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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2022, 07:08:22 PM »
Wilderun - Epigone

Well yeah, this is a fantastic record and right on course for being my AOTY. Have you heard the previous two as well?
You can skip the debut (and check it out later, it's good in its own way I guess), but Sleep at the Edge of the Earth and Veil of Imagination are both amazing too. Epigone is a logical follow-up as far as I'm concerned. It's honestly impossible to pick a favourite album out of these three. This band is my favourite metal act these days.

Epigone is excellent. Yes, it is very dense album, but I find it to be a captivating listen, every time. Sleep at the Edge of the Earth might be my favorite but you are right that they are all really good.

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« Reply #36 on: April 10, 2022, 07:10:30 PM »
I couldn't finish it, honestly.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2022, 01:52:25 PM »
I found it a real grower. It didn't really do much for me on first listen. But I love the previous two loads, so I figured I'd give it a couple more shots to see if I was missing something, and it turned out I was. It's quite different, and I definitely still don't think it's as good, but it's still pretty captivating and powerful.

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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #38 on: May 24, 2022, 12:26:14 PM »
Let's update with a top 25


1. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
2. Frank Turner - FTHC
3. Ghost - Impera
4. Venom Prison - Erebos
5. Kirk Hammett - Portals
6. Cave In - Heavy Pendulum
7. Ibaraki - Rashomon
8. Zeal and Ardor - Zeal and Ardor
9. Persefone - Metanoia
10. Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory



11. Rammstein - Zeit
12. Hot Water Music - Feel the Void
13. Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard - The Harvest
14. Wilderun - Epigone
15. The Lazy Eyes - SongBook
16. Kikagaku Moyo - Kumoyo Island
17. Moontooth - Phototroph
18. Messa - Close
19. Gnome - King
20. Dream Widow - Dream Widow
21. Somali Yacht Club - The Space
22. Hangman's Chair - A Loner
23. Foxtails - Fawn
24. And So I Watch You From Afar - Jettison
25. Hällas - Isle of Wisdom


There's loads of stuff that could make the cut on multiple listens and a few in here that left such a good first impression I've chucked them in.


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« Reply #39 on: May 24, 2022, 01:24:19 PM »
It's way too early to even think about ranking anything for me.  Most albums I haven't even gotten to more than once.  I'll worry about that later in the year.  But other albums since my last post that are quality releases include - Darkher, Demonical, Depressed Mode, Emma Ruth Rundle, Ethel Cain, Evergrey, Giant Walker, Kaipa, Lights, Master Boot Record, Miseration, Molly Tuttle, Pure Reason Revolution, Sharon Van Etten, The Gathering, Those Who Bring the Torture, Tigran Hamasyan, and Visions of Atlantis. 
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« Reply #40 on: July 10, 2022, 07:52:35 PM »
Since we are past the mid-year mark, it's a good time to update this...

No particular order within the groups.

Current Top-tier:

Ghost - Impera
Wilderun - Epigone
Amorphis - Halo
Dawn of Solace - Flames of Perdition
Messa - Close

Other notable albums:

Voivod - Synchro Anarchy
Arð - Take Up My Bones
Eight Bells - Legacy of Ruin
Godless Truth - Godless Truth
Kvaen - The Great Below
Michael Romeo - War of the Worlds Pt.2
Nite - Voices of the Kronian Moon
Audrey Horne - Devil's Bell
Rammstein - Zeit
Moon Tooth - Phototroph
Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait
Sylvaine - Nova
Kardashev - Liminal Rite
Black Map - Melodoria
Charlie Griffiths - Tiktaalika

Other albums I liked - streaming, not purchased yet:

Tersivel - To the Orphic Void
Satan - Earth Infernal
Frank Turner - FTHC
GGGOLDDD - This shame should not be mine
Stabbing Westward - Chasing Ghosts
Lords of the Trident - The Offering
Tomarum - Ashes in Realms of Stone Icons
Famyne - II: The Ground Below
Iris Divine - Mercurial
Artificial Brain - Artificial Brain
Seven Kingdoms - Zenith
Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
Saor - Origins
Carpenter Brut - Leather Terror




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« Reply #41 on: July 10, 2022, 11:22:35 PM »
I put up a video on YouTube last week as well, but with a slight change, here's my midseason list.

