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Topic: 2014 in Metal so far
Posted By: adg211288
Subject: 2014 in Metal so far
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2014 at 7:17am
To complement the  http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9425&title=albums-youre-looking-forward-to-2014" rel="nofollow - Albums you're looking forward to, 2014 thread. 

This is my 2014 list so far. Everything I've written a review for, not just the good ones. 
  1. MaYan - Antagonise (Progressive Symphonic Death Metal) - 99%
  2. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi (Psychedelic Black Metal) - 98%
  3. Lascaille's Shourd (Progressive Death Metal) - 97%
  4. Arkona - Yav (Blackened Folk Metal) - 95%
  5. Skyliner - Outsiders (Progressive/Technical Power Metal) - 94%
  6. Sinbreed - Shadows (Power Metal) - 94%
  7. Anubis Gate - Horizons (Progressive Metal) - 94% (may have to bump this one up more though)
  8. Dawn of Destiny - F.E.A.R. (Progressive Metal) - 94%
  9. Scythia - ...Of Conquest (Symphonic/Progressive Folk-Power Metal ) - 93%
  10. Within Temptation - Hydra (Symphonic Pop Metal) - 93%
  11. Xandria - Sacrificium (Symphonic Power Metal) - 93%
  12. Persuader - The Fiction Maze (Power/Thrash Metal) - 92%
  13. Nervosa - Victim of Yourself (Thrash Metal) - 89%
  14. Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark (Power-Thrash Metal) - 89%
  15. Lvcifyre - Svn Eater (Blackened Death Metal) - 88%
  16. Exmortus - Slave to the Sword (Technical Neoclassical Power-Thrash Metal) - 87%
  17. Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (Symphonic Progressive Rock) - 86%
  18. Dark Forest - The Awakening (Heavy Metal) - 85%
  19. Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon (US Power/Heavy Metal) - 84%
  20. Aenaon - Estance (Avant-Garde Black Metal) - 83%
  21. Delain - The Human Contradiction (Symphonic Metal) - 83%
  22. Iron Savior - Rise of the Hero (Power Metal) - 82%
  23. Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead (Power Metal) - 82%
  24. Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism (Progressive Metal) - 79%
  25. Diabulus in Musica - Argia (Symphonic Metal) - 77%
  26. Lord Symphony - The Lord's Wisdom (Symphonic Power Metal) - 76%
  27. Freedom Call - Beyond (Power Metal) - 73%
  28. Super Massive Black Holes - Calculations of the Ancients (Jazzy Tech/Prog Death Metal) - 70%
  29. Abstraction - End of Hope (Progressive Metal) - 62%
  30. Agiel - Dark Pantheons (Symphonic Blackened Technical Death Metal) - 58%
  31. Corpsessed - Abysmal Thresholds (Death Metal) - 50%
  32. Fenris - Across the Darkened Skies (Melodic Death Metal) - 48%
  33. Suncrown - You Are Not Alone (Symphonic Metal) - 37%
  34. Azoria - Seasons Change (Heavy Power Metal) - 19%

Still to Place:

  • Below - Across the Dark River
  • Dracena - Ravenous Bloodlust 
  • Sanctorium - The Depths Inside
  • Stormwarrior - Thunder & Steele


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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2014 at 7:38am
I haven´t really listened to many new releases yet. I´ve listened to and written reviews for these though:
1. Narcotic Wasteland - Narcotic Wasteland
2. Legion of the Damned - Ravenous Plague
3. Los Random - Pidanoma
4. Persuader - The Fiction Maze
5. Lascaille's Shroud - Interval 02: Parallel Infinities - The Abscinded Universe
6. Cannabis Corpse - Splatterhash
7. Kayser - Read Your Enemy
8. Cynic - Kindly Bent To Free Us
9. Behemoth - The Satanist
10. Nashville Pussy - Up The Dosage
11. Exmortus - Slave to the Sword
12. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi
13. One Machine - The Distortion Of Lies And The Overdriven Truth
11. Motorpsycho - Behind The Sun
12. Massacre - Back from Beyond
13. A.C.T - Circus Pandemonium
14. Pyrrhon - The Mother of Virtues
 


