Favorite Metal albums of the 2000’s questionnaire?
What are your favorite albums from each year in the 00’s decade? You can list some from other music genres too, or even no Metal at all, just your favorite albums. Not every album you have for each year, just your favorites, for each year in the 00’s decade.
Here’s mine:
2000
Dead Heart In a Dead World- Nevermore
Brave New World- Iron Maiden
Clayman- In Flames
Universal Migrator Pt. 1- Ayreon
Renegade- Hammerfall
2001
Blackwater Park- Opeth
Horror Show- Iced Earth
Wages of Sin- Arch Enemy
Follow the Reaper- Children of Bodom
Toxicity- System of a Down
2002
Century Child- Nightwish
6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence- Dream Theater
Remission- Mastodon
Reroute to Remain- In Flames
2003
Dance of Death- Iron Maiden
Enemies of Reality- Nevermore
Life is Killing Me- Type O’ Negative
We’ve Come For You All- Anthrax
Strapping Young Lad- Strapping Young Lad
Collideøscope- Living Colour
2004
Leviathan- Mastodon
Once- Nightwish
Reckoning Night- Sonata Arctica
2005
The Black Halo- Kamelot
This Godless Endeavor- Nevermore
From Mars to Sirius- Gojira
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy- Helloween
Alaska- Between the Buried and Me
Mezmerize/Hypnotize- System of a Down
2006
A Matter of Life and Death- Iron Maiden
Blood Mountain- Mastodon
The Scattering of Ashes- Into Eternity
Karmacode- Lucuna Coil
Operation Mindcrime II- Queensryche
2007
Enter the Grave- Evile
Colors- Between the Buried and Me
Paradise Lost- Symphony X
Rise of the Tyrant- Arch Enemy
Elect the Dead- Serj Tankian
2008
Death Magnetic- Metallica
Traced in Air- Cynic
The Way of All Flesh- Gojira
Twilight of the Thunder Gods- Amon Amarth
Scars on Broadway- Scars on Broadway
Scream Aim Fire- Bullet For My Valentine
2009
Endgame- Megadeth
Crack the Skye- Mastodon
Cosmogenesis- Obscura
Black Gives Way to Blue- Alice In Chains
Infected Nations- Evile
Blue Record- Baroness
The Death Album II- Dethklok
Pretty sure I forgot some.
*Scream Aim Fire may seem like a weird choice, but, I actually like the album, maybe not every single song, but I do consider it a good album by a band I’m not the biggest fan of.
Idk, but I get the feeling there is a ton missing from my list
OK dude…..
this is gonna be WAY harder than your last one.
And I am stepping out for a bit BUT….. will answer in about 3 hours. Close this question… I KEEL YEW!
**And Endgame? Really? Wow… I musta got a defective copy or something, cause that was some pretty generic by the numbers Tech thrash to my ears. I t wasn’t BAD, but IDK..well, when I get to 2009 I’ll list about 25 albums I thought was better, lol.
*2000
-Iron Maiden – Brave New World (the Return.. OH YEAH!)
-Primordial – Spirit the Earth Aflame
-Negura Bunget – M?iastru Sfetnic
-Nightwish – Wishmaster
-Nevermore – Dead Heart In a Dead World
*2001
-Iced Earth – Horrorshow
-Lacuna Coil – Unleashed Memories
-Moonsorrow – Suden Uni
-Moonsorrow – Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
-Sigh – Imaginary Sonicscape
**HM’s
-Arch Enemy – Wages of Sin
-Gojira – Terra Incognita
-Opeth – Blackwater Park
*2002
-Agalloch – The Mantle
-Dream Theater – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
-Lacuna Coil – Comalies
-Nightwish – Century Child
-Vintersorg – Visions From The Spiral Generator
*HM’s
-Týr – How Far To Asgaard
-Primordial – Storm Before Calm
-Negura Bunget – ‘N Crugu Bradului
-Immortal – Sons of Northern Darkness
-Winds – Reflections of the I
-Sirenia – At Sixes And Sevens (their only good album!!!)
