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TURI'S TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014
11 years ago
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The silverbutt dargon sayeth:
AS IF ANYONE GIVES A SHIT! But if anyone is curious about this dingus's slightly elitist opinions on music, here's my list of my favourite albums of 2014, plus 5 honourable mentions. This is of course only albums I have heard the whole way through and I did miss a few albums, but I honestly don't think anything I haven't heard yet is going to crack my top 25. I also went for a more statistical approach this year which led to a few surprises even to me. Anyway let's get this shit started!
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
HM30. INSOMNIUM - 'SHADOWS OF THE DYING SUN' - Standout Tracks: 'While We Sleep' & 'The Primeval Dark'
HM29. LACUNA COIL - 'BROKEN CROWN HALO' - Standout Tracks: 'Zombies', 'Hostage to the Light' & 'One Cold Day'
HM28. XANDRIA - 'SACRIFICIUM' - Standout Tracks: 'Nightfall', 'Dreamkeeper' & 'Stardust'
HM27. FOZZY - 'DO YOU WANNA START A WAR' - Standout Tracks: 'Lights Go Out', 'Bad Tattoo', & 'SOS'
HM26. BABYMETAL - 'BABYMETAL' - Standout Tracks: 'Megitsune', 'Ii ne!' & 'Do・Ki・Do・Ki☆MORNING' (Was it good, not really. Was it entertaining, you bet your ass :P)
AND NOW WE GET TO THE REAL LIST
25. SABATON - 'HEROES' - Standout Tracks: 'To Hell and Back', 'Resist & Bite' & 'The Ballad of the Bull'
24. VADER - 'TIBI ET IGNI' - Standout Tracks: 'Go To Hell', 'Where Angels Weep' & 'Triumph of Death'
23. OPETH - 'PALE COMMUNION' - Standout Tracks: 'Cusp of Eternity', 'Eternal Rains Will Come & 'Faith In Others'
22. BEHEMOTH - 'THE SATANIST' - Standout Tracks: 'Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel', 'Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer' & 'Ben Sahar'
21. EDGUY - 'SPACE POLICE: DEFENDERS OF THE CROWN' - Standout Tracks: 'Love Tyger', 'Space Police', & 'The Realm of the Baba Yaga'
20. DRAGONFORCE - 'MAXIMUM OVERLOAD' - Standout Tracks: 'Three Hammers', 'The Game' & 'Tomorrow's Kings'
19. ALESTORM - 'SUNSET ON THE GOLDEN AGE' - Standout Tracks: 'Drink', 'Walk the Plank' & 'Wooden Leg!'
18. AMARANTHE - 'MASSIVE ADDICTIVE' - Standout Tracks: 'Drop Dead Cynical', 'Exhale' & 'True'
17. STEEL PANTHER - 'ALL YOU CAN EAT' - Standout Tracks: 'Pussywhipped', 'Gloryhole' & 'The Burden of Being Wonderful'
16. SLIPKNOT - '.5: THE GRAY CHAPTER' - Standout Tracks: 'Killpop', 'The Negative One' & 'The Devil In I'
15. ICED EARTH - 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON' - Standout Tracks: 'Plagues of Babylon', 'If I Could See You' & 'Democide'
14. WHISPERED - 'SHOGUNATE MACABRE' - Standout Tracks: 'Jikininki', 'Kappa' & 'Hold the Sword'
13. SONATA ARCTICA - 'PARIAH'S CHILD' - Standout Tracks: 'Larger Than Life', 'What Did You Do In The War, Dad?', & 'The Wolves Die Young'
12. MACHINE HEAD - 'BLOODSTONE & DIAMONDS' - Standout Tracks: 'Ghosts Will Haunt My Bones', 'Now We Die' & 'Killers & Kings'
11. CANNIBAL CORPSE - 'A SKELETAL DOMAIN' - Standout Tracks: 'Kill or Become', 'Icepick Lobotomy' & 'Sadistic Embodiment'
10. STARKILL - 'VIRUS OF THE MIND' - Standout Tracks: 'Before Hope Fades', 'Virus of the Mind' & 'Be Dead or Die'
9. MASTODON - 'ONCE MORE 'ROUND THE SUN' - Standout Tracks: 'The Motherload', 'High Road' & 'Asleep In the Deep'
8. KING 810 - 'MEMOIRS OF A MURDERER' - Standout Tracks: 'Carve My Name', 'Devil Don't Cry' & 'Fat Around the Heart' (every tr00 metalhead now hates me. Some tracks were a tad cringeworthy, but the good stuff was great)
7. CASUALTIES OF COOL - 'CASUALTIES OF COOL' - Standout Tracks: 'Mountaintop', 'The Code' & 'Flight'
6. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - 'MANDATORY FUN' - Standout Tracks: 'Handy', 'Foil' & 'Word Crimes'
5. SEPTICFLESH - 'TITAN' - Standout Tracks: 'Titan', 'Order of Dracul' & 'Burn'
4. ARCH ENEMY - 'WAR ETERNAL' - Standout Tracks: 'Time Is Black', 'You Will Know My Name' & 'War Eternal'
3. ELUVEITIE - 'ORIGINS' - Standout Tracks: 'King', 'The Call of the Mountains' & 'Celtos'
2. TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - 'MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE' - Standout Tracks: 'Goodbye Papa', 'To Be Rich' & 'The Last Sled'
1. DEVIN TOWNSEND - 'Z²' - Standout Tracks: (on Dark Matters) - 'Z²', 'March of the Poozers', & 'Earth'. (on Sky Blue) - 'Fallout', 'Universal Flame', & 'Before We Die'
And there we have it for another year! Now fuzzbutts, complain about my picks below!
