Well, folks, 2008 has come to an end, and it's the start of a brand new year. So this is the thread to talk about some of your favorite releases, concerts, tours, bands, etc. of '08.

Here's my list for the best albums of 2008 (in no order):

Black Stone Cherry - Folklore And Superstition
Shinedown - The Sound Of Madness
Avantasia - The Scarecrow
David Cook - David Cook
Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
Hinder - Take It To The Limit
Khymera - The Greatest Wonder
Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
King's X - XV
Nickelback - Dark Horse
3 Doors Down - 3 Doors Down
Rick Springfield - Venus In Overdrive
Work Of Art - Artwork
Black Tide - Life From Above
Bullet For My Valetine - Scream Aim Fire
Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad
Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Sevendust - Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow
Saint Deamon - In Shadows Lost From The Brave
H.E.A.T. - Heat

I'm sure there are more, but I just can't remember at the moment. And, before anyone asks or brings this up, I am fully aware that Death Magnetic isn't on there. I really wasn't too fond of it.

Anyway, post away, fellas

This message was edited by Live Light on Jan 05 2009.

Meshuggah - Obzen
Cynic - Traced in Air
Opeth - Watershed
Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder Gods
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

Merriweather Post Pavilion isn't "technically" out yet.

Opeth - Watershed
Harvey Milk - Life... The Best Game In Town
Cynic - Traced In Air
Torche - Meanderthal
Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal
Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations
Equilibrium - Sagas
Amaseffer - Slaves For Life
Coffins - Buried Death
Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose Of Death...

Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
Cradle of Filth - Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
Ihsahn - AngL
Meshuggah - Obzen
Opeth - Watershed

As for concerts, I'd have to say the C U LaTour (Ministry/Meshuggah)

NIN - The Slip
No Age - Nouns
Thrice - The Alchemy Index
Protest the Hero - Fortress

Really thought that 2008 had a good year for music. There wasn't much from last year that I liked.

AC/DC – Black Ice
Ayaka – Sing to the Sky
The Black Mages – Darkness and Starlight
Carolina Liar – Coming to Terms
The Cure – 4:13 Dream
Dir en grey – Uroboros
Disturbed – Indestructible
Guns N' Roses – Chinese Democracy
Hinder – Take It to the Limit
Katy Perry – One of the Boys
Kevin Rudolf – In the City
Metallica – Death Magnetic
Mobile – Tales from the City
Motley Crue – Saints of Los Angeles
Nickelback – Dark Horse
Rise Against – Appeal to Reason
Staind – The Illusion of Progress
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

My stand out albums of the year:

Portishead – Third
Bohren & der Club of Gore – Dolores
Cynic - Traced In Air
5ive – Hesperus
65daysofstatic - The Distant And Mechanised Glow Of Eastern European Dance Parties EP
A Sorm of Light - And We Wept the Black Ocean Within
Animosity – Animal
Ayreon – 01011001
Black Sheep Wall – I am God songs
Boris – Smile
Clark - Turning Dragon
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Cynic - Traced the Air
Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
Genghis Tron - Board Up The House
Ihsahn – Angl
Leviathan - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
Mouth Of The Architect – Quietly
Nachtmystium - Assassins Black Meddle Pt. 1
Rolo Tomassi – Hysterics
Rotten Sound – Cycles
The Faceless - Planetary Duality
The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost
The Evpatoria Report – Maar
Torche – Meanderthal
Trinacria - Travel Now Journey Infinitely
Ufomammut – Idolum
Zozobra – Bird Of Prey
Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers
Celestia - Frigidiis Apotheosia - Abstinencia Genesiis
Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
Enslaved - Vertebrae
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
*bleep* Buttons - Street Horrrsing
*bleep*ed Up - The Chemistry Of CommonLife
Gonga - Transmigration
Jesu/Battle of Mice split
Krallice – Krallice
Minilogue – Animals
Steven Wilson – Insurgentes
The Capricorns - River, Bear Your Bones
Abelcain and Cdatakill - Passage
Made Out Of Babies – The Ruiner
Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom
Burst - Lazarus Bird
Klimt 1918 - Just in case we'll never meet again (soundtrack for the cassette generation)
Black Elk - Always a Six, Never a Nine
Septic Flesh - Communion
2562 - Aerial
Opeth - Watershead

Amazing year in music tbh, as always.

This message was edited by Icedevil on Jan 04 2009.

My favs this year:

Metallica - Death Magnetic

Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy

Airbourne - Runnin' Wild

Opeth - Watershed

Black Ice was good as well, but don't think it was the major return to form heralded by some. Amon Amarth's latest was pretty good as well, but not my favourite type of music.

Cynic - Traced In Air
Enslaved - Vertabrae
Satyricon - The Age Of Nero
Nachtmystium - Assassins
Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man
Psycroptic - Observant
Meshuggah - Obzen

Gojira was definately the best of 2008.

ra - '9th'
astrix - 'one step ahead'
space tribe - 'electro convulsive therapy'
cosmo circle - 'never land'
ferbi boys - 'dizzy factory'
sine die - 'life hack'
space buddha - 'no shields'
amithaba buddha - 'goa gate'
pandemonium - 'muinomednap'
young jeezy - 'the recession'
taylor swift - 'fearless'
dragonforce - 'ultra beatdown'
boondox - 'krimson kreek'

none of these were mentioned im so unique aint i

My picks from the dance sector. I haven't been able to listen to every release, obviously, so the list is subject to change ;p


01. Hybrid - Soundsystem 01
02. S.O.S. - Balance 013
03. Dave Seaman - Renaissance Masters 10
04. 16 Bit Lolitas - Warung Brazil
05. Nick warren - GU 035: Lima
06. Danny Howells - Renaissance Mix Collection
07. Ivan Smagghe - Cocorico 03
08. Pole Folder - Destinations
09. John Digweed - Transitions Vol 04
10. Sasha - Invol2ver

11. Agent 86 - Electric 04
12. Mark Farina - Fabric 040
13. Guy J - Esperanza
14. Clark - Turning Dragon
15. Francois K - Masterpiece
16. Marcel Dettmann - Berghain 02
17. Behrouz - Pure NYC
18. Noisia - Fabriclive 040
19. Funk D'Void - Sci Fi Hi Fi 04
20. Anthony Pappa - Moments

Some really good stuff out this year.