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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2008
- Jan. 6, 2009
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The official Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with top-album picks for 2008 from a number of artists that are signed to the label, including members of MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM. A few of the selections follow below. The entire list can be found at this location. Shawn Drover (MEGADETH) 01. CYNIC - Traced in Air 02. TESTAMENT - The Information Damnation 03. MESHUGGAH - Obzen 04. CHILDREN OF BODOM - Blooddrunk 05. OPETH - Watershed 06. EVERGREY - Torn 07. BLOTTED SCIENCE - The Machinations of Dementia 08. AIRBOURNE - Runnin' Wild 09. INTO ETERNITY - The Incurable Tragedy 10. BRAIN DRILL - Apocalyptic Feasting Frédéric Leclercq (DRAGONFORCE) 01. GUNS N' ROSES - Chinese Democracy 02. DISTURBED - Indestructible 03. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone 04. CYNIC - Traced in Air 05. CRADLE OF FILTH - Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder 06. ULTRA VOMIT - Objectif Thunes 07. SEBASTIEN TELLIER - Sexuality 08. ALICE COOPER - Along Came a Spider 09. MOTLEY CRUE - Saints of Los Angeles 10. METALLICA - Death Magnetic Matt Heafy (TRIVIUM) 01. COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida 02. COLDPLAY - Prospekt's March 03. MAXIMUM THE HORMONE - Tsume Tsume Tsume 04. LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - Mozart's Requiem 05. GOJIRA - The Way Of All Flesh 06. AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God 07. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone 08. OPETH - Watershed 09. METALLICA - Death Magnetic 10. TRIVIUM - Shogun Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD) 01. ALL SHALL PERISH - Awaken The Dreamers 02. METALLICA - Death Magnetic 03. TRIVIUM - Shogun 04. WINDS OF PLAGUE - Decimate The Weak 05. LIL WAYNE - The Carter III 06. LA COKA NOSTRA - A Brand You Can Trust 07. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone 08. WHITECHAPEL - This Is Exile 09. MESHUGGAH - Bleed 10. BLEEDING THROUGH - Sister Charlatan Joel Stroetzel (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) 01. KINGS OF LEON - Only by the Night 02. RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS - Cardinology 03. RADIOHEAD - In Rainbows 04. TOMMY EMMANUEL - Center Stage 05. ALL THAT REMAINS - Overcome 06. NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! 07. Augustana - Can't Love (Can't Hurt 08. IN FLAMES - A Sense of Purpose 09. NADA SURF - Lucky 10. RAY LAMONTAGNE - Gossip in the Grain Paolo Gregoletto (TRIVIUM) 01. METALLICA - Death Magnetic 02. MACHINE HEAD - The Blackening Special Edition 03. COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida 04. GOJIRA - The Way of All Flesh 05. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone 06. AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God 07. PROTEST THE HERO - Fortress 08. AC/DC - Black Ice 09. OPETH - Watershed 10. TRIVIUM - Shogun Max Cavalera (SOULFLY; CAVALERA CONSPIRACY; SEPULTURA) 01. BAD BRAINS - Build a Nation 02. DISFEAR - Live the Storm 03. GOJIRA - The Way of All Flesh 04. GOGOL BORDELLO - Gypsy Punks 05. TURBO TRIO - Turbo Trio 06. INCITE - Divided We Fail 07. AGNOSTIC FRONT - Warriors 08. AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God 09. AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED - Insect Warfare 10. HIRAX - The New Age of Terror Justin Foley (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) 01. CYNIC - Traced in Air 02. MESHUGGAH - Obzen 03. CULT OF LUNA - Eternal Kingdom 04. SIGUR ROS - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust 05. GOJIRA - The Way Of All Flesh 06. MOGWAI - The Hawk Is Howling 07. NINE INCH NAILS - The Slip 08. UNDEROATH - Lost In The Sound Of Separation Michael Spretizer (DEVILDRIVER) 01. THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE - Walking With Strangers 02. AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God 03. MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE - If 04. ALL THAT REMAINS - Overcome 05. GOJIRA - The Way of All Flesh 06. IN FLAMES - A Sense of Purpose 07. CHILDREN OF BODOM - Blood Drunk 08. OPETH - Watershed 09. RAUNCHY - Wasteland Discotheque 10. TESTAMENT - The Formation of Damnation Jonathan Miller (DEVILDRIVER) 01. IN THIS MOMENT - Dream 02. GUNS N' ROSES - Chinese Democracy 03. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone 04. SHINY TOY GUNS - Seasons of Poison 05. ENYA - ...And Winter Came 06. ALL THAT REMAINS - Overcome 07. METALLICA - Death Magnetic 08. ALL SHALL PERISH - Awaken The Dreamers 09. MUDVAYNE - The New Game 10. TRIVIUM - Shogun
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 2:33:02 PM
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The Information Damnation?!!
