. Include all the bands everyone has been mentioning in the comments and you would have a top 100. Exaggerated, but think of it, its true.

Its one person doing the damn article, so stop whining. ITS ONE PERSON. He cant possibly cater to everyone's tastes.

United Abonimations was okay by my standards, however, their early releases was better. Much better.
Havent heard the rest yet so wont comment further.

[DonCorleone72]

actually listen to whats on here, and (depending on what you like) it seems better. when i first saw this list, i disagreed with putting nearly everything on here...now, i own everything on here, and really like it all. (listening to Colors right now)

[Pat_s1t]

[quote=Article]# Metallica Might be good, might be bad, either way, we're all anticipating the heck out of it.

# Opeth Can they top Ghost Reveries? Has the line-up changes harmed them?[/quote]Lol, I find this kinda funny, looking back on how much people were expecting from Metallica. Watershed was definitely one of my favourite albums of 2008, along with Blooddrunk, but Death Magnetic was just...ugh.

Also, this list gets my approval, just because it has The Blackening and Colors on it, which are by far my two favourite albums, other than perhaps Hate Crew Deathroll.

[ARS0NiiST]

Shabalaba wrote:

I think Machine Head Should have been #1, that was a truely amazing album, i listened to i for about a month non stop

obviously you didn't listen to colors

[cotton3434]

Looking back on this two years later, and I actually agree with the choices now for the most part... Back then, I'd never heard Amorphis, Primordial, or BTBAM.. sigh.

Although... Redemption's The Origins of Ruin definitely should've been on here. Progressive metal at its best, and a helluva lot better than Dream Theater's Systematic Chaos. But then it seems nobody knows about them.. so oh well.

BTBAM still comes out at the top though.