On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:15:09 +0000, Soze
Ian at (no spam) salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

I know E likes to wait till halfway through january but I`m fairly
convinced anything I haven`t already heard isn`t going to make that much
of an impression on me now...and I`m gigged out for the year. So here
are my favourite 20 albums and gigs of the year plus my non metal picks.
* Snip*
LET THE INSULTS BEGIN!!!

As always, I will not try to put mine in any particular order. Here's
a bunch of albums I will still be listening to in 2009.

Iron Will - Grand Magus
Assassins - Nachtmystium
Vertabrae - Enslaved
Twilight of the Thunder God - Amon Amarth
Citizen Brain - Gamma Bomb
Realm of Terror - Merciless Death
Meanderthal - Torche
Gods of the Earth - The Sword
Formation of Damnation - Testament
Blood Ceremony - Blood Ceremony
The Year of the Knife - Santeria
Korven Kuningas - Korpiklaani
Dark Thrones and Black Flags - Darkthrone
Warbringer - War Without End
Bondage Goat Zombie - Belphegor
War Master Battle Metal - Liar of the Minotaur
An Overdose of Death - Toxic Holocaust
Cheat The Gallows - Bigelf
Witch - Paralyzed
Graveyard - ST
L' Autrichienne - Jucifer
Watershed - Opeth
Smile - Boris
Nebula - Heavy Psych
Jex Toth - ST
Angl - Ihsahn
The Fathomless Mastery - Bloodbath

I like the bulk of that list...apart from some of the stoner stuff of
course. Never heard of Santeria. I have made a few alterations to my
list, bunged in the non metal stuff and have an all new official, final
top 30!

1. Godspeed on the Devil`s Thunder - Cradle of Filth
2. Tulimyrsky - Moonsorrow

3. Watershed - Opeth
4. A Sense of Purpose - In Flames
5. The Art of War - Sabaton
6. Sagas - Equilibrium
7. Twilight of the Thunder God - Amon Amarth
8. D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. - Destruction
9. Citizen Brain - Gama Bomb
10. Killing Season - Death Angel
11. Letters From the Underground - Levellers
12. Bondage Goat Zombie - Belphegor
13. The Formation of Damnation - Testament
14. War Battle Metal Master - Lair of the Minotaur
15. Death Magnetic - Metallica
16. The Crawling Chaos - Noneuclid
17. Cheat the Gallows- Bigelf

18. The Incurable Tragedy - Into Eternity
19. Realm of Terror - Merciless Death
20. Slania - Eluveitie
21. Love Song & Ire - Frank Turner
22. The Fathonless Mastery - Bloodbath
23. Gryende Tidevarv - Fimbultyr
24. Korven Kuningas - Korpiklaani
25. Float - Flogging Molly
26. Assassins - Nachtmystium
27. Vertebrae - Enslaved
28. For the Revolution - Kalmah
29. Dismember - Dismember
30. The Curse of Captain Morgan - Alestorm

cailinsdad wrote:
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:45:47 -0800 (PST), audiophile
audiophile2 at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:


Witch - Paralyzed
Jucifer - L’autrichienne
Droids Attach/Imperial Battlesnake split
Torche - Meanderthal
Boris - Smile

to name a few

Does Boris really fit into stoner?


They do for me. However to avoid this very conversation I left out
the latest Earth album, The Sword, Blood Ceremony, etc... I am happy
lumping doom, drone, as well as the traditional Fu Manchu stoner bands
all in one group. After all they are cut from the same cloth.


Stoner seems to accommodate a wide range.

On Dec 28, 3:30 pm, BrutalNoodle <Ea... at (no spam) home.net> wrote:

Does Boris really fit into stoner?

They do for me.  However to avoid this very conversation I left out
the latest Earth album, The Sword, Blood Ceremony, etc...  I am happy
lumping doom, drone, as well as the traditional Fu Manchu stoner bands
all in one group. After all they are cut from the same cloth.

Stoner seems to accommodate a wide range.

At the end of the day, it's all rock 'n roll.

e.

2. Tulimyrsky - Moonsorrow

I'm sorry to say I have not heard this yet.  It could probably make my
list as well if its as good as the last.

The main track is my song of the year, they`re moving closer and closer
to Bathory worship with the odd bit of folk.

17. Cheat the Gallows- Bigelf

If you like this I'm surprised you wouldn't like Witch or Graveyard.
The stoner stuff I listen to most leans toward psychedelic and retro
in the vein of King Crimson or Heep. Although I like things a bit
fuzzy like Pentagram.  That said, I like the old school Monster Magnet
sound as well.

