Top albums of 2010

[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)

Adding to "best things":

THE MAD SIMPSON - ヤツらを解放??よ??

CRYSTAL LAKE - INTO THE GREAT BEYOND

[Champ213 1858]

Mmkay, there's still some stuff I need to listen to, but this is my selection so far.... and I won't stick to albums and japanese stuff, because it would be a pretty short list then. =/

Japanese(Albums & Mini-albums):

BUCK-TICK - Razzle Dazzle

9GBO - Tanatos

D'erlanger - a Fabulous Thing in Rose (if that counts)

Tate Takako - Harkitek or ta ayoro

L'eprica - Missa

NightingeiL - 吊り下げの恋

Japanese (Singles&Maxi-Singles)

Rice singles (specifically Lovers and Sing You)

amber gris - 少女のクオレ

Non-Japanese (albums):

Kiuas - Lustdriven

Rotting Christ - Aelo

Heljareyga - Heljareyga

Harmaja - Lento

Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

Elvenking - Red Silent Tides

Pensées Nocturnes - Grotesque

Pain of Salvation - Road Salt One

Alcest - Ecailles de Lune

Non-Japanese (EPs, singles, ect):

Viter - Dzherelo

Honorable mentions:

Bran Barr - Sidh

Gwydion - Horn Triskelion

Ereb Altor - The End

Unleashed - As Yggdrasil Trembles

[TheBistroButcher666 228]

I didn't listen to very many active Japanese bands this year and the ones that I did I don't recall an album and if they did it's the typical VK bullshit where it's just all old songs with three new songs and two of the new songs are SE tracks hahaha.

Megaromania - AURORA-destinies of world- All types.

Kiryu - Meikyoushisui

Versailles - JUBILEE

LuLu - Virus and Taido

Zig+Zag - Makafushigi Kazoe Uta

[Guest]

Updated~

??京事変 - ス??ーツ

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

LIL - LIPS IN LUSH

HONDALADY - Sneaker mon amour

cali≠gari - ≠

筋肉少女帯 - 蔦??ら??るQ??惑星

レミオロメン - 花鳥風月

ロマン??ルシェ。 - 盗ん????イク??天城越??

アー??ンギャルド - 少女??証明

Non-JP

Janelle Mondae - TheArchAndroid

Heidi Montag - Superficial (HATERZ GONNA HATE)

Girl Talk - All Day

Ke$us - Animal/Cannibal

Jeff Richmond - 30 Rock: The Album

Cher/Godtina Aguilegend - Burlesque

[Vurtox 3]

Haven't checked any Japanese releases yet, gimme a while to check them out and I'll add them.

As for non-JP releases:

The Ocean - Heliocentric + Anthropocentric

Illidiance - Damage Theory

Solefald - Norrøn Livskunst

Solar Fields - Altered - Second Movements

[Tony 1]

In my opinion, the worst year for VK music since I started listening to it. A whole lot of dissapointments. Or maybe I'm just moving on from visual music, since its beginning to all sound so uninspired. Although, I don't think I've checked out a single new band this year which hasn't helped.

Only release I can think of thats worthy of mention is:

D'espairsRay - MONSTERS

If we look outside of the visual scene, I'd add Ayumi Hamasaki's "Rock'n'Roll Circus" and OLIVIA's Greatest Hits.

So I sit here until something comes that blows me away again. As for singles, there were a few more success stories there, but since this is a top albums thread I won't mention those here.

[iSin-Sama 4]

ALSDEAD - Alsdead

Lycaon - The royal Order

Fear, And Loathing in Las Vegas - Dance & Scream

Nega - Negativism

Death Iam - Nebula

The Fool - Crazy frogs around the world

FACT - In The Blink Of An Eye

Abingdon Boys School - ABINGDON ROAD

D - 7th Rose

-Oz - - Rouge

新興宗教楽団NoGoD - Kakera

Waiting on....

Deathgaze - Bliss

So many good albums this year, This is just my Opinion.

[Guest]

In my opinion, the worst year for VK music since I started listening to it. A whole lot of dissapointments.

This so much, jrock has been fine, but VK has been fucking dire for the most part this year.

[ficsci 50]

Ayabie - irodori

That one's on my worst list...

[LIDL 692]

O.K,

As there were more releases I've checking on lately

Will doing the list from the scrap again:

(JP)

Albums:

- Razzle Dazzle by Buck Tick

- Tanatos by 9GOATS BLACK OUT

- Dance & Scream by Fear, And Loathing In Las Vegas

- Equal by agraph

- MONSTERSby D'Espairs Ray

- ROUGE by -OZ-

- 欠片 by NoGod

- monot。。。。。n。by monot。。。。。n。

- Deep Exceed by Aldious

- カルマ by MUCC

- 生??れ???????れ?? by me-al art

- Whats My Name by 雅-miyavi-

Singles:

- Stargazer: by Alice Nine

- DESTINY -THE LOVERS- by Versailles Philharmonic Quintet

- Metamorphose by 凛 -the end of corruption world-

- 嫌 by 大佑??黒??隠者??

