Top albums of 2010

[evilcoconut 109]

Yeah, your favorite albums thus far this year. We've got a few months to go, but you should have a pretty good idea by now, lol. Anyway, mine so far:

1.Hilcrhyme - Recital

2.Cypress Hill - Rise Up

3.Tokyo Jihen - Sports

4.Tsubakiya Quartet - Kodoku No Campanella Wo Narase

5.UZUMAKI - Dio New Source

6.12012 - Seven

7.9GOATS BLACK OUT - Tanatos

8.Creature Creature - Inferno

9.D'espairsRay - Monsters

10.Da Mouth - 1, 2, 3

[Number Girl 48]

-Two spots reserved for Anthem and VOLA's new albums set to come out this year since I'm 99.9% sure they'll be awesome <3-

Andymori - ファンファーレ??熱狂 (just got into this band recently, so cute!)

Sunsgrind - Like a grown-up expressions (surprisingly it was really solid and well put together; I'm happy the old vocalist is back)

Blindman - Re-Raise (also an album that is pretty solid and doesn't disappoint)

GACKT - Ever (I know it is a single, but it still really stands out to me - nicely disapproves any assumptions that Gackt isn't capable of rocking out)

Honorable mentions:

D'espairsRay - Monsters (had a balance of good points and so-so points, my opinion is much higher of it than last year's album)

Versailles - JUBILEE (although I have yet to hear the entire thing, what I did hear a love a lot)

[Zeus 7997]

I second JUBILEE and I also want to put ROYAL ORDER up there. Same thing with Tanatos, but not as good as the other two IMO.

[The Libertine 2]

I won't rank but the top for me so far have been. And I'll just do japanese.

9goats black out-tanatos

D'espairsRay- monsters

Tokyo Jihen- sports

creature creature- inferno

SADS- 7 deadly sins

NOgod- kakera

Although not an album the chemical pictures singles have all been great I really love them. And albums coming out soon looking forward to most Buck-tick, heidi., and MUCC. ^^

[LIDL 692]

actually i need to wait until December for a full list.

Still waits for some album to release during Autumn and Winter.

But as for now i will put down list of CDs that have been released until last week. Here it is:

- Crystal Castles - Self titled 2010

- Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

- SHINee - Lucifer

- Versailles - Jubilee

- HybRefine - 2010 part.1

- Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra (YES, People! I like it)

- 9GBO - Tanatos

- NoGod - Kakera

- D'Ray - Monsters

[CAT5 9075]

I won't rank but the top for me so far have been. And I'll just do japanese.

This is the Japanese music forum, so I'd expect everyone to do Japanese...

Um...I dunno, it's a bit too early for this topic....ling tosite's and EGO-WRAPPIN's new albums aren't even out yet, and they have a high change of being exceedingly awesome.

I can probably list my fav. Japanese albums so far, though...

[Furik 832]

AA= - #2

capsule - PLAYER

Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise

Deftones - Diamond Eyes

FACT - In the blink of an eye

Her Name In Blood - Decadence

Whitechapel - A New Era of Corruption

Albums that aren't released yet but I know they'll be in my Top:

DEATHGAZE - BLISS OUT

envy - Recitation

Frankmusik - Follow the Leader

-OZ- - ROUGE

Senses Fail - The Fire

Wagdug Futuristic Unity - R.A.M

[Guest]

I won't differ between singles, EPs, demos and albums. Everything goes into one list.

Right now the list is looking like this:

1. Kagrra - Tsuki ni Murakumo Hana ni Ame / Shiroi Uso 10/10

3. Sigh - Scenes From Hell 10/10

4. Alcest - Écailles de Lune / Les Discrets - Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées 10/10

6. My Dead Girlfriend - Ixtab 10/10

7. Okkultokrati - No Light for Mass 10/10

8. Lantlôs - .Neon 9/10

9. Swallowed - Swallowed 9/10

10. Merry - The Cry Against… / Monochrome 9/10

These are also worth a mention seeing as they are all amazing albums, especially the three first. But I won't include them on my list because they'e not good enough for that. There's a huge difference between the 9/10 in the list and 8/10 belove the list. Belive it or not, but it is. And the list will probably have a lot of other albums in it wwhich is better than the ones belove.