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COMMENT | ???
posted by :
1/6/2009 2:34:49 PM
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wtf at Rob Flynn. If you're going to list a rap album, WHY would you pick Lil Wayne? He's easily one of the least talented rappers out there. Then on top of that, he thought Meshuggah's last album was called Bleed...not all albums are named after their singles dude!
Good to see so many obZen and Cynic albums listed though! In Rainbows got a nod too, definitely one of my favorite releases of 08 (but Meshuggah takes the number one spot pretty easily for me).
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COMMENT |
posted by : thaiguy333
1/6/2009 2:38:02 PM
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Looks like most everyone agrees on Metallica, Cynic and Opeth.
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COMMENT | My top 6
posted by : Hardcore666
1/6/2009 2:47:45 PM
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Testament - The Formation of Damnation
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Guns N Roses - Chineese Democracy
Tersla - Forever More
Alice Cooper - Along Came a Spider
Econoline Crush - Ignite
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COMMENT | danhalensfoot
posted by : metalliaddict
1/6/2009 2:50:18 PM
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I was thinking the same thing. I actually like Trivium, but c'mon...
Glad to see Meshuggah and Amon Amarth get a few nods. Those albums were both killer...along with Into Eternity. All in my Top 10 list. Opeth though...one of my favorite bands...fell a bit flat with me on "Watershed."
Although not metal...the latest Portishead was solid as well.
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COMMENT | I hate to say it, but not a great year for metal releases.
posted by : MoltenLavaStudios
1/6/2009 3:02:15 PM
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Decent, but not excelent.
Into Eternity (as usual) and Testament were very solid.
Metallica took a step in the right direction.
All That Remains completely lost me on this one...not too sure what these guys were thinking.
Trivium, well, ...these guys are going downhill fast. The music is becoming too generic and predictable (somewhat like Arch Enemy), and holy fuck are those vocals bad. Shogun would be a decent album with different vocals.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 3:03:04 PM
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I don't see Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe. How dissapointing..
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COMMENT | ahahahahahaha
posted by : crustpunkdeathmetalgrind
1/6/2009 3:04:26 PM
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coldplay x2
trivium iQ ftw
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COMMENT | Ihsahn's angL
posted by : Poops McGee
1/6/2009 3:07:04 PM
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I'm surprised and a bit disappointed that none of them mentioned Ihsahn's angL. It's an incredible album and definitely on my top 10 list of the year...
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COMMENT | coldplay??????
posted by : josh1982fla
1/6/2009 3:09:21 PM
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wow........ thats just awful
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COMMENT |
posted by : Jailbait
1/6/2009 3:23:02 PM
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I love the fact that Trivium STILL manage to piss off the troo trolls. Too funny.
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COMMENT | Wow!
posted by : ZvartZaft
1/6/2009 3:23:19 PM
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Lots of Swedish bands on those lists! Meshuggah, Opeth, Evergrey, Amon amarth, In flames, Disfear...
Not bad for a country the size of New York! Go Sweden!! :-)
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 3:54:29 PM
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I'd say Opeth had the best of the year
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 4:02:37 PM
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I saw an interview with Flynn on youtube in which he claims that he likes Scream Aim Fire more than Shogun....yet he put Shogun in his top 3 on this. And "Bleed"?? its obzen dude.....Lil Wayne? What the fuck. sounds like he was either really high or one of his record executives did the list for him..
