I posted these the other week, but I am putting them out again as a whole in case you missed it.
25-Sister-Deadboys making noise
These guys changed their image and sound some since 2008. It worked out for the best.
24-Chris Laney-Pure
Animal guitarist and seasoned producer Chris Laney knocked out a solo album full of some of the best hard rock songs of the year.
23-Outloud!-s/t
What is this? 1980's style AOR in 2009? Yes, but so well done I fell for it right away.
22-At War-Infidel
A reunion album that didn't suck. Thrash trio still had something left to give.
21-Sacred Oath-s/t
Veteran band sounding sharp.
20-Panzer Princess-Oh, no it’s Panzer Princess
One of the better glam albums of the year.
19- Dark Castle-Spirited Migration
Doom the way it should be played, slow and thick.
18-Wino-Punctuated Equilibrium
Doom legend sounding a lot like Pentagram on his solo disc.
17-Nasty Idols-Boy’s Town
These guys still have some gas left in he tank.
16-Gypsy Pistoleros-Hotel De La Muerte
A shame it's only an EP, but anything from this band is worth hearing.
15-Praying Mantis-Sanctuary
A very good release from this NWOBHM band.
14-Artillery-When death comes
Great thrash comeback with new singer.
13-WASP-Babylon
Nothing new, but solid.
12-Argus-s/t
This one was flying up my list as I put it together.
11-Sepultura-A-Lex
Probably the first really good album that I heard in 2009.
10-Kylesa-Static Tensions
This might be the album on this list that took me the longest time to get into.
9-Nihiltia-Nihilist Militia
Rough, but I got into it right away.
8-Wolfmother-Cosmic Egg
These guys have grown as songwriters since the last album.
7-Black Math Horseman-Wyllt
Strange, but appealing stoner/drone.
6-Steel Assassin-In hellfire forged
Re-recordings of some old songs, but very sold classic style metal.
5-Slough Feg-Ape uprising
More of their style of NWOBHM with underlying folk melodies, but one of their stronger albums.
4-Slayer-World painted blood
One of their best in a long time.
3-Black Cobra-Chronomega
Slow, thick and heavy.
2-Admiral Browning-Magic Elixar
Holy shit, these guys built a wall of sound on this album.
1-Mastodon-Crack the skye
Not what I figured this album would be like, not even what I hoped for perhaps, but great nonetheless.
***Other bloggers have already or will soon be posting their top albums of 2009 lists this week. So check them out too.
All Metal Resource — http://allmetalresource.com/
Bring Back Glam — http://bringbackglam.squarespace.com/
Hair Metal Mansion — http://hairbangersradio.ning.com/
Hard Rock Hideout — http://hardrockhideout.com/
Hard Rock Nights – http://hardrocknights.wordpress.com
Heavy Metal Addiction — http://heavymetaladdiction.com/
Imagine Echoes — http://www.imagineechoes.com/
Layla’s Classic Rock — http://laylasclassicrock.blogspot.com/
Metal Excess- http://metalexcess.com/
The Metal Minute — http://rayvanhornjr.blogspot.com/
Metal Odyssey — http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/
Rock Of Ages — http://rockofages.wordpress.com/
The Ripple Effect — http://www.ripplemusic.blogspot.com/
The best thing about reading other people's list is more often than not you learn about albums and missed you may have missed out on. I'll definitely be checking a few of these albums out.
ReplyDeleteI just put this list together around the first week of December. Already in just this last week I heard three 2009 releases that might have made the list had I heard them a little earlier. So I have to add that the new ones from Post Mortem, Raise the red lantern and Mean Streak are all some of the better releases of 2009 as well.
ReplyDeleteMastodon is a mighty choice at #1. A very addicting album from them. Isn't Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg something else or what? Cosmic Egg I just cracked open, (no pun intended), a couple of weeks ago... I like it more every day. Have a fine Metal New Year.
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