1. Gospel - The Loser
2. The Dear Hunter - Antimai
3. The Family Crest - The War: Act II
4. Midlake - For the Sake of Bethel Woods
5. The Warning - ERROR
6. Team Me - Something in the Making
7. Warpaint - Radiate Like This
8. Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind
9. Porcupine Tree - Closure / Continuation (10 track version)
10. Pure Reason Revolution - Above Cirrus
11. Cloud Cult - Metamorphosis
12. Archive - Call to Arms & Angels
13. Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark
14. Everything Everything - Raw Data Feel
15. Nordic Giants - Symbiosis
16. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
17. Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
18. Tachys - Tachys
19. Grimus - Abandonic
20. Bjørn Riis - Everything to Everyone
21. Zero Hour - Agenda 21
22. Bubblemath - Turf Ascension
23. Bloc Party - Alpha Games
24. Ty Tabor - Shades
25. The Gathering - Beautiful Distortion
26. Courtney Swain - Silver Lining
27. Persefone - Metanoia
28. Chrome Canyon - Director
29. Oddland - Vermilion
30. Church of the Cosmic Skull - There Is No Time
31. Black Country, New Road - Ants from Up There
32. Owel - The Salt Water Well
33. Elvis Costello & the Imposters - The Boy Named If

EPs/Live Albums
1. Dirt Poor Robins - Queen of the Night - Episodes
2. Typhoon - Underground Complex No. 1
3. The Lickerish Quartet - Threesome Vol. 3
4. Oldster - The Sun Destroyers
5. Major Parkinson - A Night at the Library (Live)

Haven't Heard
Black Map - Melodoria
Foals - Life is Yours
Tigran Hamasyan - StandArt
Jethro Tull - The Zealot Gene
King Gizzard and the Lizzard Wizard - Butterfly 3001
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Made in Timeland
James LaBrie - Beautiful Shade Of Gray
Kula Shaker - 1st Congressional Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs
Lines in the Sky - Insight [EP]
Maraton - Perdurant Lives
Pattern-Seeking Animals - Only Passing Through
Punch Brothers - Hell on Church Street
Venus Principle - Stand In Your Light
Von Hertzen Brothers - Red Alert in the Blue Forest

Reissues
Kevin Gilbert - The Shaming of the True (Vinyl)
Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee (Vinyl Reissue)

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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #42 on: July 11, 2022, 07:50:34 AM »
Midyear Top 10

And So I Watch You From Afar - Jettison
Elephant Gym - Dreams
The Weeknd - Dawn FM
Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
deathcrash - Return
Soccer Mommy - Somewhere, Forever
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in Your
Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in Zion
Black County New Road - Ants from Up There
UMI - Forest in the City

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« Reply #43 on: July 11, 2022, 07:55:13 AM »
My list as of now:

Seventh Wonder - The Testament
Bad Omens - THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND
Ghost - Impera
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love
Alestorm - Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum
Charlie Griffiths - Tiktaalika
Set It Off - Elsewhere
James Labrie - Beautiful Shade of Grey
Sabaton - The War to End All Wars
Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)
Wilderun - Epigone
Scorpions - Rock Believer
Battle Beast - Circus of Doom
Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos
Skillet - Dominion
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« Reply #44 on: July 11, 2022, 10:01:48 AM »
Still early for me, but the frontrunners are Seventh Wonder, Evergrey and Big Big Train.
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« Reply #45 on: July 11, 2022, 10:47:12 AM »
Here's what I've gotten so far this year:

Big Big Train - Welcome To The Planet
Star One - Revel In Time
D'Virgilio Morse & Jennings - Troika
The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree
Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark
Pattern-Seeking Animals - Only Passing Through

Of those six, I'd say BBT and P-SA are my favorites so far, but the new Marillion is really good too. The one I have neglected so far has been the new Star One, which I've maybe listened to once or twice. I just haven't been in the mood for prog metal lately, but I'm sure I'll give it it's due later this year.

Looking forward, I cannot wait for new albums by Porcupine Tree, The Tangent, Muse, and Ryo Okumoto (whose previous solo album Coming Through, is a favorite of mine). 2022 is shaping up to be another good year of music from bands/artists I love!

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Well, in the last three months since my first post in this thread, I've only gotten the new Tangent and PT albums, so not many new ones since then, but I'll go ahead and rank these 8.

