Top Ten Lists - 2007

1. Alchemist Tripsis
2. Kosmos Kosmos
3. Neurosis Given To The Rising
4. Virgin Black Requiem - Mezzo Forte
5. High On Fire Death Is This Communion
6. Blotted Science The Machinations Of Dementia
7. Dethklok Dethalbum
8. Ministry The Last Sucker
9. The Vision Bleak The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey
10. Tristania Illumination

1. Megadeth United Abominations
2. Machine Head The Blackening
3. Exodus The Atrocity Exhibition ... Exhibit A
4. Arch Enemy Rise Of The Tyrant
5. Dream Theater Systematic Chaos
7. Dark Tranquillity Fiction
8. Dimmu Borgir In Sorte Diaboli
9. Iced Earth Framing Armageddon (Sometihing Wicked Part 1)
10. Candlemass King Of The Grey Islands

11. Overkill Immortalis
12. Behemoth The Apostasy
13. Nightwish Dark Passion Play
14. Helloween Gambling With The Devil
15. Nile Ithylphallic
16. King Diamond Give Me Your Soul ... Please
17. Blotted Science The Machinations Of Dementia
18. Down III - Over The Under
19. Amorphis Silent Waters
20. Dethklok Dethalbum
21. 3 Inches Of Blood Fire Up The Blades
22. Opeth The Roundhouse Tapes
23. Therion Gothic Kaballah
24. Annihilator Metal
25. Primordial To The Nameless Dead
26. Manowar Gods Of War
27. Type O Negative Dead Again
28. Rush Snakes & Arrows
29. Obituary Xecutioner's Return
30. Between The Buried And Me Colors

Mixed in with some obvious BNR choices (bands like Neurosis and Alchemist can really do no wrong) are some surprises even to me. Dethklok?! I'm still amazed at how much I like that album. Kosmos is good enough to make me want to further explore the space rock genre.

Kind of predictable at the top, except possibly for Machine Head who is enjoying renewed popularity after a couple of lesser-received albums. In the 11-30 range are some nice surprises, particularly Blotted Science, Dethklok, and Rush.