I`ve never heard Graveyard...this Bigelf didn`t fit my definition of
stoner at all. It sounded closer to early Alice Cooper/David Bowie to
me. I`m happy to hear more of this sort of stuff.





18. The Incurable Tragedy - Into Eternity
19. Realm of Terror - Merciless Death
20. Slania - Eluveitie
21. Love Song & Ire - Frank Turner
22. The Fathonless Mastery - Bloodbath
23. Gryende Tidevarv - Fimbultyr
24. Korven Kuningas - Korpiklaani
25. Float - Flogging Molly
26. Assassins - Nachtmystium
27. Vertebrae - Enslaved
28. For the Revolution - Kalmah
29. Dismember - Dismember
30. The Curse of Captain Morgan - Alestorm

This would have made my list if it were a bit less polished and a bit
more sloppy (drunken).

I thought it was great fun for a while but the novelty does wear off.
They were a blast live at Bloodstock.- Hide quoted text -

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2. Tulimyrsky - Moonsorrow

I'm sorry to say I have not heard this yet. It could probably make my
list as well if its as good as the last.

17. Cheat the Gallows- Bigelf

If you like this I'm surprised you wouldn't like Witch or Graveyard.
The stoner stuff I listen to most leans toward psychedelic and retro
in the vein of King Crimson or Heep. Although I like things a bit
fuzzy like Pentagram. That said, I like the old school Monster Magnet
sound as well.

18. The Incurable Tragedy - Into Eternity
19. Realm of Terror - Merciless Death
20. Slania - Eluveitie
21. Love Song & Ire - Frank Turner
22. The Fathonless Mastery - Bloodbath
23. Gryende Tidevarv - Fimbultyr
24. Korven Kuningas - Korpiklaani
25. Float - Flogging Molly
26. Assassins - Nachtmystium
27. Vertebrae - Enslaved
28. For the Revolution - Kalmah
29. Dismember - Dismember
30. The Curse of Captain Morgan - Alestorm

This would have made my list if it were a bit less polished and a bit
more sloppy (drunken).

On 29 Dec, 17:07, Soze <I... at (no spam) salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
2. Tulimyrsky - Moonsorrow
I'm sorry to say I have not heard this yet. It could probably make my
list as well if its as good as the last.
The main track is my song of the year, they`re moving closer and closer
to Bathory worship with the odd bit of folk.

I left this out as I thought it was classed as an EP not an album.

On Dec 28, 3:30 pm, BrutalNoodle <Ea... at (no spam) home.net> wrote:


Does Boris really fit into stoner?

They do for me. However to avoid this very conversation I left out
the latest Earth album, The Sword, Blood Ceremony, etc... I am happy
lumping doom, drone, as well as the traditional Fu Manchu stoner bands
all in one group. After all they are cut from the same cloth.

Stoner seems to accommodate a wide range.


At the end of the day, it's all rock 'n roll.

e.
--
\m/

dclizardking wrote:
On 29 Dec, 17:07, Soze <I... at (no spam) salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
2. Tulimyrsky - Moonsorrow
I'm sorry to say I have not heard this yet.  It could probably make my
list as well if its as good as the last.
The main track is my song of the year, they`re moving closer and closer
to Bathory worship with the odd bit of folk.

I left this out as I thought it was classed as an EP not an album.

Yeah it is but...it`s over an hour long!! I can`t seriously call a 68
minute 5 track CD an EP! There`s one song on it longer than the whole of
Reign in Blood...that`s an album in my book...

On 29 Dec 2008, 21:45, Soze <I... at (no spam) salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
dclizardking wrote:
On 29 Dec, 17:07, Soze <I... at (no spam) salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
2. Tulimyrsky - Moonsorrow
I'm sorry to say I have not heard this yet. It could probably make my
list as well if its as good as the last.
The main track is my song of the year, they`re moving closer and closer
to Bathory worship with the odd bit of folk.
I left this out as I thought it was classed as an EP not an album.
Yeah it is but...it`s over an hour long!! I can`t seriously call a 68
minute 5 track CD an EP! There`s one song on it longer than the whole of
Reign in Blood...that`s an album in my book...

Just remembered another album that should have been on my list,
Serpentcult - Weight of Light. I can't imagine it's everyone's cup of
tea, but it's a damn fine album if you ask me.