OOh and Honourable mention for Between the Buried and Me - Alaska

I have so many albums that I was wowed this year, that I just picked the ones I saw sitting on my desk in front of me.

To be honest, '05 has been a brilliant year for music, metal in particular.

1 Meshuggah - Catch 33
2 The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
3 Alicia Keys - Unplugged
4 Opeth - Ghost Reveries
5 Tori Amos - The Beekeeper
6 Murcof - Remembranza
7 Sigur Rós - Takk
8 Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
9 Public Enemy - New Whirl Odor
10 Autechre - Untilted

I have so many albums that I was wowed this year, that I just picked the ones I saw sitting on my desk in front of me.

To be honest, '05 has been a brilliant year for music, metal in particular.

i totally agree, i have like 30+ albums that i've liked this year

Man, this year has been RIFE with badass album releases. Here's my top 10 so far:

1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries (their best album by FAR since MAYH)
2. Strapping Young Lad - Alien (ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!)
3. Darkane - Layers Of Lies (FINALLY a balanced production quality)
4. Scar Symmetry - Symmetric In Design (these guys are going to be huge)
5. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
6. Omnium Gatherum - Years In Waste (severely underrated; need better production)
7. Mors Principium Est - The Unborn
8. Mercenary - 11 Dreams (for the title track alone)
9. KMFDM - Hau Ruck (KMFDM brought back that old-school anger. Free Your Hate makes my blood pulsate.)
10. Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh (one word: EATEN)

01. Ulver - Blood Inside
01. Rotten Sound - Exit
03. Sentenced - The Funeral Album
04. Scar Symmetry - Symmetric In Design
05. Noise Unit - Voyeur
06. Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
07. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
08. Helloween - The Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
09. Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies
10. Terror 2000 - Terror for Sale

I bought nearly no albums this year.

9 Public Enemy - New Whirl Odor

So it is accually a good album? I`ve only heard bad things about it really...

I really liked that Public Enemy release, it's old school sounding, but still up to date and modern.

I thought it was an excellent release IMO.

Man, this year has been RIFE with badass album releases. Here's my top 10 so far:

1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries (their best album by FAR since MAYH)
2. Strapping Young Lad - Alien (ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!)
3. Darkane - Layers Of Lies (FINALLY a balanced production quality)
4. Scar Symmetry - Symmetric In Design (these guys are going to be huge)
5. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
6. Omnium Gatherum - Years In Waste (severely underrated; need better production)
7. Mors Principium Est - The Unborn
8. Mercenary - 11 Dreams (for the title track alone)
9. KMFDM - Hau Ruck (KMFDM brought back that old-school anger. Free Your Hate makes my blood pulsate.)
10. Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh (one word: EATEN)

judging by your love of melodeath i suggest you get the new Arsis EP and the Non-Human Level album

like right now.

Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
Strapping young Lad - Alien
High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings
Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
Cathedral - The Garden of Unearthly Delights

Man, this year has been RIFE with badass album releases. Here's my top 10 so far:

1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries (their best album by FAR since MAYH)
2. Strapping Young Lad - Alien (ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!)
3. Darkane - Layers Of Lies (FINALLY a balanced production quality)
4. Scar Symmetry - Symmetric In Design (these guys are going to be huge)
5. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
6. Omnium Gatherum - Years In Waste (severely underrated; need better production)
7. Mors Principium Est - The Unborn
8. Mercenary - 11 Dreams (for the title track alone)
9. KMFDM - Hau Ruck (KMFDM brought back that old-school anger. Free Your Hate makes my blood pulsate.)
10. Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh (one word: EATEN)

judging by your love of melodeath i suggest you get the new Arsis EP and the Non-Human Level album

like right now.

I second that. The new Arsis EP fucking rips. I had the great privelage to play a show with Arsis earlier this year and it was probably one of my shining personal achievements. A truly great band and Jim Malone is a truly cool dude.

Plus Non-Human Level has RVP on drums. Dig!

It`s not metal but what the hell:

Dälek - Absence

Sieg Howdy! from the Melvins and Jello Biafra and the newest System of a Down are both contenders in there now.

Beyond Twilight-Section X

although Dec. 16 things might change when the new Adagio cd comes out.