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Originally Posted by Vexed (Post 498932)

Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale

Now thats an awesome album i forgot!

Just a few more i didn't mention-

Virgin Black - Requiem - Fortissimo
Isole - Bliss of Solitude
Draconian - Turning Season Within
Moonspell - Night Eternal
Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom
Origin - Antithesis
Agalloch - The White
Leviathan - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave
Russian Circles - Station
No-Man - Schoolyard Ghosts
Moon Safari - Blomljud
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
NoSound - Lightdark

Too much metal(especially doom) & psychedelic/progressive stuff this year. Most of the indie rock stuff didn't do much for me.

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Originally Posted by Demonoid (Post 499069)

Shallow Grave - The Tallest Man on Earth

Actually, Shallow Grave is the album, The Tallest Man On Earth is the artist.

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Originally Posted by Demonoid (Post 499069)

Agalloch - The White

Good call! Thats a pretty solid EP, though I don't think they'll ever top The Mantle! My favorite album of 2008 is probably Blooddrunk by Children of Bodom by far. I know I know, I get a lot of gripe about that but I can't help it. I love Bodom!

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Originally Posted by The Unfan (Post 499116)

Actually, Shallow Grave is the album, The Tallest Man On Earth is the artist.

erm ya..
Me and my copy paste ^^

And thinking back on the Agalloch EP, compared to their previous releases, it was kinda ok. A solid EP none the less, but i didn't end up listening to it all that much. I'm goona give it another go now.

Edit: I take those words back! These guys can never go wrong. Liked the EP all the way through.

Bump!
Just a couple more i listened to, which i liked.

Grand Magus - Iron Will
A 2008 version of 80s epic heavy metal, with some pagan influences. This one blew me away...Especially the vocals!

Jack Bruce & Robin Trower - Seven Moons
These guys still have music left in them! Trower's guitar playing is still awesome. Bruce's vocals were equally good. Excellent Blues rock! Recommended for cream fans :thumb:
Just feels a little weird though...a 70s kinda sound released in 2008.

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Originally Posted by Demonoid (Post 514808)

You should post here a lot more often. You seem pretty clued up and have tastes that are a little off the mainstream

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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 497726)

Yeah so, I like making lists and can't really wait 'till the end of the year to make one so let's do one half way through!http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...lpower/yay.gif What's your 2008 breakdown thus far? http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/treptrep.gif

Here's mine:

Bon Iver - For Emma, forever ago 10/10 (technically self-released in 2007 but it got a proper release in 2008).
Cut copy - In ghost colours 9/10
M83 - Saturdays=Youth 8/10
Santogold - Santogold 8/10
Hercules and Love affair - Hercules and Love affair 7/10
My morning jacket - Evil urges 7/10
Coldplay - Viva la vida or Death and all his friends 7/10
Young Knives - Superabundance 7/10
The Black Keys - Attack and release 7/10
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the lonely 7/10
Beck - Modern Guilt 7/10
Fleet foxes - Fleet foxes 7/10
Hot Chip - Made in the dark 7/10
Foals - Antidotes 7/10
Gnarls Barkley - The odd couple 7/10
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 6/10
Mystery jets - Twenty one 6/10
Madonna - Hard candy 6/10
Be your own pet - Get awkward 6/10
The presets - Apocalypso 6/10
Does it offend you, yeah? - You have no idea what you're getting yourself into 6/10
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular 6/10 (did this come out in 2008 or last year?*unsure*)
Black kids - Partie Traumatic 6/10
Beach house - Devotion 5/10
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer 5/10
Sigur ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust 5/10
These new puritans - Beat pyramid 5/10

Well I should like to add:
Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping 7/10
Calexico - Carried to dust - 7/10
Friendly fires - Friendly fires - 6/10

Add the new Metallica and Kayo Dot to mine.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 514812)

You should post here a lot more often. You seem pretty clued up and have tastes that are a little off the mainstream

Well, It's mainly because of these underground metal/progressive bands or some obscure technical stuff...kinda an endless list.
I might start a review thread on them. But I'm generally bad at reviewing :(

Death Magnetic could well be in my top 10, as well as Hail Destroyer by Cancer Bats which i've played the hell out of this week.