- イノ??ノキ by girugamesh

- JUDGEMENT by lynch.

^ didn't check too much singles, so the options are pretty limited, sorry

(WESTERN)

- The ArchAndroid: SUITES II and III by Janelle Monáe

- LOUD by Rihanna

- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

- Free Wired by Far*East Movement

- Cannibal by Ke$ha

- Septembre Et Ses Dernieres Pensees by Les Discrets

- Recovery by Eminem

- MAYA by M.I.A

- Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles

- Aphrodite by Kylie Minouge

- Hands All over by Maroon 5

- Shout It Out by Hanson

^ i just realized i didn't hear much Metal this year

May (or may not) edit some more after December releases all released.

[Prism 8]

Terrible year for Japanese stuff.

Japanese

9GOATS BLACK OUT - TANATOS

雅-miyavi- - What's My Name?

島??や?????? - Perfect World

heaven in her arms - Paraselene

Non-Japanese Albums

Alcest - Écailles De Lune

Alter Bridge - AB III

Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River

Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time

Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini

Harmaja - Lento

Ihsahn - After

Les Discrets - Septembre et ses dernières Pensées

Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards

Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

Solution .45 - For Aeons Past

(V.A.) Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings

Non-Japanese Mini-Albums/Singles

TesseracT - Concealing Fate EP

Soundgarden - Black Rain

Stolen Babies - Splatter

Megadeth - Sudden Death

Honorable Mentions

Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart

Carach Angren - Death Came Through A Phantom Ship

Dirty Sweet - American Spiritual

Finntroll - Nifelvind

Heljareyga - Heljareyga

HURTS - Happiness

Illidiance - Damage Theory

Kalmah - 12 Gauge

Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned

Lantlôs - .neon

Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast

Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age

[Cas 4]

Japanese:

9GOATS BLACK OUT - TANATOS

cali≠gari - ≠

Shugo Tokumaru - Port Entropy

World's End Girlfriend - SEVEN IDIOTS

アー??ンギャルド - 少女??証明

ミドリ - shinsekai

凛??????時雨 - still a Sigure virgin?

??京事変 - ス??ーツ

相対性??論 - シンクロニシティーン

Non-Japanese:

Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit

Alcest - Écailles de Lune

Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

An Autumn For Crippled Children - Lost

Current 93 - Baalstorm, Sing Omega

Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid

Les Discrets - Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées

Ólafur Arnalds - ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness

Pain Of Salvation - Road Salt One

Rome - Nos Chants Perdus

The Roots - How I Got Over

Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises

Under Byen - Alt Er Tabt

Yann Tiersen - Dust Lane

[Mr Bacon 106]

Not so much for me.

Japanese

amazarashi - ワンルーム??事詩

Byee the Round - アナザー ガール プリーズ

cali≠gari - ≠

coldrain - Nothing lasts forever

Dazzle Vision - to the next

-ΣOZ - Selfishness & Delicate

kamomekamome - happy rebirthday to you

Kyokutou Girl Friend - ??手????や??れ

M - 燦燦

Non-Japanese

Attack! Attack! - The Latest Fashion

Go Back to the Zoo - Benny Blisto

Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns

Pain of Salvation - Road Salt One

Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age

I (re)discovered mostly old non-Jap releases the last few months so yea.

[Kaleidoscope 195]

Well, i think 2010 has been a pretty good year for releases - although i have to agree that there are not many outstanding VK albums so far.

Japanese

envy - recitation

D'espairsRay - MONSTERS

9GOATS BLACK OUT - Tanatos

Heaven In Her Arms Paralesene

Fear, And Loathing In Las Vegas - Dance And Scream

Versailles - JUBILEE

-OZ- - Rouge

SEVEN IDIOTS by World End's Girlfriend is also worth mentioning, but didn't actually blow me away.

Non-Japanese

Her Name Is Calla - The Quiet Lamb

Bring Me The Horizon - There Is A Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It, There Is A Heaven, Let's Keep It A Secret

Lantlôs - .neon

Alcest - Écailles De Lune

Poets Of The Fall - Twilight Theater

Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit

The Man-Eating Tree - Vine

Gnaw Their Tongues - L'Arrivée De La Terne Mort Triomphante

Odori - Gathering Lines

Vulture Industries - The Malefactor's Bloody Register

Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

Some Are Gods - Demo 2010

Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned

Intronaut - Valley Of Smoke

Probably forgetting lots of stuff, but those are the ones i can remember right now.

/edit: Before i forget:

(V.A.) Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings

This.