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Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2014 at 8:38pm
So far:

1. Teitanblood - Death
2. something that isn't Teitanblood's Death
3. something else that isn't Teitanblood's Death
4. something else that isn't Teitanblood's Death
5. something else that isn't Teitanblood's Death
6. something else that isn't Teitanblood's Death
7. something else that isn't Teitanblood's Death
8. something else that isn't Teitanblood's Death
9. something else that isn't Teitanblood's Death
10. something else that isn't Teitanblood's Death


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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 16 May 2014 at 2:11am
To already mentioned, add:

Mekong Delta
Battleroar
Brainstorm
Dang
Meliah Rage
Metal Inquisitor
Nightmare
Portrait
Slough Feg
Vanden Plas
Primal Fear
Helstar

Some cracking albums in there! Big smile


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Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 16 May 2014 at 8:15am
I've only been buying used cds all year. Haven't got an '14 release yet.


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Posted By: Jbird
Date Posted: 25 May 2014 at 5:24pm
I just picked up the new Epica album, 'The Quantum Enigma'

I need to give it a couple of more listens, but this may be their best album yet. My past favorite has been 'Design Your Universe'

I'm not a huge Epica fan, but I do think that they've gotten much better since the addition of guitarist Isaac Delahaye. All 3 albums he's been on have been pretty good, much better than the previous stuff.

I still like Epica better as a live band, because it strips away all of those choir-like choruses that they do on the albums (which are generally too over-the-top, imo).


Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2014 at 4:05pm
I feel like I'm reviewing slower this year, but I did pass 50 reviews a little while ago. Here's my updated list:

  1. Anubis Gate - Horizons
  2. MaYaN - Antagonise
  3. Epica - The Quantum Enigma
  4. Arch Enemy - War Eternal
  5. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi
  6. Elvenking - The Pagan Manifesto
  7. Lascaille's Shroud - Interval 02: Parallel Infinities - The Abscinded Universe
  8. Hirax - Immortal Legacy
  9. Arkona - Yav
  10. Skyliner - Outsiders
  11. Darkest Era - Severance
  12. Sinbreed - Shadows
  13. Dawn of Destiny - F.E.A.R.
  14. Scythia - ...Of Conquest
  15. Within Temptation - Hydra
  16. Xandria - Sacrificium
  17. Falconer - Black Moon Rising
  18. Persuader - The Fiction Maze
  19. Grave Digger - Return of the Reaper
  20. Stormwarrior - Thunder & Steele
  21. Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending
  22. Nervosa - Victim of Yourself
  23. Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark
  24. Lvcifyre - Svn Eater
  25. Exmortus - Slave to the Sword
  26. Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope
  27. Dark Forest - The Awakening
  28. Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon
  29. Dust Bolt - Awake the Riot
  30. Aenaon - Extance
  31. Delain - The Human Contradiction
  32. Iron Savior - Rise of the Hero
  33. Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead
  34. Morning Dwell - Morning Dwell
  35. Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism
  36. Diabulus in Musica - Argia
  37. Lord Symphony - The Lord's Wisdom
  38. Nightmare - The Aftermath
  39. Freedom Call - Beyond
  40. Below - Across the Dark River
  41. FireForce - Deathbringer
  42. Sanctorium - The Depths Inside
  43. Super Massive Black Holes - Calculations of the Ancients
  44. Amberian Dawn - Magic Forest
  45. Edge of Thorns - Insomnia
  46. Abstraction - End of Hope
  47. Agiel - Dark Pantheons
  48. Corpsessed - Abysmal Thresholds
  49. Steel Prophet - Omniscient
  50. Fenris - Across the Darkened Skies
  51. Christoper Lee - Metal Knight
  52. Suncrown - You Are Not Alone
  53. Azoria - Seasons Change


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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2014 at 11:11am
holy shit how have you listened to that much music?

I've heard like, 4 albums from 2014


Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2014 at 2:38pm
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

holy shit how have you listened to that much music?