Big Big Train - Welcome To The Planet
The Tangent - Songs From The Hard Shoulder
Pattern-Seeking Animals - Only Passing Through
Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree
Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark
D'Virgilio Morse & Jennings - Troika
Star One - Revel In Time

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« Reply #46 on: July 11, 2022, 12:23:30 PM »
Receiving multiple plays:

Darkher - The Buried Storm
Emily Jane White - Alluvion
Giant Walker - All in Good Time
Messa - Close
Red Handed Denial - I'd Rather Be Asleep
Sylvaine - Nova
White Ward - False Light
Zola Jesus - Arkhon

I quite like them, but haven't gotten around to additional full album plays yet:

Amorphis - Halo
Ashes of Ares - Emperors and Fools
Carpenter Brut - Leather Terror
Demonical - Mass Destroyer
Depressed Mode - Decade of Silence
Entrails - An Eternal Time of Decay
Kaipa - Urskog
Kate Havnevik - Lightship
Miseration - Black Miracles and Dark Wonders
Nightrage - Abyss Rising
Shape of Despair - Return To the Void
Star One - Revel In Time

Top 25 songs so far:

Arch Enemy - "Handshake With Hell"
Ashes of Ares/Ripper Owens - "Monster's Lament"
Battle Beast - "Master of Illusion"
Carpenter Brut/Sylvaine - "Stabat Mater"
Chelsea Wolfe - "Oui Oui Marie"
Darkher - "Where the Devil Waits"
Earthside - "All We Knew and Ever Loved"
Emily Jane White - "Battle Call" and "Show Me the War"
Emma Ruth Rundle - "In Sadness For Our Dying World (here come the Christians)"
Ethel Cain - "A House in Nebraska"
Giant Walker - "The Fact in Fiction" and "Coda"
Kate Havnevik - "Alta" and "Space Ark"
Lights - "Rent"
Marissa Nadler - "Saunders Ferry Lane"
Mors Principum Est - "Pure"
Red Handed Denial - "Father Said" and "Carbon Copies"
Shape of Despair - "Dissolution"
Spiritbox - "Hysteria"
Sylvaine - "Mono No Aware" and "Everything Must Come To An End"
Zola Jesus - "Undertow"

Lots of others on the periphery, possibly another play away from rocketing up my lists. 

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« Reply #47 on: July 13, 2022, 03:07:56 AM »
At the moment:

1. Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark
2. Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet
3. Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side - Miles From Nowhere
4. Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
5. The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree
6. The Tangent - Songs From the Hard Shoulder
7. Pattern-Seeking Animals - Only Passing Through

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« Reply #48 on: July 13, 2022, 09:52:20 AM »
2022 releases for me so far:

Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet
Marillion - An Hour Before It’s Dark
Kite Parade - Letting Go
D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings - Troika
The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree
Retreat From Moscow - The World We Used To Know
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point

Some really good stuff in the first quarter of the year already!

Only things I have to add to this list right now:

Fernando Perdomo - Out to Sea 4
Fernando Perdomo - Jangle

Anticipated releases later this year: new David Longdon, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, King's X, Peter Gabriel (hopefully).

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« Reply #49 on: August 22, 2022, 11:24:27 PM »
Updated to a top 35. No surprises that Coheed are sat at the top of my list. That album is 100% locked in, but everything else is likely to move a little bit...
 

1. Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind
2. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
3. Frank Turner - FTHC
4. Rammstein - Zeit
5. Ghost - Impera
6. The Flatliners - New Ruin
7. Venom Prison - Erebos
8. White Ward - False Light
9. Kirk Hammett - Portals
10. The Interrupters - In the Wild

11. The Dear Hunter - Antimai
12. Kreator - Hate Über Alles
13. Zeal and Ardor - Zeal and Ardor
14. Cave In - Heavy Pendulum
15. Persefone - Metanoia
16. Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory
17. Kikagaku Moyo - Kumoyo Island
18. The Lazy Eyes - SongBook
19. And So I Watch You From Afar - Jettison
20. Moontooth - Phototroph
21. Tómarúm - Ash in Realms of Stone Icons
22. Wilderun - Epigone
23. Messa - Close
24. Gnome - King
25. Hot Water Music - Feel the Void
26. Arch Enemy - Deceivers
27. Alexisonfire - Otherness
28. Ibaraki - Rashomon
29. Dir en Grey - Phalaris
30. Dream Widow - Dream Widow
31. Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard - The Harvest
32. Somali Yacht Club - The Space
33. Hangman's Chair - A Loner
34. Foxtails - Fawn
35. Hällas - Isle of Wisdom

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« Reply #50 on: August 28, 2022, 03:05:26 PM »
Top five so far:

1: Ibaraki - Rashomon
2: Cave In - Heavy Pendulum
3: death's dynamic shroud.wmv - Transcendence Bot
4: Porcupine Tree - Closure / Continuation
5: Pure Reason Revolution - Above Cirrus

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« Reply #51 on: August 28, 2022, 04:29:03 PM »
Not in any order..faves so far.