Burzum - Belus 8/10

Watain - Lawless Darkness 8/10

Darkthrone - Circle the Wagons 7,5/10

Finntroll - Nifelvind 6,5/10

Another amazing year for music filled with classics and what not. Impressive what people can make in 2010. Just impressive!

[jarrad 1]

Ihsahn - After

[mohshuvuu 1]

It's September already and I can't even choose some albums I liked. For now, the only one is 7th Rose, by D.

I hope I can change my thoughts till the year ends. ;__;

[Kaleidoscope 195]

I have a lot more to listen to until i can give all my choices, but so far:

9GOATS BLACK OUT - Tanatos

D'espairsRay - MONSTERS

Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was

Lantlôs - .neon

Alcest - Écailles de Lune

ONE OK ROCK - Nicheシンドローム

Der Weg Einer Freiheit - Der Weg Einer Freiheit

End Of Green - High Hopes In Low Places

Dinner Auf Uranos - 50 Sommer - 50 Winter

Probably forgetting some, i will update the list later.

[doaseternity6 93]

Most of my favorite (japanese) bands haven't released albums this year...yet and admittedly this was a weak year for me trying out new Japanese music. There are still quite a few albums I'm waiting for and some that have been out for a little bit but I haven't bought yet.

As of now Japan-wise the only thing I could name would have to be Sakanaction's KikUUiki. It pretty much got me through my first 3 months over here.

One Ok Rock's Niche Syndrome was also good as well as 9goats's Thanatos and Sads - 7 deadly sins but whether or not they make my top depends on the albums I'm waiting for/haven't listened to yet.

[SUBLIMINAL 52]

I have to agree with the first paragraph above. Not many of my favourite Japanese bands have released a full length this year and it has been a fairly slow one... everyone else released minis or singles, so I'll just have to include those to bulk up the list. In no particular order:

D'espairsRay - MONSTERS

ムニムニ - Magical Moonies

BUCK-TICK - ???????

Lillies and Remains - MERU

アヲイ - 葵

ヒトツメ - ??色グランギニョル

THE SOUND BEE HD - 蜂

マモノ - 世界魔界化計画

Creature Creature - Inferno

That's pretty much all I can think of. If I were to list albums by bands that weren't Japanese, I reckon it'd be much longer.

[DeIdeal 0]

A not-so-good year so far, 9GBO - TANATOS is probably the best full album this year. That cali gari mini was also pretty damn fine.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

Right now I can only think of these as absolute highlights for me:

- KYOKUTOU GIRL FRIEND - Katte ni shiyagare

- munimuni - MAGICAL MOONIES

And still having high hopes about the new BUCK-TICK and Miyavi albums.

[Peace Heavy mk II 7200]

If I had to pick so far I'd say Jubilee and 7th rose. I haven't listened to a lot of the albums posted yet (listening to Human Clad Monsters for the first time at the moment /delay), but I feel like this is just going to start a bunch of bitch-fits between people saying their favorite artist's album of the year should be considered the highlight of 2010. This thread would be a lot more fun to read if Dir en Grey plans to release an album on December 31st.

[evilcoconut 109]

I'mma have to add Dolly's new album to my list, lol. That was good stuff

[saishuu 3220]

So far this year I'd say these:

NoGoD - 欠片

Spangle call Lilli line - VIEW

ONE OK ROCK - Nicheシンドローム

サカナクション - kikUUiki

andymori - ファンファーレと熱狂

稲葉浩志 - Hadou

東京事変 - スポーツ

Creature Creature - INFERNO

9GOATS BLACK OUT - TANATOS

kannivalism - helios

UNCHAIN - Hello,Young Souls!!