I've heard like, 4 albums from 2014

I don't really know how to answer that. Wink

It does help though that I get a lot of given to me for free from the labels and promoters. 

Actually, the list is the reviewed albums only. The actual number of albums I've heard released this year is 60 exactly. 

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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 3:30am
Come on people we want to see lists!

Here's my latest update. I'm trying to focus my reviews on some stuff that isn't power metal for a while to make it more diverse.

  1. Anubis Gate - Horizons
  2. MaYaN - Antagonise
  3. Epica - The Quantum Enigma
  4. Arch Enemy - War Eternal
  5. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi
  6. Elvenking - The Pagan Manifesto
  7. Lascaille's Shroud - Interval 02: Parallel Infinities - The Abscinded Universe
  8. Hirax - Immortal Legacy
  9. Arkona - Yav
  10. Skyliner - Outsiders
  11. Allegaeon - Elements of the Infinite
  12. Darkest Era - Severance
  13. Sinbreed - Shadows
  14. Dawn of Destiny - F.E.A.R.
  15. Scythia - ...Of Conquest
  16. Within Temptation - Hydra
  17. Xandria - Sacrificium
  18. Falconer - Black Moon Rising
  19. Kobra and the Lotus - High Priestess
  20. Persuader - The Fiction Maze
  21. Grave Digger - Return of the Reaper
  22. Stormwarrior - Thunder & Steele
  23. Derdian - Human Reset
  24. Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending
  25. Deus Otiosus - Rise
  26. Nervosa - Victim of Yourself
  27. Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark
  28. Lvcifyre - Svn Eater
  29. Exmortus - Slave to the Sword
  30. Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope
  31. Dark Forest - The Awakening
  32. Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon
  33. Dust Bolt - Awake the Riot
  34. Alestorm - Unset on the Golden Age
  35. Aenaon - Extance
  36. Delain - The Human Contradiction
  37. Iron Savior - Rise of the Hero
  38. Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead
  39. Morning Dwell - Morning Dwell
  40. Dead Earth Politics - The Queen of Steel
  41. Septycal Gorge - Scourge of the Formless Breed
  42. Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism
  43. Diabulus in Musica - Argia
  44. Lord Symphony - The Lord's Wisdom
  45. Eluveitie - Origins
  46. Nightmare - The Aftermath
  47. Dictated - The Deceived
  48. Freedom Call - Beyond
  49. Below - Across the Dark River
  50. FireForce - Deathbringer
  51. Celestial Decay - QuantumX
  52. Sanctorium - The Depths Inside
  53. Super Massive Black Holes - Calculations of the Ancients
  54. Amberian Dawn - Magic Forest
  55. Edge of Thorns - Insomnia
  56. Solace of Requiem - Casting Ruin
  57. Abstraction - End of Hope
  58. Axel Rudio Pell - Into the Storm
  59. Agiel - Dark Pantheons
  60. Corpsessed - Abysmal Thresholds
  61. Steel Prophet - Omniscient
  62. Fenris - Across the Darkened Skies
  63. Terratomorf -  Я - легенда 
  64. Christoper Lee - Metal Knight
  65. Suncrown - You Are Not Alone
  66. Azoria - Seasons Change
These are the albums I've heard put haven't yet placed:

  • Adamantra - Act II: Silent Narratives
  • Crimson Shadows - Kings Among Men
  • Disforia - The Age of Ether
  • Dracena - Ravenous Bloodlust
  • Electrocution - Metaphysincarnation
  • Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails
  • Iskald - Nedom Og Nord
  • King of Asgard - Karg
  • Mastodon - Once More 'Round the Sun
  • Mekong Delta - In a Mirror Darkly
  • Mostly Autumn - Dressed in Voices
  • Opeth - Pale Communion
  • Panic Room - Incarnate
  • Stallion - Rise and Ride
  • Striker - City of Gold
  • Unisonic - Light of Dawn
  • We All Die (Laughing) - Thoughtscanning



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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 3:34am
Originally posted by adg211288 adg211288 wrote:

Come on people we want to see lists!

