It's hard to think of all the great cd's I've listened to this year and list them all without missing any......(this is a work in progress, I will continue to add other albums during the remaining week)The best way I see fit is..if the cd stayed in my ipod playlist for a long period of time..it was a winner!!!!
Thinking back to the beginning of the year till now...here it it:
Machine Head - The Blackening - Killer songs, heavy as hell..Machine Head don't follow trends, they follow their heart...blood, sweat and Beers!!!!
Project: Failing Flesh - The Conjoined- excellent 2nd cd from P:FF , every song, heavy and twisted....excellent vocals, guitars and production...(still in my ipod today)
U.D.O. - Mastercutor - this album continues to grow on me heavily..especially those extra bonus songs I found too!..UDO in excellent heavy form, in my opinion one of ,if not his strongest releases to date...excellent modern production..guitar heavy in mix...Accept are classic..and UDO continues to march on...this album to me is his comeback(although he never left) because it's that good! (still in my ipod)
Heaven & Hell - Live At Radio City Music Hall- Excellent tour, live show..cd and DVD too! Dio and Iommi never sounded better..killer classic songs...the DVD is brilliant HD cameras capture all! (cd still in my ipod) word has it they will make a brand new album in 2008.
Helstar - Sins Of The Past - the classic Metal band returns with their first album in over 15 years with original classic line up. The boys have never sounded better! 11 re-recorded classic Helstar songs and 2 brand new killer ones..that prove to be their heaviest and best to date. Summer 2008 a full new album is expected from Helstar...They are back! (still in my ipod)
Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A - Yet again another killer guitar riff o rama from Holt and company! Exodus are still heavy as hell and still hungry!
bloodsimple - Red Harvest - follow up cd featuring former V.O.D. members , call it Metalcore..or whatever you want..this stuff is heavy and...full of hooks and memorable songs and excellent production...not sure if their major label is pushing this album(I hope they do)..cause it is top notch and extremely well written and produced(still in my ipod)
GOATREIGN - Mike Hickey ex-Venom guitarist releases his first ep..cock full of heavy riffs, leads..humor and heaviness all in one...I also have his yet to be released "Gold" instrumental ep as well..together with GOATREIGN(together in my ipod as one long full album I amply titled"Goatreign and Gold")
more to come....