AOTY...Bomber-Nocturnal Creatures

Lords Of The Trident-The Offering
Riverwood-Shadows And Flames
Hammerfall-Hammer Of Dawn
Dawn Of Solace-Flames Of Perdition
Michael Monroe-I Live Too Fast To Die Young
Voodoma-Hellbound
Ereb Altor-Vargtimman
Saxon-Carpe Diem
The Silent Wedding-Ego Path
Lost Domain-Merchant Of Emotions
Cleanbreak s/t
Among These Ashes-Dominion Enthroned
Zero Hour-Agenda 21
The Mist From The Mountains-Monumental-The Temple Of Twilight
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
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« Reply #52 on: September 24, 2022, 05:10:56 PM »
If you guys need help with a list of what has come out this year, and what's is going to come out, check this album:

https://ibb.co/album/Q3Wk7n

I'll update it again by November 2022.

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« Reply #53 on: September 25, 2022, 09:55:12 AM »
After seeing Parkway Drive the other night, their new album Darker Still is going to do some damage in my current rankings.  Not sure where it will land yet. Also need to add in Porcupine Tree and Blind Guardian since my last update.

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« Reply #54 on: September 25, 2022, 11:06:42 AM »
I haven't spent quite as much time listening to '22 music in the past couple months since my last post.  I'm kind of behind on new releases, and I'm not sure whether I'll really catch up or not, so many other listening projects in the fire lately.  Main changes/additions:

*Kate Havnevik's Lightship is probably #1 now. 
*Soilwork's Overgivenheten is in the mix for the second tier, with "Vultures" being in the top 25 songs. 
*Revocation's Netherheaven is in tier 2, with "Galleries of Morbid Artistry" in the top 25 songs. 
*Oceans of Slumber's Starlight and Ash is in tier 2.  I imagine it'll be a sleeper (har har), and could be substantially higher by the end of the year. 
*Dreadnought's The Endless is probably lower tier 1, with "Liminal Veil" and "The Paradigm Mirror" probably as top 25 songs. 
*Tedeschi Trucks Band has 4 albums out this year, at least one of them is somewhere in the mix, with "Hear My Dear" as a standout track.
*Pure Reason Revolution's Above Cirrus is rising, particularly due to "Lucid".
*Kingfisher Sky's Walk the Plank EP is soaring, almost every track has a top 25 case.
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« Reply #55 on: October 04, 2022, 07:15:28 PM »
Update for the end of 2022's third quarter - No particular order within the groups below.

Current Top-tier:

Ghost - Impera
Wilderun - Epigone
Amorphis - Halo
Dawn of Solace - Flames of Perdition
Messa - Close
Halo Effect - Days of the Lost
Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying...And the Dead!

Other notable albums:
(Many with the potential to "move up" as they get more listens)

Voivod - Synchro Anarchy
Arð - Take Up My Bones
Eight Bells - Legacy of Ruin
Godless Truth - Godless Truth
Kvaen - The Great Below
Michael Romeo - War of the Worlds Pt.2
Nite - Voices of the Kronian Moon
Audrey Horne - Devil's Bell
Rammstein - Zeit
Moon Tooth - Phototroph
Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait
Sylvaine - Nova
Kardashev - Liminal Rite
Black Map - Melodoria
Charlie Griffiths - Tiktaalika
Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis II
Blind Guardian - The God Machine
White Ward - False Light
Satan - Earth Infernal
Saor - Origins
My Sleeping Karma - Atma
A-Z - A-Z
Sumerlands - Dreamkiller
Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine

Other albums I liked - streaming, not purchased yet:
(some of them will be soon)

Tersivel - To the Orphic Void
Frank Turner - FTHC
GGGOLDDD - This shame should not be mine
Stabbing Westward - Chasing Ghosts
Lords of the Trident - The Offering
Tomarum - Ashes in Realms of Stone Icons
Famyne - II: The Ground Below
Iris Divine - Mercurial
Artificial Brain - Artificial Brain
Seven Kingdoms - Zenith
Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
Carpenter Brut - Leather Terror
Cleanbreak - Coming Home
Early Moods - Early Moods
Eruption - Tellurian Rupture
Phantom Spell - Immortal's Requiem
Species - To Find Deliverance
Trial - Feed the Fire
An Abstract Illusion - Woe
Miscreance - Convergence
Spiritus Mortis - The Great Seal
Clutch - Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
Algebra - Chiroptera
Crone - Gotta Light?