Here's my latest update. I'm trying to focus my reviews on some stuff that isn't power metal for a while to make it more diverse.

  1. Anubis Gate - Horizons
  2. MaYaN - Antagonise
  3. Epica - The Quantum Enigma
  4. Arch Enemy - War Eternal
  5. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi
  6. Elvenking - The Pagan Manifesto
  7. Lascaille's Shroud - Interval 02: Parallel Infinities - The Abscinded Universe
  8. Hirax - Immortal Legacy
  9. Arkona - Yav
  10. Skyliner - Outsiders
  11. Allegaeon - Elements of the Infinite
  12. Darkest Era - Severance
  13. Sinbreed - Shadows
  14. Dawn of Destiny - F.E.A.R.
  15. Scythia - ...Of Conquest
  16. Within Temptation - Hydra
  17. Xandria - Sacrificium
  18. Falconer - Black Moon Rising
  19. Kobra and the Lotus - High Priestess
  20. Persuader - The Fiction Maze
  21. Grave Digger - Return of the Reaper
  22. Stormwarrior - Thunder & Steele
  23. Derdian - Human Reset
  24. Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending
  25. Deus Otiosus - Rise
  26. Nervosa - Victim of Yourself
  27. Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark
  28. Lvcifyre - Svn Eater
  29. Exmortus - Slave to the Sword
  30. Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope
  31. Dark Forest - The Awakening
  32. Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon
  33. Dust Bolt - Awake the Riot
  34. Alestorm - Unset on the Golden Age
  35. Aenaon - Extance
  36. Delain - The Human Contradiction
  37. Iron Savior - Rise of the Hero
  38. Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead
  39. Morning Dwell - Morning Dwell
  40. Dead Earth Politics - The Queen of Steel
  41. Septycal Gorge - Sciurge of the Formless Breed
  42. Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism
  43. Diabulus in Musica - Argia
  44. Lord Symphony - The Lord's Wisdom
  45. Eluveitie - Origins
  46. Nightmare - The Aftermath
  47. Dictated - The Deceived
  48. Freedom Call - Beyond
  49. Below - Across the Dark River
  50. FireForce - Deathbringer
  51. Celestial Decay - QuantumX
  52. Sanctorium - The Depths Inside
  53. Super Massive Black Holes - Calculations of the Ancients
  54. Amberian Dawn - Magic Forest
  55. Edge of Thorns - Insomnia
  56. Solace of Requiem - Casting Ruin
  57. Abstraction - End of Hope
  58. Axel Rudio Pell - Into the Storm
  59. Agiel - Dark Pantheons
  60. Corpsessed - Abysmal Thresholds
  61. Steel Prophet - Omniscient
  62. Fenris - Across the Darkened Skies
  63. Terratomorf -  Я - легенда 
  64. Christoper Lee - Metal Knight
  65. Suncrown - You Are Not Alone
  66. Azoria - Seasons Change
These are the albums I've heard put haven't yet placed:

  • Adamantra - Act II: Silent Narratives
  • Crimson Shadows - Kings Among Men
  • Disforia - The Age of Ether
  • Dracena - Ravenous Bloodlust
  • Electrocution - Metaphysincarnation
  • Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails
  • Iskald - Nedom Og Nord
  • King of Asgard - Karg
  • Mastodon - Once More 'Round the Sun
  • Mekong Delta - In a Mirror Darkly
  • Mostly Autumn - Dressed in Voices
  • Opeth - Pale Communion
  • Panic Room - Incarnate
  • Stallion - Rise and Ride
  • Striker - City of Gold
  • Unisonic - Light of Dawn
  • We All Die (Laughing) - Thoughtscanning


What do you think of these so far? Mastodon's I enjoy very much and Opeth's I've yet to pick up


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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 6:16am
I've only played each once. Mastodon was quite impressive and Opeth's may need a few listens to sink in. I expect I'll cover both of those sooner rather than later. 

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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 2:13pm
Originally posted by adg211288 adg211288 wrote:

I've only played each once. Mastodon was quite impressive and Opeth's may need a few listens to sink in. I expect I'll cover both of those sooner rather than later. 

