Favorite Albums Of 2008 And Anticipations In 2009

[sangreal314]

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I've only heard Shacklers Revenge from the new Guns and Roses... it was shit. Maybe the rest is better... ?

no, it's not.

[Trathena]

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Favorites of 2008:

Mercy, by Ours
Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, but Sigur Rós
Oracular Spectacular, by MGMT
In Rainbows, by Radiohead
H.A.A.R.P., by Muse
XV, by KingsX
Keep Telling Myself It's Alright, by Ashes Divide
The Slip, by Nine Inch Nails
Schoolyard Ghosts, by No-Man
Happiness Is the Road, by Marillion
Station, by Russian Circles
Designer Codes, by Woven
Lie Down in the Light, by Bonnie Prince Billy

2009 Anticipation:

Ours (there's rumours of an acoustic album)
Mew!
dredg
MewithoutYou

[darshun]

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Cynic - Traced In Air
El Ten Eleven - These Promises are being videotaped
G n R - Chinese Democracy (I grew up on GnR)
Envy / Jesu - Split
Meshuggah - obZen
Metallica - Death Magnetic (if you're old like me, and grew up on old metal, you'll like this album)
National Sunday Law - La Storia Di Cannibali
Roma 79 - Praise The Divide
Russian Circles - Station
Sigur Ros - Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
These Arms Are Snakes - Tail Swallower and Dove
Torche - Meanderthal
United Nations - s/t
Zozobra - Bird of Prey
31 Knots - Worried Well

2009
Dysrhythmia
Rival Schools
Muse
Dredg
The Life & Times - Tragic Boogie
Open Hand - Honey
Deftones
...And you will know us by the trail of dead
mute math

[And we'll just put a happy little bush over here.]

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oh, are we including splits?

[lmerr]

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Fall of Troy - Phantom on the Horizon

?! Shit, I didn't realize they were THAT close to finishing that. I didn't expect it until 09.

I'm sure that will be on my 08 along with:

The Mars Volta - Bedlam
Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors
Dustin Kensrue's - This Good Night Is Still Everywhere
Why? - Alopecia
Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony
Sound Of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun


2009:
GLASSJAW!!!
DREDG
New Cake Album!
Morrisey - Years of Refusal
The Dear Hunter
MORE Mars Volta
Bad Religion
Kaddisfly?
Mute Math
MORE Portugal
RX motherfuckin bandits
State Radio?
Alice in Chains
Fall of Troy LP
Circa Survive
Moneen

Long Shots:
Tool
Primus
Radiohead

[Corroded Halo]

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TMV is about the only thing that truly excited me this year.

NIN and Ashes Divide were OK, I guess. Metallica would've been too if not for the butchering on the production.

2009:
1. dredg
2. Fair to Midland
3. Kaddisfly
4. Circa Survive
5. Open Hand (?)

[darshun]

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Justin of Open Hand has invited me to listen to the album, it's done according to him, but I've been hearing that it's not finished. Soooo, I guess I'll have to check it out and see for myself to see if it's a done deal.

[Trathena]

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Ooohh! Open Hand! I love them. Didn't know they were making another album this year.

[darshun]

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They've actually were writing during the earlier part of this year and were holed up in the studio during the summer I think. Lot's of guests on the album. Looking forward to this album, big time...

[SoundscapeMN]

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Muse

http://www.nme.com/news/muse/41287

Muse have told fans that they have begun work on their fifth studio album.

Answering questions from fans on the Muse forum, bassist Chris Wolstenholme confirmed that work had started on the follow-up to their 2006 album 'Black Holes And Revelations'.

Wolstenholme wrote: "It would be nice to have the album out in the second half of next year [2009] but we have not set ourselves any targets. It is more important for us to make the best album we have made to date, and if that means it comes out in 2010 then we don't mind."

The star did add that he and the rest of the band were hoping to make the earlier release date.

The trio also revealed that the album could feature the "hardest song" frontman Matt Bellamy has ever written.

"There is a new song in three parts, more of a symphony than a song, which I have been working on sporadically for many years," said the singer, answering another question. "As a large percentage of the composition is orchestral, I have never wanted to collaborate with a string arranger as they may make it 'theirs'. So I have been arranging the orchestral elements myself, which is taking a long time. It should hopefully make the next album as the final three tracks."

Meanwhile the band also joked that having recently been given honorary doctorates they have been enjoying using their new titles.

One fan asked whether they had used the phrase "Trust me, I'm a doctor", to which drummer Dominic Howard joked: "I use that line every day... I just hope I'm not in the situation where someone takes me seriously and asks me to do something. At that point I will just have to offer a healing drumbeat."

[Knifeboy]

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Matt Bellamy is such a cocky asshole

Not gonna make me love the music any less though!

[Trathena]

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Wow. I can't wait for this. I fucking love this band. Maybe they'll tour!

[sangreal314]

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Matt Bellamy is such a cocky asshole

Not gonna make me love the music any less though!

how could he not be? i don't know anyone that talented. singing, guitar, piano.

[Jamis who?]

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Matt Bellamy is such a cocky asshole

Not gonna make me love the music any less though!

As far as I'm concerned, Matthew Bellamy is one of the most talented musicians alive. He can say anything he wants. BELLAMY IS GOD!!!!

[jhog3411]

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Seems like not a lot of albums came out that have really stuck with me compared to previous years. This is what I enjoyed the most this year:

Thrice - Alchemy Index III & IV
Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
The Gaslight Anthem - Senor & the Queen
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Thursday/Envy Split
Lemuria - Get Better

Looking forward to in 2009:
Dredg
Thursday
Crime in Stereo - criminally (no pun intended) under appreciated
Kevin Devine - keeps getting better and better
Cursive - what I've heard for new songs sound great
Harris - Boston band; new songs are best they've ever written
Glassjaw - I'm very doubtful this will ever happen; too bad
Set Your Goals
Deftones
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Fireworks
Rival Schools - cool if it happens; need to tour US. w/ Far would be cool. Thanks.