Top Metal Albums 2009
January 1, 2010 · 2 Comment s
2009 for me was a poor year for metal. Sure, we had a lot of records from a lot of acomplished bands appear; Slayer, Megadeth, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, Sepultura, Napalm Death, Kreator, God Forbid, etc, etc.
However, I've really struggled to put together a list of 10 albums that I would consider essential. This is based on my tastes and I'm sure there's many metal fans out there who could easily put a list of 10 (or more) together.
- Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
- Megadeth - Endgame
- Immortal - All Shall Fall
- Kreator - Hordes of Chaos
- Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue
In addition to these, I've also had a number of records from previous years spend a fair bit of time playing through the speakers, including:
- Machine Head - The Blackening
- Anthrax - Sound of White Noise
- Xentrix - For Whose Advantage?
- Entombed - To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth
- Suicidal Tendencies - Lights Camera... Revolution
Personally, I'm hoping fr a better 2010 in regards metal.
Tags: Music
2 response s so far ↓
1 Claude // Jan 2, 2010 at 7:16 AM
;-p
2 Justin Carter // Jan 10, 2010 at 11:17 PM
As far as other new stuff goes Lamb of God are now on my radar and Porcupine Tree (even though not strictly metal) released a quite different album that is still growing on me. Other than that I've been reaching into the back catalog of metal bands that I previously haven't listened to much (Opeth, Lamb of God, Testament).
And for favourite rock album of the year I'd say it's got to be Them Crooked Vultures. Grohl + Homme = rock!
I still haven't had my metal quota filled though... I'll give a listen to Immortal and Kreator I think.
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