As always, I'm probably forgetting tons of stuff. There's still plenty of good albums set to make the list by the end of the year though, such as Ling tosite sigure, ACIDMAN, Kiyokiba Shunsuke, Hata Motohiro, Base Ball Bear, Ken Hirai and Kagrra, (if they do actually release one).

[filth_y 189]

The best things put on cd so far this year:

Her Name In Blood - Decadence

jubily - Kakusei kakuteru

also (really) good:

FLOPPY - PROTOSCIENCE

kannivalism - helios

9GOATS BLACK OUT - Tanatos

kamonekamone - Happy Rebirthday To You

will probably be good:

(Ridiot - THE CINEMATIC)

[Aion 184]

A few that stand above the rest:

the 武田組 - LOVE is ROCK

??ら?ドア - He Luck Door

真空ホロウ - contradiction of the green forest

inspire:tion - ??????世界??シェルターボーイ

神????????????ゃん - ??????を殺????????。

385 - 脳?????ら????

-ΣOZ - Selfishness & Delicate

not missing a lot I guess, only ones that really are good are the inspire:tion and the shinku horou ones

[Guest]

I won't differ between singles, EPs, demos and albums. Everything goes into one list.

Right now the list is looking like this:

1. Kagrra - Tsuki ni Murakumo Hana ni Ame / Shiroi Uso 10/10

3. Sigh - Scenes From Hell 10/10

4. Alcest - Écailles de Lune / Les Discrets - Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées 10/10

6. Entertainment for the Braindead - Trivialities 10/10

7. Entertainment for the Braindead - Roadkill 9.5/10

8. My Dead Girlfriend - Ixtab 9.5/10

9. Okkultokrati - No Light for Mass 9.5/10

10. Lantlôs - .Neon 9/10

11. Swallowed - Swallowed 9/10

12. Merry - The Cry Against… / Monochrome 9/10

These are also worth a mention seeing as they are all amazing albums, especially the three first. But I won't include them on my list because they'e not good enough for that. There's a huge difference between the 9/10 in the list and 8/10 belove the list. Belive it or not, but it is. And the list will probably have a lot of other albums in it wwhich is better than the ones belove.

Burzum - Belus 8/10

Watain - Lawless Darkness 8/10

Darkthrone - Circle the Wagons 7,5/10

Finntroll - Nifelvind 6,5/10

Another amazing year for music filled with classics and what not. Impressive what people can make in 2010. Just impressive!

Had to quote myself cuz I had to change my list a little.

[nitta 175]

DAMIJAW - I AM

DETROX - Detrox IV

FACT - In The Blink Of An Eye

D - 7th rose

Looking forward to MUCC & heidi.

[Cas 4]

Let's see now. Not exactly a massive amount of albums, but for me, personally, it's been an interesting year so far.

フルカワミキ - Very

Shugo Tokumaru - Port Entropy

9GOATS BLACK OUT - TANATOS

ミドリ - shinsekai

Spangle call Lilli line - View/Forest At The Head Of A River

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS - ゼロコンマ??色??り??り??世界

グルグル映畫館 - 或阿呆????生後編

ムニムニ - Magical Moonies

??京事変 - ス??ーツ

[belt 0]

taiheiyou belt - umikko now 5

iconiq - change myself

kiryu - meikyoushisui

D - 7th rose

calabrese - they call us death

devil sold his soul - blessed and cursed

r-shitei - Ningen Shikkaku

i can't remember much of what i've listened to this year

[Guest]

??京事変 - ス??ーツ

世武裕?? - LILI

スガシカオ - FUNKASTiC

????戯ゎ??魔々団×??PaRADEiS】- Col-Tempo (HATERZ GONNA HATE)

LIL - LIPS IN LUSH

HONDALADY - Sneaker mon amour

cali≠gari - ≠

NoGoD -欠片

Hilcrhyme - リサイタル

筋肉少女帯 - 蔦??ら??るQ??惑星

レミオロメン - 花鳥風月

Non-JP

Janelle Mondae - TheArchAndroid

Heidi Montag - Superficial (HATERZ GONNA HATE)

Eh, a ton more Western stuff is coming out later this month.