7. The Funeral Pyre-The Natural of Betrayal (Prosthetic/Creator Destructor) Channeling melodic death metal and Norwegian black metal into their songs, TFP have constructed a 43-minute dark catharsis of pure anguish and fury. You can feel the music take you on a journey that is definitely not for the weak at heart. Great keyboard arrangements and attacking guitars, TFP are making their mark slowly but surely. Look for big things from the La Habra, CA-based quintet in 2008.
6. The Black Dahlia Murder-Nocturnal (Metal Blade) Much darker, both lyrically and musically, than their previous release Miasma, they continue the tradition of great metal classics released by Metal Blade Records. To hear them pull off songs like “What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse” live and in person is even more of a treat. Plenty of nods to great bands such as Carcass, Dissection and At The Gates, TBDM are definitely creating a place of their own in metal history.
5. Black Sabbath-The Dio Years (Rhino/WEA)Ok, I know this is a best of CD but how can you not include the era of Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio? (whom I still hail as one of the best singers in music) While you can never discount what Ozzy did, Dio reminds everyone yet again that he--along with Iommi, Appice and Ward--created a barrage of classics of their own. With one of the best riffs ever, “Heaven and Hell” is a beast of a metal song and “The Devil Cried” only adds to their already great repertoire.
4. Between The Buried and Me-Colors (Victory)Challenging listeners to venture into more complex and textured music, BTBAM brought together a collection of songs that I can only describe as a chaotic juxtaposition of keyboard-laced melodies and off-time guitars. Songs such as “Foam Born: (a) The Backtrack” and “Sun of Nothing” continue to extend the savagery with flawless execution. It may sound complicated at first but keep an open mind and you will hear heavy music in a very different way.
Article comments
1 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus
Well, Here's my picks(In no order):
Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands
Sieges Even - Paramount
Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Illogicist - The Insight Eye
The Bad Plus - PROG
Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon(pt.1)
N.I.N. - Year Zero
Municipal Waste - The Art of Partying
2 - Chris Beaumont
A few picks from me:
Tomahawk: Anonymous
Iced Earth: Framing Armageddon
Cephalic Carnage: Xenosapien
Devin Townsend: Ziltoid the Omniscient
Megadeth: United Abominations
Waltari: Release Date
Horse the Band: A Natural Death
As I Lay Dying: An Aocean Between Us
Nights Like These: Sunlight at Secondhand
DevilDriver: The Last Kind Words
3 - Black Sabbath Fan
Why Black Sabbath not first? Black Sabbath - the best group of the millenium!
4 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus
Uh...Duh,Black Sabbath no release album in 2007,dude...*Smirk*
BTW,Heaven & Hell released a live(and a compilation)CD of their greatest hits with Dio w/ only 3 new tracks.
5 - al mauro
Joshe Homme has always been as good as who he's collaborting with. He's technically an average, though somewhat inventive guitarist, an average singer, and a mildly interesting song-writer and he doesn't possess the type of talent to carry a major band. Vulgaris was lame, Lullabyes was lame. Nick Oliveri provided the edge/hostility that Joshe sorely lacks.