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« Reply #56 on: October 23, 2022, 02:17:52 PM »
Been some great albums released since I last updated so here we go. There are plenty of others I'm not ready to rank yet but this settled on a top 40. Bit of movement going on but the top 10 is pretty much unchanged. Got high hopes for new Devin Townsend but not sure what else is coming this year that might crack that top 10.

Oh and King Gizzard's final (but also possibly not) release of the year, this Friday.


1. Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind
2. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum
3. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
4. The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta
5. Frank Turner - FTHC
6. Rammstein - Zeit
7. Ghost - Impera
8. The Flatliners - New Ruin
9. Venom Prison - Erebos
10. White Ward - False Light


11. Kirk Hammett - Portals
12. Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying...and The Dead!
13. Machine Head - Øf Kingdøm and Crøwn
14. The Interrupters - In the Wild
15. Kreator - Hate Über Alles
16. Sigh - Shiki
17. Persefone - Metanoia
18. The Dear Hunter - Antimai
19. Zeal and Ardor - Zeal and Ardor
20. The Lazy Eyes - SongBook
21. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Laminated Denim
22. Tómarúm - Ash in Realms of Stone Icons
23. Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory
24. Kikagaku Moyo - Kumoyo Island
25. Lamb of God - Omens
26. Cave In - Heavy Pendulum
27. And So I Watch You From Afar - Jettison
28. PUP - The Unraveling of PUPTHEBAND
29. Moontooth - Phototroph
30. Civilians - Civilians
31. Asunojokei - Island
32. Wilderun - Epigone
33. Messa - Close
34. Gnome - King
35. Hot Water Music - Feel the Void
36. Astronoid - Radiant Bloom
37. Arch Enemy - Deceivers
38. Alexisonfire - Otherness
39. Ibaraki - Rashomon
40. Dir en Grey - Phalaris
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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #57 on: October 24, 2022, 02:56:27 PM »
Wow, I didn't realize that Cave In had a new album. I'll have to give that a spin tomorrow.

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« Reply #58 on: October 24, 2022, 03:05:54 PM »
Wow, I didn't realize that Cave In had a new album. I'll have to give that a spin tomorrow.

I'm not a huge or anything, but it is really good.

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« Reply #59 on: November 07, 2022, 12:11:11 PM »
Not much time left in 2022 and I don't expect surprises in the remaining days.

As it stands now QR will be my AOY. Never expected such a thing.

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« Reply #60 on: November 07, 2022, 12:24:38 PM »
Not much time left in 2022 and I don't expect surprises in the remaining days.

As it stands now QR will be my AOY. Never expected such a thing.

Still to come ....

Threshold
Disturbed
Epica
Mercenary (supposedly)

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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #61 on: November 07, 2022, 12:28:10 PM »
I think I overdosed on new calendar year music in '20 and '21.  I remember in particular last November-December I listened to probably 75% just '22 music.  It was too much.  I've still listened to a fair amount this year, but much less than those two years.  There are still a few releases I want to check out, and a number I need to revisit, but I'm happy enough with what I've already listened to at this point.  I need to update my release dates, but the upcoming albums that have the most potential to make big waves on my end of year list are Remina and David Maxim Micic. 

Mercenary (supposedly)

Where are you seeing a release date on this?  I know they've released a couple singles and were in the studio last month, but I can't find anything official about when it's coming out in a quick search.  And given that the first single was 2-3 years ago, and it's been almost a decade since the previous album, I'm not holding my breath. 
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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #62 on: November 08, 2022, 06:09:08 AM »
I think I overdosed on new calendar year music in '20 and '21.  I remember in particular last November-December I listened to probably 75% just '22 music.  It was too much.  I've still listened to a fair amount this year, but much less than those two years.  There are still a few releases I want to check out, and a number I need to revisit, but I'm happy enough with what I've already listened to at this point.  I need to update my release dates, but the upcoming albums that have the most potential to make big waves on my end of year list are Remina and David Maxim Micic. 

Mercenary (supposedly)

Where are you seeing a release date on this?  I know they've released a couple singles and were in the studio last month, but I can't find anything official about when it's coming out in a quick search.  And given that the first single was 2-3 years ago, and it's been almost a decade since the previous album, I'm not holding my breath.

