2011: Albums (potentially/likely/definitely) coming out

[contest_sanity]

Soundgarden!!!!!

Are they actually going to be writing a new album?  I thought they were just touring. 

[Global Laziness]

Does anyone know the status of the new Wolverine album?

[Fluffy Lothario]

If all of the bands listed so far release albums next year, and half of them are good, next year should be decent.

Plus, add to those Mars Volta, Battles, Fleet Foxes, Silverchair, and Bic Runga.

[zxlkho]

Riverside EP is announced for next year.

[Ravenheart]

Opeth
Pain of Salvation
Evergrey
Ulver
Blackfield
Storm Corrosion
Second Sky (hopefully.... finally...)

[Zantera]

Riverside EP is announced for next year.

Would rather have a new album, but it's still exciting news. 

[Gorille85]

2011 is gonna be awesome!!!!

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Psychotic Waltz! And also...

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[zxlkho]

Riverside EP is announced for next year.

Would rather have a new album, but it's still exciting news. 

I actually wouldn't. I hope they do another EP like Voices in my Head, which was

[tri.ad]

Dream Theater
Rush
Marillion
Ulver
Opeth

[Global Laziness]

Does anyone know the status of the new Wolverine album?

Alright, so I asked them on Facebook myself and they actually wrote back:

Me: "Hey! Huge Wolverine fan in Canada here wondering about the new album. When is it due to be released? It feels like forever since the last update."
Wolverine: "Hello Jacob, we're having some issues with the mastering but hopefully real soon we'll be satisfied! We'll hopefully get a sample up very early in the new year!"

[antigoon]

Mr. Big is still a band?

Yep.  They were broken up for a while and recently reunited and recorded an album.  The first single off the new album is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ2rRXtwVwQ

That was...pretty great! Awesome solo.

Among others, Death Cab has a new one coming out this spring, too.

I did not know about this!

[skydivingninja]

I do not understand why the new Mr. Big was released in Japan this month, while Europe gets in it January and we get it in February.  Just throwing money away when they could be hyping up this reunion album as much as possible (at least for the rest of the world.  Apparently its already Gold in Japan).

[The Dark Master]

SYMPHONY X  Goddamn, only 2 albums last decade?  C'mon guys.  I know they have a lot of stuff going on in their lives, but they really need to release albums on a more regular basis.

also:

Dream Theater:  Gonna be interesting, one way or the other......

and while it's not a studio album, Jon Oliva is compiling a new Savatage/ Jon Oliva's Pain live album/dvd.  Considering the last Savatage live album was back in '95, it has been too long since I've heard that man belt it out live (on an official live album/video, anyways)

[PowerSlave]

I've been looking around trying to find info on the new Fates Warning album but, unfortunately their website is horrid and I havn't been able to stumble across anything else. Is there anyone that can point me in the right direction or atleast knows anything up to date?

[ariich]

Does anyone know the status of the new Wolverine album?

Alright, so I asked them on Facebook myself and they actually wrote back:

Me: "Hey! Huge Wolverine fan in Canada here wondering about the new album. When is it due to be released? It feels like forever since the last update."
Wolverine: "Hello Jacob, we're having some issues with the mastering but hopefully real soon we'll be satisfied! We'll hopefully get a sample up very early in the new year!"

HELL YES

[The King in Crimson]

I think there's supposed to be a new Machine Head album slated for 2011.

As for what I'm looking forward to, too much to list. Suffice to say, it'll be an expensive year for music.

[ResultsMayVary]

new 'August Burns Red' album
new 'Between The Buried and Me' EP
new 'Dream Theater' album

That's all I got right now.

[SPNKr]

I think there's supposed to be a new Machine Head album slated for 2011.

As for what I'm looking forward to, too much to list. Suffice to say, it'll be an expensive year for music.

  Nice

[Jakartabassplayer]

Soundgarden!!!!!

Are they actually going to be writing a new album?  I thought they were just touring. 

There are rumours about new material.
so fingers crossed

[Mladen]

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Whoa, really? I didn't know this and I'll have to check it out. In fact, I might go see them live in Prague next year. 

[DarkEternalNight]

Crowbar 

[Kosmo]

Stratovarius
Rush

[SoundscapeMN]

BTBAM may have a full-length as well.

I also just read something that the EP may just be released one day, unknown/randomly, (like digitally?).

[chrisbDTM]

Periphery EP in Feb/March

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Whoa, really? I didn't know this and I'll have to check it out. In fact, I might go see them live in Prague next year. 

I'm jealous! And yup, it's going to be titled A Grounding in Numbers.

[ResultsMayVary]

BTBAM may have a full-length as well.

I also just read something that the EP may just be released one day, unknown/randomly, (like digitally?).

There has been hardly any other out there that even mentions the BTBAM EP, let alone any plans to release it. I'm starting to believe they are planning their exit from Victory Records and getting ready to sign to another label. This EP might be fulfilling their contract, in terms of releases. I'm just speculating, of course.

On the subject of the EP, I haven't heard any information regarding the release date or how it will be released.

[petrucci07]

I'm most looking forward to PoS's RS2, then the new Opeth.
The new DT will definitely be interesting, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.
Of course the new Steven Wilson album'll be awesome, as well as PTH.

[Marvellous G]

Tool above all else
Blackfield 3
Opeth
Fleet Foxes
Possibly Pearl Jam?
Metallica?

[SPNKr]

Now lots of guys are listing what has already been listed.

[SoundscapeMN]

someone on mp.com listed Mew and Muse. Muse, I'd be surprised, but Mew, who knows.

[bosk1]

Mr. Big is still a band?

Yes.  I think the current lineup is:
-Mark Slaughter
-Any guitar player who played in Dokken or Whitesnake (let's face it, the list is endless, but they're pretty interchangeable)
-Jeff Pilson (Marco Mendoza is already splitting time between Ratt, Dokken, and some third band that doesn't require him to wear a shirt either, so...)
-Mike Portnoy (hey, a guy's gotta work)

[toro]

someone on mp.com listed Mew and Muse. Muse, I'd be surprised, but Mew, who knows.

Both of those please
also I'd like some Mastodon
And I'm waiting
For Opeth
Black Field
SW
SC
DT
The New MP and NM project

and some others I cant remember.

[TimelessSymphony]

Stratovarius - Elysium
Rhapsody Of Fire - From Chaos To Eternity (Freaking hope it's not gonna be the last album from the band been fan of them since 2000)
Within Temptation - The Unforgiven
Nightwish - TBA
Opeth
EPICA (Hopefully)
Symphony X
Evergrey

Yup 2011 will be an amazing year  

[tri.ad]

I forgot (and I hope it hasn't been mentioned yet) this one: X Japan.