If you're suggesting that posts where the post count = one be thrown out, I can vouch for NeptuneDNA. He's been reading the boards for a while and Dodsfall, Thared, and I talk to him on MSN.

It does make me wonder about Dr. Mysterio's list though.

yea. neptuneDNA is my friend. i asked him to make a list and post it. if thats ok with you guys

He sent it to me:

1. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
2. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
3. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
4. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
5. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
6. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
7. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
8. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
9. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
10. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
11. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
12. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
13. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
14. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
15. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

Alright.... I think it is time for me to try this, but I don't know how it will go. These are going to be numbered for the sake of being accepted as ligit... But it really should be in no perticular order.... Here goes...
*EDIT*** Actually, my number 1 album is SET IN STONE! Possibly the best album I have ever heard by ANY BAND!!! I absolutely love it, can't stop aspinning it... And that is after awhile..... I am just speachless on how INCREADIBLE this CD is.

1. CRYPTOPSY - ONCE WAS NOT
2. Aborted - The Archiac Arbitoir
3. Terror 2000 - Terror For Sale
4. Darkane - Layers Of Lies
5. Belphegor - Goatreich/Fleshcult
6. Naglfar - Pariah
7. Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
8. Slough Feg - Avatism
9. Hypocrisy - Virus
10. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
11. Chimaira - Chimaira
12. Order Of The Ebon Hand - X1: The Devil
13. Eclipse Eternal - Reign Of The Unholy Blackened Empire
14. 1349 - Hellfire
15. Dark Funeral - Attera Totus Sanctus

That's all I can think of right now... I would like to add Dark Tranquillity, but it feels like a 2004 release to me.... Maybe it was outside of North America?? I have about 50 other albums I could put that were all great... But these 14 were outstanding!!!!!!!!!!


Alright, I now have my #15 album, as you can see above. Just listening to it now, it is a very enjoyable album!!!!!!! Definitely worthy of the list. Glad I had a blank spot left!!!!
And that does it. Top 15 accomplished.


I would also like to add an honourable mention to:

Ash - Boneyard

An extremely good demo, love the music (USBM, but not your standard). I would say best demo I heard this year by far! It will be interesting to see if anything happens here....

Whoa...nice list!

When is the last day to submit a list? I haven't had enough time as of late.

Last year we got an extension until almost Feb. Let's just say you have at least two weeks left.

1. Lurker of Chalice - s/t
2. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
4. Spiritual Beggars - Demons
5. Ulver - The Blood Inside
6. Sunn O))) - Black 1
7. Deathspell Omega - Kenose
8. Earth - HEX
9. Witchcraft - Firewood
10. Twilight - s/t
11. Wetwork -Synod
12. C.O.C. - In the Arms of God
13. Clutch - Robot Hive/Exodus
14. High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings
15. Behemoth - Demigod


As always, too much metal and not enough money. Still haven't had a chance to pick up some of the latest releases from the likes of Cryptopsy, Municipal Waste, Grand Magus, Evoken among others. Even if I had, this was a tough list to compile as is.

Well here's my list:

1. Nokturnal Mortum-Mirovozzrenie
2. Temnozor-Folkstorm of the Azure Nights
3. Twilight-Twilight
4. Old Man's Child-Vermin
5. Deathspell Omega-Kenose
6. Drudkh-The Swan Road
7. Cult of Daath-Slit Throats and Ritual Nights
8. Korpiklaani-Voice of Wilderness
9. Satanic Warmaster-Carelian Satanist Madness
10. 1349-Hellfire
11. Elysian Blaze-Cold Walls and Apparitions
12. Thyrfing-Farsotstider
13. Toxic Holocaust-Hell on Earth
14. Ondskapt-Dodens Evangelium
15. Lurker of Chalice-Lurker of Chalice

Damn it has been a good year for metal

nice to see someone else around here appreciated black metal. good list

Thanks man I was surprised at all the good music that has came out this year. From the Finnish black metal scene to the Russian folk black metal scene. '05 has been good for black metal

Okay, close enough to the end of the year...

1. Nevermore-This Godless Endeavor
2. Opeth-Ghost Reveries
3. Candlemass-S/T
4. Russell Allen's Atomic Soul
5. Nile-Annihilation of the Wicked
6. The Apparatus-Heathen Agenda
7. High on Fire-Blessed Black Wings
8. Soulfly-The Dark Ages
9. Obituary-Frozen in Time
10. Bruce Dickinson-Tyranny of Souls

1 - Brainstorm - Liquid Monster
2 - Nevermore - This Godless Endeavour
3 - James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion
4 - Manilla Road - Gates of Fire
5 - Kreator - Enemy of God
6 - Steve Vai - Real Illusions: Reflections
7 - Strapping Young Lad - Alien
8 - Dream Theater - Octavarium


That's it for me, I don't have the resources to buy all the albums you guys talk about. I still haven't managed to get Ghost Reveries or the new Deep Purple. Also, only my first 3 are really in order.

