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On the list, my vote goes to Octavarium.

My vote went to Bruce Dickinson for best album. With 2nd runner up being Helloween. Tyrrany Of Souls is the perfect album in my mind. Plenty of heavy components, a nice acoustic ballad (one of my personal faves), and great hard rock track all brilliantly conceived in the brilliant vocals of the almighty Iron Maiden frontman. This is his best album, even though I love Accident Of Birth and Chemical Wedding.

So many good albums released in this year! My fav is Stratovarius, but it was a difficult choice; Black Halo is very good too! and Tools of Destruction also! So I can say it was a good year
What I miss on the list is Primal Fear with Seven Seals - this is awesome!

I was listening to Seven Seals last night along with Keeper of the Seven Keys III. Primal Fear is an awesome band. Speaking of Scheeper of Sinner, I look foward to the Tribuzy dvd being released. Nothing like seeing a metal super group with a line up like this.

StragOvariuS wrote:Nobody(including me haha) said NEVERMORE - THIS GODLESS ENDEAVOR

Its AWESOME!

btw, also Place Vendome - Place Vendome, a project with the heavy music eneny Michael Kiske and the Pink cream 69 guys? its very good also!

I agree in both cases, I did like those albuns... but my vote goes for helloween, I think it was worth to wait for this album.

Bruce Dickinson Rules!!!!

Black Halo is a masterpiece of the year!

Pikkusielu wrote:Black Halo is a masterpiece of the year!

I agree only with the point that Stratovarius is a lil' better

Paschendale wrote:Bruce Dickinson Rules!!!!

I agree with you. Tyranny of Souls is the best album of 2005 imho.

cliff wrote: You know, some bands can play the same music for 4 or 5 albums, and then, as a "fan" you think "why should I buy the new album, if it's exactly the same as the others". (Primal Fear or Sonta Arctica, for ex).

You don't like some of their musicians ? Which one(s) ?
Personally I hate their bass player, he is everything I hate in someone.
But the other musicians seem really ok.

Well, I think Sonata has managed to vary their style within their albums, WHG is already somewhat different than Silence and Ecliptica and RN is yet more progressive one. But that´s just my opinion.

I don´t like them all, except Viialan leka (Mirka). Specially I can´t stand Nino Laurenne (though he seems to be good in his another job - Sonic Pump -). I don´t like the most his comments and I think he is very crappy guitarist. Both TT´s and Roope´s featuring solos are million times better than his own solos. Just for example.

About the poll, I voted for Gamma Ray´s Majestic. The album is funny and I love the sounds. Stratovarius is good but as I´ve said not extremely good.

I've actually deicded that The Killers 'Hot Fuss' is the best album of 2005

htcdude wrote:I've actually deicded that The Killers 'Hot Fuss' is the best album of 2005

It's a good album indeed. really interesting bass playing there. I payed 1,99€ for this on the French Itunes store

My vote goes to Masterplan. Even though it's a "commercial" album (it really sounds like they got a huge hand from their producer!), it is really brilliant. New At Vance is great too.

new Dickinson... mmm. it's a "ok" album, but in my opinion, it's always the same melodies, the same kind of songs and so on.

It's a split between Stratovarius and Dream Theater.

Helloween's latest offering is weak at best. If I had gotten a chance to hear it before I bought it I may not have.

Admittedly, this isn't my favorite Stratovarius album either. However, Stratovarius could put out an album of Elvis covers and I would still buy it. My favorite band, thats why I post here.

I was a bit dissapointed in Yngwie's new one. Yngwie hasn't had a good vocalist since Michael Vescara. Consequently, his rock material is getting stale. Doogie White stinks, and the second go around with Marc Boals was a shade worse than Doogie. Marc was good on Trilogy though. I say bring back Joe Lynn Turner, Goran Edman, or Mike Vescara, otherwise he should stick to instrumental rock where he has few equals.

Steve Vai's new one is good, but like Stratovarius' new one, it isn't my favorite.


Jesse

Actually, the one which is winning is Bruce Dickinson's Tyranny Of Souls Cool!

MetalAngel wrote:Actually, the one which is winning is Bruce Dickinson's Tyranny Of Souls Cool!

Seems so

TrialByFire wrote:My vote went to Bruce Dickinson for best album. With 2nd runner up being Helloween. Tyrrany Of Souls is the perfect album in my mind. Plenty of heavy components, a nice acoustic ballad (one of my personal faves), and great hard rock track all brilliantly conceived in the brilliant vocals of the almighty Iron Maiden frontman. This is his best album, even though I love Accident Of Birth and Chemical Wedding.

Woah, I was going to write this but you beat me to it..

..so, I'll just have to second your opinion. All points for Bruce for one hell of an album.

Also, props for Strato for renewing my hope in the band with their fresh sound. The new material is really good IMO.

Whooaaaa, Bruce is winning indeed!

But when this voting will end? At end of the year?

Stratofanius wrote:Whooaaaa, Bruce is winning indeed!

But when this voting will end? At end of the year?

It seems so...

OH SHIT! I have forgot to say: With Bruce's new album and Opeth's Ghost Reveries my fav album from this year is also Running Wild - Rogues En Vogue!
It has got some totally killer tracks like Draw the Line, Angel of Mercy, Rogues En Vogues (especially this song!!), Skulls & Bones, The War and Libertalia!

Actually i've realised i've missed out my best album of the year

Hibria - Defying The Rules

If anyone hasn't heard this album try find some tracks or buy the album it's solid power metal and i love the guys voice. Listen out for 'Steel Lord On Wheels' if you can great track.

Album has not listed. Alice Cooper "Dirty diamond"

Morgana wrote:Album has not listed. Alice Cooper "Dirty diamond"

I love this album. Especailly the song The Ballad Of Jessie Jane. That song is too funny.

shaz wrote:

TrialByFire wrote:My vote went to Bruce Dickinson for best album. With 2nd runner up being Helloween. Tyrrany Of Souls is the perfect album in my mind. Plenty of heavy components, a nice acoustic ballad (one of my personal faves), and great hard rock track all brilliantly conceived in the brilliant vocals of the almighty Iron Maiden frontman. This is his best album, even though I love Accident Of Birth and Chemical Wedding.

Woah, I was going to write this but you beat me to it..

..so, I'll just have to second your opinion. All points for Bruce for one hell of an album.

Also, props for Strato for renewing my hope in the band with their fresh sound. The new material is really good IMO.

This was a really tough list to sort through. I loved the new Children of Bodom, new Helloween, and a bunch of other stuff on that list. But I felt that it had to go to Dickinson, he always releases consistently great music and just when you think he can't possibly come out with something better than the previous work he comes out with something like Tyranny of Souls. Dickinson and Roy Z make such a great team. Speaking of Roy Z, I hope that Halford does not completely give up his solo career. I loved that stuff too.

TrialByFire wrote:
I love this album. Especailly the song The Ballad Of Jessie Jane. That song is too funny.

I love it at all!

Three albums I hadn't heard yet when I made my list, but I would now like to include:
Starbreaker - s/t
Yargos - To Be Or Not To Be
Primal Fear - Seven Seals

We also forgot to mention Judas Priest's 'Angel of Retribution'.

And The Winners are: