2011 in metal... so far?

Question

Honestly I'm posting this because I've been slacking it this year, I've only heard like 3 albums (Obscura's "Omnivium" being the best of them all), and by this time this year I had heard at least a dozen. Figured I'd better catch up, what with new Anthrax and Megadeth albums later this year.

MQ: Favorite releases this year? Single album would be alright, top 5 would be ideal
MQ2: Anything you're looking forward to this year?

Answer 1

Yea, it's a been pretty slow year for me too, but my favorite album so far has to be Digital Veil by The Human Abstract. It was actually a surprise because I didn't expect it to be good and I really didn't like it too much at first because the metalcore vocals just weren't sitting right with me, and also the deathcore production was annoying, but after I was able to tolerate those two things it moved up to the top, because there is some pretty good music on the album. I also liked Omnivium.



There's also been a few other decent to good releases this year that I've heard, Iconoclast by Symphony X was good, The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues by Between the Buried and Me was good, but it didn't keep my attention very long. Surfur Rising by Amon Amarth was pretty good, just not much that is truly great. The second half of the year looks way better though.





MQ2- Yea, there's several confirmed albums I'm looking forward to



Imaginarium- Nightwish

A Dramatic Turn of Events- Dream Theater

The Hunter- Mastodon

Five Serpent's Teeth- Evile

Th1rt3en- Megadeth

When Man and Machine Collide- Control Denied

Worship Music- Anthrax

Heritage- Opeth





Here's something for a laugh, scroll down to September on the release list and look at the second album.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_in_heavy_metal_music



Also check it out, in 1996 too.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_in_heavy_metal_music



I thought Hank Williams III was a neotraditional country artist turned "cowpunk." Silly Wikipedia...

Answer 2

I've also been slacking off on the purchases so far this year.

MA: of the ones I do have:



1: Blut Aus Nord - 777 Sect(s)

2: Moonsorrow - Varjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa

3: Obscura - Omnivium

4: Belphegor - Blood Magick Necromance

5: Sylosis - Edge of the Earth (not typical for me, but for some reason I'm really enjoying it)



MA2: I'm really quite interested to see what the ICS Vortex album is like, I think that's still a couple months away though...

Answer 3

So far I liked.



Obscura - Omnivium

Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising

Evergrey - Glorious Collision

Symphony X - Iconoclast

Origin - Entity



MQ2



Opeth - Heritage

Control Denied - When Man and Machine Collide

Anthrax - Worship Music

Evile - Five Serpent's Teeth

Megadeth - TBA

Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events

Mastodon - The Hunter

Answer 4

Well Limp Bizkit's new album is okay, but is just the same as their old stuff, and Skindred's new album is, quite frankly, rubbish.

I have to say though, Sum 41's new album is brilliant - much better than their old stuff, but they're not really metal, although, this album is getting nearer.

Mastodon's live album was released, but I don't like live albums. But love Mastodon.



But I would say the best 5 albums so far this year, in order, are...

1) Blackfield - Welcome To My DNA

2) Sum 41 - Screaming Bloody Murder

3) Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra

4) Black Veil Brides - Set The World On Fire

5) Symphony X - Iconoclast



I'm looking forward to....

Dream Theater's new album

Opeth's new album

Answer 5

Here's what I enjoyed from 2011 so far...



...And On And On And On - Agoraphobic Nosebleed And Despise You

Murder The Mountains - Red Fang

The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues - BTBAM

New Album - Boris

Attention Please - Boris

Despond - Loss



There have been many less enjoyable releases, and still many exciting ones to come (like the new Brutal Truth and Gorguts, hell yeah). Looking forward to the possibility of a new Earth, Neurosis, or Nadja album.

Answer 6

i've got not incredibly regarded up too many "2011" metallic albums yet.. I generally wait until the subsequent 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. S'pose that's not the neatest difficulty to do. Stratovarius - Elysium [ability metallic] Devin Townshend - Deconstruction [business metallic] Rhapsody of fireplace - From Chaos To Eternity [ability/Symphonic/Epic metallic] Symphony X - Iconoclast [ability/Symphonic metallic] Stormwarrior - Heathen Warrior [velocity/ability metallic] Eh. not very enormous on doom/metallic that includes growling. MQ2: i like an astonishing style of the songs on the albums, too lazy to circulate see which of them I choose.. MQ3: i'm looking forward to Dream Theater's maximum up-to-date launch, and Edguy's "Age of the Joker", that are released on the same day (in u.s.). MQ4: nicely, i'm going to circulate with ability metallic. some incredibly.. 'useful' releases this 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, and that i desire it maintains. Edguy is likewise a ability metallic band, and am waiting for some great stuff after listening to their single "Robin Hood" from the album. MQ5: i don't pay attention to undesirable albums. BQ: innovative or ability. [: BQ2: I have not have been given any contacts. i'm a lonely sheep. BQ3: If Iron Maiden exchange into extra beneficial than purple Floyd, i might shoot myself. Edit: Ah, I forgot Tursisas! get up And combat is an exemplary viking/human beings metallic album, and that i thoroughly rejoice with the album, alongside with the two covers of songs that they did nicely on. (Broadsword of Jethro Tull, and Supernaut of Black Sabbath)

Answer 7

Hey man, how's it going?



My favorite metal album that I've heard this year was Sever The Wicked Hand by Crowbar. I can't wait for the new Anthrax album. Its gonna be great hearing Joey back on vocals again.

Answer 8

Favorite so far, and the best metal album I've heard in a few years is Symphony X - 'Iconoclast'.

Answer 9

"Carnival Is Forever" -- Decapitated (comes out later today)

"Kairos" -- Sepultura (comes out today in North America)

"Blunt Force Trauma" -- Cavalera Conspiracy

"Khaos Legions" -- Arch Enemy

"Surtur Rising" -- Amon Amarth

"And Hell Will Follow Me" -- A Pale Horse Named Death

"Sever the Wicked Hand" -- Crowbar

"Fallen" -- Burzum











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