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
HM30. INSOMNIUM - 'SHADOWS OF THE DYING SUN' - Standout Tracks: 'While We Sleep' & 'The Primeval Dark'
HM29. LACUNA COIL - 'BROKEN CROWN HALO' - Standout Tracks: 'Zombies', 'Hostage to the Light' & 'One Cold Day'
HM28. XANDRIA - 'SACRIFICIUM' - Standout Tracks: 'Nightfall', 'Dreamkeeper' & 'Stardust'
HM27. FOZZY - 'DO YOU WANNA START A WAR' - Standout Tracks: 'Lights Go Out', 'Bad Tattoo', & 'SOS'
HM26. BABYMETAL - 'BABYMETAL' - Standout Tracks: 'Megitsune', 'Ii ne!' & 'Do・Ki・Do・Ki☆MORNING' (Was it good, not really. Was it entertaining, you bet your ass :P)
AND NOW WE GET TO THE REAL LIST
25. SABATON - 'HEROES' - Standout Tracks: 'To Hell and Back', 'Resist & Bite' & 'The Ballad of the Bull'
24. VADER - 'TIBI ET IGNI' - Standout Tracks: 'Go To Hell', 'Where Angels Weep' & 'Triumph of Death'
23. OPETH - 'PALE COMMUNION' - Standout Tracks: 'Cusp of Eternity', 'Eternal Rains Will Come & 'Faith In Others'
22. BEHEMOTH - 'THE SATANIST' - Standout Tracks: 'Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel', 'Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer' & 'Ben Sahar'
21. EDGUY - 'SPACE POLICE: DEFENDERS OF THE CROWN' - Standout Tracks: 'Love Tyger', 'Space Police', & 'The Realm of the Baba Yaga'
20. DRAGONFORCE - 'MAXIMUM OVERLOAD' - Standout Tracks: 'Three Hammers', 'The Game' & 'Tomorrow's Kings'
19. ALESTORM - 'SUNSET ON THE GOLDEN AGE' - Standout Tracks: 'Drink', 'Walk the Plank' & 'Wooden Leg!'
18. AMARANTHE - 'MASSIVE ADDICTIVE' - Standout Tracks: 'Drop Dead Cynical', 'Exhale' & 'True'
17. STEEL PANTHER - 'ALL YOU CAN EAT' - Standout Tracks: 'Pussywhipped', 'Gloryhole' & 'The Burden of Being Wonderful'
16. SLIPKNOT - '.5: THE GRAY CHAPTER' - Standout Tracks: 'Killpop', 'The Negative One' & 'The Devil In I'
15. ICED EARTH - 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON' - Standout Tracks: 'Plagues of Babylon', 'If I Could See You' & 'Democide'
14. WHISPERED - 'SHOGUNATE MACABRE' - Standout Tracks: 'Jikininki', 'Kappa' & 'Hold the Sword'
13. SONATA ARCTICA - 'PARIAH'S CHILD' - Standout Tracks: 'Larger Than Life', 'What Did You Do In The War, Dad?', & 'The Wolves Die Young'
12. MACHINE HEAD - 'BLOODSTONE & DIAMONDS' - Standout Tracks: 'Ghosts Will Haunt My Bones', 'Now We Die' & 'Killers & Kings'
11. CANNIBAL CORPSE - 'A SKELETAL DOMAIN' - Standout Tracks: 'Kill or Become', 'Icepick Lobotomy' & 'Sadistic Embodiment'
10. STARKILL - 'VIRUS OF THE MIND' - Standout Tracks: 'Before Hope Fades', 'Virus of the Mind' & 'Be Dead or Die'
9. MASTODON - 'ONCE MORE 'ROUND THE SUN' - Standout Tracks: 'The Motherload', 'High Road' & 'Asleep In the Deep'
8. KING 810 - 'MEMOIRS OF A MURDERER' - Standout Tracks: 'Carve My Name', 'Devil Don't Cry' & 'Fat Around the Heart' (every tr00 metalhead now hates me. Some tracks were a tad cringeworthy, but the good stuff was great)
7. CASUALTIES OF COOL - 'CASUALTIES OF COOL' - Standout Tracks: 'Mountaintop', 'The Code' & 'Flight'
6. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - 'MANDATORY FUN' - Standout Tracks: 'Handy', 'Foil' & 'Word Crimes'
5. SEPTICFLESH - 'TITAN' - Standout Tracks: 'Titan', 'Order of Dracul' & 'Burn'
4. ARCH ENEMY - 'WAR ETERNAL' - Standout Tracks: 'Time Is Black', 'You Will Know My Name' & 'War Eternal'
3. ELUVEITIE - 'ORIGINS' - Standout Tracks: 'King', 'The Call of the Mountains' & 'Celtos'
2. TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - 'MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE' - Standout Tracks: 'Goodbye Papa', 'To Be Rich' & 'The Last Sled'
1. DEVIN TOWNSEND - 'Z²' - Standout Tracks: (on Dark Matters) - 'Z²', 'March of the Poozers', & 'Earth'. (on Sky Blue) - 'Fallout', 'Universal Flame', & 'Before We Die'
And there we have it for another year! Now fuzzbutts, complain about my picks below!
unusual amount of butt songs though :o
im glad someone else actually likes casualties of cool. I thought it was an amazing album
Pretty much sums it up. So good ! Z2(dark matters) took sime time to grow on me, but once I heard it live I fell in love lol