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 4:03:41 PM
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The bleeding through cd is called declaration not sister charlatan the cds great probably my favorite cd from this year that or decimate the weak
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 4:25:38 PM
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Someone named Radiohead's "In Rainbows" despite it being released in 2007.
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COMMENT | Chinese democracy
posted by :
1/6/2009 4:28:31 PM
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was the only albums that matters in 2008.
The rest, while good, is nothing groundbreaking like CD is.
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COMMENT | Japerenese democ...LOL
posted by : TheLighterSkinTheMoreDishonestTheyBecome
1/6/2009 4:35:26 PM
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sounds like a bad version of NIN.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Metalex
1/6/2009 4:41:40 PM
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No Enslaved?
FAIL.
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COMMENT |
posted by : metal_as_fook
1/6/2009 4:45:17 PM
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Fucking lold at Enya....WTF like that is baaaaaad.
And The Blackening Special Edition?? That doesn't really count does it, the only new stuff is the DVDs!
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COMMENT |
posted by : pinpals
1/6/2009 4:56:07 PM
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I think it's funny how all the members of the crappy bands listed a bunch of other crappy bands in their favorites lists.
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COMMENT | @ Robb Flynn's list
posted by : Deathstalker1985
1/6/2009 5:11:40 PM
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that La Coka Nostra album hasn't even been released yet
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COMMENT | Ah man...
posted by : Kissfan77
1/6/2009 5:16:20 PM
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Coldplay? couldn't you just pick a cheesy metal band instead...Geeze...
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COMMENT |
posted by : Jailbait
1/6/2009 5:51:42 PM
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How come nobody makes fun of this Non-metal pic?
KINGS OF LEON - Only by the Night - Joe from KSE
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 5:56:41 PM
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"I like Trivium but naming your own band is fucking lame"
Point taken though the lameness radar went off for me when both Coldplay albums were at the top of his list.
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COMMENT | actually
posted by :
1/6/2009 6:58:38 PM
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i think the girl from in this moment is dating one of the guys in devildriver. so he may indeed be doing just that.
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COMMENT | Best Album of 2008
posted by : SweiitConcorkill
1/6/2009 7:24:57 PM
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Death Magnetic - Metallica
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 7:31:37 PM
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Equilibrium - Sagas
Krisiun - Southern Storm
Sabaton - The Art of War
Ihsahn - angL
Opeth - Watershed
Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 7:45:03 PM
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Avantasia - The Scarecrow
Stormwarrior - Heading Northe
Deeds of Flesh - Of What's to Come
Kalmah - For the Revolution
Hibria - The Skull Collectors :)
Pain - Cynic Paradise
Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
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COMMENT | THE BEST OF 08' METAL....
posted by : southmetal_guy
1/6/2009 8:40:15 PM
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1. TESTAMENT - THE FORMATION OF DAMNATION
2. JEFF LOOMIS - ZERO ORDER PHASE
3. GOJIRA - THE WAY OF ALL FLESH
4. KATAKLYSM - PREVAIL
5. SOULFLY - CONQUER
6. CAVALERA CONSPIRACY - INFLIKTED
7. ARSIS - WE ARE THE NIGHTMARE
8. GAMA BOMB - CITIZEN BRAIN
9. DECREPIT BIRTH - DIMINISHING BETWEEN WORLDS
10. EXODUS - LET THERE BE BLOOD
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
1/6/2009 9:21:27 PM
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No Motorhead? Motorizer should be up there too.
Fail.
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COMMENT | crap
posted by : jesuswrotefiction
1/6/2009 9:24:20 PM
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These lists just prove that the underground scene is so much better, I mean come on people...I can list 10 fucking bands that totally kick ass and you probably never heard them. The only bands on these lists worth a shit are
TESTAMENT - The Information Damnation
MESHUGGAH - Obzen
OPETH - Watershed
BRAIN DRILL - Apocalyptic Feasting
Check out ARES www.myspace.com/ares
BLOOD TRIBE www.myspace.com/bloodtribe
THE ASYLUM www.myspace.com/thepaddedcell666
Fuck just listen to some bands you never heard based on the genre you like and you'll find way better shit than alot of the crap posted here.
