Usual Crap - Momo's 2009 List

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Usual Crap - Momo's 2009 List

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A list by
Darkside Momo
Created
January 05, 2012
Entries
20
Endorsements
2
Only a "20 best" list for this quite good year - or well, 'quite good year' for prog at least.

The first four are arranged in preference order, then th sixteen order are in alphabetical order.

Beware: this is a consolidated - but not definitive - version, it might see some changes in the newt few months.
20.
1.
Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
Emotionally intense prog.
20.
2.
Kalisia - Cybion
A fantastic concept album, complex and intense. A true gem, nothing less.
20.
3.
Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs
Let's talk "dark and emotional" ;)
20.
4.
Sólstafir - Köld
Some exceptional soundscapes in there...
20.
5.
Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs
Dark, beautiful, and quite unhinged at times, too...
20.
6.
Cool Cavemen - Multipolar
Funky fusion fun and great musicianship!
20.
7.
Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
DT at their best since 2002.
20.
8.
Ellipsis - The Grace Decapitated
Not as good as 2007's Imperial Tzadik, but bloody great nonetheless.
20.
9.
Gorod - Process Of A New Decline
See Obscura, below...
20.
10.
Igorrr - Moisissure
Weirdo. Yeaaah.
20.
11.
King Fear & The Court Of Wolves - Sounds of Glass, Steel & Stone
Weirdo. Noisy hell yeeaah.
20.
12.
Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos
No, it's not their best ever. Who cares? There some great and violent tunes on there!
20.
13.
Lazuli - Réponse Incongrue A L'Inéluctable
Beautifully crafted and original prog-rock!
20.
14.
Minsk - With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone
A heavy swansong, for sure.
20.
15.
Obscura - Cosmogenesis
Let's talk "technical" ;)
20.
16.
Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
They haven't been that heavy since... well, a lot!
20.
17.
The Devil's Blood - The Time Of No Time Evermore
Unique psychedelic hard rock.
20.
18.
Devin Townsend - Addicted
Catchy stuff, fantastic vocals.
20.
19.
Trepalium - XIII
Power or Doom? Groovy.
20.
20.
While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose
Power or Doom? Who cares, as long as it's EPIC (and beautiful)!
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