I've actually been listening to that one Mastodon album as opposed to the rest lately LOL. Gotta check out Opeth's latest


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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 2:34pm
Here´s my new updated list (not in any particular order):
 
1. Narcotic Wasteland - Narcotic Wasteland
2. Legion of the Damned - Ravenous Plague
3. Los Random - Pidanoma
4. Persuader - The Fiction Maze
5. Lascaille's Shroud - Interval 02: Parallel Infinities - The Abscinded Universe
6. Cannabis Corpse - Splatterhash
7. Kayser - Read Your Enemy
8. Cynic - Kindly Bent To Free Us
9. Behemoth - The Satanist
10. Nashville Pussy - Up The Dosage
11. Exmortus - Slave to the Sword
12. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi
13. One Machine - The Distortion Of Lies And The Overdriven Truth
11. Motorpsycho - Behind The Sun
12. Massacre - Back from Beyond
13. A.C.T - Circus Pandemonium
14. Pyrrhon - The Mother of Virtues
15. Killer Be Killed - Killer Be Killed
16. Aborted - Scriptures of the Dead
17. Aborted - The Necrotic Manifesto
18. Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
19. Insomnium - Shadows of the Dying Sun
20. Black Anvil - Hail Death
21. Autopsy - Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves
22. Mekong Delta - In a Mirror Darkly
23. Coffinworm - IV.I.VIII
24. Slayer - Implode
25. Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism
26. Vallenfyre - Splinters
27. Cloak of Altering - Plague Beasts
28. California Breed - California Breed
29. Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere
30. Misery Index - The Killing Gods
31. Hatriot - Dawn of the New Centurian
32. Anathema - Distant Satellites
33. Mastodon - Once More 'Round the Sun
34. Casualties of Cool - Casualties of Cool
35. Overkill - White Devil Armory
36. Opeth - Pale Communion
37. Corrosion of Conformity - IX
38. Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails
39. Illdisposed - With the Lost Souls on Our Side
40. ΔLive - Odyssey Pt​.​ I - A Breaking Sphere
41. Morgoth - God is Evil
42. Hannes Grossmann - The Radial Covenant
43. Entombed A.D. - Back to the Front
44. Manes - Vntrve
45. The Haunted - Exit Wounds
 


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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 2:52pm
Metal Albums I've gotten from this year:

Mastodon-Once More Around the Sun (Rated it, haven't reviewed it yet)
Lacuna Coil-Broken Crown Coil (Rated it, haven't reviewed it yet)
Helstar-This Wicked Nest (Reviewed it 5/5)
Chevelle-La Gargola (Reviewed it 5/5)

Other 2014 albums I've gotten:

IQ-The Road of Bones
Deadmau5-While (1<2)




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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2014 at 2:58pm
Originally posted by Unitron Unitron wrote:

Metal Albums I've gotten from this year:

Mastodon-Once More Around the Sun (Rated it, haven't reviewed it yet)
Lacuna Coil-Broken Crown Coil (Rated it, haven't reviewed it yet)
Helstar-This Wicked Nest (Reviewed it 5/5)
Chevelle-La Gargola (Reviewed it 5/5)

Other 2014 albums I've gotten:

IQ-The Road of Bones
Deadmau5-While (1<2)

Albums I haven't gotten yet but planning on getting:

Opeth-Pale Communion 
Pendragon-Men Who Climb Mountains
Primus-Primus & the Chocolate Factory 

2014 albums I've listened to but haven't gotten:

Anathema-Distant Satellites
A.C.T.-Circus Pandemonium 


That Cristina Embarrassed


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Posted By: Jbird
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2014 at 11:34am
So far I've gotten:

Alcest - Shelter
Delain - The Human Contradiction
Distorted Harmony - Chain Reaction
Eluveitie - Origins
Epica - The Quantum Enigma
Iced Earth - Plagues Of Babylon
Sonata Arctica - Pariah's Child
Stream Of Passion - A War Of Our Own
Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism
Vanden Plas - Chronicles Of The Immortals
Vanishing Point - Distant Is The Sun
Within Temptation - Hydra

So far, I like every single one of those albums, but not one of them would I consider a 'great' album.