*2003
-Iron Maiden – Dance of Death
-Moonsorrow – Kivenkantaja
-Kamelot – Epica
-Apocalyptica – Reflections
-Finntroll – Visor om Slutet’
**HM’s
-Arch Enemy – Anthems of Rebellion
-Hortus Animae – Waltzing Mephisto
-Theocracy – Theocracy
-Ogre – Dawn of the Proto-man
-Epica – The Phantom Agony
-Melechesh – Sphynx
*2004
-Mastodon – Leviathan
-Nightwish – Once
-Sybreed – Slave Design
-Vintersorg – The Focusing Blur
-Death Angel – The Art of Dying
**HM’s
-Winds – The Imaginary Direction of Time
-Amon Amarth – Fate of Norns
-Arkona – Vozrozhdeniye
-3 Inches of Blood – Advance and Vanquish
-Angra – Temple of Shadows
-Finntroll – Nattfödd
-Arkona – Lepta
*2005
-Bolt Thrower – Those Once Loyal
-Gojira – From Mars To Sirius
-Moonsorrow – Verisäkeet
-Solefald – Red for Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey: Part I
-Circus Maximus – The 1rst Chapter
**HM’s
-Slechtvalk – At the Dawn of War
-Kamelot – The Black Halo
-Nevermore – This Godless Endeavor
-Primordial – The Gathering Wilderness
-Exodus – Shovel Headed Kill Machine
-Sabaton – Primo Victoria
-Arkona – Vo Slavu Velikim!
-Epica – Consign to Oblivion
-Arch Enemy – Doomsday Machine
-Bruce Dickinson – Tyranny of Souls
-Leaves Eyes – Vinland Saga
*2006
-Negura Bunget – OM
-Agalloch – Ashes Against the Grain
-Solefald – Black for Death: An Icelandic Odyssey, Pt. 2
-Melechesh – Emissaries
-Eluveitie – Spirit
*HM’s
-Psycroptic – Symbols of Failure
-The Sword – Age of Winters
-myGRAIN – Orbit Dance
-Enslaved – Ruun
-Celtic Frost – Monotheist
-Iron Maiden – A Matter of Life and Death
-Mastodon – Blood Mountain
-Amon Amarth – With Oden on our Side
-Tyr – Ragnarok
-Borknagar – Origin
-Ogre – Seven Hells
-Ihsahn – the Adversary
-Lacuna Coil – Karmacode
*2007
-Primordial – To the Nameless Dead
-Arkona – Ot Serdtsa K Nebu
-Moonsorrow – V: Hävitetty
-Epica – The Divine Conspiracy
-Evile – Enter the Grave
*HM’s
-Rebellion – Miklagard – The History of the Vikings – Volume II
-Ensiferum – Victory Songs
-Vintersorg – Sollens Rotter
-Reverend Bizarre – III So Long Suckers!
-Alcest – Souvenirs d’un autre monde
-Arch Enemy – Rise of the Tyrant
-Nightwish – Dark Passion Play
*2008
-Stormlord – Mare Nostrum
-Eluveitie – Slania
-Enslaved – Vertebrae
-Draconian – Turning Seasons Within
-Dark Fortress – Eidolon
**HM’s
-Death Angel – Killing Season
-Metallica – Death Magnetic
-Ihsahn – angL
-Agalloch – the White
-Meshuggah – obZen
-The Sword – Gods of the Earth
-Moonsorrow – Tulimyrsky
-Sabaton – the Art of War
-Amon Amarth – Twilight of the Thunder God
-Ogre – Plague of the Planet
*2009
-Epica – Design Your Universe
-Vreid – Milorg
-Eluveitie – Evocation I – The Arcane Dominion
-Evile – Infected Nations
-Arkona – Goi Rode Goi!
**HM’s
-Grave Digger – Ballads of a Hangman
-Wolves in the Throne Room – Black Cascade
-Obscura – Cosmogenesis
-Wolf – Ravenous
-Isole -Silent Ruins
-Mastodon – Crack the Skye
-Animals as Leaders – Animals as Leaders
-3 Inches of Blood – Here Waits Thy Doom
-Immortal – All Shall Fall
-The No-Mads – The Age of Demise
etc, etc, etc
The sad part is the number of albums I left off, or didn’t bother to edit in, because the list would just get out of hand. The 2000s have been the most diverse decade ever in Metal, and the quantity of bands is only matched by the overall quality. People who complain about the state of Metal today, quite simply have not bothered to look past the local Hot Topic.
wow.
References :
OK dude…..
this is gonna be WAY harder than your last one.
And I am stepping out for a bit BUT….. will answer in about 3 hours. Close this question… I KEEL YEW!
**And Endgame? Really? Wow… I musta got a defective copy or something, cause that was some pretty generic by the numbers Tech thrash to my ears. I t wasn’t BAD, but IDK..well, when I get to 2009 I’ll list about 25 albums I thought was better, lol.