Me either... it's likely a snowball's chance in hell.  I guess "recording" in 2022 is much different than "releasing".
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mercenary-album-recording-2022#/

Last update was a few weeks back - not much on the recording, but at least they're still regularly active with the backers.
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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #63 on: November 08, 2022, 08:13:14 AM »
Not much time left in 2022 and I don't expect surprises in the remaining days.

As it stands now QR will be my AOY. Never expected such a thing.

Still to come ....

Threshold
Disturbed
Epica
Mercenary (supposedly)

I forgot about Disturbed, Epica could be good but I doubt Disturbed breaks my top 10.  Threshold I haven't been following, but I'll have to check it out.

I still have a few albums on my list for this year that are already out and I haven't lsitened to in full:

Gwar - The New Dark Ages
The Interrupters - In The Wild
Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying... and the Dead!
Devin Townsend - Lightworks
Sleeping with Sirens - Complete Collapse

I don't know if I'll get to all them this year.  My list is around 25 so far and I'm pretty sure my top 5 are solid and not going to change, but who knows?

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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #64 on: November 08, 2022, 08:22:11 AM »
New Interrupters is pretty good dude. It may end up making my top 10, but great album regardless.

GWAR was OK but don't think I went back for a second listen.

New Megadeth is obviously very good, and kinda continues to grow on me (although I've been on a huge Megadeth kick this year).

Devin Townsend underwhelmed me but its growing after each listen. Make sure you listen to Nightwork as well!

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« Reply #65 on: November 08, 2022, 08:30:15 AM »
2022 releases for me so far:

Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet
Marillion - An Hour Before It’s Dark
Kite Parade - Letting Go
D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings - Troika
The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree
Retreat From Moscow - The World We Used To Know
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point

Some really good stuff in the first quarter of the year already!

Only things I have to add to this list right now:

Fernando Perdomo - Out to Sea 4
Fernando Perdomo - Jangle

Anticipated releases later this year: new David Longdon, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, King's X, Peter Gabriel (hopefully).

This has turned out to be a pretty busy year for new releases after all. Additions since my last post:

Ryo Okumoto - The Myth of Mostrophus
Tim Bowness - Butterfly Mind
Dim Gray - Firmament
King's X - Three Sides of One
Eric Johnson - The Book of Making/Yesterday Meets Today
PJ Moore & Co. - When A Good Day Comes
David Longdon - Door One

Also in the live and reissue categories:

Big Big Train - Summer Shall Not Fade
Marillion - Holidays in Eden (Deluxe Edition)
Tim Bowness & Giancarlo Erra - Memories of Machines

Still waiting for the new Sweet Billy Pilgrim which hit a production delay but is coming later this month. Guessing the new Peter Gabriel is not coming this year since they've announced a tour for next year but not a release date with 7 weeks to got this year.

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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #66 on: November 08, 2022, 08:32:00 AM »
New Interrupters is pretty good dude. It may end up making my top 10, but great album regardless.

GWAR was OK but don't think I went back for a second listen.

New Megadeth is obviously very good, and kinda continues to grow on me (although I've been on a huge Megadeth kick this year).

Devin Townsend underwhelmed me but its growing after each listen. Make sure you listen to Nightwork as well!

I saw the first three mentioned bands over the summer and heard some of the new stuff, it was all good, but none blew me away to prioritize those albums.  I LOVE Devin but everything I had sampled of the album just hasn't been for me, but I haven't given the full album a proper listen.  I'll probably check out Lightwork and Nightwork before the others mentioned.

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« Reply #67 on: November 08, 2022, 08:35:21 AM »
Aside from two upcoming anniversary box sets, there's only two more new albums left of interest for me to be released this year (Bruce Springsteen and Threshold). Then I can kind of wrap up this release year.
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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #68 on: November 08, 2022, 08:49:05 AM »
Not much time left in 2022 and I don't expect surprises in the remaining days.

As it stands now QR will be my AOY. Never expected such a thing.

Still to come ....

Threshold
Disturbed
Epica
Mercenary (supposedly)

Don't forget Nemophila's dropping 12/14

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Re: Favorites of 2022 - tracker
« Reply #69 on: November 08, 2022, 10:02:01 AM »
Not much time left in 2022 and I don't expect surprises in the remaining days.

As it stands now QR will be my AOY. Never expected such a thing.

Still to come ....

Threshold
Disturbed
Epica
Mercenary (supposedly)

Don't forget Nemophila's dropping 12/14

also 11/15 (same day the full film hits YouTube).