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
1/6/2009 9:25:15 PM
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My list........
1. Metallica - Death Magnetic
2. Testament - The Formation Of Damnation
3. Motorhead - Motorizer
4. AC/DC - Black Ice
5. Soulfly - Conquer
6. Tesla - Forever More
7. Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider
8. Judas Priest - Nostradamus
9. Cavalera Conspricacy
10. Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/6/2009 9:29:51 PM
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fuck metallica. people who herald "death magnetic" as one of the best of 2008 are probably the same people who equate shifting units with being "good".
and to the poster who said "chinese democracy" is the only album in 2008 that mattered and that nothing was more "groundbreaking"- pretty funny statement considering most of the songs on "democracy" were written between 5 and 15 years ago and many of them start with very generic, dated sounding electronic intros that sound like NIN circa 1995.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/7/2009 12:11:33 AM
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Opeth- Watershed
Testament- The Formation of Damnation
Jeff Loomis- Zero Order Phase
Agalloch- The White Ep
Blotted Science- Machinations of Dementia
Warrel Dane- Praises to the War Machine
Soilent Green- Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction
Metallica- Death Magnetic
DVDs:
Cannibal Corpse- Centuries of Torment
Kreator- At the Pulse of Kapitulation
Nevermore- Year of the Voyager
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COMMENT | I...
posted by :
1/7/2009 12:50:02 AM
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am happy to see a lot of these guys recognize some pretty cool bands. But then again... a lot of them also had me thinking wtf?
And I agree with Robb here... Lil' Wayne's album was sick. Totally blew me away. First rap album I ever bought.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/7/2009 6:52:21 AM
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Only one Zimmer's Hole mention! BAH! These jerks don't know what they're missing.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/7/2009 10:19:07 AM
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Metallica in 2009 suck. Death Magnetic wasnt a good album people who support it as the "greatest of 08" need to seek medical help, clearly your hearing is failing
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/7/2009 10:57:39 AM
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Aside from the obvious picks such as Gojira, Opeth, Meshuggah etc there were a few I was very glad to see on the lists...
First, the one guy who had Slania in his top spot. Very glad to see this. He is also spot on about Moonsorrow. Then there's Scar Symmetry... surprised to see so little of it, it's a great album. Winds of Plague, I think there was only one listed, props to whoever that was. I think there was only one mention of Kalmah also... eve if it is their weakest album yet, that really doesn't say much, it's still awsome.
I didn't really expect to see it anywhere, but no mention of Iconoclast is still disapointing.
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COMMENT | OH MY GOD
posted by : Metalex
1/7/2009 11:06:27 AM
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OH MY GOD!!!! WTF!!
Metal musicians choosing none metal albums in their top ten? Traitors!!!!
You guys are fucking knobheads. I love it when metal fans bow to the cliche of a metal fan.
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COMMENT | If you just listened to Soulfly for the first time and like it
posted by :
1/7/2009 1:50:20 PM
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Then listen to Cavalera Conspiracy !!!!
It is done better. Soulfly was good after some of the same ol - same ol on their previous releases - it was good.
But I heard Cavalera Conspiracy first and it is simply better.
Have to compare the 2 since MAX is imprinted all over both - it simply has to be done. He leaves such a strong fingerprint.
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COMMENT | Rob Flynn
posted by : V Empire
1/9/2009 11:28:01 AM
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Easily has the best list
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COMMENT |
posted by : metallemaiden
2/3/2009 6:59:45 AM
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My list is pretty much based on the fact that the are my favourite bands
1 Metallica - Death Magnetic
2 Testament- The Formation of Damnation
3 AC/DC - Black Ice
4 Motorbreath - Motorizer
5 Judas Priest - Nostrudamus
6 Motley Crue - Saints of LA
7 Def Leppard - Songs From the Sparkle Lounge
8 Alice Cooper - Along Came a Spider
Guns N Roses are one of my favourite cant bands but i cant like chinese democracy
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