*2000
-Iron Maiden – Brave New World (the Return.. OH YEAH!)
-Primordial – Spirit the Earth Aflame
-Negura Bunget – M?iastru Sfetnic
-Nightwish – Wishmaster
-Nevermore – Dead Heart In a Dead World
*2001
-Iced Earth – Horrorshow
-Lacuna Coil – Unleashed Memories
-Moonsorrow – Suden Uni
-Moonsorrow – Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
-Sigh – Imaginary Sonicscape
**HM’s
-Arch Enemy – Wages of Sin
-Gojira – Terra Incognita
-Opeth – Blackwater Park
*2002
-Agalloch – The Mantle
-Dream Theater – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
-Lacuna Coil – Comalies
-Nightwish – Century Child
-Vintersorg – Visions From The Spiral Generator
*HM’s
-Týr – How Far To Asgaard
-Primordial – Storm Before Calm
-Negura Bunget – ‘N Crugu Bradului
-Immortal – Sons of Northern Darkness
-Winds – Reflections of the I
-Sirenia – At Sixes And Sevens (their only good album!!!)
*2003
-Iron Maiden – Dance of Death
-Moonsorrow – Kivenkantaja
-Kamelot – Epica
-Apocalyptica – Reflections
-Finntroll – Visor om Slutet’
**HM’s
-Arch Enemy – Anthems of Rebellion
-Hortus Animae – Waltzing Mephisto
-Theocracy – Theocracy
-Ogre – Dawn of the Proto-man
-Epica – The Phantom Agony
-Melechesh – Sphynx
*2004
-Mastodon – Leviathan
-Nightwish – Once
-Sybreed – Slave Design
-Vintersorg – The Focusing Blur
-Death Angel – The Art of Dying
**HM’s
-Winds – The Imaginary Direction of Time
-Amon Amarth – Fate of Norns
-Arkona – Vozrozhdeniye
-3 Inches of Blood – Advance and Vanquish
-Angra – Temple of Shadows
-Finntroll – Nattfödd
-Arkona – Lepta
*2005
-Bolt Thrower – Those Once Loyal
-Gojira – From Mars To Sirius
-Moonsorrow – Verisäkeet
-Solefald – Red for Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey: Part I
-Circus Maximus – The 1rst Chapter
**HM’s
-Slechtvalk – At the Dawn of War
-Kamelot – The Black Halo
-Nevermore – This Godless Endeavor
-Primordial – The Gathering Wilderness
-Exodus – Shovel Headed Kill Machine
-Sabaton – Primo Victoria
-Arkona – Vo Slavu Velikim!
-Epica – Consign to Oblivion
-Arch Enemy – Doomsday Machine
-Bruce Dickinson – Tyranny of Souls
-Leaves Eyes – Vinland Saga
*2006
-Negura Bunget – OM
-Agalloch – Ashes Against the Grain
-Solefald – Black for Death: An Icelandic Odyssey, Pt. 2
-Melechesh – Emissaries
-Eluveitie – Spirit
*HM’s
-Psycroptic – Symbols of Failure
-The Sword – Age of Winters
-myGRAIN – Orbit Dance
-Enslaved – Ruun
-Celtic Frost – Monotheist
-Iron Maiden – A Matter of Life and Death
-Mastodon – Blood Mountain
-Amon Amarth – With Oden on our Side
-Tyr – Ragnarok
-Borknagar – Origin
-Ogre – Seven Hells
-Ihsahn – the Adversary
-Lacuna Coil – Karmacode
*2007
-Primordial – To the Nameless Dead
-Arkona – Ot Serdtsa K Nebu
-Moonsorrow – V: Hävitetty
-Epica – The Divine Conspiracy
-Evile – Enter the Grave
*HM’s
-Rebellion – Miklagard – The History of the Vikings – Volume II
-Ensiferum – Victory Songs
-Vintersorg – Sollens Rotter
-Reverend Bizarre – III So Long Suckers!