Out of all of them I'd probably have to pick the Teramaze as my album of the year so far. Some very cool riffing and oh-so slightly proggy. Not much is left of their thrash-metal sound, but it's still pretty cool regular metal Smile

I love the new Within Temptation album as well, though in my personal opinion it isn't quite as good as 2011's 'The Unforgiving'.

I've got the new Opeth and the latest Insomnium on the way thru the mail, and am looking forward to the new Threshold and the new Evergrey.


Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2014 at 11:38am
Oh, forgot, I'm also planning on getting Kobra and the Lotus's new 'High Priestess' album. Smile




Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2014 at 1:20pm
Here's my updated list (hit 80 2014 reviews today), pretty version at:  http://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/2014_album_rankings/" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/list/adg211288/2014_album_rankings/

  1. Anubis Gate - Horizons (Progressive Metal) 
  2. MindMaze - Back From the Edge (Progressive Power Metal) 
  3. MaYaN - Antagonise (Progressive Symphonic Death Metal) 
  4. Distorted Harmony - Chain Reaction (Progressive Metal) 
  5. Epica - The Quantum Enigma (Symphonic Metal) 
  6. Arch Enemy - War Eternal (Melodic Death Metal) 
  7. A Sound of Thunder - The Lesser Key of Solomon (Progressive Heavy Metal) 
  8. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi (Psychedelic Black Metal) 
  9. Falluah - The Flesh Prevails (Atmospheric Progressive Technical Death Metal) 
  10. Elvenking - The Pagan Manifesto (Folk-Power Metal)
  11. Lascaille's Shroud - Interval 02: Parallel Infinities - The Abscinded Universe (progressive Death Metal)
  12. Hirax - Immortal Legacy (Thrash/Speed Metal)
  13. Аркона - Yav (Folk Metal)
  14. Skyliner - Outsiders (Progressive Power Metal)
  15. Allegaeon - Elements of the Infinite (Technical Death Metal)
  16. Darkest Era - Severance (Heavy Metal)
  17. Sinbreed - Shadows (Power Metal)
  18. Dawn of Destiny - F.E.A.R. (Progressive Metal)
  19. Scythia - ...Of Conquest (Power Metal)
  20. Within Temptation - Hydra (Symphonic Metal)
  21. Xandria - Sacrificium (Symphonic Power Metal)
  22. Falconer - Black Moon Rising (Power Metal)
  23. Kobra and the Lotus - High Priestess (Power Metal)
  24. Persauder - The Fiction Maze (Power Metal)
  25. Saille - Eldritch (Melodic/Symphonic Black Metal)
  26. Grave Digger - Return of the Reaper (Heavy Power Metal)
  27. Purson - In the Meantime (EP) (Heavy Psych)
  28. Stormwarrior - Thunder & Steele (Power Metal)
  29. Derdian - Human Reset (Power Metal)
  30. Ancient Bards - A New Dawn Ending (Symphonic Power Metal)
  31. Deus Otiosus - Rise (Death Metal)
  32. Nervosa - Victim of Yourself (Thrash Metal)
  33. Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark (Power-Thrash Metal)
  34. Lvcifyre - Svn Eater (Blackened Death Metal)
  35. Exmortus - Slave to the Sword (Technical Thrash Metal)
  36. Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (Symphonic Prog)
  37. Dark Forest - The Awakening (Heavy Metal)
  38. Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon (Heavy Power Metal)
  39. 1349 - Massive Cauldron of Chaos (Black Metal)
  40. Dust Bolt - Awake the Riot (Thrash Metal)
  41. Alestorm - Sunset on the Golden Age (Folk-Power Metal)
  42. Myrkur - Myrkur (EP) (Atmospheric Black Metal)
  43. Aenaon - Extance (Avant-Garde Black Metal)
  44. Delain - The Human Contradiction (Symphonic Metal)
  45. Iron Savior - Rise of the Hero (Power Metal)
  46. Gamma Ray - Empire of the Undead (Power Metal)
  47. Shroud of Despondency - Tied to a Dying Animal (Black Metal and Dark Folk)
  48. Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls (Heavy Metal)
  49. Morning Dwell - Morning Dwell (Power Metal)
  50. Dead Earth Politics - The Queen of Steel (EP) (Groove/Heavy Metal)
  51. Septycal Gorge - Scourge of the Formless Breed (Technical Brutal Death Metal)
  52. Teramaze - Esoteric Symbolism (Progressive Metal)
  53. Diabulus in Musica - Argia (Symphonic Metal)
  54. Lord Symphony - The Lord's Wisdom (Symphonic Power Metal)
  55. Eluveitie - Origins (Celtic Melodic Death Metal)
  56. Nightmare - The Aftermath (Heavy Power Metal)
  57. Dictated - The Deceived (Death Metal)
  58. Freedom Call - Beyond (Power Metal)
  59. Axenstar - Where Dreams are Forgotten (Power Metal)
  60. Opeth - Pale Communion (Progressive Rock)
  61. Below - Across the Dark River (Doom Metal)
  62. FireForce - Deathbringer (Power Metal)
  63. Celestial Decay - QuantumX (Power Metal)
  64. Sanctorium - The Depths Inside (Symphonic Gothic Metal)
  65. Super Massive Black Holes (Jazzy Technical/Progressive Death Metal)
  66. Amberian Dawn - Magic Forest (Symphonic Metal)
  67. Edge of Thorns - Insomnia (Power Metal)
  68. Solace of Requiem - Casting Ruin (Death Metal)
  69. Abstraction - End of Hope (Progressive Metal)
  70. Burning Black - Remission of Sin (Heavy Metal)
  71. Axel Rudi Pell - Into the Storm (Heavy Metal/Hard Rock)
  72. Agiel - Dark Pantheons (EP) (Symphonic Blackened Technical Death Metal)
  73. Corpsessed - Abysmal Thresholds (Death Metal)
  74. Steel Prophet - Omniscient (US Power Metal)
  75. Fenris - Across the Darkened Skies (Melodic Death Metal)
  76. We All Die (Laughing) - Thoughtscnanning (Progressive Metal)
  77. Terratomorf - Я - легенда (EP) (Heavy Metal)
  78. Christopher Lee - Metal Knight (EP) (Heavy Metal)
  79. Suncrown - You Are Not Alone (Symphonic Metal)
  80. Azoria - Seasons Change (Heavy Power Metal)
And again the stuff I've heard but not as yet reviewed.

