Официальный сайт Roadrunner Records опубликовал шорт-листы лучших альбомов за 2008 год, составленных участниками групп, подписанных на лейбле, среди которых можно найти топы музыкантов MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DREAM THEATER и TRIVIUM. Полный список можно посмотреть тут: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/wildcard/top2008/ , ниже публикуются некоторые выдержки из общего списка:

Shawn Drover (MEGADETH)
01. CYNIC - Traced in Air
02. TESTAMENT - The Information Damnation
03. MESHUGGAH - Obzen
04. CHILDREN OF BODOM - Blooddrunk
05. OPETH - Watershed
06. EVERGREY - Torn
07. BLOTTED SCIENCE - The Machinations of Dementia
08. AIRBOURNE - Runnin' Wild
09. INTO ETERNITY - The Incurable Tragedy
10. BRAIN DRILL - Apocalyptic Feasting

Frédéric Leclercq (DRAGONFORCE)
01. GUNS N' ROSES - Chinese Democracy
02. DISTURBED - Indestructible
03. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
04. CYNIC - Traced in Air
05. CRADLE OF FILTH - Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
06. ULTRA VOMIT - Objectif Thunes
07. SEBASTIEN TELLIER - Sexuality
08. ALICE COOPER - Along Came a Spider
09. MOTLEY CRUE - Saints of Los Angeles
10. METALLICA - Death Magnetic

Matt Heafy (TRIVIUM)
01. COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida
02. COLDPLAY - Prospekt's March
03. MAXIMUM THE HORMONE - Tsume Tsume Tsume
04. LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - Mozart's Requiem
05. GOJIRA - The Way Of All Flesh
06. AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God
07. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
08. OPETH - Watershed
09. METALLICA - Death Magnetic
10. TRIVIUM - Shogun

Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD)
01. ALL SHALL PERISH - Awaken The Dreamers
02. METALLICA - Death Magnetic
03. TRIVIUM - Shogun
04. WINDS OF PLAGUE - Decimate The Weak
05. LIL WAYNE - The Carter III
06. LA COKA NOSTRA - A Brand You Can Trust
07. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
08. WHITECHAPEL - This Is Exile
09. MESHUGGAH - Bleed
10. BLEEDING THROUGH - Sister Charlatan

Joel Stroetzel (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE)
01. KINGS OF LEON - Only by the Night
02. RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS - Cardinology
03. RADIOHEAD - In Rainbows
04. TOMMY EMMANUEL - Center Stage
05. ALL THAT REMAINS - Overcome
06. NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
07. Augustana - Can't Love (Can't Hurt
08. IN FLAMES - A Sense of Purpose
09. NADA SURF - Lucky
10. RAY LAMONTAGNE - Gossip in the Grain

Paolo Gregoletto (TRIVIUM)
01. METALLICA - Death Magnetic
02. MACHINE HEAD - The Blackening Special Edition
03. COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida
04. GOJIRA - The Way of All Flesh
05. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
06. AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God
07. PROTEST THE HERO - Fortress
08. AC/DC - Black Ice
09. OPETH - Watershed
10. TRIVIUM - Shogun

Max Cavalera (SOULFLY; CAVALERA CONSPIRACY; SEPULTURA)
01. BAD BRAINS - Build a Nation
02. DISFEAR - Live the Storm
03. GOJIRA - The Way of All Flesh
04. GOGOL BORDELLO - Gypsy Punks
05. TURBO TRIO - Turbo Trio
06. INCITE - Divided We Fail
07. AGNOSTIC FRONT - Warriors
08. AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God
09. AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED - Insect Warfare
10. HIRAX - The New Age of Terror

Justin Foley (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE)
01. CYNIC - Traced in Air
02. MESHUGGAH - Obzen
03. CULT OF LUNA - Eternal Kingdom
04. SIGUR ROS - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
05. GOJIRA - The Way Of All Flesh
06. MOGWAI - The Hawk Is Howling
07. NINE INCH NAILS - The Slip
08. UNDEROATH - Lost In The Sound Of Separation