[ShanethVarosa 1209]

JAPANESE (not including what i think of AYABIE's, DEATHGAZE's or Moi dix Mois' albums):

JUBILEE by Versailles

Monsters by D'espairsRay

Dance&Scream by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas

Seven by 12102

American

Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj

Animal/Cannibal by Ke$ha

Can't be Tamed by Miley Cyrus

Loud by Rihanna

Greatest Hits... So Far! by P!nk

A Year Without Rain by Selena Gomez and the Scene

Aphrodite by Kylie Minnogue

Teenage Dream by Katy Perry

Burlesque by Cher and Christina Aguilera

[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

adding:

me-al art - 生??れ???????れ?? *

ACIDMAN - ALMA

BYEE the ROUND - アナザー ガール プリーズ

??ズミ??ナビ - BOY

traffic light - traffic light *

洞 - 山??部屋

王舟 - ThaILAND *

ＴＨＥラブ人間 - 大人????供-17????22??- *

安藤明?? - オレンジ色??スカート

0.8秒????撃。- エスノファンキードフトエフスキーカムカムクラブEP *

ウラニーノ - World end Happy end

THE UNIQUE STAR - 空??絶後

a long list now, but these are the releases I enjoyed the most last year

The ones with the * are the ones that really are standing on top though

and there are still the new any, 8-eit and the two new kamatte-chan albums in December , and ofcourse the debut of the xx's

[Asakusa 95]

12012 - Seven

pretty much this one. couldn't stop listening to it since first came out. for months in my mp3.

[lukrecia 22]

Japanese

Aureole - Seaweed Assemblage *

Buffalo'3 - Number Eleven

王舟 - ThaILAND

オワリカラ - ドア????

Psysalia Psysalis Psyche - Lemon Pop *

me-al art - 生??れ???????れ?? *

Ngatari - Nebular For Thirteen *

シ?? - HEAVY METHYL

-ΣOZ - Selfishness & Delicate

??イスイノナサ - 想????都市????供 *

0.8秒????撃。- エスノファンキードフトエフスキーカムカムクラブEP *

八?八ヶ所巡礼 - 八+八

カッコー - カッコー??巣??上??

ムニムニ - MAGICAL MOONIES *

死ん??僕??彼女 - Ixtab

神????????????ゃん - ??????を殺????????。

THE UNIQUE STAR - 空??絶後

Sorrys! - 1st Demo

inspire:tion - ??????世界??シェルターボーイ

interior palette toeshoes - nude

Non-Japanese

Adebishi Shank - This Is The Second Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank

Akkezdet Phiai - Kottazűr *

Alcest - Écailles de Lune

Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Baths - Baths

Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

Darkstar - North *

Deerhunter - Halycon Digest *

Fyling Lotus - Cosmogramma

Forest Swords - Dagger Paths

How To Dress Well - Love Remains *

iLiKETRAiNS - He Who Saw The Deep

Japandroids - Younger Us

Linda Martini - Casa Ocupada

Ólafur Arnalds - ...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness *

Sleigh Bells - Treats

Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

These New Puritans - Hidden *

Twin Shadows - To Forget

Warpaint - The Fool

Wild Dogs In Winter - Homba

Zola Jesus - Stridulum

Still waiting for some albums to come out, and I might change my mind about some of the releases, but still, I think, that these releases were the favourites of mine.

[CAT5 9075]

So the end of 2010 is less than 2 weeks away. Is everyone completely satisfied with their top albums list? I still haven't sat down and gave it much thought yet, but hopefully I can make a list in the next few days. Still some 2010 releases that I'd like to hear too =/

[Mikuto 7]

- KYOKUTOU GIRL FRIEND - Katte ni shiyagare

You know, when that came out in January I thought it would be my album of the year. December 23rd and I haven't found anything better.

Katte ni Shiyagare for sure.

[Karma’s Hat 3107]

It is finally my turn to list my favorites of the year, in no specific order.

Albums:

Ihsahn - After

Melechesh - The Epigenesis

Burzum - Belus

Electric Wizard - Black Masses

Nocturnal Depression - Cult of Negation

Agalloch - The Marrow of the Spirit

Watain - Lawless Darkness

Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

Lantlos - Neon

Alcest - Écailles de Lune

Kieltolaki - Massahypnoosi

Singles and Demos

Swallowed - Swallowed

MERRY's singles

Aicle - Que:serasera

Kiryu's singles

I will update as soon as i remember more.

[Guest]

Finally settled on a top 10, in no order:

[Ito 2438]

I must say, there hasn't been much Jrock this year that I have loved.

D's 7th Rose, Fact's In the Blink of an Eye, D'espairsRay's Monster, and ABS's Abingdon Road were all good, but nothing that blew my mind.

My favorites of this year are mostly non-jrock:

Eluveitie's Everything Remains as it Never Was, Ereb Altor's The End, Karma to Burn's Appalachian Incantation, and God Is An Astronaut's The Age of the Fifth Sun were all great albums.

Sadly though, I still feel like this year was a very weak year for music. Hopefully that just means next year will be amazing.

[sai 868]

Adding: AYABIE - Virgin Snow Color -2nd Season-

GUILD - GUILDED

[Number Girl 48]

Adding to my list: Youthquake - Beyond the Void of Black and As Meias - As Meias II