  • A Big Goodbye - History in Rewind (Progressive Rock/Metal)
  • Adamantra - Act II: Silent Narratives (Progressive Power Metal)
  • Alunah - Awakening the Forest (Stoner/Doom Metal)
  • Arion - Last of Us (Symphonic Metal)
  • Beyond Creation - Earthborn Evolution (Progressive/Technical Death Metal)
  • Crimson Shadows - Kings Among Men (Extreme Power Metal)
  • Darkspace - Dark Space III I (Atmospheric Black Metal)
  • Dire Peril - Queen of the Galaxy (EP) (Power-Thrash Metal)
  • Disforia - The Age of Ether (Progressive Metal)
  • Dracena - Ravenous Bloodlust (EP) (Blackened Thrash Metal)
  • Electrocution - Metaphysincarnation (Death Metal)
  • Evergrey - Hymns for the Broken (Progressive Metal)
  • Fen - Carrion Skies (Atmospheric Black Metal)
  • Iskald - Nedom Og Nord (Melodic Black Metal)
  • King of Asgard - Karg (Viking Metal)
  • Mastodon - One More 'Round the Sun (Progressive Metal)
  • Mekong Delta - In a Mirror Darkly (Progressive/Technical Thrash Metal)
  • Mostly Autumn - Dressed in Voices (Progressive Rock)
  • Panic Room - Incarnate (Progressive Rock)
  • Project Arcadia - A Time of Changes (Heavy Metal)
  • Pythia - Shadows of a Broken Past (Symphonic Power Metal)
  • Riot V - Unleash the Fire (US Power Metal/Heavy Metal)
  • Stallion - Rise and Ride (Speed Metal)
  • Striker - City of Gold (Speed Metal)
  • Unisonic - Light of Dawn (Heavy Metal)
hmm, didn't realise I'd had so much of a boas towards prog this year before re-adding the genres to this list. 