Michael Spretizer (DEVILDRIVER)
01. THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE - Walking With Strangers
02. AMON AMARTH - Twilight of the Thunder God
03. MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE - If
04. ALL THAT REMAINS - Overcome
05. GOJIRA - The Way of All Flesh
06. IN FLAMES - A Sense of Purpose
07. CHILDREN OF BODOM - Blood Drunk
08. OPETH - Watershed
09. RAUNCHY - Wasteland Discotheque
10. TESTAMENT - The Formation of Damnation

Jonathan Miller (DEVILDRIVER)
01. IN THIS MOMENT - Dream
02. GUNS N' ROSES - Chinese Democracy
03. SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
04. SHINY TOY GUNS - Seasons of Poison
05. ENYA - ...And Winter Came
06. ALL THAT REMAINS - Overcome
07. METALLICA - Death Magnetic
08. ALL SHALL PERISH - Awaken The Dreamers
09. MUDVAYNE - The New Game
10. TRIVIUM - Shogun

Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater (с комментами)
METALLICA - DEATH MAGNETIC
Is this too obvious a pick? perhaps.....but it's absolutely deserving.
No other album has kicked my ass this year as much as this one has...
This is the new Metallica album I've been waiting almost 20 years for!
That they made an album this strong and inspired 25 years after their debut is absolutely incredible and completely unprecedented (I challenge you to name 3 other bands that you can say that about......I cant!)

PROTEST THE HERO - FORTRESS
This album is totally insane....awesome playing, crazy arrangements, breakneck tempo and time changes...this is what Mr. Bungle would've sounded like if they grew up on equal portions of Dream Theater and Dillinger Escape Plan!

THE MARS VOLTA - THE BEDLAM IN GOLIATH
After being disappointed with their last one, this latest one is back on track with some very cool, more cohesive (by their standards) writing. And new drummer Thomas Pridgen is worth the price of admission alone for all you drummers out there...

BEARDFISH - SLEEPING IN TRAFFIC PART 2
These Swedish retro-proggers were on my 2007 top 10 list with their "Traffic Part 1" and they have done it again with the equally as great Part 2. If you dig early 70's prog stuff like Zappa, Genesis and Yes, you'll dig these guys....(if you're a close minded Blabbermouth-posting idiot, don't bother.....not that you would've anyways!)

SLIPKNOT - ALL HOPE IS GONE
For any doubters, look beyond the masks....these guys have made an absolutely amazing metal album with some great playing and a bit of Corey Taylor's more melodic side making its way into the sound without losing any of their edge and power.

OPETH - WATERSHED
My Progressive Nation tourmates never disappoint...I think every album they've released in this millennium had made my year-end list! They're one of my all-time favorite metal bands.... 'nuff said!

BLOODBATH - UNBLESSING THE PURITY / THE FATHOMLESS MASTERY
For the Opeth fans that dont like their melodic and progressive side (shame on you!) there are these two absolutely brutal side project releases with Mikael Akerfeldt's trademark death growls and Martin Axenrot's intense double bass drumming and blast beats that are tighter than a nun's vag.....

TRIVIUM - SHOGUN
My favorite release so far from these guys who have really fallen into their own.
It's refreshing to see a young band who obviously take their playing and writing as serious as they do and keep the shredding alive in metal.

(And yes, this is the 3rd Roadrunner release in my top 10...and it is not due to any kind of shameless self-plugging or ass-kissing...they just happen to have the best metal roster around and are the best label on Earth...which is why we made them DT's home!)

STEVEN WILSON - INSURGENTES
The newset addition to my ipod in the past few weeks is this latest masterpiece from Porcupine Tree's leader and sonic genius. Some serious ear candy here....

CYNIC - TRACED IN AIR
The pioneers of Progressive Death Fusion are back with a sophmore release that took 15 years to come to fruition!

Отредактировано Lak (2009-01-11 16:48:30)