-Alcest – Souvenirs d’un autre monde
-Arch Enemy – Rise of the Tyrant
-Nightwish – Dark Passion Play
*2008
-Stormlord – Mare Nostrum
-Eluveitie – Slania
-Enslaved – Vertebrae
-Draconian – Turning Seasons Within
-Dark Fortress – Eidolon
**HM’s
-Death Angel – Killing Season
-Metallica – Death Magnetic
-Ihsahn – angL
-Agalloch – the White
-Meshuggah – obZen
-The Sword – Gods of the Earth
-Moonsorrow – Tulimyrsky
-Sabaton – the Art of War
-Amon Amarth – Twilight of the Thunder God
-Ogre – Plague of the Planet
*2009
-Epica – Design Your Universe
-Vreid – Milorg
-Eluveitie – Evocation I – The Arcane Dominion
-Evile – Infected Nations
-Arkona – Goi Rode Goi!
**HM’s
-Grave Digger – Ballads of a Hangman
-Wolves in the Throne Room – Black Cascade
-Obscura – Cosmogenesis
-Wolf – Ravenous
-Isole -Silent Ruins
-Mastodon – Crack the Skye
-Animals as Leaders – Animals as Leaders
-3 Inches of Blood – Here Waits Thy Doom
-Immortal – All Shall Fall
-The No-Mads – The Age of Demise
etc, etc, etc
The sad part is the number of albums I left off, or didn’t bother to edit in, because the list would just get out of hand. The 2000s have been the most diverse decade ever in Metal, and the quantity of bands is only matched by the overall quality. People who complain about the state of Metal today, quite simply have not bothered to look past the local Hot Topic.
References :
2000-Brave New World- Iron Maiden
2001- The World Needs A Hero-Megadeth
2002- ?
2003- Weve Come For You All- Anthrax
2004- The System Has Failed- Megadeth
2005-Angel Of Retribution-Judas Priest
2006- Christ Illusion- Slayer
2007- United Abominations- Megadeth
2008- Nostradamus- Judas Priest
2009- Babylon- WASP
2010- Ironbound- Overkill
References :
Seriously everything you got on there lol
References :
I might have to skip some years..
2001
‘Toxicity’ by System of a Down
2003
‘St. Anger’ by Metallica
‘The Puppet Master’ by King Diamond
2004
‘Tempo of the Damned’ by Exodus
‘Deadly Lullabyes Live’ by King Diamond (If Live Albums can count)
2007
‘Give Me Your Soul…Please’ by King Diamond
2008
‘Death Magnetic’ by Metallica
2010
‘In War and Pieces’ by Sodom
I’m still gonna look up newer Metal albums..I need to know more than this
References :
2008 was the best year…scream aim fire-bfmv
indestructible-disturbed
shogun-trivium
References :
I am not numbering them this time. They are in order
2000
Brave New World – Iron Maiden
V-The New Mythology Suit – Symphony X
Dead Heart In A Dead World Nevermore
Wishmaster – Nightwish
The Dark Ride – Helloween
2001
Horror Show – Iced Earth
Blackwater Park – Opeth
Secret Of The Runes – Therion
Violent Revolution – Kreator
Unleashed Memories – lacuna Coil
2002
Century Child – Nightwish
Comalies – Lacuna Coil
Deliverance – Opeth
Get Heavy – Lordi
The Mantle – Agalloch
2003
Dance Of Death – Iron Maiden
Elements Parts I & II – Stratovarius
Fallen – Evanescence
Burning Earth – Firewind
Damnation – Opeth
2004
Once – Nightwish
Sirius B & Lemuria – Therion
The Glorious Burden – Iced Earth
Leviathan – Mastodon
Monolithic Baby! – Monster Magnet
2005
Keeper Of The 7 Keys: The Legacy – Helloween
From Mars To Sirius – Gojira
Ghost Reveries – Opeth
The Fire In Our Throats Will Bekon The Thaw – Pelican
The Black Halo – Kamelot
2006
A Matter Of Life And Death – Iron Maiden
Age Of Winters – The Sword
Blood Mountain – Mastodon
Ashes Against The Grain – Agalloch
Monotheist – Celtic Frost
2007
Dark Passion Play – Nightwish
Enter The Grave – Evile
The Varangian Way -Turisas
Gothic Kabbalah – Therion
The Divine Conspiracy – Epica
2008
Watershed – Opeth
The Art Of War – Sabaton
Gods Of The Earth – The Sword
Immortal – Pyramaze
Twilight Of The Thunder God – Amon Amarth
2009
The 13th Floor – Sirenia (PFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
The Miskolc Experience – Therion
