My Top Albums Of 2012
My Top Albums Of 2012
My favorite albums of 2012.
2012 was a good year for Metal, or should I say for Metal of my taste. The year was packed with a lot of Doom Metal albums, and the big names like My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Anathema, Candlemass and Katatonia all came good.
My favorites Moonspell and Saturnus also came up with good albums. Epica was a bit of a let down, but still good enough for me. Then there were a couple of really good debut albums (Atoma and In The Silence top the list for me). So overall, it was a year where the hits just kept coming and music-wise I was never bored.
2012 was a good year for Metal, or should I say for Metal of my taste. The year was packed with a lot of Doom Metal albums, and the big names like My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Anathema, Candlemass and Katatonia all came good.
My favorites Moonspell and Saturnus also came up with good albums. Epica was a bit of a let down, but still good enough for me. Then there were a couple of really good debut albums (Atoma and In The Silence top the list for me). So overall, it was a year where the hits just kept coming and music-wise I was never bored.
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Saturnus
- Saturn In Ascension
My favorite album of the year, and also my favorite Doom Metal album of all time. After a 6 year long wait, Saturnus came up with a gem. Highlights: The Guitar Riffs and Solos
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Swallow The Sun
- Emerald Forest And The Blackbird
Metal at it's best. Lyrically strong, with every song carrying a different atmosphere and meaning. Highlights: Melodies, both vocal and instrumental
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Moonspell
- Alpha Noir / Omega White
Poetic and well thought-out, whatever path this band takes, they will always get full marks for creativity. To me, this album is like 2 different faces that a man carries. One angry and revengeful, the other sad and defeated. Highlights: Lyrics, compositions and riffs.
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My Dying Bride
- A Map Of All Our Failures
A depressing atmosphere, heart wrenching lyrics, deep layered vocals and haunting riffs; ingredients of every MDB album are found in abundance in this album too. The most expressive album of the year. Highlights: The ability of the songs to communicate with you.
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I've seen this list before, though you'll just now get a +1 from me. Why? Because Saturnus is in it. Also, MDB's new album is great... and both albums of STS and Moonspell are good.
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Posts: 794 Written by Erik M. on 01.12.2012 at 23:57 thanks  Saturn in Ascension is a near perfect album. Loving it. what about the Daylight Dies album? seems like your type
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Thumbs up because of 7,12 and 14 Check my list, you may find some interesting stuff!
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Posts: 3104 Written by The Melting Snow on 02.12.2012 at 07:24 I'm very eager to hear it, but still haven't bought it because I want the edition with the 9th track on it, which I can't find anywhere at the moment. I haven't heard anything by Daylight Dies, but I think you might be right, so I'll definitely check them out (already had one album of them on my wishlist for a while).
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Ahan, try Dismantling Devotion too by them. great album.
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Posts: 794 Written by [user id=130727] on 02.12.2012 at 16:57 If the same album was by Nightwish, i probably would've kept it at 1st place Lack of originality brought it down a bit
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Account deleted Written by The Melting Snow on 06.12.2012 at 13:28 I meant it should go down to the list!
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Posts: 794 Written by azhidahakk on 06.02.2013 at 18:56 Thanks man. vote for Saturn in Ascension as best doom metal album of the year
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Posts: 20 Written by The Melting Snow on 07.02.2013 at 10:37 for sure dude  and i will vote for Daylight Dies as well for the best of Melodeath album of the year
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That makes 2 of us 
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Posts: 3104 Written by [user id=130727] on 06.12.2012 at 14:02 Hahaha. 
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Account deleted Written by Erik M. on 11.03.2013 at 23:38 why laughing 
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Posts: 3104 Written by [user id=130727] on 12.03.2013 at 18:54 Because he misunderstood you... and just before I read "it should go down the list" I already thought you'd say that, knowing your musical taste.
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Account deleted Written by Erik M. on 12.03.2013 at 20:38 yeah ^ ^
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