1. Ultralord Act I
2. Naglfar Pariah
3. Bolt Thrower Those Once Loyal
4. Nile Annihilation of the Wicked
5. Dark Funeral Attera Totus Sanctus
6. King Travolta S/T
7. 1349 Hellfire
8. Strapping Young Lad Alien
9. Heaven Ablaze Enlightened By Darkness
10. Cryptopsy Once Was Not
11. Miasma Demo
12. Grimlorn Rise of the Black Dawn

I dont even know if i like 10 albums this year, well here goes

1. Iommi w/ Glenn Hughes - Fused
2. Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny Of Souls
3. Kreator - Enemy Of God
4. Corrosion Of Conformity - In The Arms Of God
5. Destruction - Inventor of Evil
6. G/Z/R/ - Ohmwork
7. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

thats it, dident like anything else, but for the best peice of music (Demo,Split) i would say the Heathen DEMO was just mind blowing, thats my number 1 this year, we need a album god damn it

Finally, here is the Schwinger's top 20 of 2005:

1. Judas Priest - "Angel Of Retribution"
2. Flotsam And Jetsam - "Dreams Of Death"
3. Mercenary - "11 Dreams"
4. Nevermore - "This Godless Endeavor"
5. Opeth - "Ghost Reveries"
6. Biomechanical - "The Empires Of The World"
7. Hypocrisy - "Virus"
8. Helloween - "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy"
9. Deep Purple - "Rapture Of The Deep"
10. Annihilator - "Schizo Deluxe"
11. Strapping Young Lad - "Alien"
12. Nile - "Annihilation Of The Wicked"
13. Masterplan - "Aeronautics"
14. Green Carnation - "The Quiet Offspring"
15. Iommi - "Fused"
16. Leaves Eyes' - "Vinland Saga"
17. Bloodbath - "Nightmares Made Flesh"
18. Fear Factory - "Transgression"
19. Europe - "Start From The Dark"
20. Candlemass - "Candlemass"

Here's My top 15

1. Judas Priest Angel Of Retribution
2. Exodus Shovel Head Kill Machine
3. Bruce Dickinson Tyranny Of Souls
4. Dark Tranquility
5. Candlemass S/T
6. Deep Purple Rapture of the Deep
7. Annhilator Schizo Deluxe
8. Hibiria
9. Corrosion Of Conformity In the Arms of God
10.Kreator Enemy of God
11.Nevermore This Godless Endevour
12. Early Man
13. Biomechanical Empires of the World
14. Iron Maiden Death on The Road
15. Clutch Robot Hive/Exodus
Special Mention Helloween Keepers of the 7 Keys the Legacy and Mago de Oz Madrid a las ventas

Mercenary was an '04 release, i believe (fantastic album). Thats a great list.

I have the promo - it was released here in early February 2005.

I've been working on my list for over a week... There were too many albums I liked equal amounts making things very difficult to place in a particluar order. Should have a list for you all soon, though...

The rifleman is shooting blanks.

1. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
2. Dark Tranquillity - Character
3. Korpiklaani - Voice Of Wilderness
4. Soulfly - Dark Ages
5. High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings
6. Hibria - Defying The Rules
7. Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama
8. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
9. Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny Of Souls
10. Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
11. Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
12. System Of A Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
13. Mastery - Lethal Legacy
14. Battlelore - Third Age of the Sun
15. Slough Feg - Atavism

Edit 1: got to listen to some other stuff and re-order the list
Edit 2: probably too late, but I didn't realize DragonForce was a 2006 release so off my list it goes

After much thought over the past couple of weeks, here it is...


Top 2005 Picks:

01) Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
02) Rock, Rob - Holy Hell
03) Dickinson, Bruce - Tyranny Souls
04) Gamma Ray - Majestic
05) Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys: Legacy
06) Brainstorm - Liquid Monster
07) Primal Fear - Seven Seals
08) Savage Circus - Dreamland Manor
09) Hypocrisy - Virus
10) Demons & Wizards - Touched By the Crimson King
11) Machine Men - Elegies
12) Old Man's Child - Vermin
13) Dark Tranquility - Character
14) Paragon - Revenge
15) Kamelot - The Black Halo
16) Pain - Dancing With the Dead
17) Imagika - Devils On Both Sides
18) Nightrage - Descent Into Chaos
19) U.D.O. - Mission No. X
20) Force of Evil - Black Empire


I'm sure my personal ratings will change somewhat over time (they usually do), but this is where my opinions sit as of this moment.



BRING ON 2006!!!

Though not technically metal, I would have to say System of a Down, Hypnotize. Keep in mind I havent pirated any new albums in six months, so there are many cd's in many subgenres of metal I may have missed out on, but I love the vocal harmonies on hypnotize. This will be as usual, my like one post for the month haha.

Top 15 Albums Of 2005

1. Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
2. Lurker Of Chalice - Lurker Of Chalice
3. Temnozor - Folkstorm Of The Azure Nights
4. Deceased - As The Wierd Travel On
5. Falkenbach - Hearalding The Fireblade
6. Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring
7. CKY - An Answer Can Be Found
8. Fear Factory - Transgression
9. Gorerotted - A New Dawn For The Dead
10. Drudkh - The Swan Road
11. Corrosion Of Conformity - In The Arms Of God
12. Cathedral - The Garden Of Unearthly Delights
13. Kreator - Enemy Of God
14. Thanateros - Into The Other World
15. Ulver - Blood Inside