The Devil You Know – Heaven And Hell
Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion – Eluveitie
Design Your Universe – Epica
References :
2000:
Brutal Planet – Alice Cooper
Dopethrone – Electric Wizard
V: The New Mythology Suite – Symphony X
Universe – Planet X
2001:
Lateralus – Tool
Dragontown – Alice Cooper
Blackwater Park – Opeth
Bath – Maudlin of the Well
Digimortal – Fear Factory
2002:
Oceanic – Isis
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence – Dream Theater
The Mantle – Agalloch
MoonBabies – Planet X
Remedy Lane – Pain of Salvation
2003:
Train of Thought – Dream Theater
Bananas – Deep Purple
Choirs of the Eye – Kayo Dot
Viva Emptiness – Katatonia
Accelerated Evolution – Devin Townsend
2004:
Panopticon – Isis
Lemuria – Therion
Leviathan – Mastodon
Jesu – Jesu
2005:
The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw – Pelican
Ghost Reveries – Opeth
The Black Halo – Kamelot
Fused – Tony Iommi
From Mars to Sirius – Gojira
2006:
Octavarium – Dream Theater
10,000 Days – Tool
In the Absence of Truth – Isis
A Matter of Life and Death – Iron Maiden
Christ Illusion – Slayer
2007:
Quantum – Planet X
Angular Perceptions – Thought Chamber
Colors – Between the Buried and Me
Absence of I – Meniscus
Artemisia – Sun Caged
2008:
Ameliorate – An Endless Sporadic
Traced in Air – Cynic
Death Magnetic – Metallica
Wake the Sleeper – Uriah Heep
Building An Empire – Demians
2009:
Wavering Radiant – Isis
Exivious – Exivious
Geneva – Russian Circles
Anno Domini High Definition – Riverside
What We All Come to Need – Pelican
References :
2000
1. Midian – Cradle of Filth
2. Clayman – In Flames
3. Dead Heart In a Dead World – Nevermore
4. Wishmaster – Nightwish
5. In The Flowers Shade – Artrosis
2001
1. Follow the Reaper – Children of Bodom
2. Blackwater Park – Opeth
3. World of Glass – Tristania
4. Unleashed Memories – Lacuna Coil
5. A Predator’s Portrait – Soilwork
2002
1. Comalies – Lacuna Coil
2. Reroute to Remain – In Flames
3. Century Child – Nightwish
4. Deliverance – Opeth
5. Natural Born Chaos – Soilwork
2003
1. Damnation – Opeth
2. Hate Crew Deathroll – Children of Bodom
3. Death Cult Armageddon – Dimmu Borgir
4. In Harmonia Universali – Solefald
5. The Antidote – Moonspell
2004
1. Once – Nightwish
2. Soundtrack to your Escape – In Flames
3. Epic – Borknagar
4. Lemuria/Sirius B – Therion
5. Dark Clouds In A Perfect Sky – Elis
2005
1. Ghost Reveries – Opeth
2. Character – Dark Tranquility
3. This Godless Endeavor – Nevermore
4. Arcane Rain Fell – Draconian
5. Stabbing the Drama – Soilwork
2006
1. Pitch Black Progress – Scar Symmetry
2. Spirit – Eluveitie
3. Ashes Against the Grain – Agalloch
4. Transcendental – To-Mera
5. Come Clarity – In Flames
2007
1. Fiction – Dark Tranquility
2. Rapid Eye Movement – Riverside
3. The Divine Conspiracy – Epica
4. Emissaries – Melechesh
5. Illumination – Tristania
2008
1. Watershed – Opeth
2. Night Eternal – Moonspell
3. Angl – Ihsahn
4. Delusions – To-Mera
5. Holographic Universe – Scar Symmetry
2009
1. Animals as Leaders – Animals as Leaders
2. Forever Is the World – Theatre of Tragedy
3. Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us – Paradise Lost
4. Design Your Universe – Epica
5. Anno Domini High Definition – Riverside
References :
2000
Anorexia Nervosa – Drudenhaus
2001
Children of Bodom – Follow the Reaper
2003
Kalmah – Swampsong
2004
Therion – Sirius B/Lemuria
Wintersun – Wintersun
2005
Kamelot – Black Halo
Arsis – A Diamond for Disease
Mors Principium Est – The Unborn
2006
Amon Amarth – With Oden on Our Side
Kalmah – The Black Waltz
2007
The Absence – Riders of the Plague
Between the Buried and Me – Colors
2008
Arghoslent – Hornets of the Pogrom
Eluveitie – Slania
2009
not sure
References :
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