Impala's Top Metal Albums of 2010

1-Immolation - Majesty and Decay
2-Cephalic Carnage-Misled by Certainty
3-Inquisition – Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
4-Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
5-Weapon - From the Devil's Tomb
6-Decrepit Birth - Polarity
7-Negura Bunget - Vîrstele Pamîntului
8-The Wakedead Gathering - Tenements Of Ephemera
9-Watain- Lawless Darkness
10-Ihsahn - After
11-Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones
12-Exodus - Exhibit B: The Human Condition
13-Melechesh-The Epigenesis
14-Dawnbringer - Nucleus
15-High On Fire - Snakes for the Divine
16-Black Breath - Heavy Breathing
17-Intronaut – Valley of Smoke
18-Heathen – The Evolution of Chaos
19-Ludicra - The Tenant
20-Vanden Plas-Seraphic Clockwork
21-Interment - Into the Crypts of Blasphemy
22-Nightbringer - Apocalypse Sun
23-Trauma - Archetype Of Chaos
24-Bastard Priest – Under the Hammer of Destruction
25-The Ocean – Heliocentric
26-Withered – Dualitis
27-Kylesa - Spiral Shadow
28-Hours of Penance - Paradogma
29-Iron Thrones -The Wretched Sun
30-Integrity - The Blackest Curse
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Also really good

Acid Witch - Stoned
Atheist - Jupiter
Borknagar - Universal
Crushing Sun - TAO
Evocation - Apocalyptic
Forbidden-Omega Wave
God Dethroned - Under the Sign of the Iron Cross
Grand Magus – Hammer of the North
Grave – Burial Ground
I Declare War - Malevolence
Malevolent Creation - Invidious Dominion
Maserati – Pyramid of the Sun
Mar de Grises - Streams Inwards
Melvins – The Bride Screamed Murder
Micawber - Hell On Earth
Nachtmystium - Addicts: Black Metal, Pt II
Negura Bunget – Maiestrit
Neuromist - Move Of Thought
Nomad Son - The Eternal Return
Overkill – Ironbound
Place of Skulls - As a Dog Returns
Rosetta - A Determinism Of Morality
Rotting Christ – Aealo
Slough Feg - The Animal Spirits
Sodom – In War and Pieces
Stargazer – A Great Work of Ages
Starkweather - This Sheltering Night
The Crown-Doomsday King
The Sword - Warp Riders
Triosphere - The Road Less Travelled
Ufomammut - Eve
Unleashed – As Yggdrasil Trembles
Yakuza- Of Seismic Consequence

EPs
Autopsy - The Tomb Within
Cloudkicker – ]]][[[
The Fevered - Vestige
Stealing Axion - Stealing Axion
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Mafia

Joke of the Year
Ghost - Opus Eponymous

Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions

Im not the biggest Funeral/Noise/Doom fan, as you can see from the list, but i'll check it out.
I have heard them before and it was huge sounding but didn't grab me.

can't say i keep up with recent music but i liked. Ceremony - Rohnert Park

Fear Factory - Mechanize

Morbid Angel is currently in the studio recording a new album but this time with drummer Tim Yeung (Divine Heresy). Pete Sandoval has had some major back problems for a long time and finally had the surgery to repair the years of abuse. Unfortunately he won't be able to get behind a drum kit for several months. Tim is a great drummer and you should check out Divine Heresy to see what he's capable of.

Jay Jizzle - Marijuana Inc 2

They played it out real soft through the first couple of songs, but then they go fucking hard on the rest of the albums. One of the best metal albums I've heard in a long fucking time.

Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

Fear Factory still touring?

Yes I'm pretty sure they are, their latest album (Mechanize) was released back in July and now I believe they are on tour.

They also have Dino Casares back and Gene Hoglan on drums. Fucking Gene Hoglan!

The new album is their best since Obsolete.

The Argumentalizer wrote:They also have Dino Casares back and Gene Hoglan on drums. Fucking Gene Hoglan!

The new album is their best since Obsolete.

Couldn't agree more!! Gene is an amazing drummer, loved him in Death and SYL.

Theres no disturbed albums!

chickenmobile wrote:Theres no disturbed albums!

Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini was awesome!!

One of the few good remaining metal bands in this country

Lol, Disturbed. It's a metal list, not Top of the Pops.

I haven't even heard the Iron Maiden album.
It gets good reviews.

Hell Yeah, Enslaved is one great band.
If folks want their minds blown, they should check out Negura Bunget from Romania and start with OM!
The Immolation album was just unbeatable this year. It has everything and a beastly slab of Death Metal.
For folks who like Old School Swedish Death Metal, check out the Wakedead Gathering, Grave, and Interment.

After The Burial - In Dreams

I have decided that ranking is only a ploy.
I have decided that i would present the 40 best metal albums of the year and let YOU ask me what you might like.
So, here it goes, my final for 2010:

Atheist – Jupiter
Bastard Priest – Under the Hammer of Destruction
Cephalic Carnage – Misled By Certianty
Decrepit Birth – Polarity
Echidna – Manifests of Human Existence
Enslaved – Axioma Ethica Odini
Exodus – Exhibit B:The Human Condition
Forbidden – Omega Wave
Hail Of Bullets – On Divine Winds
Heathen – The Evolution of Chaos
High On Fire – Snakes For the Divine
Hour of Penance – Paradogma
Ihsahn – After
Immolation – Majesty and Decay
Inquisition – Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrosm
Interment – Into the Crypts of Blasphemy
Intronaut – Valley of Smoke
Kylesa – Spiral Shadow
Mars de Grises – Streams Inward
Melechesh – The Epigenesis
Negura Bunget – Vîrstele Pamîntului
Neuromist – Move of Thought
Nightbringer – Apocalypse Sun
The Ocean – Heliocentric
Overkill – Ironbound
Sadist – Season in Silence
Sigh – Scenes Frome Hell
Stargazer – A Great Work of Ages
Starkweather – This Sheltering Night
Trauma – Archetype of Chaos
Triptykon – Eparistera Daimones
Twilight – Monument To Time End
Ufomammut – Eve
Vanden Plas – Seraphic Clockwork
The Wakedead Gathering – tenements of Ephemera
Watain – Lawless Darkness
Weapon – From The Devil’s Tomb
Witchery – Witchkrieg
Withered – Dualitis
Yakuza – Of Seismic Consequence

Honorable Mention?


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Speaking of metal, I'm going to this.

That is one kickass lineup there!

Feb 15 in Newport News Malevolent Creation!

Tobin Abasi is a monster.

Try his Death Group from DC, Reflux.

I ran into this video a few days ago (sorry, it's old - 2008) but was pretty impressed with it.

Arsis - We Are The Nightmare:


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I LOVE technical drumming!!

ARSIS is very good, and based right out of Virginia Beach here.

Good group.
If you like that, try Unleashed, from Sweden.

Just got back from watching these guys.


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Good call on Necrophagist! I have their album Epitaph. Here's a video clip of a few of their songs with just the drummer (sorry, I'm a drummer of 23 years who likes this type of drumming). Romain Goulon is another great drummer!!


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I really like that Grindcore/Death mix - Brutal Hate. Very cool.

The Necrophagist is too wheedley and the production to shiny for me.
The playing is awesome, don't get me wrong. It's just missing some depth and attitude.

Romain has awesome hand speed. I don't know how he grips the stick all the way down there like Bill Bruford!

Just got back from seeing these ladies.


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If anyone digs grind check out Insect Warfare.


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