Comments on: DigitalMetal.com Staff Picks 2006!

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:27:51 +0000

I would definitely revisit it. It was a far more melodic album due to the departure of Kral, but most fans would probably agree it was Mercenary at their peak.

By: Apollyon

Apollyon — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:18:25 +0000

From what I can remember, the problem with Hours that Remain was that it came after Everblack and 11 Dreams. So there was a hint of progress going on between those albums, but Hours that Remain seemed like it didn’t really bring anything new to the table. Might have to revisit the album as I haven’t heard it in years, but I remember feeling indifferent about it, if not disappointed.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:13:02 +0000

Some not mentioned I rate highly would be:
* Anata – The Conductor’s Departure
* The Arcane Order – Machinery of Oblivion
* Decapitated – Organic Hallucinosis
* Eluveitie – Spirit
* Mercenary – Hours that Remain (seriously, no mention!?)
* Psycroptic – Symbols of Failure
* Raunchy – Death Pop Romance
* Textures – Drawing Circles
* Threat Signal – Under Reprisal

By: Apollyon

Apollyon — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:19:36 +0000

Why the hate towards Monotheist?

By: appollyonx

appollyonx — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:04:37 +0000

Best album of that year would have to be Vader’s Impressions in Blood. Worst album of that year would have to be Celtic Frost’s Monotheist. Leave it to Vader to save the day for metal. Honorable Mention would have to be I’s Between Two Worlds, simply because it made the breakup of Immortal easier to deal with.

By: Erik Thomas

Erik Thomas — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:20:41 +0000

If i had to do it again, Id bump “Om” up to top 3 or 5

By: Tim Dodd

Tim Dodd — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:37:28 +0000

Have to add Melechesh’s Emissaries and Pyramaze’s Legend of the Bone Carver to my top 10 of 2006, perhaps replacing the Draconian and Hellveto. Indesinence’s Neptunian EP is also a nice addition found later.

By: Apollyon

Apollyon — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:50:10 +0000

Have to say, I’d most definitely add Asunder and especially Negura Bunget to my list. Haven’t listened to that Vader album in a few years.

By: Dan Zidar

Dan Zidar — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:27:21 +0000

Ha! I barely remember doing that. I still pretty much agree with them. What a turbulent year of my life though. Music makes strong memories.

By: gordeth

gordeth — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:16:05 +0000

Here are my favorites from that year in no particular order:
Killing Joke – Hosannas From The Basement Of Hell
Warning – Watching From A Distance
Saturnus – Veronika Decides to Die
Agalloch – Ashes Against the Grain
Funeral – From These Wounds
Solitude Aeturnus – Alone
Dawnbringer – In Sickness and In Dreams
Deftones – Saturday Night Wrist
Ahab – Call of the Wretched Sea
My Dying Bride – A Line of Deathless Kings
Daylight Dies – Dismantling Devotion
Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance
Nachtmystium – Instinct: Decay
Cannibal Corpse – Kill
Negura Bunget – Om
Novembre – Materia

By: Apollyon

Apollyon — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:24:12 +0000

2005-2006-ish was a time when a lot of the albums had totally different releases dates in The States and Europe. Thus you’ll see Akercocke and Gojira making an appearance, even if they really shouldn’t.

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:20:09 +0000

one of my favorite years of the decade

1. Burst – Origo
2. Enslaved – Ruun
3. Negura Bunget – Om
4. Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance
5. Scar Symmetry – Pitch Black Progress
6. Drudkh – Blood in Our Wells
7. Cult of Luna – Somewhere Along the Highway
8. The Faceless – Akeldama
9. Insomnium – Above the Weeping World
10. The Sword – Age of Winters

note: Akercocke – Words and Gojira – Mars to Sirius were 2005 releases otherwise they’d be on here too
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By: bast

bast — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:07:11 +0000

Wow!, great/diverse year for metal indeed, best albums for me where/are in no particular order by: Ammon Amarth, Katatonia, Agalloch, Negura Bunget, Daylight Dies, Cult of Luna, Converge, Insomnium, Gojira, Mastodon, Enslaved, Mogwai…..That year was mind-opener!