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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2014 at 5:46pm
Updated <span style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Metal Albums I've gotten from this year:</span><div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Mastodon-Once More Around the Sun (Rated it, haven't reviewed it yet)<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Lacuna Coil-Broken Crown Coil (Reviewed 5/5)<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Helstar-This Wicked Nest (Reviewed it 5/5)<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Chevelle-La Gargola (Reviewed it 5/5)<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;"><span style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">Opeth-Pale Communion (Reviewed 3.5/5)</span><div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;"><span style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">Kobra and the Lotus-High Priestess (Reviewed 5/5)</span><div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;"><span style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">
</span><div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Other 2014 albums I've gotten:<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">IQ-The Road of Bones<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Deadmau5-While (1<2)<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Albums I haven't gotten yet but planning on getting:<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">
<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Arch Enemy-War Eternal<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Godsmack-1000hp<div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px; : rgb43, 43, 43;">Judas Priest-Redeemer of Souls



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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2014 at 6:14pm
I'm in the process of getting my soul crushed by Scott Walker + Sunn O))) - Soused

possibly the least accessible album I've heard since Current 93 and Nurse With Wound collaborated


Posted By: Bosh66
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2014 at 6:19pm
I was looking at that - I guessed it would be out there. Recommend or steer clear?


Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2014 at 12:52am
I personally love it, but I would hesitate to recommend it to most people.  You could probably handle it LOL


Posted By: DippoMagoo
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2014 at 1:03am
I'll just post a link to my full RYM list: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/DippoMagoo/dms_top__and_bottom__albums_of_2014/

Not everything there is metal, but around 80-90% of it is. It would take way too long (and too much room on the page) to simply copy over all the metal albums there. The scary thing is, I still have a few more albums to add once I give enough listens.


Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2014 at 1:23pm
By the way, Kayo Dot's new album is absolutely gorgeous, but not metal at all.  It's awesome to hear a band completely change their sound every single album, I've gotta say


Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2014 at 1:28pm
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

By the way, Kayo Dot's new album is absolutely gorgeous, but not metal at all.  It's awesome to hear a band completely change their sound every single album, I've gotta say
Yes yes yes, I agree! They changed the sound, but somehow you can still tell who's playing. (Opeth, I'm lookin at ya Geek)


Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2014 at 8:52pm
Me likey Cristina Scabbia a lot Embarrassed

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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 10:08am
I'm liking new Inter Arma quite a bit. Haven't caught a ton of metal releases this year, but a few are on my radar, including:

Scott Walker + Sunn O)))— Soused
Boris— Noise
Agalloch— The Serpent & The Sphere
Blut Aus Nord— Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry


Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 10:44pm
I still need to check out the new Boris and Agalloch


Posted By: vmoore
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 10:33am
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS BEYOND CREATION EARTHBORN EVOLUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 11:33am
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I still need to check out the new Boris and Agalloch
New Agalloch is okay but it seems less engaging than the two previous albums. Marrow of the Spirit is still my favourite.


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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2014 at 11:00am
Originally posted by vmoore vmoore wrote:

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS BEYOND CREATION EARTHBORN EVOLUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome band. The new album definitely doesn't disappoint. 


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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2014 at 3:44pm
Originally posted by vmoore vmoore wrote:

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS BEYOND CREATION EARTHBORN EVOLUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shocked


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Posted By: vmoore
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 1:25pm
beyond creation is one of my top favorite bands


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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2014 at 7:26pm
Originally posted by vmoore vmoore wrote:

beyond creation is one of my top favorite bands

Good for you, bro  Clap


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